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Kira Powell, a senior, and her younger brother Griffey, a sophomore at OHS, won the girls and boys medals, respectively, at the golf match held at the par-35 Odessa Golf Course on March 12. The following schools competed in cold, windy conditions: Odessa/Harrington, Wilber/Creston, Kettle Falls and Davenport. Boys team scores The O-H boys also took first place as a team with a combined score of 254, with Wilbur/Creston second (274), Kettle Falls third (291) and Davenport fourth (324). Boys medalist Griffey Powell finished...
As the long day of judging and presenting finished, Odessa High School showed their academic prowess in science at the Mid-Columbia Regional Science and Engineering Fair in Kennewick on Thursday, March 8. More than 30 schools representing the finest young scientific minds vied for top prizes in categories ranging from behavioral science to zoology. The following students did an outstanding job of presenting this year's research: Kira Powell: The Development of a Novel Sodium...
The Bi-County Academic Competition for children in grades 3 through 8 was held in Reardan recently and was attended by nine area schools, including Odessa and Harrington. Awards were presented to the top six students in each category (spelling, math, speech and geography) and for each of the six grade levels. Each category had anywhere from eight to 25 participants. Harrington Harrington sent 19 students to the competition. Those finishing in the top six were: Jordan Larmer,...
Continued from last week Recently Odessa FFA Chapter members Caleb Singer, (son of Roland and Jennifer Singer of Odessa), Stacia Lesser (daughter of Tracy and Katherine Lesser of Marlin) and Alexis Burdick (daughter of Deric and Marra Schmierer of Odessa) competed in the Sub-District 9 Creed Career Development Event (CDE) at Wilson Creek. All three did an excellent job presenting the FFA Creed to a room full of spectators and judges (Odessa FFA members Max Greenwalt and...
The school musical being performed this year by Odessa youth under the direction of Craig and Ellen Holman includes students in Kindergarten through high school, as well as several home-schooled youngsters. The play is the Disney version of Beauty and the Beast. The cast includes four narrators: Alyssa Woodruff, Elizabeth Larson, Stacia Lesser and Danielle Tebow. The female lead, Belle, is played by senior Charli Moffet, her father Maurice is played by sixth-grader Kiegan...
Rochell Catherine Riehle of Wilson Creek has earned an undergraduate degree from Washington State University for the fall 2011 semester. She has received a Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Hearing Sciences....
Each summer, eight undergradute students from across the nation will have the opportunity to study plant biology in cutting-edge labs at Washington State University. Horticultural genomics professor, Amit Dhingra, the leader of a new Research Experience for Undergraduates site funded by the national Science Foundation, said the program is accepting applications from students wanting real-world experience in plant genomics and biotechnology. Undergraduates accepted into the program receive a $5,000 stipend for the 10-week...
In last week’s special issue on FFA, we ran out of room for all of the news and pictures about local FFA activities. Our FFA coverage continues: For the 2011-2012 school year, the Odessa FFA chapter has 42 members. Seniors: Ashley Buchman, Elena Hernandez, Kaitlin Estep, Alyssa Woodruff, Morgan Nelson, Kyle Tebow, Rebekah Marshall and Hailey Williams. Juniors: Nick Nelson, Jared King, Justin Hunt, Justin Hauge, Nick Tebow, Lacey Nelson and Jessie Whitaker. Sophomores: Ryan G...
Two girls from the Odessa-Harrington Titans basketball team were recognized for their playing ability by being named to the Girls Bi-County 1B All-Opponent Team. Jessie Whitaker, the daughter of Richard and LaDawna Whitaker, was named to the first team. Jessie is a junior and attends Odessa High School part timeand is home-schooled the rest of the time. Kendall Todd, also a junior at OHS, is the daughter of Odessa school teachers Bruce and Kim Todd. Kendall was given...
Both Odessa and Harrington High’s Knowledge Bowl teams qualifed at Regionals February 24 at Whitworth University to move on to statewide competition to be held March 17 at Spokane Falls Community College. Finishing first in the 1B division was Wilbur with 102 points, Valley Christian second with 95 points, Odessa third with 93 points, ACH fourth with 81 points, Garfield-Palouse fifth and Harrington sixth. Competitors were presented oral and written questions drawn from the s...
The Titan girls played what turned out to be their final game of the season February 15 against Cusick, losing 52-36, to be eliminated from further competition at the District 7 playoffs in Deer Park. O-H 5 7 5 19 36 Cusick 9 6 19 17 52 Kendall Todd led the scoring for O-H with 9. Jessie Whitaker was right behind her with 8, Jordyn Tanke 5, Charli Moffet 4, Rebekah Marshall 4, Chelsea Fisher 4 and Cydnee Kieffer 2. Hannah Schmidt, Carley Williams and Katelyn Worley also saw...
The Odessa High School FBLA chapter formed a partnership with 2nd Harvest Food Bank for the purpose of learning business skills from business professionals and applying that knowledge to benefit our local community. From this partnership, the FBLA chapter has implemented the Back Pack program. This program provides a backpack full of non-perishable food to 35 Odessa students each Friday to eat over the weekend. The food is packaged by Second Harvest Food Bank and distributed...
After eliminating the Titan boys in District 7 play, the ACH Warriors went on to defeat Cusick for the third district spot and a trip to the state tournament. The District 7 championship game pitted Valley Christian against Wellpinit of the Panorama League. Valley Christian was the winner and goes into state competition as the #1 seed, followed by Wellpinit as #2 and ACH as #3. In the girls competition, Columbia (Hunters) took the championship, defeating ACH which settled for the #2 spot. Cusick defeated Wellpinit, 50-36, to...
After losing a hard fought game to the Wellpinit Redskins on February 8, the Odessa-Harrington Girls basketball team matched up against the Inchelium Hornets the following Saturday, February 11. The Titans started out hot with five different girls scoring in the first quarter to lead 12-3. The intense man-to-man defense frustrated the Hornets and kept them from running an offense. In the second quarter, several Titan players were in foul trouble, which gave an opportunity for some younger players to make a valuable...
O-H girls vs. Wellpinit Playing last week Wednesday, February 8, in Odessa, the Titan girls lost to Wellpinit, 43-38, in probably one of the sloppiest games they have played all season. Numerous turnovers and missed shots were the order of the day. O-H 9 8 9 12 38 Wellp. 7 14 13 9 43 Kendall Todd led the team with 8 points. Charli Moffet, Jessie Whitaker, Rebekah Marshall, Chelsea Fisher and Jordyn Tanke all had 6 points each. Hannah Schmidt, Carley Williams and Cydnee...
David Eric Johnson, a 2006 graduate of Odessa High School, has graduated from Western Washington University in Bellingham with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in economics/accounting. He currently lists his home town as Dayton, Wash....
Michael Cronrath, social studies teacher in the Harrington School District, has announced plans for an eastern seaboard trip from Smithsonian Student Travel in 2013. Students (and adults) from Harrington, Davenport, Sprague, Odessa and other surrounding communities have gone on similar trips in the past. Cronrath says that students continue to tell him how much they enjoyed the experience. Those who haven’t made such a trip should know that it is an incredible experience, says Cronrath. Those not interested in travel are r...
The following students achieved high honors during the first semester of 2011-2012. High Honors (GPA 3.5+) Tyler Bise Colten Crane Tori Diamond Rosalyn Dowers Angel Garay* Chance Garrett* Gianna Godfrey Clarissa Hansen Sam Hochstatter Sophie Hochstatter Emmet James Jamie Kaupp Caleb McMillan Colton Minoletti Rheanna Skidmore *Denotes 4.0 grade point average for the semester. The junior and senior high school students below are members of the first-semester honor roll. Honor Roll (GPA 3.0-3.49) Jordyn Albertson Mariah...
This year Odessa High School senior Kira Powell and freshman Thorsen Wehr have been selected by Dr. Ray Myers and the Washington Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS) to be delegates at the golden anniversary of the Washington JSHS, two of only 18 students selected to give oral presentations. They were selected after preparing and submitting a written report in accordance with the symposium’s guidelines, and each will also deliver a concise oral presentation at the symposium. The top three oral presentation w...
The Sixth Annual Inland Northwest High School Science Symposium (INWHSSS) once again provided Advanced Science Research (ASR) students from Odessa High School an excellent opportunity to explain their scientific research. Last Friday, Kira Powell, Austin Schmierer, Hailey Williams, Rebekah Marshall, Koralynne Kuch, Griffey Powell and their advisor Jeffery Wehr traveled to the WSU Spokane Campus to present their science projects and observe other student presentations from across the Inland Northwest. The event was directed...
Odessa The Odessa High School FBLA chapter competed at the Northeast Region FBLA Conference on February 1 in Spokane. Odessa had a strong showing with 41 students attending the conference. After weeks of practicing and studying, the chapter came home with 18 awards. First-place awards went to Kim Nelson (FBLA Principles and Procedures), Kira Powell (Client Service and Future Business Leader) and Charli Moffet (Public Speaking II). Second-place awards were won by Jared King...
On September 22, 2011 Advanced Science Research (ASR) student Kira Powell and science teacher Jeffery Wehr traveled to the Museum of Flight in Seattle for the 4th Annual Meeting and Symposium of the Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS). As honored guests, Kira was selected to receive the Washington State Academy of Sciences Award. Kira’s ASR project entitled, “The Use of Sodium Polyacrylate to Increase Crop Production in Dry-Land Farming” and the international recog...
The Odessa-Harrington boys basketball team traveled to Northport Tuesday, February 7, for the first-round 1B District playoffs. Going in they had high hopes of an easy victory. Up by 11 points at the half, they still had high hopes. But their opponents had high hopes, too. After a third quarter in which the two team matched each other point for point, the fourth quarter saw Northport draw the score ever closer. Northport’s Konkler beat the buzzer with a lay-in that sealed the Titans’ fate. The Titans now must make their way...
Admission prices for the District 7 1B Boys and Girls Basketball Tournament are provided below. Regular season passes are no longer valid. Deer Park (DP) Admission (Feb. 11, 15 & 18): Students with ASB $6 Seniors $6 Adults $8 WSCA & School Board Free Programs (sold only at DP) $2 At the Deer Park double-elimination tournament, all game times and gym assignments will be announced as play continues in an effort to schedule boys and girls teams from the same schools back to back when possible, as well as have larger crowds in...
O-H vs. Inchelium The Titan girls traveled to Inchelium Tuesday, January 24. The O-H girls had a good first quarter, followed by a not-so-good second quarter to end the first half down by 10 points. In the second half, the Titans outscored Inchelium, but not by enough to make up the first-half deficit. Inchelium got the win, 50-44. O-H 10 8 9 17 44 Inchelium 12 16 8 14 50 Jessie Whitaker led the Titan scoring with 16 points. Cydnee Kieffer had 11, Kendall Todd 8, Rebekah...
