WARM SPRINGS, OREGON MAY* 13, 1977 PAGE 9
As The End of The School Year Approaches
“STAND TALL”
Information For High School Seniors
1. INFORMATION FOR
SENIORS: HEARTY CON
GRATULATIONS TO THE
CLASS OF 1977! !
A. The last day that you
may turn in to your teachers
work that will count toward
final grades is May 20, 1977,
4:00 p.m. This includes any
correspondence courses, work
done through another agency
(i.e., concurrent enrollment
with the COCC adult learning
center), _and any independent
or off-campus work!
B. The above date is IM
PORTANT, and students have
had ample advance notice; ex
ceptions will be made only by
the principal and must be
based on serious extended ill
ness or hospitalization. These
will be minimal and considered
individually.
C. The annual senior sneak
or picnic-playday is scheduled
for Monday, May 23, 1977.
D. Practice for commence
ment will be held the next day,
Tuesday, May 24, 1977, time to
be announced later. This will
probably take about 2 hours,
either morning or afternoon.
This will be the last activity
for seniors until commence
ment.
E. COMMENCEMENT is
scheduled for Friday, May 27,
1977, 8 p.m. in the Senior High
Gymnasium.
F. There are no school-
sponsored activities for gradu
ates after commencement ! !
G. Only those seniors who
will receive diplomas will be
allowed to take part in com
mencement (school board poli
cy). Those who come up short
on credits or other require
ments will be notified prior to
commencement practice.
H. One policy that we very
closely adhere to is, “NO EAR
LY SEMESTER EXAMS.” We
will work individually with
each and every student who
has a problem; we will allow
exams to be made-up late until
the end of June. We will even
make other individual arrange
ments for exams in the mail,
but NO EARLY SEMESTER
EXAMS remains a firm policy.
I. During commencement
we strongly recommend that
all applause, cheering, etc. be
held until all diplomas have
SCHOOL
CALENDAR
May 14 - Varsity Baseball -
Wahtonka here - 11:00; Junior
Prom---- ;30.
May 16 - Boys’ Golf-Dis-
trict at Umatilla.
. May 17 - Varsity Baseball
at Crook County - 4:00; Spring
Choir. Concert
Cafeteria -
8:00.
May 18 j Vocational Fair -
Gym - 6:30-9:00.
May 19 - Vocational Fair -
Gym - 9:00-3:00-6:30-9:00.
May 20 - Boys’ and Girls’
District Track Meet at John
Day.
May 21 - Boys’ and Girls’
District Track Meet (Finals) at
John Day; Mt. Hood Swing
Choir Festival.
May 23 - Senior Picnic.
May 24 - Last day for
Seniors, graduation practice.
May 25 - District Baseball
Playoff - East Site.
May 26 - District Baseball
Playoff - East Site.
May 27 - Boys’ and Girls’
Track - State Meet - Mt. Hood
Community College.
June 6 & 7 - Final Exams.
June 8 - Last Day for
Students.
Notice
This month I will be on
vacation from May 16th thru
May 27th. During this time,
Marie Selam will be issuing
vouchers for the 3rd week
(yellow) and the 4th week
(green) at the WIC office as
usual.
During these two weeks we
will not be adding anyone to
the WIC program or making
any changes on your vouchers.
On May 31st and June 1st,
Mrs. Lee and I will be in
Burns for a General Clinic.
Therefore I will not be issuing
any vouchers for the first week
of June. The schedule for pick
ing up your vouchers will be:
2st week (Blue) — June
9th and 10th.
2nd week (Red) — June
16th and 17th.
3rd week (Yellow) — June
23rd and 24th.
4th week (Green) — June
30th and July 1st.
Thank you, Carla Macy -
WIC Clerk.
IN 1492, it's believed, American Indians introduced the
first European to tobacco.
Tygh Valley Court
To Appear On TV
Turn on channel 12 Sat
urday morning May 14 and
you’ll catch the Tygh Valley
All-Indian Rodeo Court making
their TV debut.' An interview
with the queen and her prin
cesses was taped this week
and will be aired at 10:30 a.m.
on the “Twelve in the Morn
ing” show.
The Tygh Valley Queen is
Carmel Squiemphen and the
princesses are Lois Estimo and
Nancy Sooksoit. See the rodeo
at Tygh Valley May 21-22.
been issued. Each year, it
seems, some students are em-
barrased by outbursts that dis
tract from the dignity of this
serious moment in each grad
uate’s life.
ACADEMIC AWARDS will
be given at the ANNUAL A-
WARDS ASSEMBLY Thursday,
May 12, 1977, 7:30 p.m., in the
Cafetorium.
Students and Parents are
encouraged to see that all
financial obligations are
cleared prior to the end of the
year. Those that are not
cleared are attached to the
individual’s transcript and re
main permanent record of obli
gation.
INFORMATION FOR
FRESHMAN, SOPHOMORES,
AND JUNIORS:
A. In addition to the applicable
information above, some dates
and items of interest for you
are:
1.There will be NO SCHOOL
on Memorial Day, May 30,
1977.
2. Classes will be held as
usual the rest of that week
(May 31 - June 3) and will be
largely preparation for final
exams !
3. Your last days of the year
will be June 6, 7, and 8, which
will be the dates of your final
exams. We will follow the
same schedule for spreading
the exams over a three-day
period as in the past. Any
changes will be brought to
your attention. Your LAST
DAY IS JUNE 8th!
B. For those with special prob
lems, the administrators will
be around, along with the
guidance counselors for several
days (most of June) to help
you, so do not hesitate to
contact someone if you have a
need.
C. The last day to change an
incomplete will be June 24,
1977. Any incompletes after
that date will become “F’s”
unless approved due to exten
uating circumstances.
Stand tall my brothers,
Stand firm as the tree,
And be strong my sisters,
So that all may see.
We struggle for the people,
Both near and far,
We only struggle,
For what is ours.
We struggle for the children,
Who go hungry at night,
And we struggle for the old,
Who cannot fight.
We have listened to the whites,
We have heard their songs,
We have listened brothers
and sisters,
Damn too long.
Now its time to stand up,
Its times to be strong,
Its time my brothers,
To right this wrong.
Let us be warriors,
And live on our land,
Or let us die,
With rifle in hand.
By Dawn Boy
Local Girl Runs
For Tiinowit Queen
As the Northwest’s biggest
powWow approaches, a Warm
Springs girl is selling raffle
tickets in the hope of being
chosen the powwoW’s queen.
Leona Ike, 15, daughter of
Fred and Daisy Ike, is a queen
candidate for the Tiinowit pow
wow to be held in White Swan,
Washington June 9-12, 1977.
This is the first year that
Tiinowit has opened the contest
to girls throughout the north
west, and Leona jumped at the
opportunity.
She enjoys traveling and
she and her family are plan
ning to renew their interest in
powwows. Leona has placed in
finals in all kinds of dancing —
fancy, circle, owl, rabbit and
graceful.
Leona was a candidate
once before at the Rock Creek
Traditional Powwow. She
thought she’d do it again be
cause “it’s fun meeting and
getting to know people.”-
Almost halfway to her goal
of selling 1000 raffle tickets,
Leona is joined by candidates
from Pendleton, Klamath
Falls, Seattle and Ft. Hall.
Leona, whose Indian name
is Mu-tu-ie, is of Warm
Springs, Wasco and Rock
Creek descendency, and is the
granddaughter of Annie Dick.
She learned Washut ways at
Rock Creek and takes an ac
tive interest in traditional In
dian lifestyles. Her mother
Daisy remarked “I can park
her at the Longhouse and she’ll
know what to*dp.”
Beadwork is a hobby of
hers, but Leona is also an avid
foosball enthusiast. Recently
she won a local foosball tour
nament.
Leona is a sophomore at
Madras High School where she
is active in Indian Club. She is
a teacher’s assistant in Mr.
Gallagher’s algebra class —
the first student to assume that
position — and plans to be a
high school algebra teacher
one day.
The queen of the Tiinowit
powwow will be crowned on
the evening of ’ June 9/at the
ancient ceremonial grounds in
White Swan, site of the week
end activities.
Nearly $15,000 in prize
money will be awarded to
dancers in eleven divisions at
the four-day powwow. Grand
Entry will be at 7:00 p.m. each
day.
Tiinowit, which is the cele
bration of Yakima’s treaty
days, has customarily had one
of' the largest drumming con
tests in the region, with 36
drums entered last year. The
deadline for registration in the
war dance and drumming con
tests will be 6:00 p.m. on June
9.
Afternoons will be devoted
to ceremonial programs pre
sented by tribes throughout the
United States and Canada. Arts
and crafts booths will be open
continuously. No alcoholic bev
erages will be allowed on the
premises.
For more information write
Hazel Umtuch, Chairman, 1019
Washington Avenue, Toppen
ish, Washington 98948; or call
Freddie or Patricia Ike, Ser
geant at Arms and Secretary,
at (509) 865-5752. Arts and
Crafts information can be ob
tained from Wanda Martin,
Rte. 3 Box 3893, Toppenish,
Washington 98948, (509) 865-
4801. An Indian I.D. will be
required for such booths.
LEONA IKE
Tiinowit Candidate