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I S pilyay T ymoo t } November 22,1985 P age 7 Transition proves beneficial for students and teachers SpHyayTymoo photo by Shewayk GLASS IN SESSION— Warm Springs students occupy many of the seats in Bill CordilVs sixth grade class. Spilyay T y map photo by Shewczyk ■^ JHBl ENTHUSIASTIC STUDENTS—S/xZ/i M ar gee Woods. sixth grade was made to help in the adjustm ent to new/'sur- roundings before students moved on the junior high level. Fear, it was felt, would be diminished because the students had gained familiarity with the area and already made new friends.- The self-contained classroom at the Sixth grade level is helpful in the adjustment, says §ixth grade teacher Bill Cordill. Buff Elementary principal Sue Har rison adds, “There is an increased opportunity for students to get to know one another” and'“the teacher can spend more time with individual students.” Three years ago sixth grade Metolius students were moved to Madras schools and it seemed beneficial for thenr-says Harri- son. “It seemed logical to have all sixth graders together a year earlier.’’The,same concerns were about it.. Everyone seems to want to make it work. “I’ve committed myself to making it work,” he adds: Many of the problems antic ipated at first did not material ize: according to COrdill. Skip ping of classes has not occurred, the formation of cliques has not occurred and there have been no fights. “The students are fqrming-riew friends.’W With 67 new students there are a few problems in over crowded buses and school facili ties,"’says Harrison. Stud'erits, too, have expressed their con cerns, (Sting too few assemblies and too few basketball hoops. One 'unanticipated problem the school staff has experienced is difficulty in notifying parents of a sick child where there is no telephone in .the home. ’B otnteachers ana students o k c ^ o sitJA^cljy'.jai-thc-tranSii- • expressed by M e to liu sstu d e n ts regarding ap p reh en sitn i in a t tion and saw it as working well. tending a new school with new Cordill maintained “ If we’re classmates at the junior high going to stay together asa School level. Entering tyiadras,schools district this is-working well. I t’s , at the sixth grade level has the greatest thing.” Sixth grade student Lillie helped. Warm Springs parents -have Meanus, also pleased with the been positive arid supportive transition, expressed her point Talented and Gifted program students anxiously answer questions asked by teacher according to Cordill. If there is of view, “I like coming to town, * concern they come in arid talk I meet more people.” £ . New school, new friends, new teachers—Sixth grade students from Warm Springs have expe rienced it all with no difficulty. The transition of sixth grade: students to Buff Elementary in Madras for the first time has IH Ji’roVerf beneficialTo all, accord- COMPLETING W O R K -B u ff Elementary sixth grade student Dolan Waheneka works at library ,ngTï both stud' n‘sand >eachers- table with classmates. u o r u r y , ; The riionnsril proposal to transfer stn- stu dents to Madras schools in the Jr. High releases honor roll One hundred arid ten students at Madras Jr. High achieved grade point averages above a 3.00, making the honor ro ll/ during the first term of the 1985-86 school year. Top honor roll students with a grade point average betweeri 3.50-4.00 are as follows: Lucinda Binder, Pierre Chango, Jeffery Collins, Rachelle Cooke, Ven- ita Devine, Todd Earnest, Wil liam Eborall, Diane Ellis, Heidi Fitzgerald, Michelle Graves, Kirsten Gray, Jason Harris, Darrin Jones, Kerra Jones, Julie Kester, Cody Kollen, Angela Krueger, Kelsie Morlan, Jan Osborne, Joey Ratliff, Marty Schmith, Ryan Simmons, Joseph SlavejiSi Shawn Smith, Tyrone Smith, Sean Vibbert, Gabriel Wymore. Eight grade honor roll stu dents with a grade point aver age between 3.00 and 3.49 in clude: Desiree Allen, Charlene Anderson, Raefield Benson, Raym ond' Calvillo, Anthony Chavez, D aniel ,Comingore, Bobbi Jo Drew, Cheryl Elliott, Eric Galloway, MarCy Hawes, Derek Herzberg, Steven Hile- man, Jacqueline Irwin, Kahseuss Jackson, Elizabeth Jantzen, D anni K atchia, T h eo d o re Matylinski, Blanca Medrano-, Alison Merrit, Jocelyri Moses, Amelia Nielsen, Gary Prince, Angelic Raines, Samantha Rolfe, Kevin Story/ Jennifer Stubbe, Jeffery Teel, Marcus Telfer, Phillip Telfer, Jennifer Thorn ton, Holly Tingle, Kenneth Vogt and Sara Vollmer. S e v e n th g ra d e /s tu d e n ts achieving a grade point average between 3.50 and 4.00 are: Eldo Badten, Justin Chester, Phyllis Crask, Pana Germany, Kandace Gray, Bryan Hopps, Michele H u n tin g to n , M órriingstar Johnson, Kristine Kirig, Todd Mobley, Melariie Orcutt, Loy Petersen, Derek Rogers, Rebecca Spears, Cory Spofford, Karen S tevenson, T odd Sullivan, Monica Telfer, C hrista V ibbert, Allen Wickham, Jared Wilsori. Achieving a grade point ave- rage between 3.00 and 3.49 are seventh grade students: Benny A nderson, Susan Boatm an, Scott Brown, Nicolas Budget, Jacob Coochise, Chad Duff, Tina Garcia, Dustin G ain er, Kfclly Glenn, Starla Green, Jennifer Hackman, Kenneth H art, Scott H urley, Oliver Hyder, Rhonda Ike, Sadie Kelly, D e an n a L aw son, H e a th e r McColm, Lance Mitchell, Laura Modre, Ronald Nelson, Blanca Plazola, Robert-Rufener, Aaron Runge, Christina Santos, Danny Story, Joelden Surface, Carrie Teal and Travis Tunison. Hearing scheduled Pursuant to Part A, Section P.L. 81-874 for fiscal year 1986. The hearing is scheduled dur 1101 a-d, ofP.L. 95-561, Jeffer son County School District 509-J ing a regular School Board will hold a public hearing re meeting beginning at 7:30 p.ift.», The Parent Club will hold a nominee for new officers o f the garding its application for fed Qn Monday, November 25,1985, Thanksgiving Pie Sdle from 10:00 Parent, Club. Elections will be eral impact aid. funds under in the library at Warm Springs Elementary School. a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday,' held in January, 1986. November .27, at the Adminis tration Building Lobby and Macy’s Store. The pies will be Two Madras High Schodl Stillings, Allison Thorpe, Julie Chase, Kathy Palmer and Trenda baked and donated by parents Indian students were selected Wright, Mark Younger,,Junelle Irw in., of children in the Head Start, Head Start/D ay Care, Latch with 20 other Madras High stu Key and Tribal Preschool, Pro* dents to bedome members of ceeds from the sale will go into National Honor Society. Cere the Parent Club general fund monies for initiation into the for children’s activities to be scholastic Club were Tield determined at a later date. We November 4. Annette Archer and George hope the comrifunity will sup port the activity and enjoy home Ike were tapped and initiated made pie from our club for their into NHS, both with an accum ulated grade point average of Thanksgiving dinner. The Parent Club will .also 3.64. Students selected for NHS participate in the’ Christmas Bazaar, but details will be dis^ membership are reviewed by a cussed at the next meeting on .faculty committee. Students Wednesday. December 4th at must show qualities of leader 6:30 p.m. at the Community ship and character and service. Other new members include: Center.' Please keep in mind a Jafed Anderson, Christi Bard, John Busch, Sherilynn Cooke, Steven Cordill, Sharrie Cros- Spilyay Tymoo photo by Shewczyk son, Bonnie Dunlap, Tory Gar INITIATES—George Ike and Annette Archer were among 22 For Sale: Three bedroom cia, Robert Jasa, James Mc- home located in West Hills, Conky, Link Olsen, Thomas Madras High students initiated into the National Honor Society $32,000. Call 553-1266. Shaver, Eric Stevenson, Debra for academic achievement. Bake sale November 27 Students initiated in NHS Spilyay Tymoo photo by Miller Culture Exchange Project a success Students from Eugene, Oregon, were here on a Cultural Exchange project during the Veterans D ay holiday. While here they attended the Veterans dinner in the longhouse. Pictured above from left to right back row: Andrew Langley, Cian Debaldo, Pat Osperhoff, Thurman Squiemphen. M iddle row Masami Danzuka, Toni Codeley, Leah Woodruff. Front row Angie Dickman andNellie Sam. Besides taking in the Veterans dinner the group went swim ming at Kah-Nee-Ta, visited the Tribal Business Offices and enjoyed the snow covered scenery o f the reservation. During their stay the local families explained the tribal community lifestyle. Local parents who took part in the project were Terry and Gladys Squiemphen; George and Roberta Danzuka; Lester and Pat Tanewasha and Larry and Stella 1 Home for sale t
