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MAY 24, 1983
Chemawa American
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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
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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!
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