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Spilvav T VMOO Wahm sinun(;s, oiu:(;o 77ri April 10, 1987 I NASEA seeks to strengthen math, science skills -1 J IV , The Native Amcricun Science Fducution Association, a non-profit organization, was incorporated the spring of I982 in Washington, D C. to develop capabilities of Native Americans in Science and mathe matics based professions. The organization has eight Board ' of Directors representing various Indian tribes active in education in local communities. The Hoard of Directors and staff members are professionals experienced in science education, cultural resources, pro gram administration staff develop ment, curriculum planning, fund raising, research and management. The work of the organization has been largely accomplished through volunteer efforts of teachers, wri ters, researchers and services of a staff of two in Washington, D C. The NASEA organization has set it's priorities in strengthening pic-college( K-I2) instruction. Some of the activities local communities need to upgrade instruction in science and mathematics are to: share resources, increase curriculum rele vance sustain achievement in science and mathematics courses. A newsletter, Kui tatk. is dis tributed by NASEA containing infor mation on local programs, activi ties by NASIIA and other informa tion on science and mathematic education. Although American Indians are among this nation's largest owners of energy and natural resources, they arc the the most under repres ented minority in scientific and technical professions. Therefore plan ning and development of tribal resources remain largely in the hands of non-Indians. To assume scientific and techni cal positions within Native Ameri can communities an overall increase in the number of Indian students seeking degrees in science and engi neering is needed. With direct local ties in various Indian communities NASFA was created to: Increase the quality of education available to Native American in science and mathe matics; bring together and support theexchangeof information between local educators, tribal officials, col leges and universities and others concerned about science and mathe matics in the sciences for Native Americans; and develop and imple ment education programs and mate rials in science and mathematics for Native Americans and profes sionals who work with Native Americans. Three principal forms of assist- Continued on page 8 SpUyty Tymoo photo by Sktwnyk fh"fji$j"efentra,0resnC0mmunity tctlonts show throuQh Ett Fsir Madras Junior High News Students to register for 1987 88 parents are invited to attend We will be registering our stu dents for the 1987-88 school year on April 14-15. On April 14, the high school counselors will come to our building to discuss the high school curriculum with our eighth graders, while our seventh graders will learn about the eighth grade curriculum in their guide rooms. Also, on April 14, both the seventh and eighth grade students will be bringing home the materials needed to register for courses next year. It is our hope that you will be able to to sit down with your student on the evening of April 14 and help him her make the appropriate selec tions for next year. In fact, we encourage any and all parents who have questions about courses on the selection process, to join lis at school on either April 14 or 15. If you can't make it to the junior high either day, please feel free to call either Karen Winkler or Steve Samm ler anytime between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at 475-7253. Upcoming athletics Spring hasi,'spr,u,ng and brings with it the beginning of boys and girls track. April 7th practice for track will start at MJHS and the first meet is April 23rd. Coaching track this year are Joe Morgan, Gary Butler, Michelle Zistel and Mary Flande. The schedule of our meets will be sent home with the athletes, but you can count on every Thursday for a track meet. Let's all cross our fingers and hope for a sunny spring! See you on the 23rd. Words from Wellness The Smoker's Legacy If a child could choose his par ents, would he be better off picking nonsmokers? The answer is yes. Children are exposed to the same irritants as other passive smokers. Since children are generally more susecptible to colds and other res piratory ailments, researchers have long suspected that passive smoking that is, inhaling smoking from some one else's cigarette may cause chro nic problems in the very young. According to Dr. Scott Weiss and his associates at the Harvard Medical School, cigarette smoke is potentially harmful for babies. Seve ral studies have shown that infants under age one have a significantly greater incidence ot bronchitis and other lower respiratory disease when one or both parents smoke. How ever, the cause is not perfectly clear: it has not been determined whether the illness comes from passive smoking or is the result of maternal smokingdunng pregnancy. As for older children, a body of research has built up showing that parental smoking (especially mat ernal smoking) can reduce a child's lung capacity and perhaps predis pose a child to chronic lung disease later in life. However, the study that showed the greatest adverse health effects dealt mostly with teenagers, who may already have become smokers themselves. Indeed the worst result of parental smok ing is probably not the smoke kids inadvertently breathe, but the fact that children of smokers are sigin ficantly more likely to take up smoking. MJHS shine in Science Olym pics The Central Oregon Science Olym pics consists of individual and team events that require varying degrees of skill, knowledge, and ability in several scientific areas. Schools com pete in one of two levels depending on the grade level (7-8-9 or 10-1 1 1 2) and 5 divisions (General Science, Life Science, Biology, Chemistry, physics). Trophies are awarded to the schools that accumulate the most points in each of these divisions. As a junior high school, Madras Junior High competes only in the General Science and Life Sciences areas; this year finishing first in General Science and second in life science. Individual students from MJHS finished in the top 3 places in 10 out of 12 events in which they entered. They accumulated 5 first places, 2 second places and 5 third places. 1 987 Science Olympics teams include: Eldo Banten, Jennifer Dickman, Margie Durette, Jeannie Ford, Ken Hart, Shahin Henrikson, Jena Herz berg, Scott Hurley, Melanie Orcutt, Ron Palmer, Troy Phifer, Melanie Ray, Jennifer Samscl, Cara Spears, Cory Spofford, Craig Stevenson, Danny Story, MistySummcrhalder, Monica Tclfer, Christa Vibbert, Allen Wickham. Oatmeal boxes needed by science department Our 8th grade General Science classes will be studying photography during the month of May. Each student will construct a pinhole camera and some students have difficulty in locating an empty oat meal box to use for this purpose. If you have a large (42 ounces) oat meal box and finish using its con tents, Mr. Jones or Ms. Rain would appreciate it if you have it deli vered to one of them at the school. CAT to be given April 8 and 9 This year, we will be giving our "CAT's" (California Achievement Tests) to our students about 7-10 days earlier than we have in the past. The reason for this is so that we can get the results of the testing back sooner and, hopefully, be able to better place students in the classes that they will need for next , year. These tests will be given Wed nesday, April 8 and Thursday April 9. In addition, we will be testing our students in the afternoon on both of these days. (In previous years we have done some of the testing in the AM and some in the PM). We have recently come across some research that states that most junior high aged kids are at their peak performance levels in the afternoon (our own experience agrees with these findings). It is our hope that this minor change may help some students to perform better on the tests. As parents, you can help your children to perform at their best on these tests by: 1. encouraging them to take the tests seriously; 2. mak ing suring that they eat a good breakfast on these days; 3. requr ing that they get extra sleep at night. The annual science fair at Mad ras Jr. High combines creativity with the scientific process. Through experimentation students arrive at a conclusion to scientific questions they, themselves, have formulated. Results are not always as origi nally expected but those discover ies are made only after experimenta tion. All seventh and eight grade stu- ' dents are required to run an exper iment. They have the option of entering the fair. One hundred and seventy students did enter. Certificates with gold, blue and red seals were presented to a 1 1 registrants. Gold medal recipients include: Walter Madsen. Jeannie Ford, Greg Williams. Brad Wright, Revekah Dodson, Kim Buslach. Oliver Hyder, Ryan Hyder, Ryan Grote, Travis Tunison, Cara Spears. Justin Ches ter, Joshua Currey, Alan Waldow, Melanie Orcutt, Kevin Abendschcin, Danielle Gabriel. Jennifer Samsel, Nick Budge, Bryan Hopps, Kyan Boyle, Monica Telfcr, Jena Herz bcrg. Chad Schulz, Christa Vib bert, Arlinda Duff, Ricky Weston, Jason Ransom, Phillip Summers, Erika Luce, Latina Black, Cole Ratliff, Kenny Bicart, Juanita Wick ham, Jennifer Warwick, Margie ! i ; ". f 1 J I 1 J " -' i ' v . Warm Springs Elementary calendar April 15 July Birthday Lunch April 29 April Birthday Lunch April 30 April Awards Assembly 9:00 a.m. "Everyone wel come to attend!" May 1 WSE Health and Science Fair May 6 WSE Spring Music Program 1:15 p.m. Spifyay Tymoo photo by Bthrmt Gladys Squiemphen and son Vernon look at an exhibit at the annual Science Fair at Madras Junior High School. Durette. Jason Rabbie and Bryan Harrison. Students receiving blue medals are: Tiffany Terrell, Ebb Huggins, Essie Lawson. Joelden Surface. Chris Mennealy, Deanna Lawson, Jeremy Symons, Jose Calica. Brian Huff, Jenny Dickman, Anthony Gonzales. Kelly Glenn, Joanna Parsons, Karen Stevenson, Anne Jasa, Leslie Cochran, Maria Olvera, Craig Ste venson, Eric Creclman. JuDcan Lewis, Anthony Allen, Dawn Ben rend. Nikki Werner, Angie Kee ton, James Long. Melinda Casady, Aaron Runge, Tara Tomlinson. Jennifer Sinnaeve, Michele Hun tington, Mandy Fine, Michelle Thomp son, Mike Gandy, Jennifer Hack man, Frances Jefferson, Shahin Henderson, Dalene Lybbert, Kip Gray, Loren Dunten. Shannon Springer, Tina Garcia. Michele Sim melink, Becky Soliz, Manuel Galan. Scott Smith, Cory Hamilton. Robby Mclnturff. Honorable mention certificates were awarded to: Dcshcelle Davis. Kristi Miller, Leanna Seibold, Frank Brunoe, April Mcintosh, Troy Phi fer, Danny Story, Todd Mobley, Todd Sullivan, Karla Jones, Ron Nelson, Luis Sauceda, Cara Shad ley, Jenny Reed, Eric Peterson. Matt McDougall, Luane Foltz, Melynda Mollett, Casey Jakobsen, Tony Fuentes, Daphne Tingle, Kirk Simmons, Louella Barnes, Krista Hill, Mark Hook, J.R. Kelly, Car rie Teal, Brad Posey, Ron Palmer, Malanie Ray, Kristine Benson, Casey Anderson, KenSmoldt, Miles Burke, Tammy Wilson, Benny Jakobsen, Matt Smith, Starla Green, Jennifer Wollam, Marti Wells. Vernon Squiemphen, Heather Mid dleton Bethany Koshney. Also receiving honorable men tion awards are: Kris King, Marc Chapman, Steve Lankford, Misty Summerhalder, Chad Duff, Victor Smith, April Wolfe, Angelica Lopez, Scott Brown, Susie Marston, Ken Hart, Lance Mitchell, Zee Smith, Otis Johnson, Willy Aguilar, Angela Glaspie, Karlo Munoz, Laura Sahme, Marc Arthur, Hope Galan, Connie Daniels, Morningstar Johnson, Eric Craig, Cory Spof ford, Ben Anderson, Merle Kirk. Phyllis Crask, Marcie Ann Pinkal. Preston Haskie, Allen Wickham. Gerald Sampson, Jodie Jividen, Christy Penning, Shilo Shaw, Cynthia White, Sadie Kelly, Jona than Smith, April Ellis, and Jesse Madrid. Warm Springs students submit writings Mr. Phillips' 5th grade class is learning about the Revolutionary War in social studies. Mr. Phillips has taught in Warm Springs Elementary for 20 years. He also taught at Simnasho school for three years. He likes nice child ren and the nice parents. Written by Angie Wolfe, 5th grader School Cooks Warm Springs Elementary School has three cooks and their names are Donna Spencer (head cook), Connie Bierman (assistant cook) and Margie Topash (helper). Donna Spencer has been working here for six years, Connie Bierman has been working here for two years andd Margie Topash just started working here this year. The menu planner's name is Verna Miller. The favorite foods of the kids are hamburgers, weiner wraps, and chicken nuggets. All the schools in Jefferson County have the same foods except on the cook's choice day. The foods the cooks best like to prepare are chicken nuggets, home made bread and fried chicken. Written by Rhea Pierre, 5th grade Judy Keene is a school secretary at Warm springs Elementary and she works very hard. She types, gives out lunch tickets and files folders for the principal. One of the most imprtant things she does is locate students. The morning is the busiest time of the day in her office. When children need help they come to Judy. Sometimes she makes appointments with parents. When Judy spots signs of bruise marks she reports to the principal. Judy is responsible for giving med icine to students. I think being a secretary is a lot of work and responsibility. Written by Heath Steel, 4th grade Third grade teachers Ms. Sensibaugh likes to eat pizza, it's her favorite food. If she could go any where she wanted to go she would go some place hot and sunny. The kind of car that she likes is the Honda. Her favorite book is Pride and Prejudice. Her favorite game is bowling. Mr. Henry's favorite thing to teach is math and discussing short stories. He has a total of nine self- managers in his room. His favorite food is T-bone steak and milk is his favorite drink. In his free time he likes to work on cars. This week in his room they will be learning mul tiplication facts by using funny pictures. Written by Cimmeron Tufti, 4th grader A short story first hiccup about the world's - - by Yvonne M. Earl I think God was the first one to hiccup. When it thunders, that is God hiccupping. He thought it was pretty neat. He gave Adam and Eve the ability to hiccup, too. Soon they had kids and they had kids and so on. God wasn't right about hiccups being neat. Everbody was hiccupping and it started to rain. He told Noah to build an ark and to get two of every animal, a male and female. Every body got into the ark and sat for a few days. Then, they moved. They stayed in the ark for almost a year. Then, one day, they stopped. Noah sent a dove to see if it was all right to get on. It was. so they all got out and lived hapily ever after with no hiccups. But one day a hiccup came from a Students participating in the Madras Jr. High School science fair combine creativity with the scientific process. cave man. I I i. :