PAGE 8 FEBRUARY 22, 1983
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Citizenship awards presented for month of January
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SpUypy Tymoo photo by Bthrend
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Staff person for the month o f January is custodian Dale Spencer
who has worked for the 509-J school district since April 1980.
Citizenship award recipients fo r the month o f January at Warm
Springs elementary include (left to right, top row) Cyril Frank,
third grade; Edgar Farrel Boise, fourth; Jimmy Payne, fifth; Tana
Sixkiller, sixth; (front row) Sacheen Smith, first; Shawnetta
Yahtin, second. Virgil Orange, Jr, Kindergarten, is not pictured.
Citizenship certificates were presented by personnel manager
Lloyd Smith, Sr.
Miss Earlene Anderson’s sixth grade class received the class
citizenship award for the month.
Reading Olympics increases skills
The 1983 March of Dimes
R ead in g O lym pics is in
progress at S09-J schools.
Madras High Future Business
Leaders o f A m erica are
directing the area’s schools
through this fund raising
project.
The month long reading
program is designed with a
two-fold purpose,, increasing
reading ability and interest in
students along with raising
money for the March of Dimes
for combating birth defects.
Each child selects books at
his own reading level to read
for his or her own pleasure..
Sponsors are signed up among
family, friends and neighbors
who pledge to donate an
amount of money to the March
of Dimes for each book the
child reads. At the end of the
reading period the child will
collect pledges from the
sponsors.
All participants will receive
two certificates and an iron-on
emblem. One certificate will be
signed by the March of Dimes
chapter in Madras and the
other by National chairman
Dorothy Hamill.
Children reading four to nine
books will also receive a bronze
medal. Those reading. 10 to 19
books will receive a silver
medal and children reading 20
to 25 books will receive a gold
medal.
This is the third year the
Reading Olympics hâve been
held in this district. The first
year the FBLA collected $3500.
Last year young readers $2500,
enough to purchase a birthing
chair for Mt. View Hospital.
Reading Olympics partici
pants will begin collecting their
money the last week in
February. Assemblies will be
held in March at which time
awards will be presented.
The second annual Kah-Nee-
Ta nightout sponsored by the
Buff Booster Club will be held
at March 5. Tickets are now on
sale for $35 contribution per
ticket. A ticket will include a
steak dinner and chances on
drawings.
For a number of prizes
offered with the “Big Three”
prizes of (1) Reno night for
including airfare, (2) 100
gallons of gas, and (3) Kah-
Nee-Ta Night for a two with
dinner.
Tickets are on sale and will
Third grade children at Warm Springs elementary collect fo o d fo r g u a r a n te e y o u r d in n e r
later distribution if needed.
reservations. Uren Leonard is
selling tickets in the Warm
Springs area and can be
Students at Warm Springs what is brought in. Students at reached at the Tribal Planning
elementary are learning a other grade levels contribute department. Tickets can. be
lesson in caring about their while the third grade students purchased a t the “ H oop
Shoot” table during the high
neighbor.
do the bookwork.
school b asketball games.
Since the recent destruction
Before actual inception of Tickets are being sold at the
by fire of two homes in Warm
Springs students have found a the food bank, the students Tiger Mart, Roger’s Drug,
way to help these families and “never had any idea of what a Thrifty Drug, State Realty, and
also families that may, in the food bank was,” says Henry. Ahern’s all m Madras. The
future, face such hardships. With this idea put into effect Inter-Tribal Sports in Warm
the children are learning “that Springs also has tickets.
They’ve begun a food bank.
we are responsible for our
This year the Kah-Nee-Ta is
neighbors.” It’s also “a good being held in conjunction with
inventories and keep track of experience for our school,” she the Simnasho Mini-Marathon.
adds.
As an added attraction an
overnight stay is offered for
only $29 a couple with children
unde 18 free.
The Booster club raised in
excels of $24,000. They helped
finance a number of activities
in the school district. Through
their efforts the high school was
able to continue the spring
sports program, boys and girls
track (1979-1982), activities
banquets, band travel and
equipment, boys and girls
basketball. The Boosters also
gave donations for wrestling
lig h ts, class flo a ts, the
Cinderalla Ball, the Future
Business Leaders of America,
football and wrestling.
They have sponsored the
hoop shoot contest, alumni
games, barbeque feeds, chili
feeds, “Chomp and Stomp,”
Kah-Nee-Ta Night, Booster
Home Coming Float, Reno
Night and the Coffee Corner at
the football games.
The Boosters meet the first
Thursday of each month at the
Grizzley Bear in Madras and all
interested people are invited to
join.
Coupon Good For 50c Off
Spagehetti Feed Before the
Madras White Buffaloes
VS
Grant Union Prospectors
Basketball Game
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 P M .
Place: Madras High School Cafeteria
Price: S U O per person $5.00 per family
Sponsored by Jefferson County Citizens
to Save and Value Energy.