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At the Washington State FFA Convention held May 11-15 in Pullman, 12 FFA members took part in the First Year Member, Agriculture Communications and Dairy Foods CDEs, served on the state Courtesy Corps and learned about the delegate process. Mackenze Braun received her Washington State FFA Degree and Amanda Hardt was awarded eighth place out of 22 chapters, in recognition for her hard work on the National Chapter Awards Application CDE. She has qualified to compete at...
Good morning and welcome to the graduation ceremonies for the class of 2011. And thank you for joining us as we go down in history as the first class to graduate as the Titans! Many of us have been together since the first day of school 12 years ago, but others, as myself, joined this circus some years later. Throughout the last four years, this group of students has experienced a lot. Together we have matured; together we have learned; and together, we have battled. Some...
Good morning and welcome to this year's graduation ceremony for the class of 2011, the first graduating class of the Odessa Titans. On behalf of our class, we thank all of you for joining us on such a special, exciting day. Today is an ending, and here we leave a part of us behind. Today is also a new beginning, the beginning we are here to celebrate. But first we give thanks to those who have guided us along our journey. To our teachers: Thank you for guiding us throughout...
Mackenze Braun, an Odessa High School senior, received the 2011 DEKALB Agricultural Accomplishment Award at the annual chapter FFA Banquet on June 2. The highest agricultural honor bestowed by the FFA, the DEKALB Agricultural Accomplishment Award is sponsored by the Monsanto Company. Mackenze is the daughter of Steve and Mandi Braun. She received the award for excellence in academics, leadership and agricultural work experience. Braun had significant experiences and accomplishments which included: FFA office positions, receiv...
Golf The Record erred last week in stating that Kira Powell had fallen to her opponent by one stroke. The true story was that she trailed by one stroke after Round 1. In Round 2, she showed grit and determination and ended defending her title and winning first place by eight strokes. The Odessa-Harrington golf team finished another golf season with great success at the state tournament in Tacoma, Wash. last Wednesday afternoon. Alex Hatten finished with a round of 85 to add...
Odessa Elementary School students are invited to a Flashlight Reading Night on Tuesday, June 7, at 6 p.m. in the school multi-purpose room. This will also be a kick-off event for the Summer Story Hour at the public library. Students are to bring parent(s) and siblings, a flashlight, books, a pillow or blanket, and they may even wear PJs and/or slippers if they wish. Prior to the reading time, a snack of hot dogs, potato chips and lemonade will be served. Then the lights will go off, and the flashlights will come on as student...
Odessa FBLA students held their annual doll race to help raise money for their trip to the National Leadership Conference in Orlando in June. After record-setting sales, Mavis Smith came in first place and received a $50 prize....
Last month the Odessa School District held student-led conferences for grades K-12. This was the first time student-led conferences have been done for all grade levels. In previous years conferences were held to talk about the students’ grades and how they were doing in their individual classes. Although the elementary has held student-led conferences in past years, this was a first for grades 6-12. Student-led conferences are part of the Navigation 101 program that the State of Washington has adopted to help students gain u...
Kramer Schutz, a 2010 graduate of Odessa High School, has made the Dean’s List at Carroll College in Helena, Mont. The college named 400 students to its 2011 spring semester Dean’s List. To be included, a student must receive a 3.5 grade point average or better for the semester and take at least 12 graded credits. Carroll College is committed to providing its 1,450 students with an academically rigorous, affordable education. Carroll is nationally ranked for academic quality as a regional liberal arts college that rea...
Golf AFter the 1st round on Tuesday, May 24, defending champion Kira Powell was second place in the state 1B/2B tournament behind Brumfield of Rainier Christian by one stroke. Brumfield had 85, while Powell had 86. The tournament was played at the Meadow Park Golf Course in Tacoma. For the Titan boys, Alex Hatten finished in a tie for seventh place with a score of 83 after Round 1, and for 44th place with a score of 95. Tennis The state tennis tournament takes place at the...
Baseball On May 18, at old University High School in Spokane, the O-H Titans baseball team saw their season end with a disappointing loss to St. John-Endicott, 5-4, the same score by which the Titans lost a few days earlier to the team from Colton. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E O-H 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 4 5 5 St. J-E 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 8 2 Andy Schafer and Sam Schafer made up the Titan battery. Offensively for O-H, Justin Hunt had the hot bat, getting two singles and a double. Cade Weber, Jared King and Sam Schafer all added singles to help out t...
The District 1B/2B tournament was held at the Deer Park Golf Course May 18. The boys’ team finished fourth. Alex Hatten, Brett Larmer and Griffey Powell competed for Odessa-Harrington. Hatten finished tied with another competitor for third place. Larmer placed tenth. Both qualified for state. The girls team, consisting of Kira Powell, finished in a tie for first place with Wilbur-Creston. Powell took the individual title with a 31-stroke lead over her nearest competitor. S...
On May 4, eight schools from the Bi-County joined Odessa for the second annual Bi-County Science Challenge. Odessa, Wilbur, Davenport, Liberty, Lind, Sprague, Reardan, and Harrington arrived at the Odessa school multipurpose room at 9 a.m. to compete in the “Junkyard Wars.” All other school districts in the Bi-County were invited but due to various reasons were not able to attend. The schools that did attend each brought a team of six students to compete against the other scho...
The Math Olympiad teams competed Saturday, May 7, 2011. Every year the Harrington School District sends teams to Eastern Washington University to compete in a math competition called Math Olympiad. Robbee Kiefer, Alex Bruce, Megan Shafer, and Dalton Wilkie made up our fourth/fifth-grade team scoring as the top fifth-grade team, earning an "Excellent" ribbon in the overall competition. They earned one “Excellent” in Number Sense, two “Very Goods” in Problem Solving and Geometr...
Track & Field Bi-County/Panorama League qualifier was held Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at Old University High School in Spokane. Odessa-Harrington competed against 1B schools Columbia-Hunters, Curlew, Cusick, Inchelium, Northport, Pomeroy, Selkirk, Valley Christian, Wellpinit and Wilbur-Creston. The 2B schools competing at the same time were Colfax, Davenport, Kettle Falls, Liberty-Spangle, Lind-Ritzville, Mary Walker, NW Christian-Colbert, Reardan, Republic and St. George’s. The top 8 finishers in lane events and the top 12 in fi...
The Wilson Creek track and field team competed at the Bridgeport Invitational held May 3. The boys team finished in 11th place, while the girls were in 17th place. Individual efforts by Wilson Creek team members are given below, with placement, name and time/distance given for each event. Boys 100 meters 45 Harley Price 14.06 200 meters 14 Austin Reyes 24.86 800 meters 7 Patrick Trepanier 2:21.76 3200 meters 3 Derek Fredere 11:13.74 9 Ryan Trepanier 13:13.59 4x100 relay 4 Derek Fredere, Jacob Treat, Patrick Trepanier, Austin...
Track & Field Odessa-Harrington finishers in the meet held in Bridgeport May 3 were (placement/name/time or distance): Boys 800 Meters 15 Jacob Dewulf 2:33.24 1600 Meters 10 Jacob Dewulf 5:36.62 300-meter hurdles 9 Austin Schmierer 50.37 Javelin 26 Jacob Dewulf 92-06 Pole Vault 3 Austin Schmierer 8-06.00 Long Jump 21 Austin Schmierer 14-03.00 Girls 100 Meters 12 Kendall Todd 14.80 1600 Meters 14 Chelsea Fisher 7:15.48 100-meter Hurdles 13 Koralynne Kuch 19.80 Shot Put 18 Chelsea Fisher 23-05.00 Javelin 5 Kendall Todd 90-00 7...
Next week Thursday, May 19, is the date for the annual Mini Relay and Community BBQ in Wilson Creek. The community BBQ is open to all community members. Those wishing to eat at the BBQ should call the school office at 345-2541 to reserve a spot by Tuesday, May 16 at 3 p.m. Those wanting to attend are encouraged to pre-pay in the school office. The cost is $3.75 for adults, $2 for students in grades 7-12 and $1.50 for children in 6th grade and younger. The school will be serving barbecued hamburgers....
Eleven Wilson Creek students sacrificed part of their spring break in April to participate in the annual FBLA State Business Leadership Conference in Spokane. The chapter was recognized as a Gold Seal Chapter, which requires completion of 10 out of 15 items on the qualifying sheet. The chapter was also recognized as having the highest percentage of membership in the state and region. Shoshana Lutz and Mari Alvarez took fourth in American Enterprise Project. Jacob Treat received the WSBEA Kosy Scholarship and was honored as...
Track & Field At the District 7 NE 1B/2B League meet held Tuesday, April 26 at Old University High School in Spokane, Odessa-Harrington competed against the other 1B schools Columbia-Hunters, Valley Christian, Wellpinit and Wilbur-Creston. The 2B schools also present were Davenport, Mary Walker and NW Christian-Colbert. Results for O-H are given below: (Place Name Time/Distance) Boys 800 Meters 10 Jacob Dewulf 2:37.1 1600 Meters 8 Jacob Dewulf 5:31.0 300-m Hurdles 8 Austin...
Matt Cronrath scored the first Cougar win of the day for the WSU men’s track and field team, taking the 1500 meters with a personal-best time of 3:46.95 in the Husky dual meet held April 30 in Seattle. His previous best time was 3:57.33. This year (2010-11), Cronrath is a redshirt sophomore. During the Cross Country competition last fall he finished 16th at the WSU-UW dual meet (held in Ephrata) with a 6-k time of 19:13.43. He was fourth on the team, seventh overall at the A...
Harrington High teacher Mike Cronrath, the advisor to the Washington State Field, returned to the school to find his room re-decorated. It has been a tradition for the seniors to decorate his room to welcome him back. This year’s theme was “Princess Room.” Cronrath discovered his classroom was turned into a “pretty in pink” bedroom. The bedroom included a bed, dollhouse, pink bathrobe and boa, and even Justin Bieber posters on the walls. Cronrath was a good sport about it....
Track & Field Wilbur meet The 1B/2B track and field meet held at Wilbur April 19 included teams from Columbia-Hunters, Inchelium, Odessa-Harrington, Wellpinit and Wilbur-Creston in the 1B class and Davenport, Liberty-Spangle, Lind-Ritzville and Mary Walker in the 2B class. Odessa-Harrington finishers were (placement/name/time or distance): Boys 200 meters 6 Austin Schmierer 28.99 800 meters 6 Jacob Dewulf 2:36.77 1600 meters 5 Jacob Dewulf 5:50.28 300-meter hurdles 4 Austin Schmierer 52.17 Javelin 17 Jacob Dewulf 84'08 Long...
The third-quarter honor roll has been released for Wilson Creek Jr.-Sr. High School. Those receiving high honors (with a 3.5 grade-point average or higher) were: Seniors Jacob Treat and Holly Wilson, juniors Ziba Atak and Mercedes Bicondova, sophomores Ryan Trepanier, Carolin Kiesl and Shoshana Lutz and freshman Clarissa Hansen. 8th-graders were Maria Garay, Michael Storfa, Gianna Godfrey, Tori Diamond and Sophie Hochstatter. 7th-graders were Colten Crane, Caleb McMillan, Sean Trepanier and Chloe Fredere. Receiving honors...
State Representative Mike Hope (R-Lake Stevens) announced today that the 100 Ideas for Washington Initiative will offer two $2,500 college scholarships to the Washington high school or college students who submit the best and most innovative ideas for Washington’s future. “Today’s students are tomorrow’s leaders,” Hope said. “We want them to know that their voice can be heard right now and that their opinions count. I can’t think of a better group of people to ask about what we want the long-term future of our state to be tha...
