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E d ito ria l S e c tio n
CAEC H e lp fo r
M r s . B e lg a r d C h o s e n
B o o ze P ro b le m s
To H e lp a t C e n te r
Alcohol and drug abuse is this
nation’s number one health problem
and lately has it been Chemawa’s?
Mrs. Belgard and Mr. LaBuff, who
work at Chemawa’s Alcohol Abuse
Education Center, not only are taking
care of Chemawa’s students but are
educating them in alcoholism.
Every week-end there are getting
to be quite a few students who are
caught drinking.
The question is
wliv? and can anv one help them?
From past experience, drinking
and tfcftWg drugs do not help solve a
problem. Sure it may be fun, you may
forget problems, but do become aware
that the actions you do while under
the influence of alcohol may make’
a bigger problem, after you are sober.
The Alcohol Abuse Education
Center program is not being forced
on you, as a student, not is it to
scare you. It’s here to help you and
your future. Take advantage of it,
cause only Chemawa has this program
to help us students.
So please, Chemawa students,
respect yourself and let’s open our
eyes to make our world a better place.
( Think next time.
There is a new acting counselor,
Mrs. Victoria Belgard, at the Chem
awa Alcohol Education Center. Mis.
Belgard once attended Chemawa as a
student and is a member of the Yurok
Tribe from California.
She began working here at Chemawa
on December 10. Before coming to
work at Chemawa, she was a super
visor at the Libby, McNeil & Libby
cannery in Salem.
Mrs. Belgard said that she was very
concerned with her new job because
the number one health problem facing
Indians is alcoholism. She added that
the Alcohol Abuse Center would be
scheduling many programs and activi
ties.
N e w S tu d io S e t Up
There will be special counseling
programs, films, special education
A new radio-television studio is
programs to get at problems, student
group counseling at the clinic and being set up in the Academic II in the
area formerly used by the Reading
dorms, plus special speakers.
Work on the studio started
The Alcohol Abuse Center is d i Lab.
rected by Mr. Stephan LaBuff, who before Christmas and should be com
was featured in a story in the Decem pleted shortly.
Television broadcasts from the
ber issue of the American.
studio will be seen on a closed-cir
cuit system on the campus as soon
as the cables from Academic I are
set up. All projectors and film strips
will be checked out of the studio.
Mr. Simmons is in charge of the
studio and will have three or four
students helping him run it.
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Seventeen Students Graduate
In Special Mid-year Ceremonies
Graduation was held Jahuary 14 for
seventeen mid-term graduates in the
Chemawa auditorium.
Mr. Louis,
academic counselor, and Mr. Ouchi,
superintendent, gave a message to
the students. Mr. Ouchi also pre
sented the diplomas.
These seventeen seniors fulfilled
¡all basic requirements for graduation.
They turned in a written request to
Mr; Louis, which included a brief run-
dOWni of their future plans.
Mr. Louis proudly stated, “ Nearly
all of them have signed up for ad
vanced training, either in colleges or
vocational schools.”
These seventeen seniors were:
Peducia Andrew
Annie Herman
Mike Ayagalria
Daryle Marchand
Miria Bailey
Anita Prokpiof
Rosa Booth
Roger Smith
M ari's Gallery
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Member of Oregon Scholastic Press
Tony Boyd
Clara Stevens
Lincoln Enoch
Dorothy Weston
Published by the joint efforts of the
Harold Fairbanks
Phillip Yupanik
Business
Education Department and
Moses Friendly
Theresa Merculief
Joe Garney
I the Journalism class.
The mid-term graduates may return
Ronni Wesley
I in the spring graduation ceremony if Editor:
Feature Editors: Georgianne Charles
\they wish.
Mildred Ward
M c B r id e G e ts G o o d ie s Sports Editor:
Harold Yatlin
During Christmas vacation, McBride Artwork:
Mari Sioux McDonald
Hall received a prize of a 5 lb. box Reporters:
Echo BigSpring
of chocolates for being the best deco
Daisy Bodfish
rated dorm. Locks were also put on
Mildred Quaempts
the doors of each girl’s rooms. The
Ron Smartlowit
keys will soon be issued after the
Daryl Sullivan
screens to each room are put in or Printing:
Graphic Art classes
Mr. Dashney
repaired.
Staff Advisors:
Mrs. Kolb
The dorm also gave a chicken din
Victor LaCourse
ner on January 13 for the twelve stu Principal:
Albert Y. Ouchi
dents who graduated during mid-term. Superintendent: