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.