The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current, March 01, 1971, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Text7 P la n s M a d e To P ic k S tu d e n ts F o r H o n o rs Plans are being made to choose nine boys and nine girls for boy and girl of the year honors. Last year a boy and girl were picked each month, and the selections were made for various reasons. This year the selections will be made different ly- Each of the dorms will pick one of the boys or girls living there. Since there are three boys dorms and only two girls dorms, one girl from the rally squad will also be picked. The other candidates will be chosen for special ab ilitie s. One girl and one boy will be picked for their ath letic ability. One boy and girl will be chosen for scholastic ability. Others will be picked for attendance and over all school contributions. Mr. Tucker emphasized that some of these catagories might be added to or changed by the student council. He also added that there will be no single winners chosen from this group, but that all eighteen finalists will be con sidered as winners and that each will receive an award. S tu d e n t C o u n c il R e p o rt Chemawa Celebrates Birthday This year our whole student body, along with all our staff, celebrated Chemawa’s 91st birthday. The events started on the night of February 24th, with a big pow-wow that lasted from 7:00 p.m. to midnight. Se-eral tribes had representatives there, especially the Yakimas and the Warm Springs. Dancers from the school participated in the dancing events alongside the visitors. Mr. Leonard Tomaskin did a fine job of announcing the dances and dancers and kept the evening moving on schedule. William Albert and June Pablo were chosen as Brave and Princess to rule over the festivities. Thursday the 25th was the actual birthday. No classes were held and many of the teachers went to- the dorms to talk with the students and help them with their work. All stu dents were allowed to sleep in until nine o’clock. Brunch was served for students and visitors at ten o’clock and at eleven a special assembly was held. Mr. James Bearghost, Mr. Nathan Toots and Mr. Billy Mills were the speakers. Mr. Mills, who won the Olympic gold medal in the 10,000 meters in 1964 (the only American ever to win it) gave the main talk and was very good. In the afternoon the school board met and awards were presented to some of the staff. A snack lunch was served at 2:45 p.m. and then a feature movie, “ Barrabas” . was shown' for the students. A candlelight supper at seven o’clock that evening brought the birthday to an end. In C v.n e T a x T im e It is time for income tax refunds and the students are busy working with their income tax returns. The students make an appointment with Mr. Hanson for help. The teachers in the Business Education Department help the students with their returns on Wednesday afternoons and Saturday mornings. The students do not have to pay anything for this service. The Business Education Department has been giving this assistance since 1965. In 1969, students received re- 1965. In 1969, students received re funds totaling approximately $29,000 from both Federal and State returns. The government was also aided in collecting approximately $8,000 in payments due. Income tax assistance began on January 15th, and will continue until April 15th. The deadline for filing income tax returns is April 15th. The student council is now thinking more about the problems students are having in all areas. They are also considering taking a trip to another school or agency for educational pur poses. The student council will also be selling annuals in its office. The council is also considering the question of the new security guards who will be added to the staff later this year. The council also talked about girls wearing pants to off-campus activities such as EJD dances. They decided to uphold the rule that pants for girls may not be worn on some of the edu cational trips. It was also brought out that girls should not wear t-shirts or faded blue jeans or for that matter any faded pants at all, as the council stated in its rules earlier in the year. The Executive Committee of the Student Council recently took a five- day trip to visit Sherman Indian School in Riverside, California. Percy Fris- by, George Wilson, Rose Fitka and Jim Aleck made the trip, along with Reuben Rock and William Topkok put the finishing touches on a couple o] Mr. Azure and Mr. Coburn, who went cakes during one of Mr. Douglas’ special night baking classes. The best along as advisors. part about the class is eating the assignment.