TRIBAL MEMBER NEWS
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Ueland Wins
Wrestling
Championship
The following students deserve our congratulations for making the
Siletz Middle School Honor Roll for the first semester:
Grade 8, 3.5-3.9 GPA - Juanita Lane; Grade 7, 3.5-3.9 GPA - Danny
Elgin, Jasmine Whitehead; Grade 6, 3.0-3.49 GPA - Kent Kaiser.
Jacob Ueland, son of Dirk and
Teresa Ueland of Corvallis, Mont.,
and grandson of Dan and LaRita
Lundy of Siletz, won the Montana
State Wrestling Championship for
KX) pound Novice on March 23.
He pinned his opponent in the
final match. Jacob is 11 years old. He
is a fifth-grader at Corvallis Middle
School. His family is so proud of him!
Siletz School Peer Mediation Program
Pullam Earns
Letter for
Equestrian Team
Congratulations to Marika
Pullam on earning her letter for
participating on the equestrian team.
Marika is a freshman at Corvallis
High School in Corvallis, Ore.
Congratulations, Marika! We -
Aunt Tina and all the family - are
proud of you!
Newly Trained Peer Mediators - First row, I to r: Ryan Brazil, Kayla McCord,
Dustin Gelligan, Trent Foltz, Katie Bowers, and Stacey Bork. Second row, I to r:
Chris Schuler, Trinity Bernhardt, Kallee Abbas, Clara Kennedy, Mark Smith,
Jeremy Sweet, Richard Lafferty, Kelsey Warren, and Kayla Borden.
Third row, I to r: Frank Geitner, Patty Murray, Priscilla Bradley, Brenda Bisson,
Jennifer Easter, Connie Lonsdale, Valerie Payne, and Nanette Logan.
Other volunteers for training not pictured: Dillon Blacketer, peer mediator;
Barb Woehle, Felicia Todd, Mary Alice Harley, Fred Collazo, Amy Campbell,
and Heather Alexander.
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Students Make Honor Roll
Mey 2002
Thanks to a grant from the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund, the
Siletz School Peer Mediation Program is back on the job. This program trains
students to peacefully resolve conflicts on the playground and in the middle
school. It provides a positive way for students to discuss differences or
difficulties they are experiencing with other students and together come up with
a peaceful resolution.
Valerie Payne, program director for Lincoln Community Dispute Resolution,
and Barb Woehle, Siletz/Waldport Safe and Drug-Free School coordinator,
conducted a refresher training for the 14 peer mediators who were trained during
the last school year. Tribal member and Parent Volunteer Coordinator Nanette
Logan assisted them.
A two-day training for the 17 new peer mediators followed. In these trainings,
the students learn active listening, empathy, paraphrasing, and creative questioning
skills. The technique is consistent with adult mediation training and was developed
by the Resolving Conflicts Creatively Program. Research indicates that not only
do these skills help in facilitating the disputes of others, they help peer mediators
withstand peer pressure for things like drug use or other anti-social activities.
The 31 peer mediators are now on the job at Siletz School. They are on duty
during lunch recess and an on-call basis for the middle school. The peer mediators
always have an adult coach on hand. The adult coaches are Priscilla Bradley,
Nanette Logan, and Valerie Payne.
Everyone is very pleased with the results so far. When the expectation is that
people talk through their differences instead of resorting to violence, the climate
at a school can change. The hope is that Siletz School can become a model for
adults in Lincoln County and in the Siletz community.
Returning Peer Mediators - First row, I to r: Charlie Jones, Nanette Logan,
Max Hill, Spencer Hatch, Frede Aguilar, Ryan Arvizu, and Barb Woehle.
Second row, I to r: Heaven Perkins, Kent Kaiser, Jasmine Whitehead, Denaee
Towner, Chyann Payne, and Michael Spencer. Not pictured: Dell Hull, Chris
Ginther, Jacob Zuber, and Valerie Payne.