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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1983)
FALL HOLIDAY ISSUE 1983 PAGE 2 EDITORIAL Student Council Notes By LaVelle Walker A s a first year Editor o f the school newspaper I have become more aware of how much time, energy, sweat, pres sure, and problem-solving skills are needed in putting out a paper. This first issue has been difficult and often disappoint ing because we had so many problems to deal with. B ut through it all I have begun to see that my job as Editor is not only a person who is there to make sure that a monthly new spaper comes out, but I am here to learn to work with other peo ple and to help the staff learn to work with the many different types of people that are here. This has meant many set backs in not only getting infor mation, developing it into news stories and meeting deadlines, but learning how to write in journalistic style, and working with time conflicts with printers and others. I t means choosing the appropriate photographs to accent the stories, dealing with breakdowns in machines, fac ing our own low energy levels, and schedule conflicts. I hope that you will take this into con sideration as you read this first issue. We are not apologizing, but trying to make you aware o f the major problems we face and the delay. We want to cover the entire Chemawa scene—everything from academics and dorm life, to special events, guest speakers, and the many activi ties that students are involved with on and off campus. We have many hopes and dreams for this paper. We need your help in giving us tips on whafs happening, your time in obtaining some of the informa tion and help in the writing and laying out of the paper. We are a school, a communi- ty that is 104 years old. We are proud of what it offers and want to share that with not only other Indian and non-In dian schools, but with our own families and tribes back home. It takes time to learn to do a good job, but that doesn’t mean we ever give up. I hope we will all try and make this the best school year Chemawa has ever had. The newness has worn away, and it’s time to get down to some serious work on our major oroblems here at Chemawa: Alcohol and Drug abuse. I Editor, LaVclle Walker know the problems won’t disap pear, but if we care, if we work hard and participate in the do come true. On behalf o f the publication’s programs and activities offered, we can begin to make ex staff, I welcome all comments, changes, have fun, and stay out questions, and suggestions you may have in making this a bet of trouble. Not only do we need to get ter student publication. our problems together but we I wish each of you a success need to take care of our school. in the near and far future, and It is only four years old, but in the happiest holiday ever. Be some places it looks much older careful during your travels because too many people don’t back home and on your trip care. Many people say we have back. Chemawa needs each and a model program and building. Whether you agree or not we every one o f you! I hope you still must take pride in this have a White Christmas, a nice place we call home for nine Christmas dinner and fun of all months out of the year. We your relations and friends. Merry Christmas and the must show each other and all our visitors we do care for each best year ever. other and our school. The year has moved into the autumn where nature changes and prepares for a quiet time. Perhaps we too can prepare to make the same changes in our Editor’s Note: personal lives as we deal with alcohol and drug problems in On behalf of the entire staff ourselves as friends, preparing we extend our sincere gratitude for those quiet times to study to two people who put in many and plan for our futures. A s we extra hours to help us get this slowly move into the end of one issue out. season and into another, I en First of all, we extend our courage you to carry good heart-felt thanks to Mrs. Don thoughts. When you care, they na Napier, photo teacher, who was responsible for completing all photography* to accompany the stories in this issue. We ap preciate all the extra hours she Chemawa is a very special spent on her own time. When ever requests were made she school that holds over 450 Indian mflny different na was more then ready to help us tions. •Unlike other schools, out. these students also come from We also would like to thank many different parts of the U.S. Mr. Ed Hanson for his help in Students from one state often see typesetting much of the copy others from other states as differ and screening all the photo ent because they are not like graphs. pespite his busy those they are used to being schedule he put in many hoiirs with. If people are’t like what you’re used to, do you think of on the issue. Finally we would like to them as weird or "Non-Indian"? I think that we should all, as thank Mr. Zeke Marques of the young Indian people, disregard Statesman-Journal for all his the differences in each other and extra typesetting help, tech take a closer look at the person nical assistance and supplies. inside. There are many others who worked on this issue and to High School is something you each of them we say thank you will always want to remember, for believing in. the value of but, who wants to only remember student press and our school who we didn’t like or who we thought was so odd? This school newspaper. is what you make it and you only get out of it what you put in. It hurts me to see Indians fighting each other br putting each other down for not being like every one else. We all came here to meet other Indians and get an education. Who comes to be the best By Corrine ChiefStick and fighters? Who comes to put Jeanine Wright others down? Who comes here to drink? Who is the true Indian? Sally Ritchie has been named the new Student Enterprise ad Anonymous viser for Chemawa, a position created to help students raise more money and increase pro fits from their businesses. As her initial goal Ritchie sta ted she is working on prepara tions for the opening of the snack wnn the cooperation of the bar located in the recreation English department, initiated bi center, and expanding the school monthly letters home campaign. store’s line of items. Students spend two days a month Recently the student store em during their English classes writ ployees were hired. Charles ing letters to parents and fami Matte was named as the general lies. This helps keep the parents manager. He will work closely informed about what their sons/ with Mrs. - Ritchie and Leilani daughters are doing, how things Paul, Wanda Wells, and Emily are going, and maintains the Cain who were hired as store em lines of communication. ployees. While thefse workers Mr. John reports that he has earn only $1 an hour, Mrs. received several positive reports Ritchie said that as profits in from parents who are always in crease so will their wages. Sally has been working here at terested in hearing from theii Chemawa for ten years. Prior to sons/daughters. her position this year she has Students get a break from the taught music, personal finance, normal routine of literature, choir, English, worked as a sec grammar, composition and tests to put their letter writing skills retary, acted as a Pers^!?®! into practice. director, substituted, and fil*etl in where needed. Said one student,“ I don’t Born in Illinois, Ritchie has write home when I’m in the been somewhat mobile—she has dorm. I get to spend class time moved 20 times and lived in sev writing, don’t have to pay for the en states. She attended Brook stamp, and save my parents ings High School in Oregon ana money since I don’t call home was graduated from Western collect as much. My parents like Oregon State College with a de to hear from me, even when I ask gree in psychology. them to send money. It’s ok that Playing instruments in musi they can’t send me money. I just cals is Sally’s main interest. like to write and hope they write Over the past seven years she back.“ has played in eight shows not Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, I am very concerned about ' Théré aré" many problems in our school that need to be solved. One of them is alcohol and drug abuse. Many students may laugh and joke around but who will laugh in the end? What the young people here don’t understand today is that alcohol and drugs not only affect students in their school work and family relations, but they also are affected socially. Alcohol and drugs bring people to a different world, not to the world of "feeling good", but to the world of hurt. Aocohol and drugs are capable of ruining everything they have. "Oh, I don’t have anything", they may say, they have their life. Soon alcohol and drugs will be the only thing that matters to them and they start to overlook their friends, family, and school. If they want to Overcome their problem they can, but if they don’t they won’t, because no one can help them except them selves. Many students may be looking forward to the weekend to party and get high. But think a little: many abused people started out that way—looking for a good time. Now no time is good. Thank you, Patty LittleWolf Write, Don’t Phone Home By Becky Oldman As a suggestion from the School Board last year Mr. John, Even though students are to write home, Della Morrison still enjoys talking with parents, col lect of course. CHEMAWA AMERICAN By Toni Bitner Senior Monte Munyan was elected Student Body President last June. Monte is an Athabas can Indian from Spokane, Wash ington. During his three years here, Monte has held offices such as Sgt.-at-Arms, treasurer and vice-president of Student Council. Monte became interested in Student Council to see what he could do to help change things and improve the school. He feels strong about unity. Monte thinks there should be no fighting or stealing among the students be cause "we are all made equal, no more or no less." y It seems Munyan would have little time for anything else, but he is involved in the drama club, kayak club and was recently on the starting line up of the varsity football team. Another thing he is involved in is the Thunder Lodge Storytellers. Monte’s future plans are to attend college or go to the ser vice as a Marine after he gradu ates from Chemawa. He hopes for a happy life and to be a manager for a sales corporation. MONTE MUNYAN T re a s u r e r E le c te d By Antonio Bitner and Sheila Smokey Dean Chingman, a Shoshone- Arapahoe from Fort Washakie, Wyoming, and new to Chemawa, has been elected as the new Stu dent Council Treasurer. Dean chose to run for treasurer since he has had previous experience in other schools. Dean is involved in many school activities such as drama club, Indian club, cadet program, Pow-Wow committee, and of course, Student Council. Dean seems to be pretty busy these days, but in his spare time, he likes to play basketball and just walk around campus. He espec ially likes the ' new Drug and Aocohol program. He replies, "I feel that it is needed in boarding and public schools. It will cor rect misinformation and informa tion that the students do not have." When Dean graduates, he Ians to attend law school and opefully someday become a lawyer for his tribe. We wish you the best of-luck in the future. Student Enterprises Lead by Richie only in plays but at restaurants & dinner theaters. Reflecting back, Sally recalled that her most memorable experi ence here was supervising the homecoming dance three years igo. It was a time party, it was dive, & good honest fun. But, she added, there’s never a dull moment here. She concluded by thanking the students who have helped in various activities over the years. Help & interest is still needed. By Monte Munyan, Student Council President Hello Chemawa Students, staff and faculty. On behalf of the entire executive council we hope that all of you are having a great year. We also hope that you remember why Chemawa is here. Since 1880 thousands of Native American youths have worked for, and received high school diplomas. We too, are after a diploma and a crack at the future, as will our children be too. We hope that Chemawa will be available for our children and our chil dren’s children forever. But in order to preserve that we must realize that it is up to us to keep our pride alive, to give our elders the respect that they deserve, and to re member and work for the Indian way. If you are interested in the '’old* Chemawa, we encour age you to take time to speak with some of the alumni that will be visiting They are members of classes that graduated anywhere from one to fifty yeats ago. Show them in you efforts and in your words that Chemawa still has pride because we, the current stu dents, are proud! We look forward to working with you to help make this a great year. We are here to work with you, and to be a friend. We hope that you will, in turn, be a friend. WELCOME BACK PICNIC AND DANCE By Vesta DeMarrias School Pictures Taken Students who purchased pic tures during the all-school pic ture day December 2 will receive their packets December 16. The black/white mug shots taken of all Students and staff will be used for the yearbook and identification. Retakes and new student pic tures will be scheduled for late January. Seniors who are planning to have special portraits taken by local or home studios should make appointments now and have the work done during Christmas break. Special portrait arran gements for seniors graduating the end of second quarter should be made with Ms. La Croix, yearbook advisor, or Mrs. Napier, photo advisor. As a way to welcome new and returning students, and cele brate the beginning of the school year, the kitchen staff and the Chemawa Alcohol Education Center’s staff sponsored two separate events—an afternoon picnic on September 9, and an evening dance on September 17. Chief cook Leonard Demmert said that the nice "Indian sum mer" weather coupled by the of a picnic tends to make stu dents and staff eat more than usual. This picnic was no excep tion. Over $500 was spent in preparing a feast of steaks, baked potatoes, corn punch, and cake. Nothing was wasted as students and staff enjoyed the long afternoon of food and get ting to know each other. <= On September 17 CAE-C spon sored its third annual "Welcome Back Dance" for students and staff. During the last two years a live band was hired to entertain students but due to a last minute cancellation a DJ was hired. Scott Tom from Portland’s KGW radio station helped students "rock out." CHEMAWA AMERICAN The CHEMAWA AMERICAN is published by the Chemawa Indian High School journalism class. In Memorium... Chemawa community ex tends their heart-felt sympath ies to the families & students who have recently had family members called home by the Great Spirit. Choctaw Smith, former Chemawa principal, who passed away in September after a long illness. Hew as a long time re sident of Salem. Pat Olney, wife of school board member Mr. Olney. P at passed away in November. LaRita Yallup, mother of Laoda and Lorna Yallup. LaRi ta passed away in late November in Yakima. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF............. ....................................................... taV elle Walker NEWS EDITOR............................................................................. Brenda Doore FEATURE EDITOR...................................................................Linda Tillman COPY EDITOR................... | ................ .. .. . .......................CorrineChief Stick PHOTO EDITOR............................... Tony Bitner and Shawnie Sammaripa SPORTS EDITOR.......... ...................... ......... .............................. Audrey Jones LAYOUT EDITOR............... ......... Jeanine Wright and Kathryn Dammon CIRCULATION EDITOR.............................. ........................Veronica Viera REPORTERS...................................... LaVelle Walker, David Bearchild, Leland Bearcomesout, Tony Bitner, Myron Boneshirt,Sherry Browning, Corrine Chief Stick, Kathryn Damon, Rojean Desoto, Glenda Dixey, Brenda Doore, Clayton George, Tammy Jacobs, Audrey Jones, Adrina Kinlichinie, Patty LittleWolf, Becky Oldman, Doralee Sanchez, Corrine The Boy, Linda Tillman, Cheryl WhiteHawk, Jeanine Wright, Faith Turtle, Lacy Luton, Vickie Atkins, Terry DeMarris, Hope RunningWolf, Shane Swimptkin, Genevieve Boneshirt, Vesta DeMarris, Pauline Peasley and Sheila Smokey. ADVISOR/TEACHER............................................. ;........ M s. Debbie LaCroix i Napier
