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Chemawa American MAY 24, 1983 Page 5 UP WITH PEOPLE CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 1983 EMMY BITT Emmy feels she can best help other Indian people by bringing into their lives the ap preciation for Indian art. Art is a beautiful experience," she concluded. NANCY W ARD Nancy Ward, age 19, of the Quileute tribe, would like to be remembered for being very helpful when needed and being friendly. Her best experiences while at Chemawa are getting along with the staff, helping /staff organize activities, and getting her diploma. Nancy plans to go on to col lege and her future goal is to become a nurse. Her hobbies are reading, listening to music, and sewing. Her inerests in clude going to the movies and her sports interests are softball and basketball. When asked what advice she'd give to underclassmen or new students she said, "Learn to live your life, and do your best at Chemawa. Just be yourself and you will do just fine." She feels she can best help other Indian people after she graduates by sharing ideas about the procedures on In dian laws and agencies. deeann DEON )eeAnn Deon's advice for d e rc la ss m e n o r new dents is, "Don't let things you down, remember i'll have all the freedom a need, when the time nes." Soing back to DeeAnns ervation arid working with r people is the best way she Is she can help other Indian □pie after graduation. She sa y s w h a t e v e r eryone remembers her for is right with her—she only pes it's good. Her best ex- rience at Chemawa is raft- 5. It Was her first time and b can't wait to get another ance to go. Her hobbies are beading, iding, rafting, riding horses d bikes, cruisin', and swing ing. She is interested in talk- g with people, working with achines and people, and out ers. In sports she is in- rested in basketball, softball, id swimming. Her future goals after gradu- ion are taking a long rest rough the fall and attending »liege in Boulder, Colorado, hen spring arrives. Her ireer choice is to major m »unseling. She is 18 years old id comes from the Oglala oux tribe. Deon was bom in ine Ridge, South Dakota, li-vroc hl'lPf’P song cultures through and Ry Rosie Little Bird and Rose Tall Bull SENIORS PROFILED Emmy Bitt is 17 years old and from the Norther Paiute/ Shoshone-Bannock tribes. She was bom in Pocatella, Idaho, and still resides in the state of Idaho. Emmy's hobbies and in terests include art, beadwork, listening to music, Indian dan- . cing, going to Pow-Wows, and writing poetry. She also enjoys basketball. Emmy's future goals are to be an artist or free lance writer. Her career choice is to be a graphics designer. Her best experience while at Chemawa is "being around people and getting to know them." Bitt says she would like to be remembered for her .art work and poetry. When asked to give advice to underclassmen or new Chemawa students Emmy said. "Education , can be fun and we can learn a lot from each other, if we could only cut out the ignorance and put in its place understanding." bridging Howard Rainer from Brigham Young Univ. spoke to students about reaching out for dreams and never selling oneself short. He will be this year's senior graduation speaker. LORNA YALLUP Loma Yallup of the Yakima Nation plans to go into the ser vices, most likely the Marines or the Air Force. Her career goal is to do something for the betterment of her tribe. Her hobbies are riding horses and bikes, shooting ball, traveling the pow-wow . trail, and completing bead- work. She is interested in hik ing the mountains, and swim ming. She lovesto watch bas ketball, track, baseball, soc cer, gymnastics, marathon runners, and football. When asked what advice she had for underclassmen or new students she said, "Take what comes slowly. Don't be too much in a hurry to grow o r get older, your days will come .soon enough once you begin to enjoy the time you have now." Her best ex perience while at Chemawa was live band at the beginning of the school year and the homecoming, Sno-ball, and Valentine's dances. Loma was borri in Toppen ish and resides in the of Wash ington. She would like to be remembered for all the good times she shared with her friends. She feels by advanc ing one's knowledge is a step in the right direction to best help other Indian people. BILL SCHAAF Bill Schaaf is 18 years old and from the Blackfeet Na tion. He was born in Oakland, California, and now lives in Washington. His hobbies are kayaking, skiing, riding bikes, running, swimming, and being With his girlfriend. He is also inter ested in math and computers. His sports interests include fo o tb all, w restling, and basketball. . Schaaf's future goals are to go to college and major in math, get a good paying job, and to take care of his fam ily. His career goals are in electronics and mechanics. While at Chemawa Bill said his best experience was Che- mawa's 103rd' birthday and learning to kayak. Schaaf said he would like to be remembered for being him-* self and being nice to every one. He says he is "going somewhere" and believes he is "going to be someone in life." When asked what advice he'd give to underclassmen or new Chemawa students he said /Y ou have to set your goals now while young, don't wait until the last moment. Get your life's goals set while you still can." - Schaaf feels he can best help other Indian people after he graduated by going to college, then going back to the reserva tion to help. The internationally known group, "Up With People" gave a p e rfo rm a n c e to th e Chemawa Indian High School students and staff on May 17. O rg an ized by W esley Thompson, CAEC and a former member of the group for three years himself, said he bagan working in January to tty and have them perform here. After much negotiation the fee which usually runs as high as $10,000 was reduced to $2,500. Funds were applied by academic, Title 1, CAEC, In dian Club and donations. "Up With People" was originally founded by Blaton Belk in Arizona back in 1965. He knew young people had a poor image due to the times, so he had a vision to bring young people together intema- tionally. His goals were and are to build bridges of com munication around the world, and to help the members of this group develop and mature to their fullest possibilities. The groups have varied in size over the years. Currently there are 110 cast members representing 14 different coun tries such as Canada, Mexico, Japan, Kenya and Denmark. American members represent 35 different states. Caroline Johnson the only representative from Arizona and the only Native American Indian on the cast said that her experience with the group broadened her h o rizo n s tremendously. She was bom and raised on the Navajo reservation, and she has lived among the same group of peo ple. | In 1981 the cast perform ed on her reservation. Caroline ■ interviewed for a placj on the cast and was selected. "We try to share our belief that one day we as people will corné together from all nations of the world regardless of race, dance color or creed. 1 Delieve everyone is created by the • Great Spirit equally. We are tools and need to combine those ingredients of each other to make a better world," said Caroline. She encourages young In dian people to try out for a cast position and to travel with the group and learn about one's own strengths and develop those talents. After each performance in terviews for interested people from the ages of 17 to 25 are given. If selected the applicant pays "Up With People" $5,300 which covers transportation, tra v e l, fo o d and o th e r necessities. Students may receive a college credit from the University of Arizona, in a variety of disciplines: physi cal education, music, chore ography, art, and a wide vari ety of technical credits depen ding on the position. Members who decide to stay ASB Officers Exchange What’s with SHERMAN Your By Ms. LaCroix THIRD QUARTER HONOR ROLL By Gerald Kelly Students achieving a 3.5 GPA or better third quarter, wefe notified of their standing on the HONOR ROLL. Mr. Ed John, academic vice principal, decided that the good students of the school should b e ' Rewarded, and so it came to be that the students making HONOR ROLL would be treated to an evening out. On May 9, Mr. John, Mr. Big horn, and Mr. BoWers ¡accom panied these students on their evening of fun, frolic, food, games and movies. \ We would like to congratu late these students for - their hard work third quarter. T ravis Brockie, C arla Calera, Dee Ann Deon, April Friday, Theresa Jacobson, An nette Swimptkin, Patrick Lane, Byron Lee, Michell Leneaugh, Doug Light, Vicki M att,. Gabe Wells, Frartcine White, Lisa Wilbur, Kelly McGraw,, Monte Munyan, Gloria Quiver; Michelle Rad cliffe, Tracy Swimptkin, Janel T h o m p so n , and P h y llis Tomeo. By Nancy Ward If the government didn't get all vour money on Tax Day, April 15Z Molly Woods and members of the Night Lab staff thought they'd take a stab at it when they sponsored thè first Reno Night. Each student was given $2 in free tickets. They could choose such games as craps, poker, black jack, bingo, and other card I games and’ games of chance. Staff members who helped with games were Mr. Bowes, M r! Woods; Mary Wallace, mr. Fields, Mr. Meeier,'Mr. Lawyer,, Mr. Wood, Mr. Hen- selman, Mrs. Deck, Ms. Wheaton and Ms. La Croix, The highlight of the evening came when Mr. Meier auction ed off goodies such as boxes of candybars, games, and pop to students who had enough win ning tickets. Most students thought the evening was fun and hoped that another evening like this could be planned again. "It was still beating after breakfast," said Santos Windells as Georgia Cantrell checked his ticker during the Health Fair. IF . . . If you think you are beaten, You are; If you thingk you dqre not, You dont't . If you'd like to win but think unu r a n t. It's almost a einen you won t. If you think you'll lose, you've lost. Far out in the world we find Success begins with a fellow's will; It's all in the state of Mind another year become staff members and are paid accor ding to imposition—the type of job and number of perfor mances the group schedules. All cast members are hauled by host families in the area and cities which groups per form. Currently there is a waiting list for host families in the northwest. Reaction this "Up With Peo ple" by Chemawa students was very positive. "I thought it was going to be boring but, they danced and made it fun," said sophom ore Rebecca David. 'They were very enthusias tic & uplifting! Such tremen dous energy & talent!" ex claimed Pat Emstrom, school social worker. Students who are interested in trying out for a position with the group can contact Wesley Thomas at CAEC. Life's battle don't always go To the Stronger or. faster man; But sooner or later the man wins Is the man who thinks he can.. -Kipling "A lot of times students get discouraged during this time of the year and think that they áre not doing wha they want ed to accomplish during' the year. This trip will give them a chance to see another student council : in operation and see how other students handle the same problems and frustration that they have," said academic vice principal Ed John when asked about the April 23 — May. 1 trip to Sherman Indian School for student council exe- . cutivè members and advisor Larrÿ Meier. Mr. John stated that the trip cost the academic program $200 $50 per student for in cidental expenses. Student Council also withdrew monies from the council fund which "were not a significant amount," said Ed John. Title I paid for'the traveling expenses and room and board accom modations were made by Sherman Indian School. During the exchange pro gram between the two bureau schools, Mr. John expressed hopes that the students would compare the different pro grams and return with ideas to make student government more effective. He said too, that he hoped students would bring back information about recreation programs, cur riculum, dorm programs, stu dent ' enterprises, detention programs, etc. "I'm guessing they'll come back with some things Sher man does better, and that we can adopt — and that Sher man will adopt some of our good points. What we want to do is exchange ideas and infor mation with them," said Mr. John. When asked why Sherman was selected as the exchange school, Mr. John said that Sherman has been rated by a team of evaluators from Washington, D.C., as a top school in terms of overall effi ciency, "If it's so good, what are they doing that we'll be able to incorporate? Hopefully the students will be able to find out," he added. This trip initially was planned last fall, but it was "too costly" to take the boys' and girls' bas ketball teams and student council down there. It was decided to exchange ideas now, before the year" gets too filled," commented John. "In a year of change, such as we're in, I , Junk Mr. Gray is not only willing, but looking for changes to make the school more effective. In the past these were just fun trips, but we ve now put emphasis on gathering information." After their meetings with students at Sherman, student council members visited Los Angeles and took in many of , the local sites such as Disney land. The nine-day round trip was made oh Amtrak. ( Said one officer, "the people there were the best, and we were treated very nicely. The building too, was impressive, and covered with student art work. I think it was a worth- while trip. I hope we can see all . Indian Student Councils get to gether for a large meeting somewhere next year." Mona C!havez agreed that it Was a good trip and that she saw it also as a time of "R and JR" after a busy and hectic year. When asked to comment on the trip prior to leaving, Mr. Meier, advisor, refused. T think we will see the bene fits of the trip next year," con cluded one officer.
