The World of Kris Horn

This is about someone I look up to and learn from all the time, my mother Kris Horn. She was born in Pendleton, OR where she grew up. She has one brother Randy Horn. She works for an attorney, typing and filing documents with the court, opening mail and some other jobs. 
Her favorite part about her job is the variety of work she does. She says her biggest accomplishment in her life are her kids. Her favorite place to visit is Anthony Lakes. She has tons of childhood memories and lots of new memories with her children. It has places to hike, especially around the lakes. One of her favorite hobbies is cooking because she likes to invent new recipes. In her free time she loves taking pictures of nature and people.

If she could move anywhere she would go to Hawaii because the weather is hot all the time and she loves floating in the water and looking at the sea life. Another choice might be to go back to California where she went to college. 
If she could replay any moment in her life she would replay the time she saw  the northern lights when she was camping. She wants to spend the rest of her life with her family.

The Girl on the Football Team

 Have you ever thought about what it would be like to be the only girl on your school's football team? Karolyn Jones knows what it's like. She is an 8th grade girl who had decided to play football this year because there wasn't any other girls playing and she thought it would be a new, fun, and exciting sport.

 Karolyn also said that she will continue to play football throughout the years of school because she thinks the coaching staff will become better, and the guys will start to accept the fact that just because she is the only girl in the team doesn't mean she can't play as well as the boys. Karolyn will not quit playing football because it is easier to be on a team that you can always  get better on rather than starting a new sport that you haven't ever played before.

  Karolyn said she was not treated the same as everybody else. At times, it didn't seem like the guys or even the coaches wanted her on the team. Also she said she felt like she was considered part of the team but, when it came to playing time they would always put people in before ever even thinking of putting her in.

  Even with all the down sides, she said it was a great experience and the boys would take it easy on her, which she really wish they didn't. She also said she never got the chance to play defense but she did like playing offense.She said she had never wanted to quit but, I was hesitant to start playing because it was nerve racking to start playing when you show up to conditioning and every guy looks at you like you're crazy.
I never knew football was so hard but, I love it and I wouldn't quit  just because I’m the only girl on the team.Plus I wouldn't want to be known as a quitter.I thought about playing football last year but, I didn't have enough courage. Then I thought "who cares" what everyone else thinks about it. I hope you know a little more about Karolyn Jones, the girl on the Football team!

Meet Nick Bower

He plays football, basketball and baseball. He has many hobbies but his favorites are football, hunting, and baseball. Nick Jordan Bower, born in Cleveland, Ohio, stands at 5’ 7” and has a passion for sports. He started football when he was in third grade because he was tired of soccer and wanted to try something new. He started hunting when he was a little boy, and he started baseball when he was four years old. 
His biggest inspirations in life are his mom and dad because they taught him that hard work and determination pays off in the long run. He is most proud of his success in football because if he continues doing well he may be able to play in college. He wants to be a professional football player, or get a decent job to support his family. His fears are the ocean and snakes. He doesn't like the ocean because the Titanic freaked him out, and he gets seasick. He dislikes snakes because when he was younger he tried to kill one and it attacked him. 
He met his best friend, Shaw Jerome, in first grade during a hockey clinic at the R.A.C.. When asked if he could meet one person from any time he replied with, “Babe Ruth, because he was one of the greatest baseball players ever and he would want to see how life was back in the 20’s and 30’s.”

     If you want to get to know Nick a little more go up and talk to him, that's if he lets you get a word in, he’s very talkative! If you bring up anything about sports or hunting he can go on forever.

Back in Time!

Many people including kids would not want to die without their technology devices.Not relying on a farm to keep food in their stomach, or having to work every day.Born and brave, my Great Grandma Margaret came into this world. Mary Margaret Johnson married into the Lemon's family.She was born on December 15,1924. She was born and raised in a little city called Prairie City and then moved to Mt. Vernon at age 25 to get married to Dennis Farrell Lemons. She was married for 53 years,but became a widow on April 9,2001. Dennis Farrell Lemons died of  cancer, leaving a ranch called Ingle Butte Ranch,and two brands that are VF and EL, to their two daughters named Susan and Sandra and their son named Kim Lemons.

   The VF brand was Dennis's, his Uncle Vernnie and Uncle Vonnie which they passed down to Dennis.The El ranch is over 100 years old. The EL stands for Edison Lemons.

        When I was talking to her she brought up the Great Depression, I asked her “how she made it through that and what were her strategies?” She said, “Everybody had a job the must do, we worked hard everyday.” On the ranch there was 4000 head of cattle, a couple chickens, and a head of sheep and some other animals. When she got older she became a foster parent for Mike Woodward, and during the summer Indians boys would come and work from Salem,then when summer ended the boys would go back to Salem.

Now at age 88, I asked her what were her accomplishments in life and she said, “I have many but there are some that were more amazing to me.” She said that she remembers playing the piano for churches,and weddings and she took music lessons.( If you wanna hear an angel play music on the piano go to her). She was also a record keeper for the ranch. When she got older she became a 4-H leader and she loves working with kids.While I was interviewing her, she interrupted me and said Bayley, " I'm so honored to be in your interview because when I pass away I know I completed everything in life that  I wanted to. I also know that years from now, when I'm gone, my ranch will be kept alive!

The Life as Mr. Brizendine

You may know Mr. Brizendine as just our counselor here at Sunridge Middle School, but there is much more to get to know about him. Larry Brizendine  has been working here for awhile and you may not know this but he was a teacher here, before he was a counselor. As a counselor his favorite part of his job is working with kids. Mr. Brizendine graduated here in Pendleton in the class of 1977. He has been living in Pendleton for quite some time and with his experience living here he explains how Pendleton hasn’t changed much.

Mr. Brizendine also would like to move to Hood River or closer to the valley sometime to be closer to his parents. Mr. Brizendine has been married to Mrs. Brizendine, who also works for the school district at Sherwood Elementary. They met during college and that was the best part of Mr.Brizendine’s college experience. 
The activities  he likes to do to entertain himself is hiking, camping, fishing, and other outdoor activities. Disney World is his favorite place he has ever visited. Larry Brizendine prefers to listen to classic rock. Mr. Brizendine is most proud of his family and how all three of his children graduated from college. Besides all the things he has accomplished in his life he would like to retire and travel the world.  Hopefully you learned something new about Mr. Brizendine and appreciate what he does for us as our counselor.

East Oregonian News

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My trip to the E.O. went very well. Some facts I learned while at the E.O. are the types of reporters they have. They have a photographer, a cop reporter who gets reports on topics important that the cops do or certain crimes that happen, and a city reporter who gets news on the mayor and other city events that happen in Pendleton. They also have somebody who writes the comics and draws the pictures.
Working at the E.O. looks like a hard job. The E.O. prints newspapers for a lot of towns and counties. They print the newspaper for Hermiston, Heppner, John Day, Pendleton, and a few other places. They have a printing machine that prints all the newspapers that they need. They have a lot of very large rolls of paper that they use for printing all of the newspapers. 
One of the easiest parts about working at the E.O is all the information they get each day and then the reporters get to choose what information to put in the newspaper. Working at the E.O. is also hard at times for some of the reporters, especially when they have to cover stories about sad events. These mostly involve people getting severe injuries or death from accidents, such as, car crashes. It’s really hard for them to write about those types of stories because it’s an emotional topic. That sums up my trip to the E.O. and what I learned while touring the building and listening to the reporters.

Life of an Active Teenager

A 5’6 ½" boy from Pendleton, Oregon dreams of a lot for his future. Loving where he lives and loving the hobbies he does. It's as if life couldn't get any better for Shaw Jerome. He may stress over the little things and mess up every once in a while, but doesn't everyone?

Although his town is far away from other big cities, Shaw enjoys living in Pendleton because it’s quiet and not disturbing. He loves being active and participating in basketball, baseball, football, and track. He is most passionate about basketball and loves playing it in his free time more than anything else. 
One of Shaw’s most memorable times from the past year or so was playing basketball at Lincoln with his friends during summer. He also enjoyed the time he went to Silverwood with Jose and went on the drop slides. When Shaw is with his family, his favorite activities to do with them are watching movies or going to football games. He once went on a trip with them to Hawaii and liked it a lot because of the warm weather and the awesome beaches. In Shaw’s free time, he likes to hangout with his best friends Ryan, Nick, Richard, and Jose. He also likes to support his favorite basketball team, Miami Heat.

When Shaw grows up, he dreams of being a professional athlete. He will do that by working hard and practicing a bunch. He would still like to work on school and get his grades up though. Shaw stresses about grades, but also that he might mess up in sports. His future consists of going to college and raising a family. Even though he likes life as it is, he knows that the future will come soon and thinks about it constantly, preparing for it everyday.

   

ZONN takes a trip to the E.O.

Learning about items in a different way and exploring it more can always help you understand the subject better. Knowing this proves why taking a trip to the East Oregonian with my class was successful, and helped not just myself, but the rest of the students as well. We are now able to understand the proper ways articles should look, sound, and be presented in the newspaper.

While at the E.O., the tour guide covered topics in further detail than what we were used to. For example, we didn't just talk about how the papers were laid out, printed, and copied, but we were able to see the machines that did the actual work too. 
We also learned that you need to be able to take negative feedback and learn from your mistakes. When we questioned the reporters on what they do if they can not find an interesting picture, their answer was simply that they drive around until they see something that catches their attention. You need to be interested in what you’re writing about, and always want to learn more, even if it’s a sad or not an interesting subject.

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The writers taught us that having a picture to go along with your article not only helps the reader understand the article more, but it also catches the reader's attention. It is important for the picture to have good quality and be somewhat interesting. The photographer from the E.O. told us that when he takes pictures, he enjoys it so much because it’s as if he is just doing one of his favorite hobbies. It never feels like he is actually at work.

Going to the East Oregonian taught me that if I ever have a job like the people working there, I need to enjoy it and have fun while doing it. I would like to go back to the E.O. some day when I am older because I enjoyed it very much and I thought that I learned a lot.

What it's like working at the E.O.

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During our field trip to the E.O. I learned that you get to pick what to write about. Sometimes you don't always get to do the top stories but that's okay  because some stories can be really sad like a car crash where someone dies. It can be hard and sad. That's why they have more than one writer. 
Working for the newspaper can be a challenge but they are

always up it. When you take a picture of a bird there is much more outside the photo you get to experience. 
There are so many papers the EO prints. They don't just print the Pendleton paper. They print for other towns like Hermiston, John Day and many others. It seems like it's a small boring job but it's much more than that. Some of them didn't start out as journalists and they did not even realize that it might some day turn in to their job. But it did and they love it. I would love to go back someday because it was a great experience and I could also talk to the photographer and to learn some tips.

Exploring the E.O.

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One idea I really found interesting while I was at the E.O. was if not everyone helps with articles for the newspaper then it makes it harder to be able to fill and print on time.At the beginning of the day the paper starts completely blank.

What was really courageous was how the photographer said that it is hard to take pictures of tragic events. If I did want to be a photographer, I would have to have enough courage to take pictures of things that are not always pleasant.

I thought it was crazy when I asked how many articles that they individually have to put into the newspaper in a week and they said 7-10. I thought wow because you have to come up with that many different ideas to talk about. I guess it would be easier if you had a wide range of topics to write about. When we went into the press room there were so many rolls of papers and lots of different machines.The reporters all taught us that we have to be able to deal with negative feedback. The photographer said that when he's at work it doesn't really feel like he is working he's just getting paid to do what he loves. At the E.O. I learned that in every job you're not going to love everything about it ,but as long as you love what you're doing keep doing it.

Big Machines

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Our class learned a large amount of knowledge about the newspaper when we visited the East Oregonian. How many newspapers they print a day is unreal. The machines that they print from and shoot colors of ink onto the paper are gigantic.They had garbage cans filled with newspapers that didn't turn out.
Daniel, who was our tour guide, said it usually takes him an hour to design one page. He showed us how the newspaper is laid out and designed. The E.O. will go out to the community, use the internet, and they will ask people questions, like interviewing to find out interesting topics to put in the newspaper. If they can't think of anything to put in the newspaper they come up with random topics, like squirrels, is what the lady there said. 
Someone asked something like, “Does it feel like you’re at work, when you’re working?”

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The photographer answered, “ No it doesn't. I’m getting paid to do what I enjoy, take photos.”

I hope to go back to the East Oregonian some day and learn even more.