SPILYAY TYMOO
PAGE 10 NOVEMBER 19,1981
Puppet, sports round out youth education
A GOOD FRIEND— The blue dolphin p u p p e t called D u so Is
som eone children can learn from .
Education at Warm Spring
elementary is a stone with
many facets. Besides classroom
work and exercise in the three
“ R s”, education involves
producing a person who has
skill and knowledge in many
aspects of living.
P h y s ic a l e d u c a tio n is
necessary to the development
of a well-rounded individual. A
physical education program is
particularly valuable when it is
organized and allows for
healthy competition.
Four years ago the sports
program was cut from the
Warm Springs Elementary
budget. Physical Education
director Dave Jordan feels that
organized sports play an
important part in providing
both skill for students and play
in a competitive manner.
During lunch hour, to
compensate for the lack of a
sports program, Jordan directs
an intermural program which
involves fourth, Fifth and sixth
grades. Jordan says the
intermural games “give the kids
something to do besides fight
and argue.”
Soccer is the game o f the
season, now. Those who don’t
A THINKING GAME— M e n ta l activity is som etim es as stim ulating as p h ysica l activity.
want to play can watch, t he
V isiting each classroom
program “ has helped in once a week Duso brings a
discipline problems,” Jordan story with a lesson. “What do
stated. “It is the only chance you do if a bully is bothering
these kids have to compete at you” or “why is it more fun to
share” are som e o f the
this age.”
questions answered during
Students who do not feel
athletically inclined have the these sessions.
opportunity to use their
Each student gets a chance to
competitive abilities in a game be the actor as he directs Duso’s
of chess. A chess board is movements during the story
provided in one o f the telling time. Students also sing
classrooms. Both the outdoor along with Duso’s recorded
sports activity and the game message. Counselor Roly holds
held indoors provide students up a story book with pictures
with directed and organized correlating to Duso’s story to
enable students to see the
pky-
Another facet of providing a lessons in pictures.
well-rounded education is a
Students then have the
good counseling program. opportunity to respond to
Puppet Duso and counselor Ed questions about the story and
Roley work together to help about the lesson following
stu d e n ts w ork o u t an y
Duso’s presentation. They hate
problems they might have, to see Duso go when it’s time
from fighting to feelings of for him to leave. Success
th r o u g h th is c o u n s e lin g
lonliness.
The hand-held blue dolphin program is easy to measure,
puppet has become a very Roly feels.
popular member of the Warm
An education is many things.
Springs elementary school. Learning mental and physical
Any student or teacher can tell fitness is as much a part of the
you who Duso is. To Ed Roley, educational process as learning
simply the name Duso has the essential basics of reading
meaning- Duso stands for writing and arithmetic. Duso
Developing Understanding of will affirm that.
Self and Others.
Legal Aide Notice
COMPETING FOR F U N — In te rm u ra l sp o r ts p r o v id e s
com petitive gam es f o r grades 4,5 a n d 6.
SpU yay T ym oo p h o to s b y S h ew czyk
Community Christmas show planned
To: All Indians of the Warm Springs Reservation
Due to the budget cuts and lack of staff in the Legal Aide
Department we have had to reduce the number and kinds of cases
in which we can offer assistance.
As of November 1, 1981, the Legal Aide Department is no
longer handling divorce or any civil cases.
In custody cases we will only represent the child or children
involved. We will no longer represent parents in custody cases.
Parents, grandparents, or other relatives may come in and request
a spokesmen for the child. The Juvenile Judge through the Tribal
laws may appoint a legal aide spokesman for the child.
.
The underlying reason for this policy change is the fact that
Legal Aide is financed by the Confederated Tribes. The children
are the most precious resource of the Tribes. Therefore, it is only
logical that we represent only the child..
In the future, depending upon the fate of our pending budget,
furthr reductions in services may become necessary. If these
reductions are implemented we will only be providing criminal
defense in adult cases. Should this happen we will inform the
community through another announcement.
Thank vou for your support in the past and in the future.
Angelina De La Torre
Legal Aide Department Supervisor
Community members are
enthusiastically pulling things
together for a Christmas
program to be held at the
Community Center the evening
of December 14.
Planning for the Christmas
program began in October
when interested individuals
met to discuss the possibility of
getting together and putting on
a Christmas show. The plan
began developing with two
skits in mind and has now
expanded to include a choir
and activities to be staged by
various groups from within the
community.
The skits planned for the
occasion are “A year without
Santa Claus” and a nativity
play.
Besides the presentations by
community members door
prizes will be given out and
Christmas treats w ill be
distributed which have been
donated by. Madras merchants
and local people. The entire
pfogram will take approxi
mately two hours.
The Christmas program is
b e in g c o o r d i n a t e d b y
p r e v e n t io n c o o r d in a t o r
Caroline Cruz who feels that an
activity such as this is beneficial
to the community as a whole.
She §ays, “By gettingjpeople to
work together the communica
tion gap is being bridged. Too
often, she says, activities are
planned as the result of
negative events. “We never do
a n y th in g fo r fu n .” She
comments, “This is something
for the whole community.”
Any community members
who are not already involved
and who wish to participate
may contact Caroline Cruz at
553-1161, E xt 209. Help is
needed on several different
committees.
The committees have been
divided as follows: Choir
headed by Anita Davis and
Myrtle Adams; Skits and
p la y s -h e a d e d by D a n n y
Martinez, Mary Anstett and
J a n e t H o lc o lm ; M u sic
committee is chaired by Sylvia
Maxwell and George Koss;
Decorating by Carol Muniz
and Judy King; Costumes
headed by Carol Allison and
Judy King; Donations by Cina
Sanders; Public Relations by
M arsh a S h e w c z y k ; and
Lighting and Props by Don
Gold.