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[Page 2 Chemawa American April 1984 EDITORIAL By LaVelle Walker The year of 1983-84 is almost over, just a short time to go. Many stu dents have gone home or transfered from Chemawa. But some of us have made it through the year. We should all be proud of ourselves. I hope that all of you w ill return to Chemawa next year. A lot of us have many memories here, and next year we w ill have more. We all need to help the school stay > open so other students can come and enjoy the opportunities here and not be forced into schools and places where they are not happy. Congratulations to the Class of 1984! V is its S tu d e n ts C o n g r e s s m a n D e n n y S m it h C h e m a w a I m p r e s s e d W it h Letters to the Editor LaVelle Walker Editor Chemawa American Chemawa High School Salem, Oregon Dear Editor: Dear Ms. Walker, I received a copy of the Fall Holiday Issue of your paper for 1983.1 would like to commend you and your staff on the high quality of the newspaper. Every feature of the paper was at tractive, informative, and well-writ- ten. I am sure that you and your staff spent many hours working on the preparation of such a fine news paper. I was particularly glad to see such a wide range of coverage of students and faculty, women and men, academics and extra-curricu- lars. I hope you can continue to keep up this fine level of quality. Your paper indicates that you might be interest ed in a career in communications or journalism. Your family, teachers, advisor, and friends can be very proud of your work. Congratulations! As spring rolls around and visions of proms and graduation activities and parties come into view, it is an important time to think about the consequences of alcohol and drug use. We as professional educators need to evaluate what we are doing or should be doing to impart to the students we serve, the facts, myths, and consequences about this sub ject. It is a time to capitalize on the various resources in your communi ties to address a focal issue which has a very significant impact on the lives of each child in our school sys tem as well as the comm unities where these children reside. I per sonally encourage each of you to work in cooperation w ith your school boards, staff, and community resource agencies to formulate and implement appropriate activities addressing the issues associated with alcohol and drug abuse with the limited time between now and the dismissal of school for the summer. -H arvey J. Jacob, - Acting Director, Office of Indian Education Programs David J. Leigh, S.J. Director Assoc. Prof. English Dear Editor: Letter to the Editor Dear Mr. Gray, On January 27th, we were p riv i- ledged to have ten young people from your school visit our facility. We spent a wonderful evening, get ting acquainted, sharing goodies, playing games and “ adopting” each other. The staff, and especially our residentswe we very pleased and ap preciated this special gift of time and concern. The joy that it brought to many of these folks, plus the obvi ous rewards of giving, that the stu dents were feeling, made this 'ex periment a great success. I spent time with the students to ori ent them to the fa cility and explain some of the needs of the patients. They were so attentive and seemed sad to leave at the close of the visit. We thank you for this service of love and hope that it might develop into a regular program. I believe this w ill prove to be a beneficial and reward ing experience for both our resi dents and the students of the • C.A.E.C. program. If I can help in any way coordinate this a c tiv ity with you please give me a call. Sincerely, Jo Ellen Jandera Social Coordinator Thank You This was brought to my attention in an old issue of the CHEMAWA AM ER IC A N from 1933. I guess some things do not change. We need articles, especially from seniors for this next and final issue of the school year. Clubs are urged to see Ms. La Croix or LaVelle Walker with any news or year’s highlights immedi ately. A VOICE C ÎY IN G IN THE h WILI F e r n e s s C H E M A W A HOSPITALITY Mi fl ue I Re ye s.Pa t E r netro m.G e ra Id G ray, C o n g re s s m a n D e n n y S m ith ,M & e T a y lo r ,E d j o h n & V i o l e t t e H i l l u i re — // ' L o n g e s t W a lk '8 3 - 8 4 Y e a r bo o k T he me By Rosie Black Weasel Preserve those special memories of this year by purchasing a copy of the 1984 Chemawa Chief yearbook. The cost of this valuable treasure is only $20! While some students may consider this a little on the expen sive side, it is slightly under the av erage cost of a high school annual. Increased national printing and photo costs were the major reasons cited by adviser MS. Debbie La Croix for the cost of the book. For the past few years the book has been printed by staff members here at Chemawa which kept the costs down, but limited the type of book available. It also prevented the idea of color pictures. This year a color shot of the entire senior class w ill be printed. Plans were made to have each senior’s picture in color, W lB S lk l pf(fWw this year. As time goes on it becomes in Major setbacks complicated the creasingly difficult to obtain enough yearbook staff all year. Permission news for an issue of the AMERI for legally soliciting advertisers like CAN, especially when work is a bit the public schools have took many crowded in the shop and our report months. Obtaining permission for er is not able to scramble around ' Josten’s Yearbook Company to print and drag it by force from the cus the book, determining the size and tomers. Secretaries and reporters pages fo r the lim ite d budget re of the several organizations are duced the lead time for fund raisers. asked to please cooperate and keep But despite the many complications sending in items. Class notes have the book is coming together. been scarce lately, shop notes have “ The Longest Walk” is the theme fallen off and the only news we have of the book. Art work is being com had from the many religious organi pleted by Marvin Devereaux that zations we obtained by brow-beating traces a character through the four them from secretaries. In this situa years of Chemawa to that fateful tion the sponsors can help. Now is day of graduation. the time for all good Chemawaites The cover of the books w ill be a to come to the aid of their paper. If, gold Indian head medallion inlayed about press time of the next issue, under a rich red leather cover you should see ye editor, ye reporter, carved with black inlayed designs. ye typesetters and ye devils walking Students are urged to purchase about the campus with bewildered their books before the end of the expressions on their faces, you’ll school year. Only a limited number know that some one paid heed to this are being ordered. Students who plea purchase books and do not return w ill have the books mailed to them at no extra cost in August. Return ing students w ill receive their copies when they return in the fall. An au tograph party, is being planned for those students who purchase the book prior to their arrival. Special EDITOR’S NOTE: The Chemawa Am erican staff would like to extend its appreciation to the following people who support ed and assisted us in producing this issue of the paper: --Mr. Gerald Gray and ED JOHN who allocated the monies and ack nowledged the need fo r a school newspaper as a m ajor source of in formation; -M r. Pigsley for coordinating all the paperwork that such a publica tion takes while staying within the guidelines; --Mrs. Donna Napier and her pho tographers all the long hours that they put in after school and on the weekends to make sure that the pic tures you see could be shared; -M r. Hanson and Mr. Lamb for th e ir work in graphics and h a lf tones on the pictures; -Kitchen staff for assistance with food for late>night sessions; -Matron staff for allowing stu dents to stay up late and work; -Marv in Deveraux and Don Bai ley for their artistic help and graph ics that adds so much to any publi cation; -Faculty members who allowed students out of class to work on this issue; - and to the Statesman Journal sta ff members who typeset and printed the paper adding supplies and many hours of technical help. THANK YOU ALL! -E d ito r .. ¥ autograph books for this year are available from Mr. Hanson. Students who would like th e ir names printed in gold foil w ill be charged $2 extra because it is an extra charge to the staff. Several of the major changes that the staff is trying this year is raising monies by advertising, contacting tribes for their support by either running ads or purchasing books for students that they have attending school. The largest ad placed so far is from IBM who took out a $210 full page ad. Other ad costs range from $100 for a half page to $10 for a Pa tron ad which lists the names of groups, dorms, etc. that supported the book. “ What we are trying to do is make w here stu dents do writing, layout, picture • selection, pasteup and complete pro cess. Such a graphics background is highly marketable. Many tribes are looking for trained Indian people on their own reservations who can help with putting out the tribal paper, quarterly reports, and publications for the tribe. We are trying to teach studentsnot only these skills, but the responsibilities involved in putting out a student publication,” said Ms. La Croix. Yearbook editor Hope Running Wolf is optimistic about the book and is excited about the theme. “ We’re working hard, but time is running out. We need student help with several sections. We need stu dents to purchase the books before the end of the school year. Anyone who would like to donate time and energy to the yearbook can come in each afternoon and evening after school and during the weekends starting at 1 pm.” Photographs are being supplied by Mrs. Napier and her photo stu dents. Students who would like to pur chase this treasure of memories should see Hope Running Wolf or Ms. La Croix before the end of the year. T o m a s k in C a l l s f o r L o c a l T r i b a l S u p p o r t o f C h e m a w a 's P re s e n t a n d F u tu re “ If we don’t have a concerted ef fort by the school board members and local tribal councils I think that Chemawa’s future is short,” said form er school board chairm an Leonard Tomaskin during a special presentation he made at the 1984 Pow Wow. During the late 1960’s, Tomaskin explained, m ajor outside forces wanted the school closed instead of investing new monies into keeping the school open. Some bureauocrats were ready to let the school close and turn over the job of educating th e ir students to the individual tribes, even those tribes without any major funds. In 1968 Chemawa was turned over to the Northwest tribes instead of belonging solely to the Bureau of In dian Affairs. While funding and staff still came under the BIA, tribes had input for the first time in the history of the school. Northwest tribes began to take an active hand in the events that were happening to the students here. Another problem Tomaskin hopes w ill improve is the need for more staff and parental support of stu- dents. “ This is a school that is operated 24 hours a day. Students need to feel that this is their home and that staff members are their family. When adults get behind stu dents and students feel that they are important then they do a good job.” Tomaskin encourages parents and tribal leaders to take preventa tive measures with their young chil dren early in the stages of life so that alchohol and drugs are reduced and self confidence is increased. “ What we need are preventative programs that begin at home that are supported by the tribal councils, and that are then imputed here at Chemawa. We can’t spend time at Chemawa trying to cure the prob lem. I t ’s up to the parents to select board members that carry out their wishes for their children, support the school and their children, and get behind the school along with the tribal councils. Without parental, tribal council and school board in volvement the school w ill not sur vive the current climate of negative politics toward Indian people,” con-, eluded Tomaskin. This involvement was to pay off. When backroom plans were being discussed to close the school To maskin and other trib a l leaders pointed out to local and national con gressmen that Chemawa was not only important to Indian students, but had a major financial impact on the Salem and Keizer communities. Millions of federal dollars were gen erated from Chemawa which went directly into the local merchants tills. The buying power of tl]e c0™' munity was strongly affected by the school then and now. “ With so few northwest tribes ac tively supporting and being involved in the school now, the school could close like Intermountam is this year and Mt Edgecume did last year. Those schools would have never closed if tribes, parents, school board members and interested peo ple got behind the students. We can not survive alone. Tomaskin » id tha' ?IS mess? 8e for tribal and Parental support is important again because the present administration nnd tone of the coun try is negativetowards ■"«tan pen- W e Ic NIGHT DANGER responsibility for students who place themselves in such danger. This in “ We want to see you alive the next cludes stu de nts who p a rty a t day!” said law enforcement direc friends’ houses, stay overnight when tor Howard Doore. not properly checked out, and who This is not an idle scare tactic nor simply do not return to campus for is it an ad for “ Halloween III .” It is days and must have the law enforce the terrifying reality of fear that has ment officers coax them back to residents of Salem concerned due to campus. the recent murders of two local fe D uring the tim e of year when male residents. Law enforcement summer vacation, graduation and officers and local authorities cau end of the year parties seem to be on tion all female students to always the minds of many students, law en travel in pairs, avoid parties and so forcement officers caution students cial gatherings off campus. to think twice about such activities. Recently a young 18-year old Wil Review boards, suspensions, and lamette University coed was found even some expulsions await.those strangled. She was on her way home students who throw warnings to the from a dorm party, but never made wind. it. An intensive search was made by With two Salem women murdered the police and other students from in the last few months, common Willamette, but she was found too sense dictates that caution be used. late. This young lady who had said When Salem officers are not sure goodnight to her friends and had that the man in ja il is really the k ill promised to see them the next day er, it could be a matter of life and never saw daylight again. death if caution is not taken, espe Students who go AWOL create the cially by the female students. greatest concern and put them Don’t take unnecessary chances selves in unnecessary danger. What and risks. When leaving campus, may seem like a friendly walk up •have perm ission, sign out, make town could end up to be the last walk sure that another friend is along, anywhere. and both return before curfew . This is why any student who goes During the time away stay within AWOL more than three hours w ill the school rules so that we w ill in im m ediately be sent home. The deed see you alive the next day! staff simply cannot be forced to take CHEMAWA AMERICAN S œ U o u m l î k i c S WCAN “ P“bÜShed by Chemawa todian Hi«h EDITOR-IN-CHIEF...................................................... ..............LaVelle Walker [ REPORTERS............................... .......LaVelle Walker, Hope RunningWolf, LEO NARD M IK E Lacy Luton, Jeanine Wright, REDCLOUD, J O H N S O N , E R L e ' n A B L A C K W E A S E JO JO R O S IE IR V IN G .A N D ANNE BLACK W EASEL J U D IE BULLCALF AND W ARBUS ADVISOR/TEACHER..................................................... Ms. Debbie LaCroix PHOTO * EDITOR....................................... ......................Mrs. Donna Napier V V
