C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
Home of the Braves
Volume 78
April Issue
Number 3
1984
CHEMAWA INDIAN HIGH SCHOOL, SALEM, OREGON 97305 <
Meets President Reagan
Top BIA
Student
Academic Fitness
CHEMAW A
S E N IO R
Janice Gologergen, Siberian Eski
mo and a Chemawa senior, received
a merit trip to end all awards. She
has been honored to receive the
BIA’s selection for the Presidential
Academic Fitness Award from Pres
ident Ronald Reagan on May 11.
Janice was one of 60 students—
one from every state in the country
and special areas such as for BIA -
who received a certificate, pin, and
special individual words of praise
from President Ronald Reagan dur
ing a special White Hous? luncheon.
E S C O R T S .
G o lo g erg en w as e s c o rte d to
Washington, D.C., by her father Pat
rick Gologergen, former mayor of
Ja n ic e ’s hometown in Savoonga,
Alaska; academic vice-principle Ed
John; and Chemawa school board
president Mae Taylor.
L IM O U S IN E
LUXURY
Upon their initial arrival in Wash
ington, Janice and her escorts were
met by a BIA limousine and taken
out for dinner by high ranking BIA
officials.
Receives Presidential
Award at White House
Thursday was filled with special
meetings and audiences with such
high ranking dignitaries as Dr. Ken
Ross, national director for Indian
Education; Ken Smith, Assistant
Secretary of the Interior; a formal
reception at the national BIA head
q u arters; Senators H atfield and
McClure; and an exclusive recep
tion with Secretary of Education
Terrance Bell.
h ig h l ig h t
The highlight of the entire trip
came, of course, when Janet met the
President and was able to exchange
a few words.
Because of her unique position as
a student representing all BIA
schools, Janice received constant
attention ¿throughout her Washing
ton visit.
Reagan said the new aw ards,
which will be given to about 220,000
top high school graduates across the
country this spring, are supposed to
promote scholastic achievement,
just as another presidential award
for students, started by President
Johnson in 1966, encouraged physi
cal fitness.
The President used the ceremony
to hail “a hugh and growing public
mandate for change” in American
schools after “ 20 years of declining
academ ic standards.” He said
much of the spirit of school reform is
“directly traceable” to the report by
the National Commission on Excel
lence in Education, released at the
White House a year ago.
it I ’ LL
FORGET
NEVE R
The Presidential Academic Fit
ness Awards require students to
have a B-plus or better average in a
high school program that includes at
least 12 course in English, mathe
matics, science, social studies, for
eign language and computer sci
ence. The students must also score
in the top 20 percent on a college
entrance test or nationally standar
dized achievement exam.
THANKS
Special thanks goes to the mem
bers of the Presidential Academic
Task Force who not only acted as
gracious hosts throughout the entire
venture, but who were invaluable
resources extending courtesy to our
Chemawa group.
T H IS
E X P e R IE N C E
Other activities Janice partici
pated in included a special tour of
the White House, sightseeing tours
of the Washington, D.C. area and
monuments, numerous interviews
including a special team of Port-
iand’s KA I U-2 w orking out o iW a s h
ington, and of course numerous cer
tificates and words of praise from
the highest officials in the country.
R E Q U IR E M E N T S
C O N G R A T U L A T IO N S
A special congratulations to Jan
ice for her outstanding dedication to
education and for making the com
mitment to excellence^,»?
G o l o g ^ rg e n
Student C o u n c il
Public installation of these offices
will be held next year.
Special recognition, words of
gratitude and best wishes go to out
standing ASB offices: A big “ thank
you” to Monte Munyan, president;
Joanne Lane, vice-president; Rhon
da Geboe, secretary; and Ruth Paul,
treasurer.
WHITEMAN NEW TREASURER
Jerome Whiteman, Arapahoe, was
selected to balance and keep the
books as ASB’s new treasurer.
While having no previous experi
ence as an officer, Jerome said he is
willing to put in the time. “ I’m de
pendable and able to take on the
many responsibilities. I’m also will
ing to put in the time to do a good
job.”
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nor
it
Student Council Flectioasi
Students selected as executive
council officers during the May 4
elections for 1984-85 were:, Dean
Chingman,president; MariaQuincy,
vice-president; Audry Jones, secre
tary; Jerome Whiteman, treasurer;
and Warren Spencer as Sergeant at
Arms.
r e t v r ns
Leaders Chosen
During this, his first year at CIS,
Jerome has seen the rules become
stricter. But still he has enjoyed his
year and cites his best experience as
being named February’s Student of
the Month.
The major changes Jerome would
like to see at Chemawa are better
food from the kitchen, seeing more
students involved in school activi
ties, and “helping to change some
attitudes about the school.”
Je ro m e ’s hobbies a re reading,
playing basketball and shooting
pool.
“I’d like to thank the outgoing of
fices for a job well done!”
QUINCY NAMED
VICE-PRESIDENT
M aria Quincy, Chippewa Cree,
won the position of vice-president of
student council during the all school
elections. Her basic platform was to
get more students involved in the
school and improve relations with
the local community.
As vice-president, Maria will be
responsible for assuming the duties
if the president should not be able to
attend meetings or assume his job.
for 84-85
She, like the president, must demon
strate fair and consistent leader
ship.
“ I think my major responsibilities
a re to know everything that the
president would know and to take
his place when needed,” she said.
Maria’s qualifications for the po
sition include three years of being
involved with student council as a
freshman class president, sopho
more class president, and part-time
junior class president.
Maria decided to run when some
one told her she could do a good job.
Since she finds ASB interesting and
is eager for another Challenge, she
ran hoping to increase stu d en ts’
self-confidence.
A u d ry Jones
junior Audry Jones, Lummi, ran
unoppossed in her bid for the posi
tion of Student Council Secretary.
Jon es’ said her background in
note writing, typing, current junior
class secretary and secretary for
Indian Youth Clubs of Washington
last year, qualified her for the posi
tion. “ Besides,” she said, “ some
body had to run (for the position).”
“ I hope to get students to realize
that if they can make a person be
lieve in themselves, that person will
try all the harder and be good at
what he or she is.”
The major change Quincy wants
to push for is making the Navajo
Trails safer by adding lights.
Maria said her best experience
has been playing basketball.
When not working in photography,
Maria enjoys dancing, writing po
etry and playing basketball.
During her term in office Audry
hopes to get more students involved
in student government, get the job
done, and do a good job at getting it
done.
Jones counts as her best experi
ences a t Chemawa getting con
firmed in the Catholic Church, get
ting her G.P.A. up “ 100%,” and most
of all “ straightening herself out here
at Chemawa by just being here.”
In her spare time Jones enjoys
sewing, jogging, watching TV, play
ing hackeysack, and watching other
students break dance.
Lower
Minimum
Wage
Proposed
Chingman
ASB President
M unvan
G r a d u a te s
HINGTON (SPS) President
a indicated that he will press
iss again this year to establish
;r minimum wage for teen
seeking summer and after
employment.
t year the admin>s^ra^’on tried
Congressional apProval f°r a
linimum” youth wage that
have allowed employers to
Jens $2.50 an hour minimum
A fter organized labor and
opponents charged th a t it
result in businesses replacing
with youth for unskilled jobs,
ess rejected the idea.
Reagan said he would keep
” on the issue because ‘a lot
ills are due to the minimum
...th e very least we should do
have the subminimum wage
for young people who are en-
the job market for the first
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O U T G O IN G
M o n te
O F F IC E R S
M unyan,
R u th
S a Y FAREW ELLI
P a u l,
Dean
Rhonda
C h in g m a n .
and
G eboe.
Joanne
Lane