3 Warm springs, orison 9776 i November 21, 1986 Refusal skills good tools to learn SlMLYAY TYMOO by Ed (Duso) Roley Recently I had the good fortune of attending a conference which focused on the problem of Alcohol and Drug Abuse. I'm writing to share how the information covered is being used in the Warm Springs and Buff Elementary Schools. Of the various workshops offered, titled "Refusal Skills" seemed like it would be the most interesting to me. As this workshop developed, I began to realize how valuable these refusal skills could be as a means of keeping kids out of trouble. Kids agree that it's easy to say "no" to strangers, but are faced with a real dilemma when their friends are the ones who are asking. Do they violate their principles and say "yes," there by keeping their Inends, or say "no," and risk rejection.? When people have learned ref usal skills they are able to say "no and keep friends at the same time. Here's how it works! A friend approaches you with something to do such as go to a party. You then ask questions like, "What are we going to do at the party?" You decide if it's acceptable. If it isnt, you say, "That's trouble for me." Explaining the consequences of such action. "When my parents hear about it III be grounded for the next month and besides they prob-. ably wouldn't want me to hang around with you anymore and you're one of my best friends." Following an explanation of the consequences, you offer an alter native plan. "Instead of that, why don't you come over to my house? Some of my friends will be there. "We've got a great video. It'll be a good time." Next you begin moving away, encouraging your friend to join you. If your friend is determined to go to the trouble party, you remind him of the group getting together at your house later, and let him know that he's welcome if he should change his mind. Then you leave. You have avoided doing some thing which may be a violation of your principles, as well as surely lead to trouble, and also are still friends with the trouble maker. The use of refusal skills has the potential to be just what parents and kids have been looking for quite some time. If you're inter ested in seeing how it's working in our schools, please come in and see for yourself. Hints from the Learning Center i i ) v V i. , f In . v V 4-.. v J' 1 rf J -- 11 l-rm'ii tmt '-1 11 Jm. A proportion is an equation that says that two seats of related numbers are equal. Proportions are helpful when we know one set of numbers and want to find an unknown number in another set. For example: If it takes 1 6 yards of material to make three pair of cur tains, how many yards are needed to make seven pairs? The problem can be solved by setting up a proportion 1 6 3X 7 and solving for the X. Solve the problem by multiplying opposite numbers (3 times X and 16 times 7) and solving for X (3XI 12, X 37 13). This same procedure can be used to figure the height of a tree if you know your height and the length of shadows that both you and the tree cast. If your 6 ft. tall and you cast a shadow of 5 ft. and the tree casts a shadow of 1 5 ft., then the tree must be 18 feet tall 65X 15, 5X90, X. Sometimes proportions are writ ten like this 6:5 X: 15. If you would like to know more about using proportions in every day life, stop by at the Adult Learn ing Center. The Center is here to help you with your educational needs; it can help you brush up math skills, complete your high school diploma, prepare for the G.E.D. exams or improve other skills. The Center is located in the Training Services Building, 553-1428. t Spifyay Tymoo phiMo by Shtweiyk Madras High Electronic Office student Phoebe Suppah earned the highest number oj points in class during the first nine weeks of class. MHS Electronic Fair displays equipment " ' - ' ' , r, .... , ..!! : . . - ... , 1 1 " . ' ...... - . ... ' .,, . : v .. . i . r . ... ' .( - i .. . '"A : V l . i: - ..' ..... ' 1 jer . i . ' - 'i ' '" i' I L l: Ll V : . -J An Electronic Typewriter Fair was held by Madras High School business department Tuesday, Novem ber 18. Students in all business classes were invited to see electro nics typewriters demonstrated. Brands of machines demonstrated were Smith-Corona, Brothers, Xerox, IBM and Cannon. The latest models ranging in capabilities and features were presented including equipment with electronic memory, microcomputers with word proces sing and data base software, transcri bing machines, electronic office and dedicated word processors. Businesses participating in this fair included Madras Printing, Auto-, mated Ottice Systems and Cascade Office Equipment. Through this display, the busi ness teachers wished students to see the need to know what is avail able in our new tech world. Headstart maintains busy schedule Splfyty Tymoo ohout Milu. Madras Jr. High students were honored for participation in fall sports. Pictured are (left to right) Chad S chuh, J 'agues Martinez and Tony Valde receiving certificates for eighth grade football. Students in cross-country, volleyball and seventh grade football were also recognized. On Thursday, November 20, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Parent Club will have a guest speaker, Dr. Dean Nyquist, an infants childrens dent ist from Bend. Nyquist specializes in children's dentistry. The Warm Springs community is invited to attend the session at the Commun ity Center, in the Head Start Room, S.E. to ask any question they may have regarding their children's den tal care. The Head Start Program wel comes two new secretaries to our big family: Versa Smith, Head Start secretary and Wilma Picard, tribal preschool secretary. These past few months have been very busy for our classrooms, with . a lot of children attending all pre school programs. The enrollment in each class is at capacity, with a waiting list in our Head Start and Head Start Day Care rooms. It has been a very successful year and we are very happy with with all our "little friends" who come to school each day. Some of the activities that our children have been involved in are: The annual Bingo fund raiser was held October 1 1 at the Com munity Center. The fund raiser was successful, with proceeds going to the purchase of Christmas items for the children, playground im provements and to increase our funds in the Learning Center. We would like to especially thank Julie Mitchell, Shirley and Jeff Sanders, Nancy Richardson, Charlene White, Oliver Kirk, Leslie Cochran and those parents, grandparents, guard ians and friends who donated their time and effort to this event. Wednesday. November 26 will be Head Start's Thanksgiving Cele bration Mini-Powwow, from 11 a.m. to 1 2 p.m. at the Warm Springs Community Center. Everyone is welcome to join their son or daugh ters, neices or nephews or grand children in dancing. There are still many Christmas stockings to be sewn for our pre school children. Parents are wel come to come to the Head Start office and get stockings from Nancy Seyler to be sewn for our children. We hope everyone has a very happy Thanksgiving! Students produce books Raising student's GPA stressed at meeting At the October 27 509-J school board meeting, several items were discussed including Impact Aid funds for the district. On behalf of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Education, Training and Employment Manager Jody Cal ica presented testimony to the board. Calica stressed the desire of the Warm Springs Education Depart ment to encourage students to raise their grade point averages from the current 1.6 and 1.8 level to 2.5. Board chairman Guff Thorpe felt this could become part of action steps for board goals with the Tribe and district working together. Calica 's statement to the board follows. "Members of the Board of Direc tors, administrators, faculty, and patrons of Jefferson County School District 509-J. Thank you for allowing this opportunity to com ment on the school programs assisted by Impact Aid (P.L. 81 874) funds. Within our relation ship it should be noted that this past year has been inspiring in terms of accomplishments and in identifying both needs and preli minary strategies to accomplish mutual goals, much work still needs to be done. "In looking back to this past year, since the last public hearing, we can be proud of the intergo vernmental agreement, the facilties planning activities, numerous goals within the District's long-range management plan, and other ac complishments as a positive tes timony of our relationship. The new 25-year agreement sets a major milestone in intent, form and sub stance. It sets a guide for the politi cal and service relationships as well as relieving much ambiguity regarding roles and responsibilities. The long-range management goals adopted by the administration and the Board of Directors contain many statements that will enable actions that will advance the edu cational interests of all our stu dents. The architectural design and capital research for newjteserva tion education facilities represents an exciting challenge for innova tive planning of education pro grams, facilities and financing through a cooperative venture. Ad ditionally, there have been in numerable individual, school and smaller group activities and initia tives that are worthy of commen dation, for those individuals we extend our gratitude and encour age their efforts, they know they are deserving. "In looking to the future, we must become more relentless in pursuing strategies, courses of ac tion, making decisions to advance the physical, intellectual, emo tional and social well-being ot ail our schools. They must be intellec tually equipped to accept the re sponsibility to protect and advance the legacy that was entrusted to our generation, they must need the best tools and support to succeed. To this end, we must begin to set expectations and standards for their achievement. As well, we must begin to model the values, attitudes and performance that we want them to emulate. We can identify the mod est gains we have made in forging a sense of pride, purpose, and team work to see our students succeed in athletic programs, we need to extend that progress in our academic pro grams. "Inasmuch as we are concerned about the development of all stu dents, the topic of this hearing focuses on the efficient and effec tive use of Impact Aid funds. The United States Congress enacted legislation, P.L. 95-561, to guide this process which are to be evalu ated in terms of: 1. The existence of policies and procedures to ensure tribal consul tation; 2. The adherence of those locally adopted policies and procedures, and; 3. The effectiveness of that con sultation to produce progress ac cording to locally adopted stand ards, evaluated annually. "Within the tribal organization, we have been working diligently to establish missions, key result areas, and standards of performance to guide our directions and opera tions. To guide our expectations and relations with the District, we have identified the need for stand ards in the following areas: 1. Average tribal student grade point; 2. Tribal student high school graduation rate; 3. Average tribal educational level; , 4. Graduates able to meet post secondary requirements; 5. Tribal students graduating with their class; and, 6. Tribal student achievement within (plus or minus) five percent of District average for each grade. "Although there are other stand ards with the Education, Training, and Employment Charter that relate to the District, these are the most specific. The accomplishment of the standards will require the unre lenting commitment of the govern ing bodies, administration, staff, parents and students. We all must be dedicated to translating these standards into strategies, manage ment plans and activities that will produce meaningful success with our students and for our com munity. "In closing, we have much that we can be proud of and for which we can be thankful. We have been able to establish a working rela tionship which many communities aspire to create; however, we have not achieved that which we are fully capable. Motivational psy- Students in all grades at Warm Springs Elementary are celebrat ing National Book Week November 17-23 by making their own books. Under the direction of Warm Springs Elementary reading spe cialist Carol Bailey, teachers and students in the school stated their book project by reading one of the ABC books in the library. Each class then decided what type of ABC book to make. Using the letters of the alphabet students selected topics in keeping with their current studies. The fifth grade class used social studies to define each letter of the alphabet while the third grade class made monster ABC books. In the third grade class the letter C is further explained with "The coat is cozy and cuddly and cool. choloeists normally point out that The letter C in the fifth grade read- our attitudes are a principal regula- ing class is elaborated in this way: tor of our effectiveness and poten- "C, the third letter in the English alphabet, was also Greek, Hebrew and Phoenician third letter of the alphabet. Some scholars say that the gimel represented the head and neck of a camel. Others called it a corner or throwing a stick. The Romans adapted the Greek alphabet during a time when they were very much influenced by the Etruscans. " Each student took a letter to explain and illustrate. When the page was complete, teachers or students copied the page on a dupli cating master making enough copies for the entire class. Classes had publishing parties to assemble the book, color it and autograph pages. The ABC book project was chosen by Bailey to emphasize writing skills in the curriculum as well as bring attention to National Book Week. Books are on display in the Warm Springs school library. tial. We must begin to focus our attention on the results we desire and on a vision of a community as we would want it to exist. Our communities are inextricably linked economically, socially, politically and geographically. The major separation is our attitudes. As adults, we have the challenge to instill positive thoughts and values into the cognitive and intellectual development of our youth, as ve plan and allocate resources for our children's education. Our effective ness will be measured by the per formance standards and manage ment plan objectives that we mu tually adopt." Marsh receives "Billy Award" William W. "Bill" Marsh, Senior counselor for the Rockey Marsh Public Relations division of the Rockey Co. Inc., received the new "Billy A ward" for outstanding leader ship in his field. The award was given during the 1986 Spotlight Awards dinner October 29 spon sored by the Columbia River Chap ter of the Public Relations Society of America at the Portland Hilton. Marsh was hired by Pan Ameri can airlines in 1955 to do public relations with Jay Rockey. Marsh still works three days a week at the Rockey Marsh Public Relations Agency, after Jay Rockey bought out Marsh's shares. Over the years Marsh has handled accounts for the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation. The Oregon centennial commission, ESCO corp. and Western Alumi num Producers. I L 1 Si f ; 'J Marsh's toughest assignment was to manage the campaign for pas sage of a ballot measure in 1958 to create the Portland Development Commission. He then became public relations counselor for the commission's con troversial South Auditorium Rene wal Project. Marsh was a president of the Columbia River Chapter of the Public Relations Society of Amer ica and first Northwest District chairman of the association. He was also a national director and a past president of the board of trustees of the national Founda tion for Public Relations Research and Education. In 1983 Marsh was awarded the students in Harry Phillips' fifth grade class use copy machine to print society's Paul M. Lund Public Ser- j trir aBq i celebration of Sational Book Week vice Award. Sovember 1 7-23. )