SpilyayTymoo
Warm Springs, Oregon
September, 1992 PAGE 5
Poor grades can affect all aspects of life
Once a bad report card meant
scolding at home, maybe a class
room lecture. Today bad grades could
cost students anything from a drivers
license to a job permit, depending on
where they live.
Many students complain the
crackdown on poor school perfor
mance is often counterproductive.
Peter, a 1 6-year-old Daly City high
school student, always wanted to do
something better than his sister. He
couldn't top her grades, so he joined
the track team. But he was kicked off
when his grades fell short of the CPA
requirement
Then he applied for a job as a
cashier, but was rejected when the
store manager found out that his math
firadcj were poor. Even driving the
amily car was out because his par
ents couldn't afford the high insur
ance rates companies charge for teens
with bad grades.
Once, the greatest indignity Peter
would have suffered for a lousy re
port card was a scolding. Today, stu
dents like Peter with GPA's of "D"
and T face an array of penalties
that affect every aspect of their life
whether it's applying for an after
school job, attending the prom or
getting that most cherished piece of
plastic, their driver's license.
Drop-outs face even graver pen
alties. If you live in Texas, West
Virginia, Florida, South Carolina or
eight other states around the country
and drop out of school before you're
18, your driver's license is automati
cally revoked.
Proponents of such measures ar
gue that cracking down on poor
grades is the only way to force kids to
hit the books. But teens interviewed
inanumbcrofCalifomiahighschools
expressed resentment and despair
rather than a determination to do
better. The get-tough policy, they
argue, amounts to double jeopardy
for struggling students and discour
ages ambitious kids from taking
challenging course loads. Meanwhile
the penalties grow. In 1988
California's legislature passed a bill
requiring students not only to jtay in
school but to gel "satisfactory" grades
in order to keep a liccns". The mea
sure was vetoed by the Cover x but
will probably be reintroduced. Ken
tucky already has such a law and
other states are considering similar
legislation.
Even teens with passing grades
are finding that access to the family
car is no longer just a matter of wres
tling the keys from their parents.
Most insurance companies charge
teens with below "B" average 10
percent more than those with "Bs"or
above sometimes the crucial dif
ference between whether a family
can afford to let a teen drive or not.
Students who want an after-school
job can pay a stiff price for low
grades too. Under federal labor laws
job applicants under 18 must give
employers work permits signed by
the school. Manv school district"
Kindergarten begins September 8
The kindergarten schedule for the
beginning of the 1992-1993 school
year is:
September 1-4 No kindergar
ten classes. Parcntstudcnttcachcr
conferences are scheduled
September 8-10 Small group
sessions (each student is assigned to
one session only)
September 1 1 Normal kinder
garten schedule begins
A.M. Class 8:35-11:15
P.M. Class 12:45-3:25
Please call the school to arrange a
parent conference if you have not
received a letter by September 1.
Your child will attend only one
small group during September 8-10
at the regularly scheduled time for
their class. Heshe will not attend on
the other two small group session
days.
All kindcrgartners will begin liic
regular kindergarten schedule as a
whole class on September 1 1.
For more information please call
Warm Springs Elementary School at
553-1128.
make these conditional on good aca
demic performance.
Then thc-e are the penalties stu
dents pay for bad grades in school
itself. Texas was the first state to
enact a no passno play law in re
sponse to concerns that students were
ignoring studies in favor of sports.
Today, 14 other states, including
California, have enacted no passno
play laws, with each school setting
its own CPA standard for extra-curricular
involvement. In Florida, stu
dents must not only get good grades
but must also pass a special "compe
tency'' test.
Many teens themselves say once
they've hit thtdownward slope, get
ting punished only speeds up the tall.
Already, they point out, kids who
have poor grades have less access to
teachers and counselors wno wmc
them off as doomed. Some remedial
tutoring programs even require a 2.0
CPA for admission to keep out witat
they call "non-motivated' kids.
Daniel Gonzalez, 16, a student
body vice president at Los Angeles
City High School, believes tempo
rarily sacrificing grades for extra
curricular involvements can some
times be worth it When he produced
his school's first pageant, his CPA
plummeted, but "crowds at activities
sponsored by the student government
tripled."
Isadora Sholaas, 17, on the other
hand, a student at James Logan High
School in northern California's Union
Cards admit free
Seniors citizens may pick up
Golden Cards at the 509-J Support
Services Office or at the Madras
High School office. The card pro
vides free admission to school ac
tivities. Riley continues visits
School District 509-J superintendent
Phil Riley visits Waim Springs each
week on Wednesday from 10:00 a.m.
to 12:00 noon. District patrons inter
ested in discussing their educational
concerns are invited to meet with him
in C jtiferenceRoom 3 during this time.
City, says that being on cross-country,
gymnastics and swimming teams
gave her an inccriive to try to im
prove her grades. When it wasn't
enough she was banned from sports,
so she dropped out and plans to get J
CED (general equivalency diploma)
on her own.
Other students say no passno play
policies have prompted them to avoid
more difficult courses for fear of
being barred from extracurricular
activities. In Los Ansclcs, the argu
ment hit home and the district re
cently eliminated the requirement that
students pass every class to partici
pate. But teens who feel that punitive
"incentive" systems work against
them rarely find sympathetic cars.
Michael Means, a former high school
student in Charleston, West Virginia,
dropped out of school at 17 to take a
job because his wife was expecting a
child. When the DMV revoked his
driver's license, he had to quit the
job. He challenged the policy in the
courts, but lost his appeal in the state
supreme court As for Peter, he says
he s gotten himself back on track
despite, not because of the punitive
measure. He's chosen to pursue his
passion for cars by enrolling in a
vocational program for mechanical
engineering and is studying nights
for his CED. His parents arc happier
now too, he says. Before, he'd whilcd
away the hours sleeping all day.
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Student Dennis White receives certificate of completion from COCC
secretary Marilyn Hart for work In Summer Bridgt Program on last day
of classes. Summer Bridgt Program prepares students for work in college.
Career symposium to be held Sept. 24, 25
Computers aid students' learning at Chemawa
Would you like to leam how to
use a computer during your English
class to improve your writing skills?
Indian students at Chemawa Indian
School in Salem have been using
write sentences, paragraphs and
longer papers.
The school is one of several test
sites for the Writers WorkBench
Program. Chemawa was provided
computers to help them with their with supplementary funds that al
writing skills, as part of their English
classes, for more than a year.
Last year, all students took part in
the Writers WorkBench Program, a
Computer Assisted Instruction Pro
gram, and got help in learning how to
lowed the installation of a 24-work
station computer lab, the purchase of
computer equipment and Writers
WorkBench software. Training was
also provided for staff.
Schedules are designed to allow
ihe English teachers time to present
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located in Salem. Oregon in the Pacific Northwest...
IB' A beautiful modern campus
with comprehensive Educational. Athletic Recreational
and Home Living facilities...
W An Indian education high school program with tradition
and in continues operation since IhtO...
EK Special programs with extra help for you
The extended cy program that allows you to make up
or earn extra credits. Chapter I. Gifted and Talented.
Special Education, Writer's WorkBench.
Computer Assisted Instruction.
IlK Comprehensive Substance Abuse Programs Heir...
Including counseling, assessment, groups,
in and out patient treatment and aftercare.
B Activities and Inter scholastic Sports...
Including student government, student council,
clubs, publications, cross country, soccer, basketball,
wrestling, baseball, softball and track.
An Outstanding Student Recreation Program includes...
Trips to the Oregon coast and beaches, camping,
river rafting, skiing, fishing, horseback riding, picnics.
roller skating, attending local pow-wows
and much much more.
Of' We pay your travel, room, board and educational
expenses... Tou attend school and pass your classes...
For more information about attending Chemawa
contact the school at $03-399-5721 EX 138
and get started with the application process:
other English class materials while
integrating Writers WorkBench in
the class activities related to learning
how to write. English classes aver
aged several hours every other week
in the lab.
Teachers come to the lab with
their students and provide instruction
and assistance related to the student's
writing assignment and use of the
Writers WorkBench programs as
necessary. Teachers also have stu
dents come to the lab with a rough
draft so that computer lab time is not
wasted while students try to write
from scratch.
Teachers from other classes are
able to schedule use of the lab when
it is not being used by the English
classes. The lab is also available or
use after school.
Writer's WorkBench Programs
used at Chcrnawa include an orien
tation for all students with
instruction programs set by grade
level.
A number of report programs are
also included so that both students
and teachers can check on progress
and performance in grammar and
writing skills as they move through
the program.
Both students and teachers enjoy
using Writers WorkBench and feel
the program helps students to learn
to improve their writing skills.
This coming year, the use of
Writers WorkBench is being ex
panded to include students and
teachers involved in the school's
Gifted and Talented Program.
If you are an Indian student: who
likes computers and wants to learn
more about how to write, Chemawa
may be the school for you. You can
find out more about attending
Chemawa by calling 503-399-5721,
ext. 138.
Some of the country's most
prominent Native American profes
sionals will join Native American
high school students at a regional
career awareness symposium on
Idaho Slate University campus in
Pocatcllo, Idaho, September 24-25.
The symposium, titled, "Bridging
Tradition," will introduce Native
youth to the world of science and
technology and to Native Americans
who are making a difference in their
chosen career fields.
Keynote speakers include: Hattic
Kauffman (Ncz Perce), CBS Murn
, ing News consumer affairs corre
spondent in New York; Janine Pease
Windy Boy (Crow), president of the
tribally-controllcd Little Big Horn
College in Montana; Billy Rogers
'r (Kiowa), director of the University
of Oklahoma's Health Promotion
. Program; David BrownEaglc, Indian
education specialist at Gonzaga Uni
versity in Washington; Cecil Andrus,
governor of Idaho; and Jaime
Pinkham (Ncz Perce), chairman of
the American Indian Science and
Engineering Society's Board of Di
rectors. AISES is joining with ISU, the
Idaho National Engineering Labora
tory, FMC Corp. and other business
and industry to sponsor the sympo
sium. Assistance from INEL will
cover transpoi union and room and
board costs for the first 200 Native
American high school students from
Washington, Oregon, Montana,
Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming
who register.,
The symposium will offer moti
vational and drug and alcohol
awareness workshops as well as
hands-on introductory workshops in
engineering, chemistry and laser
electronics. There will also be a
scholastic bowl, fun runwalk, dance,
art show and an awards presentation
fcr student participation on the final
day.
The newly formed AISES chapter
at ISU is coordinating the symposium
and an accompanying regional meet
ing' for schobls.intcrcstcd in estab
lishihgAISES chapters. AISES is a
private, non-profit organization
dedicated in increasing the number
of Native American scientists and
engineers in the U.S.
Through gatherings like the Native
American youth symposium, "we
hope to bridge the gap between tra
ditional Indian values and technology-based
education," said Pinkham,
the AISES board chairman and Ncz
Perce Tribe's forest resource man
ager. Symposium registration is limited
to eight students and one chapcronc
per school. To register or for more
information, call 208-236-4655 or
236-4429.
T.E.P.A. meeting set
The Tribal Education Par
ents Association (T.E.P.A.) is
having a meeting Thursday,
September 1 7, 1 992 in the Old
Boys Dorm training room , 2nd
floor, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
All community members are
invited to attend.
On the agenda for the meet
ing is: Organization Form
Purpose; Activitcs for Group
school board meetings, school
policy, school funding; and
Booster Club.
For more information call
the Education Department at
553-3311.
Kitchen equipment serves Breakfast Program
provides funding tor tnese units. suiiuiaiiwictjunuisnuivcuiiiiuiiKw
The new kitchen equipment helps which determined that 200,000 chil-
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fasts which are provided for students
each day before school.
The Breakfast Program is the re-
A 20-foot refrigeration unit and
two convection ovens have recently
been installed in the Warm Springs
Elementary cafeteria. A grant through
the U.S. Department of Agriculture
for a mandated Breakfast Program
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food. The Oregon Legislature passed
Senate Bill 445 which makes ii
mandatory that schools which receive
Chapter I funding or which have a
concentration of students receiving
Free and Reduced Lunch, must pro
vide the program. Warm Springs
Elementary qualifies for the Break
fast Program as do all schools in the
District.
Any student may purchase the
breakfast for 75 cents. Students who
qualify for Free and Reduced Lunch
also qualify for Reduced Breakfast.
Cost to those students is 30 cents.
Meal prices
Elementary lunch $1.00
MfH, MHS lunch 1.25
Reduced lunch .40
All breakfasts .75
Reduced breakfast 30
A 20-foot refrigeration unit stores breakfastsfor the new nutritional Breakfast
Program.
BAs can be earned through degree program
Tasks accomplished by testing
Four tasks are accomplished by
California Achievement Test scores.
The tests: 1. Compare District schools
with schools across the nation; Show
where improvement is needed; 3.
Show effectiveness of program
changes; and, 4. Show how well the
District is meeting selected program
goals prior to the selection of District
textbooks.
The tests are not individually di
agnostic but are used only as a com
parison with other school district to
show where District 509-J students
stand.
CAT tests arc administered annu
ally to grades one through eight and
grade ten. Overall results from last
year's tests show grades three through
seven increasing their scores over
last year and grade ten scoring above
the national average.
Computation in grades seven and
eight show a decline and and second
grade Language is down.
A steady improvement is shown
at fourth grade level with a halt to a
declining Math Computation score.
The strongest areas for all grades
are seen in Math Concepts, Language
Expression and Reading Compre
hension. By grade level students show the
following results: Grade 1-, 43-53
percentile range, highest score-Math
Concepts, lowest score-Total Read
ing; Grade 2, 27-45 percentile,
highest score-Math Concepts, iowest
score-Total Language; Grade 3, 39
55 percentile, highest-Math Con
cepts. lowest-Language Mechanics;
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Adults interested in earning a
bachelor's degree without having to
leave Central Oregon are invited to
an Open House sponsored by the
Central Oregon Consortium for
Higher Education (COCHE). The
session is scheduled at 7 p.m. on
Thursday, September 1 0 in the Boyle
Education Center Room 155 at
Central Oregon Community College.
COCHE contracts with Oregon
colleges and universities to bring
four-year bachelor's degree and
master's degree programs to Central
Oregon. Currently, eight programs
are offered on the COCC campus.
Two of the programs, one leading to
a bachelor's degree in liberal studies
from Oregon State University and
the other for a bachelors degree in
management from Linfield College,
offer open enrollment, meaning stu
dents can begin the program either
fall or winter term. Additionally, stu
dents can enroll in individual courses
without being formally enrolled in
the degree program.
The COCHE program is designed
for adult students who have com
pleted two years of college course
work. Classes are scheduled on
evenings and weekends.
Viviane Simon-Brown, director
of COCHE, will give an overview of
the programs. Additionally, Gail
Gilbert, the Central Oregon advisor
for Linfield College, Dr. Jerry
O'Conner, OSU liberal studies ad
visor, and Barbara Moon, assistant
director of OSU's Office on Con
tinuing Higher Education, will dis
cuss program content, career oppor
tunities and admission procedures.
The liberal studies degree program
emphasizes strong communication
skills, excellent problem-solving ca
pabilities and a broad academic ex
perience. Courses provide a knowl
edge base in the social sciences,
sciences anJ humanities. Courses
scheduled for this fall include
"Women: Self and Society," "Poetry
Writing," "Environmental conser
vation" and "American Political
Thought."
The management program em
phasizes critical thinking skills and
integrated learning in areas such as .
accounting, marketing, finance and
management, preparing the graduate
to move into today's complex and
changing business world. This fall,
nine courses areoffered.ranging from
"Management Process" and "Labor
Legislation" to "Environmental Is
sues" and "Cultural Ecoloev."
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Head Start teacher Winona Frank helps students including Jenni Van Pelt
prepare for their first day of school
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