8 January 27, 2000
Warm Springs, Oregon
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Ariene Graham assists the students In a demonstration of dip net .
fishing. This little girl helps her sister keep her balance.
Disaster assistance needed
In early July 1999, on two sepa
rate days, five tornadoes struck "the
Pine Ridge and surrounding Indian
Reservations in South Dakota. One
hundred families were left homeless.
Federal moneys are slow in coming,
so the Governor of South Dakota
ordered peniten'iary prisons to build
some permanent and temporary hous
ing, but this is not enough!
Temporary trailer were being de
livered to help. At this time, it looks
like most people will be in some type
of housing, but it is not adequate!
There is one woman with small chil
dren who is still in a tent!
, ,, South Dakota winters can be very,
CRITFC to cover
class fee
HACCP (pronounced "Has-sip")
is a difficult name for a simply and
effective way to ensure food safety.
HACCP stands for "Hazards Analy
sis and Critical Control Point". The
Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) requires that al seafood sold
or produced in the United States be
processed under a HACCP plan and
under the supervision of a HACCP
trained individual. Products imported
into the United States must also meet
these requirement. There are no re
quired examinations, simply your1
attendance and participation in the
program fulfills the requirement.
Certificates will be awarded to those
who participate.
Date: January 2 1-22, 2000 f (Two
Day Requirement)
Time: 8 am-5 pm 1
Location: CRTTFE4270 Westcliff
Dr. Hood River, OR
Phone:(541)386-6363
Lunch provided-both days '
CRITFC will cover class fee val
ued at $250 per person
Class size limited to 40
For more information or if you
have any questions, please contact
Scherri Sotomish or Jon Matthews at
(503) 238-0667
Madras High
The following Attendance (Posi
tive Choice) Report is for the Madras
High School submitted by the Title
IX Community Liaison, Marjorie
Kalama-Gabriel.
Floyd Frank-Varsity BB; Chasan
Walker-Varsity BB; Kye Wells-Varsity
BBJV BB; Travis Moschetti
Varsity BB; Jacoby Ellsbury-Varsity
BB ; Joe Anderson-JV B B ; Aaron
Greene-JV BB; Arthur Mitchell
Frosh BB; Gary Villa-Frosh BB;
Scott Kalama-Frosh BB; Melanie
Smith-Varsity BB ; Nicole Main-Varsity
BB; Reina Estimo-Varsity BB &
Spilyay Tymoo interview; Cece Polk
Varsity BB; Blance Mitchell-Varsity
BB; Anna Brunoe-Varsity BB;
Shamona Charley-JV BB; Michell
Manion-JV BB; Candice Miller-JV
BB; Natalie Mitchell-JV BB;
Darylynne Scott-JVBB; Kayleen
Clements-JV2 BB; Deidra Johnson
JV2 BB; Larissa Wallulatum-JV2
BB; Laura Manion-JV2 BB; Natasha
Edwards-JV2 BB ; Lee Hellon-Wrestling;
Jesse Fuentes- Wrestling; Gor
don Scott-Wrestling; James Wolfe
Wrestling; Gabe Greene-Wrestling;
Mark Johnson-Wrestling; Louis
Smith-Wrestling; Renso M.
Rodriguez-Spilyay Tymoo inter
view, Valeri Miller-Spilyay Tymoo
interview; Bernadette Smith-Spilyay
Tymoo interview; W. Foster Sahme
Spilyay Tymoo Interview
math and science night
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severe. Right now the most urgent
need is for: 1. Money to help with
permanent housing and furnishing
for the present housing. 2. Warm
clothing in all sizes. 3. Warm bed
ding. All help will be immensely appre
ciated! Please sent your contribu
tions to: The Rev. Ben Tyon (Epis
copal); Box 14, Route 407; Pine
Ridge, SD 57770; telephone (605)
867-1502 office (605) 867-5761
home or: Mr. Paul Little, Tribal Co
ordinator; Box 289, Rural Route 1;
Oglala, SD 57764 telephone (605)
867-5617.
Jefferson County
Butch David, Attendance Liaison '
for Jefferson County Middle School
reports on December attendance.
There were 13 school days in
decembcr.
, There are 386 Native American
students enrolled at Jefferson County '
Middle School, 103 fifth grade stu
dents, 100 sixth grade students, 87
seventh grade students, and eighth
grade students.
. There were 41 students in the fifth
grade students with perfect atten
dance, 44 students who missed 1-2
days, 10 students missed 3-4 days, 6
students who missed 5-6 days and 2
students missing 7 days.
- In the sixth grade there are six
Native American students being
home-schooled or dropped for lack
of attendance.
There were 37 sixth grade stu
dents with Perfect Attendance, 33
students missed only 1-2 days, 16
students missed 3-4 days, 3 students
missed 5-6 days, and 4 students who
missed 7 days. There was one stu
dent that moved.
The seventh grade Native Ameri
can students had 45 students with
perfect attendance, 24 students miss
ing 1-2 days, 9 students missing 3-4
days, 5 students missing 5-6 days and
4 students who missed 1 or more
days. . '
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School attendance report is
COCC College & Career Fair held
on December 6, 1999 .
Alicia Aguilar, Naomi Brisbois,
White Dove Cooper, Marcus Crow,
Davey Culpus, Ambrose George,
Brent Graybael, Trianna Greene,
Julia Heath, Lillian Heath, Paulette
Henry, Cecilia Herrera, Deidra John
son, Odessa Jones, Jerrod Kalama,
Karla Kalama, Pamela Kalama, Scott
Kalama, Estomina Made, Orie Made,
Adriene Merrifield, Victor VanPelt,
Lutah Wallulatum, Alex Williams,
James Wolfe, Sharondee Mitchell,
Armena Moody, Veronica Russell,
April Scott, Samuel Scott, Koosh
Selam, Winter Selam, Alexis Smith,
Jerritt Smith, Kaliska Smith, Mitch
Smith, Pasha Smith, Tashina Smith,
Victoria Smith, Stephen Star, Lori
Suppah, Jasper Switzler, Joseph
Thompson, OJ Tias, Mathew Vaeth,
Harlan Waheneka, Genn Whiz and
Nance Williams.
Attendance Recognition
Dustin Seyler, Valerie Miller,
Kiradawn Langnese, Tashna Hicks,
Louisa Fuentes, Anna Brunoe, Irene
Boise, Vernon Tias, Louis D. Smith,
Arthur Mitchell, Candice Miller,
Deidra Johnson, Cody Johnson, Jessi
Fuentes, Joseph Anderson, Lawrence
Wabunsee, Annina Moody, Malena
Manion, Angela Long, Scott Kalama,
Una Johnson, Cecilia Herrera,
Eleanor Gunshow, Craig Graham,
a success
Students, family and ,
r " friends gathered for a
J fun niaht of leamlnn
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math and science In a
fun way.
Warm Springs. , .7
Elementary School
staff organized several
booths to learn how to ;
measure ingredients, ,
water to paper
experimentation, ! .
painting, dip net fishing
and cutting paper.
Several students and ,
their families gathered
to enjoy a fun night of
learning.
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COIC classes
returns to Warm
Springs
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COIC is excited to announce that
COIC classes will be opening in
Warm Springs starting on January
31, 2000 for alternative education
for high school students. Our class
room will be in the old Small Busi
ness Center building. Please make
contact with George Pratt at the Buff
Learning Center for referral if you,
would like your student to attend the
classPaperwork from COIC also
needs to be completed which can be
obtained from the Madras COIC oft
lice. .
COIC will be having an open
nousc aiier uiey Become semeu in so
watch tor the announcement
COIC would like to include the
community in this effort. If anyone
in the community has a skill or
projects they would like to teach the
COIC students, please make contact
with COIC instructor, Cathy Hosford !
(541) 475-7118, or by stopping by
the Madras COIC office. , ,
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Middle School Attendance Reporter
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Of the 96 Native American stu-
ucms in me eignm graue i arc oeing
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home schooled, 4 students will be
returning to school in January.
There were 37 students in eighth
grade with perfect attendance, 23
missing 1-2 days, 15 missing 3-4
days, 7 students missing 5-6 days, 7
students missing 7 or more days, and
one student moved away. ' ' 1 ;
David also share with the commu
nity the First Trimester Perfect
All tendance for the Jefferson County
Middle School Native American stu
dents. ,
Fifth Grade:
Shirelle Adams, Evelyn Aguilar,
Jose Alvarez, Jr., Clara Arthur, Jes
sica Arthur, Tonya Boise, Nancy
Charley, Jerald Cook, Rosetta
Danzuka, Addie Estimo, Mary
Hoptowit, Alaina Johnson, Shanell
Kalama, Rodney Kenyon, Aldwin
Keo, Sheldon Leonard, Sheryl
Lopez, Aaron Miller, Paul Miller,
Ursela Russell, Ryan Smith, Terri Jo
Squiemphen-Yazzie, Joyce
Squiemphen, Cody Switzler,
Shckinah Yubeta.
Sixth Grade:
Tyson Adams, Georgianna
Aguilar, Simone Danzuka, Rayann
Katchia, Rodney Katchia, Chelsea
Manion, Gabriel Manion, Verna
Mitchell, Dora Payne, Meredith Polk,
Joseph Badoni, Trevern Yazzie,
Larisa Wallulatum, Lance
Stormbringer, Amelia M. Spino,
Veronica Russell, Michele Manion,
Reina Estimo, Jerrod Brunoe, Chris
tina Ashburn, David White, Joseph
Thompson, Pascha Smith,
Winternight Selam, Gordon Scott Jr.,
Natalie Mitchell, Laura Manion,
Nicole Main, Logan Hammon,
Natasha Edwards, Bryan Burgess,
Eliah Squiemphe, Jennifer Russell,
Dawn Hoptowit, Daleena Frank,
Rodney Estimo, Bradfort Courtney,
Evan Cochran, Leonard Charley,
James Wolfe III, Clay Starr,
: Bernadette Smith, Foster Sahme,
Oscar Queahpama, Trianna Hyde,
Alfred Estimo, Renee Courtney, Tom
Preston, Pamela Kalama, Mayanne
Aguilar, Chasen Walker, Wilfred
Sando Jr., Tenesha Hyde, Aaron
Greene III, Gibson Danzuka, Daniel
Bryant, Gary Villa, Lawrence
Squiemphen, Sarah Rodgers,
Michael Martinez, Jasmine Caldera,
Justin Tatoosh Jr., Eric Miller, Jacoby .
Ellsbury, Steven Courtney, Tianna
Greene, Mathew Vaeth, Charles
' Stwyer, Victoria Smith, James
. Mclnrurff, Devery Arthur, Coriann
Yahtin, Remo Stormbringer,
Rebekah Steffey, Marcus Crowe,
Melvin Statu, Cecelia Polk, Amelia
Davis, Azeul Charley, William
Ashburu, Liana Tom, Christopher
Senior Outlook
Langnese, Sa
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Spilyay Tymoo rccognifs high
school seniors. Kira Dawn Lngncse
and Foster Sahmc in the Set Out
look, j
Kira Dawn Langnese is th daugh
ter of Roxannc Langnese anC harlcs
Gregg. ,
Langnese s grandparcnton her
mother s side are Walter Ligncsc,
Jr. and Lupe Samuels. On hcjathcr'i
side her grandparents arc i Gregg
and Erwin Gregg. '
She has two sisters Kaj Casey
and Jenny Langnese, and thi ; broth
ers Robby Gregg, Bobby C gg and
Billy Gregg.
Langnese keeps hcrscl wsy in
school activities such as A. B. Sec
retary. 4 years on the Stud( t Coun
cil; OSSOM Club Tor one car and
honor roll Tor 4 years.
While at home she is a dicatcd ,
football fan and she enjoys imping, .
swimming and sleeping. -
She has participated high ,
school sports such as Varfy Track
and Varsity Soccer, bothlor four
years and Freshman Baskoall.
Langnese has received sards for
First Team All League Sc :cr, 2nd
Team All League Soccer, id Team
All League Track, Co-MV Soccer,
Co-Captain in Soccer, amBcst Of
fensive Player for Soccer.
When asked if she lookup to or
admires anyone, her respont was, I
Seventeen-year-old M
Foster
Sahmc is the son of Dora G idy and
Sal Sahme. His grandpa nts are
Lawrence Goudy, Fostci Sahme,
Sylvia Wallulatum. He is four
brothers Jode Goudy, KennSahme,
Willie Sahme and SylvestcSahme,
Jr.-
At school he enjoys partipating
in sports while at home Wcnjoys
- , travel, listening to music, an hang-
ing out with his mends.
I . Sahme participated in BaVstball 1
from his freshmen year to iuna year,
played baseball from his freshan to
junior year ana ne pians on jitying
I baseball this spring as well.
Sahme is inspired by and ahirps
; his father, "He got a good ediotion
and that inspires me. '
Foster shares his1 most embtass
ing moment in school as bcia; the
time in eighth grade when hiiso-
. called friend put gum in his hai
He comments on this bein
his
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, . seventh Uradc:
Robbie Bennett. Randolnh Brt
Jr., Robert Cortcz, Melissa Danzi a,
lEustolia Gurrola-Smith, Kein
Hernandez, Jacqueline Moody, ia
Orozco, Sallie Polk-Adams, Sr rd
Stormbringer, Larry Switzler, R
.ert Thomas, Jr., Rochelle Tu,
1 Mychal VanPelt, Jayce Wallulati i. t
Eight Grade: i ,
y ; Ashley Aguilar, Marjean Alor 3,
Joseph Arthur, Cecilia Brun;,
Harold Charley, Maurica Coru,
' Matthew Ellsbury, Justin Gree
Francis Kentura, Matthew Mani i,
! August Scott, Austin Smith, . ,
Katrina Smith, Talon Stormbringr,
Gerald Tias, Joe Wahsise, Christ a
.Wolfe.
ECE sets ; ;
Inservice dates
, ' The Early Childhood Educati
' will be closed for inservice Trainii
on Friday, January 28, 2000. The
will be no child care services. W
will re-open on Mondav. Januad
31st.Pleasecall553-3241 withqueS
uons. 1
positive
Quaempts, Keena Heath, Whitedovl
Cooper, Kayleen Clements, Luil
Baez, Steven Tias, Shamona Charley.
Ly dell Suppah, Lucas Conner, Jerriq
Smith, Heather Long, Davey Culpus
Mepnanie Chaves, 2heena Courtney;
Naomi Brisbois, Melanie A. Smith,
,Floyd Frank, Charley Crooked Arm
Camillie Clements, Tashina Smith,
Renso Rodriguez, Anthony Mitchell,
Leroy Hicks III, Robert Givens,
Christopher Culps, Kye Wells, Vic
tor VanPelt, and Sam Jackson.
, Brief Attendance Review:
' Attendance 75 or less
Freshman-26; Sophomore-04;
Junior-03 & Senior-04 Total: 37
. Attendance 76 up
Freshman-32; Sophomore-14;
Junior-15 & Senior-10 Total: 71
- Attendance 90 up
Freshman-52; Sophomore-38;
, Jumor-32 & Senior-21 Total: 143
The attendance effort is to sup-
port parents in their desire to have
their children graduate from high
' school, that will prepare the young
adult to have basic skills to enter the
work environment.
Upon returning to school January
'3, 2000 a new second semester and
commitment to finish this year is
encouraged.
Call 475-7265 for information or
any concern you would like to claify.
: Best wishes, Marge Kalama-Gabriel
encourage students
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Kira Dawn Langnese
look up to anyone who has achieved
their goals because it takes a lot of
drive and determination."
Langnese shares her most embar
rassing moment: When she was in
Biology class her sophomore year,
she was leaning back in her chair and
the chair legs slipped underneath, she
fell on her back and hit her head on
the table behind her on the way down.
"It was so loud," Langnese said.
senior year, "senior year is the great
est and funnest year in school." And
he offers this advice to remaining
lower classmen, "Get good grades
early on and stay in school."
He plans on attending college at
Arizona State, majoring in Business
with a minor in Indian studies. " " "
Foster sees himself ten years from
now, "making money."
Native American Descendency:
"Wasco, Warm Springs, Hopl,
Yakama"
Favorite Sport, why: "Basketball,
because it is the most fun and
exciting game to play and watch."
Favorite Class: "My favorite
classes were PE and weight
training."
Favorite Singer or Song: "There is
no favorite but I like all Hip-Hop and
R&B."
Favorite Movie Star: "Chris
Tucker"
Favorite Holiday: "Birthday, during
the day it's all about me."
Class offered for the first time
"History and Government of the people into his class and "utilize their
" Confederated Tribes ' of WarrHVMepertise in our tribes' rich history,
; ' Serines: is the 'title of a'class beinfr ' ttftiials and government" rrt nil O
introduced to students of the Madras
High School during this second se
mester. It is the first time students
will be offered a course that is en
tirely dedicated to the history of the
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs.
Matt Henry developed the course
which he will teach to sophomore,
junior and senior students electing to '
take the course. Mr. Henry said that
the course has be "gelling" in his
mind for some time. His primary
sources of information came from
his research with the Warm Springs
Elders and the "Charter of the Con
federated Tribe of Warm Springs".
Other resources he relied on came
from the "Oregon Indians Culture,
History and Current Affairs," and
"Legal and Political Aspects of In
dian Education." Mr. Henry intends
to invite tribal leaders and resource
Matt Henry will teach History & Government of the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs ,
Social security sponsors conference
The Social Security Administra
lion (SSA) is sponsoring the Ameri
can IndianAlaska Native National
Service Delivery Conference which
Will be held in Denver. CO , March
14 - 16, 2000. The purpose of the con-
"erence is to discuss SSA's service
lelivery to American Indians and
Maska Natives to share methods that
lave been successful and to dialogue
vith experts and other agencies about
vays to provide better service. Par
icipants can also learn about em
loyment opportunities with SSA.
Speakers will include: Kenneth
kpfel. Commissioner of SSA; Wilma
Mankiller, Former Principal Chief
jf the Cherokee Nation; Carrie Billy,
to stay in school
She comments on her Senior Year
as being rough, lots of studying to get
the grades she wanted.
She would like to say to the lower
classmen, "All low cr classmen need
to have goals in life and do whatever
it takes to make them come true! You
have to want it, in order for it to hap
pen!" I ler future plans are to attend col
lege cither at Chcmckcta Community
College or Western Oregon Univer
sity. She sees herself ten years from
now, "in a well paying job, in my
field of interest."
Native American Descendency:
"Wasco"
Favorite Sport, why: "Soccer is
my favorite, because I like all the
girls on the team and we all got
along really good."
Favorite class or teacher:
"Leadership Is a cool class, we do
Interesting activities and learn a lot
about everyone in the class. I like
all my teachers."
Favorite song or singer: "I like all
kinds of music, but mostly rap." '
Favorite Movie Star: "Sandra
Bullock"
Favorite Holiday, why: "Christmas,
because I love all the goodies, and
seeing our family gathering
together."
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Mr. Henry expects that the stu-:
dents from Warm Springs will con
tribute their knowledge and experi
ence to the class discussions and ac
tivities yet, he hopes to "expand their
awareness and understanding of the
scope and breadth of their tribal gov
ernment. My main purpose is to pro-
vide an opportunity for our Warm
Springs students to understand in a
more in depth form the richness of
their past and the promise of their ;
future."
According to Keith Johnson, As
sistant Superintendent for; the
Jefferson County School District 509
J, "this new course has been reviewed
by the Warm Springs Tribal Educa
tion Committee and approved by the
school district's Curriculum Coun
cil. Both groups are very excited to
be getting the course underway this
year." s
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Executive Director, White House
Initiative on Tribal Colleges and
Universities; and Dan Wildcat, Pro
fessor, Haskell Indian Nations Uni
versity.
Special events and programs, in
cluding panel discussions and a dis
play of American IndianAlaska Na
tive art, will be designed to educate
SSA employees and the American
public and bring greater awareness
of the diverse American Indian cul
ture and heritage.
If you would like to register for
the conference, please call 1-888-772-4468
or send an e-mail message
to: AINAssa.gov.