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Congratulations to the
1995 Siletz 8th Grade
Grads!
K ceremony was held June 13 at
7:00 p.m. at Siletz School to honor this
year's students who completed the 8th
grade.
The pride fe lt by the Siletz
Community & staff of Siletz School in
these young people was apparant as the
large gym was fille d with parents,
grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and
friends. It was a joyful celebration full of
hope. And well It should have been, for the
assurance with which these young people
spoke and carried themselves reflected well
on the education and community support
they have received .
The gym Itself was decorated
beyond anything seen in recent history,
with a balloon archway, and literally
thousands of hand cut stars adorning the
walls and hanging from the curtain on the
stage.
Speakers for the event included
Fredda Butler, Dave Mooney, Mike Darcy,
Janey Kenney, Ron VanDuesen, Ester
Karlsen, and John Miller.
Personality Awards were given out
to each student (as chosen by the students)
by S helly Sweat and Scott Paul.
Certificates were presented to the students
by Principal Mike Darcy.
The 8th grade class of Siletz
School, to be known as the class of '99
included:
Jennifer Archer, David Anderson, Dylan
Bandy, Kevin Barker, Shyla Bertini, Jessica
Brummel, Jason Butler, Trish Carey, Jesse
Chirrick, Angela Comstock, Justin Cooper,
Miah Greathouse, Lisa Hafelfinger, Jericho
Hibdon, Ester Karlsen, Issac Kentta,
Courtney Kowtko, Alex Lewis, Bobbie Lee
Lyons, Justin Mason, Travis Mason, Travis
Middaugh, Stewart Nielsen, Danielle Payne,
Jessy Ramsey, Joe Roeser, Bill Ruddiman,
Darrin Smith, Jed Smith, Sarah Sorensen,
Rick Sutter, Jacob Weaver, Nicole Wilkison,
Calvin Williams, Steve Williams, and Josh
Wilson.
The names of these youngsters ring
a bell w hen you th in k back on
accomplishments of students we have
printed throughout this year. We know that
they will continue to make this community
proud in the future. It is said that "it takes
an entire village to raise a child". I think
the "village" that raised these young people
can be exceedingly proud.
A Masters for
Ann Marie!
Former Tribal
Secretary Earns Degree
Linda (Lane) Merrill, who served as
Tribal Council Secretary in
1974, was
among those graduating from Chemeketa
Community
College on June 10.
She
received an Associates Degree in Human
Services.
Employed at Chemawa Indian School
for the past seven years, she is presently a
counselor in the Eagles Nest Program where
she was recognized as Employee of the Year
in 1994/95.
Dedicated to working with Native
American adolescents with behavioral and
addiction problems, she plans on continuing
her education at either George Fox or
Marylhurst College.
Tribal member Ann Marie
Arnett graduated from Portland
State University on June 12, 1995
with her Masters in Social Work,
specializing
in
Social
Services
Administration.
Ann will be
beginning her career as a Technical
Assistant for the National Indian
Child
Welfare
Association,
in
Portland.
She will be assisting Indian
Tribes nationwide in designing and
implementing programs in Indian
Child Welfare, Family Preservation
and Children's Mental Health.
Ann was a recipient o f the
Oregon Under-Represented Minority
Student Scholarship. She has also
received financial assistance from
the Siletz Tribe which was greatly
appreciated.
Ann is the daughter o f Ken
and Lorraine Hesketh and the
granddaughter o f Alta Courville.
Ann has been married to Chris
Arnett for the past three years and
is living in the Salem area.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
"Everyone has talent. What is
rare is the courage to follow
the talent to the dark place
where it leads."
— Erica Jong