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8 September 9, 1999
Warm Springs
Warm Snrincs Elementary
welcomes three new teachers to the
school for the 1999-2000 school year.
Tracey Storm is the new Education
Resource Center teacher, who will
work with students in Special
Education, Dcnise Rowland will be
leaching third grade, and Ronica
Lindquist is here to teach the second
gratlc- . . t
Tracey Storm is a graduate from
the University of Florida. She says
she didn't complete her education
until her son turned eighteen and
moved away. She then had taken a
year of Junior College and three
additional years to complete her
degree.
She made her decision to teach
because she missed having children
around her. "I had the empty next
syndrome," she expressed.
She taught for four years at the
high school level at Springstead High
School and Citrus High School.
Storm also taught at a Maximum
Security Detention Center for teenage
boys. "These boys were no different,
they just had a lot of hard luck."
She then moved to Oregon to be
NASF scholarships applications available
The Native American Scholarship
fund (NASF) announced August 30,
that The Peter B and Adeline W.
Ruffin Foundation Inc. in New York
has given NASF $100,000 for the
continuation of it's Ruffin Scholars
Project. The Project funds high
achieving Native American Indian
students pursuing undergraduate and
graduate degrees in colleges and uni
versities throughout the United
States. NASF students study in such
critical fields of math, engineering,
science, business, education and com
puters. "This is the largest Foundation
grant that NASF has received in its
si 3-year history," says Dr. Dean
Chavers, NASF Director. "The grant
will fund an additional 50 Native
American students this year. Our goal
is to have 1,500 Native American
students on scholarships by 2010."
NASF plans to fund 2 1 0 students for
Early Headstart
"Promoting Families with Young
Children"
The Warm Springs Early
Headstart is a Home-based program
that provides services to families with
infants, toddlers and pregnant
women. The services include one
home visit per family per week with
a qualified EHS staff to discuss rel
evant family topics.
Included in the services are one
group socialization per week. The
group socialization is a time for par
ents, caregivers and children to come
together for a meal, playtime and
individualized services.
The objectives of EHS are:
1. Work with eligible pregnant
COCC Center
The Warm Springs COCC College
Center is humming with activity. Fall
is always a busy time with everyone
getting ready to get back to school.
Many classes will be held at the
Education Center featuring a menu
of topics suitable for a variety of
students.
We start with the Skill Center that
is scheduled to resume on September
15. The Skill Center provides
computer skills, resume creation and
computer programs that help refresh
your memory in Math, English and
Sciences. The instructor will be
available from 1:30 to 7:30 p.m. at
this time. A personal visit with the
instructor is required for registration
and assessment. Tuition is $20 with
scholarships available.
GED class registration will start
on September 21 at 9:00 a.m. till
12:00p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday.
Tuition is $20 per term. Mrs. Janice
Alexander will be available only
those two days a week and you must
meet with her to register.
Credit classes begin on September
Telecourses being offered at COCC Warm
Telecourses VIA open campus to
presented at Warm Springs COCC
College Center
Telecourses are provided at the
Education Center via interactive
television. Fall term starts September
20, 1999. Registration will be
September 16, 1999. Phone in
registration number is 382-6114 or
come by the WS COCC Center
GS105 Physical Science:
Chemistry (4 credits): Monday,
Wednesday, Friday, 8:00 a.m. to
8:50 a.m.
Prerequisites: 1 year of high
school algebra or equivalent, or
concurrent enrollment in MTH 060.
This class will have an on
campus lab which is held on
Wednesday 11:00 a.m. to 12:50
p.m. Warm Springs section 1713.
BA101 Intro to Business (3
credits): Monday, Wednesday,
Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 9:50 a.m.
Elementary School welcomes three new teachers for 1999-2000
with her son who lived in Brookings,
Oregon. She was substitute tcacner
there for six months. She was hired
on a full-lime contract with a school
in North Bend, Oregon, where she
worked for one year.
She was contacted by Stan Pine in
regards to a teaching job in Warm
Springs. She decided that she was
interested because she has always
had an interest in the Indian culture.
She also didn't like the rain and fog
along the coast, "I'm used to the
sunshine, after living in Florida for
thirty years."
Storm will be teaching students
with learning problems. She says they
will work in small groups with
manipulates and hands-on work to
help the students learn better. There
will be a lot of assistants so they will
get a lot of attention. She will stress
success in kids, working with what
they know and building on that. "I
don't want them to be in a situation
where there is failure. I want them to
feel positive and learn more to take
that back to their regular classrooms.
Build on their self-esteem."
"We're running a week late,
because we're scheduling with all
the 1999 fall semester.
"NASF has funded 448 students
since 1987 and has produced 208
graduates," Dr. Chavers said. "Only
30 students have dropped out, giving
us a retention rate of 94 highest
in the United States." These figures
contrast dramatically with the na
tional college dropout rate of 80 per
cent for Native American students.
Dr. Chavers noted that NASF has
a strong corporate and foundation
support base. Since 1986, there are
now 151 foundations and 106 corpo
rations, which fund the Albuquerque-based
nonprofit organization.
Additionally, NASF receives
matching gifts from 44 corporations.
NASF does not receive any govern
ment funds.
NASF is not in the process of
receiving scholarship applications
for the Year 2000 Spring semester.
Deadline for student scholarship ap-
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women and families with infants and
toddlers to provide health screen
ings, educational and resource ser
vices. 2. Create strong relationships with
families, children and community
resources.
3. Provide weekly in-home visits
with parent, child and EHS home
visitor.
4. Provide families with informa
tion about local community re
sources. EHS is now accepting applica
tions for enrollment for eligible fami
lies. We hope to see you at the open
house on September 8, from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Formore information please
call 553-3241.
sets registration schedules
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20. 1 999. In nerson classes oresented
this Fall will be Mth 20-Pre Algebra
and Writing 20-Basic English l.Mr.
Robert Wright will be teaching Math
on Monday evenings from 6:00 p.m.
to 9:30 p.m. starting September 20 at
the Education Center in the top floor
Training Room. Ms. Cody Yeager
will instruct WR 20 on Thursday
evenings starting at 6:30 and ending
at 9:30 on September 23 in the
Education Center. Cost for the
Writing class will be $ 1 50 for tuition
with books (there are three required)
costing $66. Math tuition will be
$ 1 65 with one book at $70. If students
are anticipating funding support from
Higher Education to offset cost for
the classes, they must first meet with
Career Counselor, Laurain Hintsala
for pre-authorization. Enrollment is
limited.
If you have questions on what
class you think would be of value for
your needs then please read the
accompanying article. It will show
the different levels of both Math and
Writing classes. You will need to
Warm Springs section 0421.
BA 223 Marketing Principals
(3 credits): Monday, Wednesday,
Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.
Warm Springs section 0465.
MTH 095 Intermediate Algebra
(4 credits): Monday, Wednesday,
Friday, 2:00 p.m. to 3:05 p.m.
Prerequisite Mth 65 Warm
Springs section 1448.
HD 151 Service Leadership (1
credit): Tuesday, 1:00 p.m. to 2:10
p.m. Restricted to Service
LeadershipAmericorps students.
Warm Springs section 1231.
ED 140 Introduction to ECE (3
credits): Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. to
8:15 p.m. Warm Springs section
0731.
Special delivery classes
Classes that are delivered by
modem Fall Term: WR 121 English
Composition, CIS 120 Computer
Warm Springs, Oregon
the teachers," Storm concludes
Denise Rowland is going to
teaching a third grade classroom of
eighteen students. It is her first full
year of teaching a classroom and she
says the kids are great, it's been really
nice, and they're going to have a lot
of fun this year.
Rowland grew up in Clatskanie,
Oregon along the coast. She attended
Western Oregon University where
she graduated from in March 1999.
She did her student teaching in Dalles,
Oregon. She went to Mexico for a
couple of weeks to get her practicum.
She was employed as a Behavior
Intervention Assistant at St. Helens,
Oregon, spent her summer in
Clatskanie and came to Warm
Springs to teach during this school
year.
Ronica Lindquist has substituted
for the 509-J School District and she
will be teaching the second grade
this year. She was in Warm Springs
for the summer to teach at the first
Summer Academy.
Lindquist has a Bachelor's degree
in Elementary Education with a minor
in Health from Eastern Oregon
University. .
nlirntinns is September 15.1 999. All
NASF scholarship awards are based
on merit. In addition to general schol
arship assistance available to any
qualifying Native American student,
several categories of funding are also
based on specific criteria established
by the donor.
Students wishing to apply for
scholarship assistance must meet the
following criteria: Show proof of one
quarter Native American blood; sub
mit certification of tribal enrollment;
attend an accredited 'institution of
higher learning and show above av
erage grade point and ACT and SAT
scores.
To request a scholarship applica
tion, call the contact number of
(505)262-2351 or write to: Native
American Scholarship Fund, 8200
Mountain Road NE, Suite 203, Al
buquerque, NM 87110.
Ft. Sill reUniOn Set
rtn Sente.mher 24. 25. and 26,
1999, former FSIS alumni, friends
and former students will reunite on
the campus of the Fort Sill Indian
. School. Former students, sortie with
theirfamiliesorfriends.journeyfrom .
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Mon
tana, Arizona, New Mexico, North
Carolina, Texas, etc., to meet with
former alumni and former students
in Lawton, Oklahoma. Volunteers
and "FSIS 1999 Reunion" activity
suggestions are welcome for the "Last
Great Reunion of the Century". For
more information contact: Richard
T. Bread, (405) 631-6740, Lorene
Kerchee (580) 492-3777 or Phyllis
R. Hunter (405) 247-6673, ext. 258.
mme in and sien uo at the Higher
Education office on the top floor of
the Education Center. These classes
are being sponsored by the Higher
Education Branch of , the
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs and administered by the
Warm Springs COCC College
Center.
On October 6, 1999 starting at
6:00 p.m., Mr. John V. Hicks will
present the seven (7) week course of
Student Success Strategies. This
course is to teach students how to
prepare for their college experience
This class is required in order to meet
tribal members funding eligibility.
There are only two sessions a year
and they are held in the Fall and the
other in the Spring. If you are
expecting to go to college in the Fall
of 2000 then you must attend one of
these two sessions. In order to register
you must come to the Higher
Education secretary office at the
Education Center. There is a limited
enrollment and registration ends on
September 27.
Springs Center
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Research Skills, CIS 140WN
Operating Systemswn, Hst 201 W
History US-WIC, CCI071 Basic
Sanitation, CCI 091 Foodserv
Controls.
These classes require student
to attend an orientation in Bend
and have reliable access to a
computer with internet browser
software and e-mail.
The Warm Springs center is
expecting to be able to provide one
computer for students to use. Only
students that have attended their
orientation and have computer
experience will be allowed the use
of this computer. A schedule will be
posted when students will have
access to use the computer.
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MHS year book
signing to be held
There will be a 1999 Year Book
Signing gathering at the Madras High
School cafeteria on Friday, Septem
ber 10, from 3-5 p.m; Books can be
picked up if ordered. If you would
like to purchase a book the cost is
$40. For more lniormauon can me
Madras High School office
School
physicals set
n 'There will bdvo 12 days set1 '
aside at the Warm Springs Health &
-Wellness Center for those students
Who need sports physicals,
in These dates will be:
Sept. 22, 1999 from 8:30 to 12
i, Sept. 29, 1999 from 8:30 to 12
Parents or guardians are RE;
QUIRED to come with student. HQ
physical will be given without a par
ent or guardian present.
t Please call 553-1196 and ask for
future appointments for your appointment.
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"Ramp up" remedial courses offered
. r, r nkanc tn area volume and integers. Samnle
Remedies for rust or chances to
master what you "never got the first
time" that's what these classes are all
about.
, f The First Year (Freshman) level
coursework at present-day colleges,
universities, and vocational schools
has become so imposing that on a
national basis 41 of all students
wishing to become involved in post
secondary (after High School
graduation or its equivalent)
education are under prepared to take
on the challenge.
This rating is based on assessment
of readiness in the Math and Writing
Reading areas. If you look only at
Math, the preparedness percentages
are even more startling. At COCC
for example, 71-75 of entering
students are not sufficiently ready to
take on Math 105 or Math 1 1 1, the 2
options at the Freshman course level.
Realizing that this is the sort of
situation confronted them caused the
colleges and other post-secondary
institutions, to put into place a series
of "tune-up" courses - called
Remedial (Developmental is another
word often used). These institutions
also adopted the practice of using
screening, entrance exams called
"Placements."
COCC Warm Springs in
cooperation with the Higher
Education Services Department of
the Tribal Education Branch, began
last Fall Term (Sept. 98) to offer
Remedial courses each Term of the
' school year (Fall, Winter, Spring).
These courses are in the evening,
1 night per week, taught by a real,
live, college approved instructors,
right here on home turf - the Rez.
To help you to make a judgment
about whether or not these classes
might be something you might want
need to become involved in, here is a
brief menu of the types of classes
that are being presented and a few
words about each of them.
Math courses
MTH20 - Pre-Algebra
Generally taught in 7th, 8th, or
9th grade-emphasizes arithmetic that
lays the foundation for Algebra
includes ratio, proportion,
percentage, measurement, perimeter.
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Ronica Lindquist with her second grade classroom.
CASA accepting applications
Do you believe that all children
have a right to a home with loving
people to care for them? Each year in
the United States, millions of children
are abused, neglected or abandoned
by their families and our two counties
are no exception. These children are
removed from their homes and placed
in foster care or in institutions.
Eventually, they end up in court.
Their only "crime" is that they have
been victims. It is up to a judge to
decide their future. Should they
remain in foster care? Be reunited
with parents? Or be adopted?
Sometimes a Child can remain adrift
in foster care for mdnths, even years.
That's where Court Appointed
Special Advocates (CASA
volunteers) come in. Our volunteers
are men and women who want to
help their community's children.
They work for the judge, alongside
attorneys and social workers, as
appointed officers of the court. They
review records. Interview parents.
Talk to teachers, neighbors, and-most
important-the child. These
volunteers then appear in court to
recommend to the judge what's best
area, volume and integers. Sample
question:
List these fractions and decimals
from smallest to largest. 59, .625, II
12, 23 (Answer59, 712, .625, 2
3)
MTH60-Algebra 1
Generally taught in 8th, 9th, or
10th grade. Sample question:
A family monthly income is
$ 1 200. It is spent as folio ws : 20 on
food, 35 on rent, 17 on utilities,
8 on automobiles, and the rest on
miscellaneous expenses. What dollar
amount is spent on miscellaneous
expenses? (Answer$240)
MTH65-Algebra 2
Generally taught in 9th, 10th or
1 1th grade. Students beginning this
class should be able to deal with the
arithmetic of signed numbers, the
solution of simple equations,
algebraic problem solving, graphing
lines and the solving of systems of
equations. Sample question:
If x represents a certain number,
write an expression for ten less than
twice that number. (Answer2x-1 0).
MTH 85 - Technical Math
Course specially designed for
majors in Forest Tech, Fire Science,
CADD, GIS and similar career areas.
Topics include an introduction to
Algebra with a focus on units of
measurement, formula evaluation,
solving linear and literal equations,
lines in the Cartesian plane,
exponents, three dimensional
geometry, preparation for
trigonometry. Sample question:
Convert 2.65 to a fraction.
(Answer2 1320)
This Math course is intended to
be the first of a sequence "package"
of 3 Technical Math courses. Each
step upward MTH 85, MTH 86,
MTH87 represents increasing depth
of study and expansion of topics.
MTH 95 - Intermediate Algebra
This course is a fast-paced review
of High School Algebra 2-a class
which is typically taken by students
in the 10th, 11th, or 12th grade.
Sample question:
Rewrite the following text as an
algebraic statement-Trie $159 you
v- ere charged for a ski parka includes
a 6 sales tax on the selling price.
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school year
fnr the child's future.
CASA volunteers come from all
walks of like. They have a variety of
professional, educational and ethnic
backgrounds. No special experience
is required. Volunteers are selected
on the bases of their objectivity,
competence and commitment. Once
accepted, volunteers are trained. They
learn about courtroom procedure, the
social services and juvenile court
systems, and the special needs of
children who have been abused and
neglected.
Court Appointed Special
Advocates of Crook & Jefferson
'Counties 'is accepting volunteer
applications for it's September
training. Classes will be held
Thursday and Friday evenings from
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., September
16, 17, 23, 24 and Saturday from
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (lunch will be
provided) September 18 and 25.
Once your training is complete
and you are assigned a case it takes
about 5 to 10 hours a month to be a
CASA volunteer and become a
powerful voice in a child's life. If
you are interested, contact our office
at 447-7220 or 475-9426.
at COCC Center
(Answer, 159P.06P).
MTH 111 - College Algebra or
MTH 105
A required Freshman level course
for students not intending to take
additional Math courses.
You have finally arrived at the
First Year College Mathematics
level.
So what does the profile of Writing
Courses look like?
WR20-Basic Writing 1-Sentence
and Paragraph
Just as the title indicates this is a
course that concentrates on writing
at the sentence level, using frequent
practice in writing simple paragraphs
and very short essays.
WR40-Basic Writing 2
Paragraph and Essay
This course provides extensive
practice in developing and organizing
fully developed paragraphs and short
essays.
WR121-English Composition
You have arrived at the Freshman
(First Year) level. This course is a
standard basic requirement at almost
every 2 and 4 year College or
University in this state. Its equivalent
is also a feature "must have" for most
Higher Education schools in the
nation.
The intent of the course is to
introduce students to college writing:
how to use experience, observation,
and critical reading to discover
support ideas.
Now, you have seen the potential
menu and perhaps gotten a clearer
sense of how the course progression
works.
It has been our practice, for this
school year, to present these courses
by beginning with WR 20 and MTH
20 in the Fall Term and moving on to
the next level (WR40 and MTH 60)
in the Winter Term that follows. We
had to make a start somewhere.
However, it has always been our
preference to offer Remedial classes
that have the best possible match
with needs and plans.
Let us take this opportunity then,
to invite your input. We would be
pleased to have your comments and
sugeestions - REACH US at 553-1428.
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