Page 2 April 15, 1994
Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
Fencing material awaits Installation at Warm Springs National Fish Hatchery. It is hoped the new fencing will
discourage otters from raiding the rearing ponds.
Fish hatchery gearing up for spring
Spring's a poppin" at the Warm Springs
National Fish Hatcherv these davs. Staff
members are preparing for the fish
clipping project which is scheduled to
begin April 18. Vie staff is also working
on completing the fence which will
eventually encompass the entire fish
hatchery, helping to keep otters out of the
rearing ponds. The otters present a
serious problem as they consumed nearly
50,000 young salmon last year.
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Steve Turner walks on the catwalk to feed the fish at the
hatchery. Two-year old fish will be released later this
month.
Grant project coordinator hired
Joint Education
from page 1
the high school level, the students
and Ms. Bodcnstcincr meet during
lunch once a week and also have an
after school meeting on Wednesdays
for 1 12 hour or until the activity bus
has to leave for Warm Springs. Due
to conflicts in sports or other school
activities, they ask the students to
work things out with their instructors
or coaches, in order to attend the
SMILE meetings. Sometimes
students need the help of a tutor and
she asks the students to get involved
in a tutor program and to ask for help
when they need it. It is important to
keep their academic SMILE
scholarships. The Tribal Education
Chair, Evaline Patt informed the
SMILE representatives of the Tutor
program we have available for our
students.
"So who's this stranger parking
his funny-looking green Subaru
wagon inourCommunityCounscIing
parking lot?" Well, before you string
me up for parking in someone's spot,
please allow me to introduce myself.
First, my name: Scot McLean
(that's pronounced Mic Lane).
Second, "Where the heck are you
from?": The Omak, Colville Indian
Reservation region in Washington
State.
Third, (and most important) "Why
are you here?": To listen. "To what?"
you might be thinking, but really,
that's my job. I've been hired to
coordinate the Robert Wood Johnson
Healthy Nations Grant Project. That
long program title really means we
have until 1996 to develop a
community-based (that means you)
program to reduce alcohol and
substance abuse.
"So what do you know about our
problems, attitudes and beliefs?", you
might ask. Only what you tell me. I'll
be showing up here and there, at
evening community activity nights,
on the radio, and occasionally in this
paper. So tell me what you think. I
would like to hear from you.
Call me at 553-3206, or drop by
the third floor of the Community
Counseling Center.
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Scott McLean
Work Program initiates profile, mandatory savings
The 1994 Summer Youth Work
Program is utilizing a tool in their
program called a Profile. This needs
to be completed before the NEW
participants can begin work. A profile
takes about 30-45 minutes to
complete. An appointment to get this
done needs to be scheduled with the
Work Experience and Development
Department. The Youth that are 14
years old, or are new to the program
need to do a profile. After school is
an excellent time to do the profile.
The youth who have already
completed a profile and have changes
to UPDATE their profile can do so
after school.
The work permit applications are
in the Work Experience and
Development Department at this
time. The youth have two options
when taking care of this task. They
can fill it out and send it to Portland.
along with proof of age and get their
permanent card in 2-3 weeks or if
they choose to go to the B ureau office
in Bend, the application is dropped
off and a temporary permit is mailed
out the next afternoon. Unless they
want to go back the next afternoon
and pick the temporary permit up,
but they need to let the staff at the
Bureau office know, that they will
return to pick the permit up instead of
having it mailed.
A new MANDATORY
Supportive Service for the 1994 year
is a Savings Account, in which fifty
percent (50 ) of each paycheck will
be deposited. These savings will be
held for the youth worker until the
end of the program. If a termination
occurs before the end of the program,
the savings will not be released until
Boarding school in the future?
Check with education services
General Council Meetings
Thursday, April 14-Kah-Nee-Ta Annual Report
Wednesday, April 20-WSFPI Annual Report
Dinner at 6 p.m.-Meeting follows at 7
Agency Longhouse
ParentGuardian who is
anticipating sending their student to
a BIA Boarding School this coming
fall, 1994 need to contact Ramona
'Tedi" Tane washa as soon as nossihle
before the end of this school year.
1 he Education Services Programs
Director. Mvma Couitnev announced
this week of the department along
with , Tribal department
representatives of the CPS,
Community Counseling and the
Tribal Education Committee held
several meetings to organize and plan
strategies in heln. aid anH hp
supportive to our youth students who
leave the Reservation for the first
time. BIA Reservation Programs
Officer, Karmen Blake was helpful
in lending his expertise to the group.
There was little sunnort or follow
ud once our voune Deoole filed their
application to go to one of the many
BIA boarding schools Courtney said.
No one knew what office to contact.
nor who to ask for help which lead
ourdepartmentCareerCounselorand
Director to take action. We intend in
have workshops for the young people
and their parentsguardian so they
will be better informed. Our Career
Counselor will set up a tracking
system.
Courtney would like those
studentsparents to contact Ramona
Tanewasha as soon as possible
because there are timelines and
important things the students and
parents must do before July. One
important item is to make sure you
have your copy of the grade records
from Madras High School before the
end of this 93-94 school year ends. If
student and parent miss the boat they
will not have access to those grades
because school will be closed for the
summer.
There are application deadlines in
place. If you miss the cut off date,
you may not be able to leave for BIA
school.
Please contact Ramona 'Tedi"
Tanewasha orMyna Courtney in the
Education Center at (503) 553-33 1 1
or the secretary to set up an
appointment. Others available to
contact for more information is any
member of the Tribal Education
Committee: Evaline Patt, Fancelia
Miller, Charlotte Shike, Wendell Jim
or Laurain Hintsala, Mary McNevin,
Charlotte Herkshan and Karmen
Blake or Bob Angle at the BIA
Administration Building.
the end of the program. The goal is to
save money lor school needs.
The cut-off date is May 30, 1994.
If your child turns 14 after this date,
heshe is sill eligible for the program.
However, they may not get to work
the full eight weeks due to the late
start. In trying to keep this flexible,
any of the new 14 year olds need to
check into this matter. The program
is willing to assist in getting you your
first job.
The 1 994 Youth Work Program is
available June 13, 1994. Information
on the program will be mailed out to
youth workers, or can be picked up at
the Work Experience and
Development Department. Call the
office at 553-33243408, if you have
any questions.
Head Start
program
undergoes self
assessment
The Warm Springs Head Start
Program is currently conducting its
annual self assessment as required
by National Head Start. Each aspect
of the program is guided by
performance standards and
accommodated them with a written
local plan. Areas or components of
the standards include,
Administration, Education, Social
Services, Disabilities, Health,
Nutrition, Mental Health, Parent
Involvement & Home Base.
Groups of people work on each of
these components using the Head
Start OSPRI (On Site Program
Review Instrument) These teams are
comprised of program parents
guardians, program coordinators,
community resource people and staff.
Each team member reviews the
performance standards for their area,
the local written plan and the OSPRI.
Team members use the following
methods to determine if the program
is compliance or not.
Observations: what is actually
happening in the program (example:
parent activities, classroom session,
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Senior Outlook....Students urge hard work, stick-to-it-ness
by Saphronia Katchia
Hard work merits better grades
Not all grades are in for the end of
winter term, but the following
students have earned a 3.00 or higher
GPA at the end of the last grading
period of 12 or more credit hours:
Jana Buck, Alexandria Smith Tapia
and Bodie Shaw. Congratulations
Students!
We have noted that all our students
in higher educations have
significantly pulled their GPA's up.
All our students are working harder
and smarter. Many have decided they
want to get their degrees as quick as
they can, and have registered and
taken more than the required 1 2 credit
hours per termsemester. The students
are beginning to realize they have to
treat going to college as a job and
devote 8 hours or more a day to class
attendance and homework to earn
those passing grades. Staff of
Education Services and the Education
Branch are proud of our students.
Congratulations and keep up the good
work.
Spilyay Tymoo
Staff Members
MANAGING EDITOR SID MILLER
ASSISTANT EDITOR DONNA BEHREND
REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER SAPHRONIA KATCHIA
REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER SELENA BOISE
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Lyda Rhoan
Eighteen year old Lyda Elizabeth
Rhoan is the daughter of Arlita Rhoan
and Lyle Rhoan Sr. of Warm Springs.
Her grandparents are KlussaSuppah,
Elizabeth Rhoan of Warm Springs
and the late Amel Rhoan. She has
three brothers; thirty-eight year old
Lyle Jr., thirty four year old William,
and twenty-eight year old Maury.
She has one sister; twenty six year
old Becky. Rhoan is of the Warm
Springs, Mi wok and Yakima descent
She enjoys aacnding powwows when
sne s not in school, in scnoot ncr
favorite classes are Civics and
Economics with Matt Henry.
Her outlook of the past school
yean she states, "I wish I would've
tried harder." She feels kind of scared
yet kind of glad that this is her last
year in high school and that she
succeeded in some classes. When
she leaves MHS she will miss seeing
Arlissa and the rest of her friends
everyday. Rhoan would like to pursue
a career in either Realty or a
Receptionist job and attend school at
Western Babtist College in Portland.
Rhoan comments to the remaining
lower classmen, "Don't fool around
your freshman and sophomore years,
it's going to catch up with you your
senior year." In five to ten years from
now Rhoan sees herself attending
pow wows and college then starting
a family.
Louie Wesley Smith is eighteen
years old and is the son of Millie and
Emerson Smith. His grandmother is
Freda Wallulatum. He has one
brother, four year old Jeremiah, and
two sisters; eleven year old Elfreda
and thirteen year old Buckie. Smith
is of the Wasco, Warm Springs and
Paiute descent ent.
He enjoys hunting and was a
member of the MHS Cross Country
team his freshman through junior
years. He enjoyed it, he stated, because,
it's kind of fun and keeps me in
shape." His favorite classes and
teachers are Forestry 3 with Bill
Wysham, Civics with Darryl Smith
and Accounting with Ramona Miles.
Smith's outlook of his past school
years he stated have been, "pretty
fun, I wish I could slay in high school
longer." His feelings about this being
his last year in high school he said he
was a bit happy but also a bit sad due
to missing his friend which is what he
will miss the most when he leaves
MHS.
He plans to pursue a career in the
Forestry field and would like to begin
at Chemeketa then Oregon State
University. He would like to comment
to the remaining lower classmen,
"Stay in school, go to all your classes
and do the best you can." In five to
ten years from now Smith sees
himself "hopefully working in
forestry".
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Romelle Renee Speakthunder is
eighteen years old and is the daughter
of Pat and Robert Speakthunder of
Warm Springs. Her brother is Michael
Speakthunder who is fourteen years
old. She is of the Siletz, Assiniboine
Sioux, Warm Springs, Wasco and
Yakima descent.
Speakthunder was a member of
Futures for Children her junior year.
She enjoys taking pictures, writing
letters and traveling to tournaments
and pow wows.
Romelle Speakthunder
Her outlook of the past school
years she feels have been both fun
and interesting. Her feelings about
this being her last year makes her
glad it's the last one because she's
tired of Madras. Talking to her friends
in the halls is what she will miss most
when she leaves Madras High School.
She would like to pursue a career
as a photographer at the Institute of
American Indian Arts in Sante Fe,
New Mexico. She would like to
comment to the remaining lower
classmen, "keep going through school
even though it s hard, you'll make it
with the help of your friends. And do
your work." In five to ten years from
now she sees herself being a
photographer for National
Geographic.