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Page 6 MAY 24, 1983 Chemawa American » o o o o esca a a a p c Students of the Month Accept Challenges to be Dedicated IKE CHOSEN MAY STUDENT ESTELLE CAPTURES FEBRUARY HONORS SCOT WINSOR FAVORITE APRIL STUDENT STUDENT OF THE MONTH WILBER TOP MARCH STUDENT by Tracy Swimptkin At press time we were noti fied that May's Student of the Month is Lena Ike from Warm Springs. She was chosen fourth place as third runner-up in the Miss Chemawa pageant. Lena was'’a cheerleader part of this year. She will be a senior next year. Congratulations to Lena on this award. Cree Medicine Receives January Honors The CHEMAWA AMERI CAN would like to recognize the outstanding efforts of Scott Winsor, a junior at Chemawa who put forth tre mendous effort into the suc cess of the Juniojr-Senior Prom. He was the first to show up for decorating and stayed about 9 hours helping. He said even though this was his first prom he believed it was pretty well set up. He didn't attend the prom during his freshman and sophomore year because he didn't like to dance. He still isn't much into dancing but put so much effort into this year's prom to show his "school spirit". When asked what he en- joyed most about the prom, Scott replied, "I liked seeing how nice everyone looked all ' dressed up." The morning after, the prom, Scott reported to the gym on his own ready to help clean up. He stayed until everything was finished which was about four and one-half hours. He hauled 30 tables from the gym to the class rooms and did other strenuous tasks. To get others involved, Scott went to the dorms and announced that clean-up was ready to begin. Scott said he would also like to tharik everyone who helped decorate for the prom. His last comment was that he'd like to see next year's juniors just try to beat this year's .prom I! STUDENT OF THE MONTH by Andrea George "I think you can really make something of yourself here at Chemawa because there are ihore opportunities to be inde pendent and you can have a better self image," said junior Lisa Wilber, March's Student of the Month. Lisa is a Winnebago from the Great Lakes area. She was bom in St. Paul, Minnesota on September 4, 1966, under the sign of Virgo. Her hobbies iriclude jogg ing, reading, singing and sew ing, but her favorite one is cooking. When asked about how she felt about being Student of the Month, Lisa stated that she felt "proud, happy and more self confident." Lisa's favorite foods are Indian tacos and wild rice. H er favorite song is "Jack and Diane" by John Cougur. "Cre dence Clearwater Revival" is her favorite group. Congratulations to the STU DENT OF T he MONTH, LISA WILBER. LINDA RUSSETTE NAMED DECEMBER OF MONTH STUDENT OF THE MONTH STUDENT OF THE MONTH by Jackie Geboe Our December student of the month was bom under the sign of Leo, August 16, 1965, in Havre, Montana. She is an enrolled member of the Chip- pewa-Cree tribe? Prior to at tending Chemawa our student went to Box Elder High in Montana. Besides, going home for Christmas our student enjoys by Ms. LaCroix '1 didn't expect to get Stu dent of the Month I I Was a little bit scared facing all those people ift the audience when they called me up there. I've never been in front of that many, people before!" said Dwayne CreeMedicine, senior and January Student of the Month. Bom and raised on the , Blackfeet reserv atio n in Browning twenty years ago, Dwayne has been at Chemawa since his sophomore year. Prior to coming to Chemawa, Dwaÿne went to Intermoun tain Indian School. Dwayne said that the major differences in the two schools is that there were more students at Inter mountain, and more things for students to do. He also says that he likes the way the stu dents have more bathrrom pri vacy here. There, each dorm floor had â Unit shower in stead of the separate bath room here. After graduation Dwayne hopes to attend the University of Montana in Missoula and major in art. Currently Dwayne spends *much of his time with acrylic art and oil painting landscapes, doing some sculpturing, and re searching Indian artists. He said he particularly enjoys the work of his uncle, Bud CreeMedicine, who has had an impact on his work and decis ion to go on to college. An other family member who had influenced and has helped him decide on attending college is his brother who, he said, had always encouraged him and challenged him to make more of himself. "He told me not to give up and that I needed more than a high school diploma if I was going to get anywhere in the work today. I don't know if I'll make if or riot—that first year will be the real test, but I am going to try my best." When not working on art or in school, Dwayne enjoys lis tening to "Judus Priest", look ing through LIFEF magazine, and being with his girlfriend, Damita Begay, whom he says had been a major force in his life and turned his life around. "I think underclassmen should start thinking about and planning for college and their freshman and sophomore - years. Graduation is just ¿round the comer! I think that ’ is the biggest, problem here—students dori't plan ahead and work towards ldrig- range goals. There's a lot there for all of us, but we have to plan and work towards that," said Dwayne. Traditional dancing is im portant to CreeMedicine. He was seven when he started dancing but he quit when he was 11. Now he said he has started dancing again last sum mer and enjoys it. Recently Dwayne was one of the key dancers during the basketball fame held on Jan. 28, National Native American Day. Stur dents and staff members did a small exhibition for the visit ing team that evening. Dwayne challenges himself and other Chemawa students to set their goals and dreams high and work toward them. We congratulate Dwayne on being chosen January Student of the Month and a credit to the senior class. Tying Scott Windsor’s hands doesn’t stop hiriri from eating, as Mr. Seare discovers. FEBRUARY STUDENT OF THE MONTH by Jackie Geboe "The best part of Chemawa is Chemawa and it's people" said, February student of the month, Estelle Demontiney. Bom Oct. 22,1965, Estelle is a member of the Cheppewa- Cree Tribe from Havre, Mon tana. , Sports, school, people, teachers, and students are Estelle's best experiences at Chemawa. She has many career inter ests. Among her future goals are to finish high school and to go on to college. Her favorite sport is basketball and rodeos. Demontiney maintains life at Chemawa is good and is a kind of stepping stone to get ting what shw wants out of the future. We congratulate Estelle on a job well done! crocheting, taking, pictures, going to the ocean, and .beading. While still a junior our December student of the month has one major goal: to graduate! The December student of the month was LINDA RUS -SETTE. MAY DAY CELEBRATION Students and Staff Frollic During May Day Fun A tradition in the forming, a legend in the making. That might well express the annual May Day célébra tion here at Chemawa. For several years the first Wednesday in May is set aside for our annual staff and stu dent picnic. After a winter of rain, deadlines and schedules, both the staff and students look forward to a day in the sun For several years Roswell Seare has spearheaded the organization and execution of this fun day. This year as Recreàtional Director, Mr. Seare was mobilized on wheels and moved to Cascade Park for the day. The food service staff was there in full force—Bar-B-Que on wheels and trucks of pies, melons, salads and beverages. No one left the table hungry that day. A special guest to this year's celebration was Sonny Dooley, Miss Navajo, from Vanderwagen, New Mex ico. Mis Dooley was on campus for the miss Chemawa pageant and we felt fortunate that she was able to be at the picnic. The afternoon was spent doing all the things the May Day is noted for. It would be hard to saywhat was the most popular event that day. In fact, the top honors would have to be shared among the pie eating con test, centipede race, the raw egg toss and the three-person bag race. Also high on the activity list were the class competition tug-o-wars and the staff vs. student softball game. The picnic broke up in the late afternoon with everyone tired but well satisfied that this was another suc cessful May Day. för Chemawa. And Roswell Seare—well you might have guessed was already making plans for May Day 1984. Few’events here at Chemawa involve the staff and students in such a positive way as does this yearly day set aside for fun and companionship. Thanks for another memory, Mr. Seare. Kayaking- More than a Water Fight by Jesus Senter Kayaking first started . at Chemawa as a class, but be cause of budget cuts was taken out of the school academic program and reduced to a club. A few of the. students (most of which were part of the school's program last year) decided that they did not want the group to die out so it became an activity. The members of the club decided to ask Ed Bartlett and Dave Graham, recreation staff members and club advisors, if they could keep the club open. Both agreed to keep the club open as long as there was ade quate invovlvement. So far enthusiasm remains high. The club is currently run by the club members along with the club advisors. Every Tues day, the members of the club go down to the Willamette Community pool to work on various kayaking skills. Almost every week-end the club applies those skills on a river trip. Students who do participate in the week-end trips say the trips and the in volvement are exciting and en joyable. On the river the group wat ches out for other members of the group continuously to avoid hazards in the river. They have learned to work together and have fun doing it. The club plans to try to take the dorms on rafting trips with them sometimes this year. Active members of the club are:, Jesus Senter, James Street, Monte Munyan, Bill Schaaf, Gerald Kelly, Louita Garcia, Phillip Solomon, and Roberta Kipp. V VHHHHR Active Year For Drama Club DRAMA CLUB by Gerald Kelly Many students are asking just what Drama Club is and what its function is. Drama Club is a well organized group with a great deal of student involvement. Members work on plays ranging from comedy to mystery and various types of skits. The group also works on choreography routines set to contemporary music. Arlene Isaacson and Donna Napier are the club's active and steady advisors who are a great help to the club. The club works on more than just plays and skits. Besides ac ting, they also work on lights, props, make-up and other spe cial effects dealing with the magic of drama. Drama Club gave a short presentation for the carnival held on March 26, and hopes to work toward a special spring drama production. Drama Club is a 'close knit' group and works hard on try ing to please its audience. The club tries to add a touch of joy and spirit to the atmosphere of the school. An example of its talent was presented during a special Halloween perfor mance. Active members of the club are Gerald Kelly, Jesus Senter, Julie McDonald, Vicki Matt, Guy Ford, Eileen Felix, Ben Harlow, Travis Brockie, Kelly McGraw, Monte Munyan, June MedicineEagle, Shawn Hostler, Toni Wynecoop, Ross Pond, Mona Chavez and Buddy Rides-at-the-Door. Fun> laughter ana exciti ment are what the Dram Club is all about so WATCI OUT because the club is con ing up fast and the sky's tl limit! < .
