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05-06-08 - Free Sports Physicals
Hood River Middle School in collaboration with local clinics and physicians will once again host a FREE SPORTS PHYSICAL CLINIC of all Mid-Columbia students on Saturday, June 7th, in the cafeteria located at the northwest corner of the building. As always, we expect this to be a very popular event: therefore; we are asking students to use the following schedule:
Students entering 6th – 8th from 9:00 – 10:00 am
Students entering 9th – 10th from 10:00 – 11:00 am
Students entering 11th – 12th from 11:00 – 12:00 am
Registration is open and students will be seen on a first come, first serve basis. Parent signature is required for students under the age of 15. If you have questions, please call 541-386-5070. Please remember to bring a copy of the completed physical to the Horizon Christian School office if you plan to play sports in the coming year.
04-30-08 - Horizon Christian School Receives $10,000 Grant
Horizon Christian School has been rewarded a $10,000 grant from the Randall Charitable Trust. The grant will benefit Horizon’s service learning component, an element of the school’s vision of “acting to enrich our communities.” Horizon is committed to an emphasis on service that encourages students to look beyond themselves by enriching their communities through faith in action. Horizon students have been involved in a number of activities such as tutoring younger children, the FISH food bank, Habitat for Humanity, disaster relief boxes, Christmas giving projects, senior centers, their churches, and missionary trips. This grant will allow further development of the service learning program and “moving beyond activities to a lifestyle of compassion and service.”
04-30-08 - Horizon Christian School Announces New Head Basketball Coach
Horizon Christian School is pleased to announce that Darrin Lingel has been hired as head coach for the boys’ basketball program. Lingel has most recently been the boys’ varsity assistant coach at Horizon. Prior to that he was junior varsity coach for the Horizon boys’ team and was girls’ varsity assistant coach in LaGrande, Oregon.
Lingel is replacing Ron Haynes, head coach for eight years at Horizon. Haynes, who is moving from the area, was instrumental in the development of a quality basketball program that culminated this year in the Hawks placing 6th at the State 1A Tournament and winning the sportsmanship award.
“Darrin has some big shoes to fill, but we’re confident that he can do it,” commented Athletic Director Oscar Stenberg. “He has the skills, passion, and commitment that we are looking for.”
“At Horizon, the sports program is an additional classroom for teaching character development and exceptional sportsmanship. Darrin understands and is committed to that philosophy. We’re happy to have him on the team!” added Administrator Chris Herring.
Darrin is originally from Idaho and attended school at Boise Bible College and Eastern Oregon State University. A resident of the Columbia Gorge since 1996, he and his wife own and operate Papa Murphy’s Pizza in The Dalles and Hood River. Darrin and his wife Debbie have three children and reside near Mosier, OR. They are active members of both
The Dalles and Hood River communities and are actively involved at First Christian Church in The Dalles where Darrin serves in a variety of capacities.
Horizon Christian is an inter-denominational school, regionally accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools, educating approximately 200 students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Horizon’s students, teachers, professional staff and board of directors attend over 25 churches throughout the Columbia Gorge. Horizon is committed to providing a “Second to None” education taught from a Biblical world view. Horizon Christian School is located at 700 Pacific Avenue, Hood River. For more information about enrollment, contact the school at (541) 387-3200.
02-19-08 Horizon Boys Basketball Keeps the Streak Going
By Laura Oppenheimer, The Oregonian
Horizon Christian continued its streak this weekend, winning the Big Sky district tournament in Umatilla - and a spot in the 1A state playoffs. The Hawks beat the Echo Cougars 46-33 on Saturday for the title. They controlled the pace of the game, said Christopher Herring, principal of the small Hood River school. But the path to the final game wasn't easy.
Playing South Wasco on Friday, Hawks starter Philip Stenberg fell to the floor and suffered a minor concussion. While he was treated at a local hospital, the Hawks came from behind to win 44-33. Bobby Cofrances, the team's leading scorer, made 15 of 16 free throws in the fourth quarter. The Hawks go into the playoffs as a No. 1 seed, meaning they get a bye in the first round. They'll host a game in Hood River on Saturday. The ultimate goal? Playing in the state championship March 1 in Baker City.
Nothing but net - Five boys at a tiny school in the Columbia River Gorge shoot for a perfect basketball season, with a coach who started from scratch.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
LAURA OPPENHEIMER
The Oregonian
Ron Haynes bites his knuckles, facing the classroom in his game uniform: khaki pants, collared shirt, a typed game plan tucked in his pocket.
"Are we ready? the coach asks. "Yeah!" his basketball team exclaims in unison.
"If we're not ready," Haynes says, "we don't have a pulse."
For the Horizon Christian Hawks, this is the first game in a new gym, after years of playing on someone
else's court. It's the Hawks chance to go 25-0. To be the only undefeated boys team -- of any size -- in
Oregon. To prove nobody should've written them off a few seasons ago, when their record was 2-21. To
give the two seniors a proper send-off.
(see below video for more article)
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Bobby Cofrances, the red-headed star, balances on the edge of a desk, taps his foot and stares at the
coach. Josh Larson, a fierce rebounder built like a football lineman, tosses a basketball from hand to hand.
Juniors Philip Stenberg and Jake Johnson stretch on the floor, between duffel bags and boys' dress slacks.
Adam Ohlson extends a sprained ankle, the hue of eggplant, to be taped.
On the dry-erase board in this makeshift locker room, Coach Haynes has written three words:
Passion
Execution
Defense
Oregon divides high school basketball into six classes, from the largest 6A schools with players on the
national radar to 1A in places like Wallowa, Jordan Valley and Dufur. Usually, making a 1A team is as
simple as showing up. Kids play out of duty, or camaraderie, not to impress recruiters.
Still, Horizon Christian School stands out. Just 45 teenagers go to high school here, joining 150 or so
students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Until 2006, the school operated from three Hood River
churches. Donations paid for a tidy stone-and-red-painted building, plunked among subdivisions in this
Columbia River Gorge town. But, to finish the gym, Horizon needed more cash and more time.
At a school this small, nobody specializes. Oscar Stenberg, for instance, helped found Horizon in 1977 and
serves as athletic director. He also teaches life science, math, Bible studies and history, and raised nine
children -- the youngest two on this year's basketball team.
Horizon axed basketball during the late 1990s because it didn't have enough players. When Stenberg
recruited Haynes to revive the team in 2000, the timing was perfect.
Haynes and his wife, Alice Ellen, had hoped he'd find a new coaching opportunity. He always loved
basketball, playing guard for his central Oregon high school in the 1960s and coaching his children in
community leagues. But they grew up, moved out, left Haynes with no connection to the sport.
At Horizon, he started from scratch. Boys didn't know what it meant to "report in," or substitute, for a
teammate. One backup, terrified of playing, literally prayed that nobody fouled out or got hurt. And the
Hawks once scored a basket for their opponents. Horizon did OK its first two years, playing 1A junior varsity squads. But during 2002-03 -- the Hawks' first varsity season -- they won only twice.
The team often trailed by 25 at halftime. "We're not going to win," Haynes would say, "but I expect you to
keep trying." The boys treated whippings like two-point games, playing hard until the buzzer. Players from
the "roadkill" era, as Haynes dubs it, recall those years fondly. The coach preached patience. He required the team to play summer ball and encouraged them to lift weights. They improved to 4-19, then 14-12, then 18-7. Last season, Horizon went 22-6 and made the state playoffs.
The Hawks knew they would jell this year, but greatness -- at any level -- is elusive. A perfect season takes talent, of course, and hard work. Players who complement one another on and off the court; the right coach. And luck.
With that in mind, the team drafted goals: Win every possible trophy at tournaments, beat teams that
seemed unbeatable. No technical fouls. Win the conference and the league sportsmanship award. Hold
opponents to 40 points. Maintain a grade point average of 3.5. "Be the team by which all other Horizon
teams will be compared."
Horizon set out to achieve this with exactly five juniors and seniors who agreed to play on the varsity
squad. Larson and Ohlson, who are home-schooled, signed on with the Hawks years ago. The lanky
Cofrances, whose shoulders jut from his red-and-gold jersey, has started since freshman year. As the
athletic director's son, Stenberg grew up on Horizon ball. And Johnson is maturing into a solid point guard.
The teammates click. When they sling their arms around one another in greeting, with so little self-consciousness, you almost forget they're teenage boys. They eat brunch at the Stenbergs' before away games, play drums and guitar at the Johnsons', attend pizza parties at the coach's place. Haynes invests even more time in his team this season -- thanks to taking an early retirement offer last fall, after 33 years at the local phone company. The 57-year-old coach meets one-on-one with players, scrutinizes video of opponents.
The Hawks started to roll: 5-0, 6-0, 7-0, 8-0, 9-0, 10-0. They won nailbiters; they won blowouts. Through it all, the coach refused to argue with referees. He has called timeouts to help struggling opponents who had exhausted their own. Not so long ago, Haynes was in their place.
"You really don't forget that. Every time you start thinking, 'We're fantastic,' you think, 'But don't get too big of a head.' "
Wins stacked up: 11, 12, 13, 14. Helen Stenberg, Philip's mom, watched the boys at McDonald's after a
game -- no bravado. If they lost, she thought, they'd act the same. But the Hawks didn't lose. By the time Horizon reached 21-0 in late January, opponents were hungry to beat them. Haynes and his three assistants called their streak "the monkey" because it put pressure on the boys. They decided to take the final four games one at a time, pretending to be 0-0.
By early February, Horizon is nearly ready to open its gym.
So, for the last time, the team drives to Pine Grove Elementary -- south on the highway, left at the filling station, around the butte, past the cemetery, by the pear orchard.
"Well," the coach says at Thursday's practice, "last day at the Coliseum." That's what they call the practice
gym they've rented all these years. Nothing physical today, he tells the team, just a scrimmage to prepare for away games the next two nights. Players toss jackets on a single row of bleachers, so old that wood shows through blue paint. Each time a ball hits the metal hoop, it rings like a cash register, muffling the piano player practicing onstage at the end of the gym. Once in a while, the coach interrupts. "You remember the tape today. Where is the land of opportunity?" he asks Larson, the center, who met him during lunch to review video. Haynes points to the side of the basket.
"Adam, Jake, Bobby. If you don't see him there in a game, tell him to get there." Players lean forward to hear the soft-spoken Haynes, who tells the team to drink plenty of water before tomorrow's game. Eat a decent dinner at 5:30. "No sweets, no candies, none of that junk." After practice, the boys dig into a frosted cake decorated with blue script: "Out with the old, in with the new."
The Hawks win games 22 and 23.
Saturday night, Haynes sits at his kitchen table. He should write the game report for the local newspaper, he thinks, but he stares vacantly.
"Are you OK?" Alice Ellen asks her husband.
"Yeah, I'm just tired."
Sunday, he meets his team around noon to clean the new gym. Haynes steadies a ladder while Cofrances,
the oldest of eight siblings, sprays the backboard with Windex. Wearing socks to protect the floor, dozens
of Horizon families wipe the walls. When the athletic director takes a ceremonial first shot, the group cheers. Haynes hands the next ball to the principal, Christopher Herring, who pushes it back. "You deserve this," Herring tells the coach. Haynes makes a basket, then shoots hoops with his team until it's time to watch the Super Bowl. As it turns out, the undefeated New England Patriots finally lose.
Monday, school closes at noon so everybody can watch the boys play at the Rose Garden -- a Blazers
promotion that the principal applied for last summer.
While underclassmen unload gear at the arena, starters jam their hands in their pockets. They gaze at
photos of legendary Blazers in the basement hallway. Inside a locker room, Stenberg slumps in his chair. He's too sick to play after throwing up overnight. ("I heard him," his younger brother, Andrew, tells teammates. "It was scary.") Nobody else says much.
This is just another game, coaches say. An NBA-sized court, more seats. Still, just basketball. Haynes writes notes about each player on the opposing team, South Wasco. "Get a hand in his face." "Attacks basket." "No penetration." To ease tension, Cofrances and Larson toss a ball. It flies past Cofrances, who grins. "My first dropped pass."
The boys peer into the arena. "Oh, my gosh," one says. As they jog onto the court, classmates, teachers and parents wave signs. Stenberg perks up during warmup, congratulating teammates on good shots. Then the unthinkable happens: On the way down from a lay-up, Ohlson lands on a stray ball and twists his ankle. Minutes until the biggest game of the season, two starters are out.
The boys miss easy first-quarter shots and South Wasco sinks three-pointers. "Settle down, settle down," a fan yells. Ohlson has his ankle taped and gets the go-ahead to play. But the team can't find its rhythm. By halftime, they're losing 23-20 -- the second time this season they go into the locker room behind.
"Bobby?" the coach says.
"Yeah?" responds Cofrances, who averages 20 points a game.
"You've got to take over."
The Hawks are down 27-21 when Cofrances steals the ball, makes a basket and seals it with a free throw. They quickly even the score, and stay neck-in-neck until the final minute. South Wasco starts to foul, desperate to get the ball. But the Hawks make seven of eight free throws, ending the game 46-38.
The boys pray. After the last "Amen," Haynes stays quiet a moment.
"I am looking at the gutsiest bunch of kids I've ever been around," Haynes says. "You guys are my heroes."
This time of year, with only one game left, people wonder about the upcoming state playoffs -- and next season. Junior varsity boys have won just a couple of games, but coaches say they're improving fast. They've come through when they filled in on varsity.
Seniors consider what's next -- a big deal for Haynes, who thinks of his team as surrogate kids. When he heard about players giving a teacher trouble last year, he wrote on her blackboard, "Pay attention. Do what she says. Be quiet." He signed it "Coach Haynes" and left his cell phone number. The coach helped Larson get in shape, driving to his house four times a week to jog together on country roads. Once, when they got lost, the pair covered seven miles. Larson plans to attend college this fall, possibly to study sports journalism.
Cofrances is torn between playing basketball for a small college or working with his dad, who remodels
homes. Haynes has urged the family to weigh options carefully. Cofrances has real talent, he says, but
kids sacrifice for college ball.
Meanwhile, the coach sizes up his own future. After retiring, he and Alice Ellen decided to move to
southern Oregon -- maybe this summer -- to be near their two children and soon-to-be-four grandchildren.
Haynes doubts he'll coach again.
"I would always be looking back and saying, 'I had it so good at Horizon.' A brand-new gym, the kids we
have, the support. How can you top that?"
The undefeated regular season comes down to one last game, the first in their new gym. A concessions stand sells nachos and "hawk dogs." The pep band plays. Hundreds of students, parents and alumni, including former players, pack the school. The boys storm the court at 7:30. Because it's senior night, the coach gives Larson and Cofrances team portraits, presents roses to their moms and tells everybody they're nominated for the all-league team. The announcer calls out starters, including Ohlson. Haynes decided to play him for one minute, so he could nurse the ankle but hear his name over the loudspeaker. There's only one first time.
Cofrances scores three unanswered three-pointers in the first quarter. Larson grabs rebounds. Stenberg
and Johnson control the ball; junior varsity guys fill Ohlson's void. By halftime, the Hawks are ahead 33-17. But, for the coach, winning isn't enough.
"I want to dominate this thing and send a message to the rest of the league that Horizon is cruising right
into the playoffs," he says, back in the classroom being used until locker rooms are finished. The Hawks work together to widen their lead over Arlington in the second half. When Cofrances hits another three-pointer, the announcer yells "Unbelievable!" One by one, the coach puts underclassmen into the game. Two minutes to go, starters sit side by side, hunched forward to watch younger teammates finish
what they began.
Horizon ends the game 67-36, the regular season 25-0.
"Great job," Haynes says. "Tomorrow, we're 0 and 0."
Laura Oppenheimer: 503-294-7669; loppenheimer@news.oregonian.com
©2008 The Oregonian
02-04-08 - Horizon Students Selected to Perform with All-State Honor Groups
Four HCS students were selected to perform for the Oregon Music Educator’s Association (OMEA) State Conference last weekend.
The conference on January 24-27, 2008 was held in Eugene and included over 700 students and 200 music educators from across the state of Oregon.. Each Horizon student was nominated for being an exceptional musician for their class and was selected by a committee to participate in the performing groups. Shelby Lemly, 8th Grade, and Johnathan Collett, 7th Grade, played with the OMEA All-State Middle School Band. The band, directed by renowned composer Robert Sheldon, consisted of 120 middle school musicians from across the state. Amy White and Cassie Schweitz, both in the 5th grade, were selected to sing with the OMEA All-State Elementary Choir. Kristina Ploeger conducted this choir of 110 5th and 6th grade students from Oregon. The students participated in two days of rehearsal leading up to their performance. The Elementary Choir performed for the OMEA General Session during the conference and the Middle School Band joined with the Middle School Choir and Middle School Orchestra to give a gala concert in Eugene’s Hult Center for the Performing Arts. In the last four years, Horizon has sent fifteen students to different Honor groups at the OMEA conference.
01-18-08 - Dare to Dream (and work to make it come true!)...
As people follow their favorite sports team, a few things are clear: we love to see our team win games. It is especially meaningful when the team has overcome “the odds” and played the role of David to the Goliaths of their league. Let me tell you the heart-warming story about a very small high school (45 students) in a small town in north-central Oregon that is currently 16-0 and in first place.
First, there is the committed, volunteer coach who has been working at laying the groundwork over the past 9 years. Slowly his players began to learn the concepts and play the game he envisioned. There were many ugly, frustrating, and lopsided losses in the early years. During that period, another coach in the league suggested that he should find a less-competitive league in which to play. But this coach “stayed the course”; his players stuck with him; slowly developed, and they have learned to play his game. With a strong team of coaches who share the same vision, they help reinforce the concepts and skills day after day, week after week into the lives of their players who have grown and matured in the way they play together.
I am talking about Coach Ron Haynes and the Horizon Hawks of Hood River, Oregon. Coach Haynes and his staff of Wade Root, Darrin Lingel, and Paul Mansur, continue to groom this current group of players into a team that finds ways to win. They do it with mature behavior in showing respect to the other team, the referees and to each other. The sportsmanship displayed by this team is truly amazing, and I am fiercely proud of this team. They are truly a “class act”. You see, I am a biased school administrator and I am privileged to have a son on this team. I am grateful for the good friends and for all of the life lessons he has learned from this team, especially from these coaches who are teaching him how to be a man.
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2007-2008 Varsity Boys Basketball Team
Horizon, one of the smallest schools playing in OSAA division 1A, made state playoffs (last year) and who do not yet have their own gym; although that will be changing very soon. The nearly completed gym at Horizon should be finished and ready for play before the last regular-season game at home against Arlington on Friday, February 8.
But don’t wait for the new gym to be completed. You need to come out and see both the boys and the girls of the Horizon HAWKS of Hood River play the remaining games of their season. Horizon will be playing South Wasco of the 1A Big Sky Conference in The Rose Garden on Monday, February 4 at 2:00 PM.
2007-2008 Horizon Basketball Schedule
Date |
Day |
Girls |
Boys |
Opponent |
Location |
| Jan 18 |
Fri |
6:00 PM |
7:30 PM |
Dufur |
@Dufur |
| Jan 19 |
Sat |
4:30 |
6:00 |
Condon/Wheeler |
Wy'east |
| Jan 25 |
Fri |
6:30 |
8:00 |
Central Christian |
Wy'east |
| Jan 26 |
Sat |
3:00 |
4:30 |
Ione |
@Ione |
| Jan 29 |
Tue |
6:00 |
7:30 |
Cascade Locks |
Wy'east |
| Feb 1 |
Fri |
6:30 |
8:00 |
Dufur |
Wy'east |
| Feb 2 |
Sat |
4:00 |
5:30 |
Echo |
@Echo |
| Feb 4 |
Mon |
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2:00 |
South Wasco |
The Rose Garden |
| Feb 5 |
Tue |
8:00 |
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South Wasco |
Wy'east |
| Feb 8 |
Fri |
6:30 |
8:00 |
Arlington |
Horizon * |
* This game will potentially be played in Horizon's new gymnasium.
We look forward to seeing you at the games!
Chris Herring
Administrator
10-29-07 - Dedication Ceremony Honors Local SEAL Hero
The community is invited to attend a dedication ceremony which will honor Marc Lee, a Navy SEAL, who died in August 2006. A flagpole and memorial plaque at Horizon Christian School has been devoted to the memory of Lee, who graduated from our school. The dedication will take place Friday, November 2 at 11:30 a.m. Marc Lee, 28, was killed while saving two injured SEALs in a battle with insurgents during fierce machine gun fire in Ramadi, Iraq. Lee was home-schooled for much of his life but attended Summit Christian School (now Horizon Christian School) during his high school years and was a 1996 graduate. He enlisted in the Navy in May 2001 and officially took his place on one of the elite SEAL teams in March 2004.
Kaleb Apland coordinated with Horizon Christian School representatives to complete this project for his Eagle Scout assignment. The flagpole is encircled by a Walk of Faith created from brick pavers purchased by supporters of Horizon Christian School. Apland, who was interested in becoming a SEAL, talked with Lee the summer prior to his death. Upon hearing of Lee’s sacrifice, he was inspired to create a memory in his honor.
10-01-07 - Horizon Hires New Administrative Assistant
A new face and voice will be greeting studens and parents from the front desk at Horizon Christian School. Cynnamon Hawkins has been hired to take over the duties of this position. Cynnamon attended Portland Christian schools while growing up so is familiar with a Christian school environment. Her previous work experience includes Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital and she is a Children’s Church Teacher at Hood River CMA church. Acting Superintendent Ken Block noted, “We look forward to the skill set that Cynnamon brings to the administrative team. Her experiences and temperament suit her well for the position”. Cynnamon is married and and has two children, Lizzie and Abby, who attend Horizon Christian School.
10-01-07 - Well Done and Congratulations!
Good job, Bobby Cofrances. Bobby, a Horizon senior and soccer player, was nominated for and received the McDonald’s Good Sport Award presented each week to high school athletes throughout the state of Oregon by OregonLive.com.
Well done, Kaleb Apland (and friends,) who is near to finishing the flagpole and paver project that is his Eagle Project in Boy Scouts. It is very, very close! Check out the project at the Horizon sign corner. Thank you, Kaleb.
Well done, 6th graders! Students in 6th grade spent a portion of Friday morning reading to 2nd grade students. It’s great interaction between older and younger students!
First grade students celebrated the completion of a study about apples with an apple party. Parents and grandparents joined them for the party where they enjoyed apple pie (with ice cream!), apple juice, and apple chips. Students shared about Johnny Appleseed and apples. Great job, 1st graders!
09-12-07 - Horizon Christian School Announces Search for Newly Created Superintendent Position
Hood River, OR – Horizon Christian School is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has authorized the creation of a new position of “Superintendent” and will be starting a comprehensive search for an individual to lead the next phase of Horizon’s continuing development. A search committee will be formed this fall and the search is expected to take several months. The Board also announced that Ken Block, currently Horizon’s director of Donor Development, will serve as the Interim Superintendent until a permanent selection is made.
“Horizon has experienced rapid development since its formation in 2001” commented Don Hoffman, Board Chair. “The school has grown to over 200 students, Horizon has full regional accreditation with a state licensed Pre-K program, our fine arts and sports programs offer students a variety of choices in addition to a full college prep field of study, we have an international student program, a mentor program for students in 8-12 grade, and we now have the newest school facilities in the Mid-Columbia.” He further commented that “now that we have state of the art facilities, our future focus needs to be in further developing the academic and spiritual excellence of the school. We believe that the new position of Superintendent is a next step in becoming ‘second to none”.
“Much of our emphasis during the past couple of years has been devoted to the planning and implementation of the new campus and the associated fund raising that goes with a project of this scope” commented Dan Boyden,, Board Vice-Chair. “The Board has led this effort, since we have had the skills and experience on the Board to raise money and manage the development. In addition, the Board has been providing some of the functions normally assigned to a school superintendent. As we near the completion of the campus, we believe that the educational visionary leadership should be assumed by the Superintendent and professional staff, and the Board should return to its more normal function of governance, community support development and serving as individual volunteers, where needed.”.
In announcing Ken Block’s appointment as Interim Superintendent, Don Hoffman commented that “Ken has done a superb job in helping us develop community support for Horizon and we expect that he will continue those efforts in the future. We believe his skills and experience will help us transition to the new Superintendent model while we conduct the candidate search.. Chris Herring, Administrator and Carol Yates, Business Manager and Development Director, who previously reported to the Board Chair, will report to the Superintendents position.”
Prior to his current assignment at Horizon which began in February of 2005, Ken was employed by the US Postal Service as the Postmaster in White Salmon, WA since 1982. Block received his BS degree in Business Administration with a Finance emphasis from the University of Oregon after having served his country in the US Navy from 1969-1972. Ken and his wife Carole have three adult children and three grandchildren, two of whom attend Horizon.
Horizon Christian School is an inter-denominational school educating more than 200 students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, Horizon Christian is committed to providing a “Second to None” education taught from a biblical world view. Contributions to the school including those designated to the New Campus fund may be sent to Horizon Christian School, 700 Pacific Ave, Hood River, OR 97031. Horizon, Where Values Matter. |