The Chemawa American, November 03, 1971, Image 1

LaCourse Acts As Principal
Mr. Victor LaCourse served as
Chemawa’s acting principal from
November 24 to December 17.
Mr. LaCourse was requested by
Mr. Ouchi, the Superintendent, to
take the job and also to work with
staff members in planning the 1972-
73 curriculum.
Mr. LaCourse is from the Colville
R eservation. He graduated from Omak
High School and Central Washington
State C ollege. He has worked as a
science teacher at Mt. Edgecumbe
and as a science supervisor for the
Navajo schools.
“ I have traveled from Point Bar-
row to Florida, conducting training
programs in educational innovations
in 23 states for the B .I.A .,” Mr.
LaCourse said.
“ I have enjoyed
working at Chemawa for the little
time I have been here. I am also
proud to say that my father, my aunt
and my cousins all went to school
here at Chemawa.” •
CHEMAWA AMERICAN
VOLUME 68
S tudents
CHEMAWA, OREGON, NOVEMBER 1971
NUMBER 3
P erform
For Channel 12
Twelve Chemawa students put on a
program for KPTV, Channel 12, a
Portland television station, on D ec­
ember 15.
The N .I.C .E. Club had four dancers,
Bobby and Vivian Tomaskin,. Lindsey
Howtopat and Mildred Quaempts. Roy
Heath, Joe Nomee, John Wapshili and
Oliver Dean Wheeler were the drum­
mers and singers. They put on one
war dance and Bobby Tomaskin per­
formed the feather dance.
Three Eskimo students of the
N.I.C.E. Eskimo Games and Dance
Committee demonstrated two games —
The “ high kick” done by Billy B ester,
and “ Seal Walk” by Tommy Brower.
Roy Aishanna explained the games
while the boys were demonstrating.
The la st performer was Iva Smith
singing a song called “ Go, My Sen” .
The date for telecasting the program
has not yet been set, but Channel 12
will contact the school so that all the
students of Chemawa can see it.
It's basketball season again, and the ra lly squad and Chemawa rooters watch a tense
moment at the jamboree. From le ft to right: Grace Nichols, Olga Fitka, Anna W illis,
and Clara Stevens. The student just above Clara is P h yllis Ward.
LaBuff Heads New AAC Program
Mr. Stephan LaBuff is the new pro­
ject director for Chemawa’s Alcohol'
Abuse Program.
Mr. LaBuff took
Mr. Whitebear’s place on November 18.
Mr. LaBuff is from Montana and is
a member o f the B lackfeet tribe.. He
comes to Chemawa from Reno, Ne­
vada, where he was the a s s is ta n t
director of the Inter-Tribal Alcoholism
Program of Nevada for the p ast three
years. Mr. LaBuff has been studying
the , problems of alcoholism since
1965. He is currently the President
of the Indian Commission on Alcohol
and Drug Abuse.
Mr. LaBuff told the American, “ My
doors are always open to any student
who wants help or who ju st wants to
ta lk .” He added that, “ I’m very glad
to be here at Chemawa an'd I feel this
will be a memorable experience for
m e.”