July 12, 2001
Dance Scenes Dance Dreams Showcase 2001
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Spilyay Tymoo, Wqi-m Springs, Oregon
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A Whole New World: Megan Buck, Brittney Devore, Shaneel Dewhitt, Perry Kalama III, Sarah 0
Gorman, Dalene Shaw, Cinthia Villarreal and Ann Marie Zemke.
Shanell Kalama-Aguilar and Tonya Boise jazz dance to "Music" by
Madonna.
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A crowd pleaser was the tap dancers dancing to 'The Devil Came Down to Georgia": Holly Abbe,
Susan Ahem, amber Anrum, Valentine Calvin, Christina Carrillo, Olivia Davis, Courtney Ellensbury,
Chelsea Manion, Trina Olson, Kristina Roofener, Megan Starkel, Kristy Burmeister, Jacey Fivecoat,
Kaitlyn Kinsbury, Mariana Manion, Emily McFarland, Monica Nagell and Jessica Williams.
What everyone should know about
From Children's Protective Ser
vices Child neglect is a continued fail
ure to provide a child with needed
care and protection. Every child's
well being depends on proper food,
clothing, shelter, medical care,' and
supervision. Children also need
plenty of attention and affection,
and positive school experiences.
Child neglect and child abuse dif
fer, though their results are similar.
Both can cause serious physical in
jury, emotional harm, and even
death. But neglect is what a parent
or other guardian does not do, rather
than what he or she does.
Why should you know about
child neglect? Because child neglect
is a widespread problem. Consider
these facts:
Over 1.5 million cases of
neglect and abuse are reported in the
U.S. each year.
Neglect can happen any
where to children of any age, race,
nationality, religion, social or eco
nomic group.
Neglect can leave scars that
last a lifetime and rob a child of the
chance to become a productive per
son. People who care can make a dif
ference. They're the best hope for a
brighter tomorrow and for today's
neglected children. When children
are able to grow and develop to their
fullest potential, our whole society
benefits.
One major type of neglect that
is easy to identify is physical neglect
This may include abandonment
with no arrangements made for care,
inadequate supervision of young
children for long periods of time,
and failure to feed or provide ad
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equate nutrition, clothing, or per
sonal hygiene. Other types of physi
cal neglect are failure to seek needed
or recommended medical care, dis
regard for potential hazards in the
home, and rejection, or forcing a
child to leave home.
As a result of physical neglect
children may risk injury (even death)
from fires, falls, poisons, etc. They
may also fail to thrive, suffer mal
nutrition and other illnesses. In
some cases, a loss of dignity and self
worth may cause children to run
away from home.
Emotional neglect is another
problem facing many children. It can
be extremely damaging and often
manifests itself as an extreme lack of
attention, affection, or emotional
support. Permitting serious miscon
duct (assault, drugalcohol abuse,
etc.) and refusal of recommended
treatment or services are other forms
of emotional neglect. This may re
sult in insecurity, poor self-image,
destructive behavior, alcohol or drug
abuse or suicide. Neglected children
may also grow up to neglect their
own children. Severe emotional ne
glect may lead to death in infants.
Educational neglect is very com
mon and involves chronic truancy,
which the parent makes no attempt
to correct. Failure to enroll school
age children, causing them to be ab
sent 1 month or more and refusal of
recommended remedial services
without good reason are the result
of educational neglect. As a result
children may become withdrawn or
very disruptive, be underachievers,
develop poor basic skills, and even
drop out of school.
No parent can be attentive to a
child's needs at all times in all places.
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Leanna Boise and Colleen
Kalama in Sleeping Beauty.
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But repeated inattention is cause for
concern. Be alert for extreme, aggres
sive, disruptive or destructive behav
ior. Also watch for children who lav
ish affection on everyone .including
strangers.
Children starving for attention
often go to extremes to get it. Other
neglected children react to the lack
of warmth and affection by with
drawing. They are extremely shy,
can't relate well to adults, and have
trouble forming close friendships.
Youngsters who consistently
wear dirty, tattered or torn clothes,
dress inappropriately for the
weather, or lack other good personal
hygiene habits may be suffering ne
glect. Children who look under
nourished may not be eating enough
of the right kinds of food at home,
or may not be getting any food at
all.
Suspect neglect if young children
are left a home alone for long peri
ods (particularly at night or for sev
eral days). Also be alert for parents
who rarely, if ever, seem concerned
about where their children are or
what they're doing. Students who
are habitually absent or tardy may
be neglected children.
Possible clues to neglect include
poor dental health, failure to have
damaged eyeglasses repaired within
a reasonable time, incomplete im
munization records, and other medi
cal problems that are ignored.
Neglect is rarely a willful act.
Most parents want to be good par
ents, but have trouble dealing with
stress. Parents who neglect their chil
dren generally have a very poor self
image. Often they were denied love
and praise during their own childhoods.
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5-6-7-8 Dance: Marissa Ahem, Megan Brown, Shelly Hemenway, Britteny Hopkins, Chelsi Hulscy,
Krissl Kemper, Katy Kovarl, Jessica Krueger, Emma Patrick, Kaylee Patterson, Brianne Sjolund,
Stephanie, and Kalie Young.
The finale dance of the recital was
By Tina Aguilar
Spilyaj Staff
The High Desert Dance Arts
Showcase 2001 went on stage June
29th and 30th at Princville, Oregon.
"Dance Scenes, Dance Dreams" had
a showing of 211 students from
Jefferson County this year. The
youngest dancers beginning at the
tender age of three and evolve to high
school age and beyond.
Each showing of the recital was
,.old out so next year the beginning
tfa6e-AwlLJiav - their ow show
case. This was decided so there will
be enough tickets for everyone that
would like to see their children and
invite family and friends. Twenty
four dances were shown this year.
Each very unique in its own way.
From "A Small World" to "Devil
Came Down to Georgia", Aladdin
and his many Jasmines to Madonna's
Music, there was a dance for
Lack of support from relatives,
friends and the community com
bined with possible marital prob
lems, may leave parents feeling
lonely, isolated, trapped and de
pressed. Without enough money, daily life
can be very stressful. Many parents
must struggle just to provide food
and clothing for their children. Poor
housing conditions, which parents
fell powerless to improve, make mat
ters worse. Tensions can continue to
build unless parents get the help they
need.
Some neglectful parents are inse
cure. They know very little about
raising children and have no one to
turn to for help. Their only role
models are their own parents-who
may have neglected them. Follow
ing their parents' example means
that the vicious cycle of neglect con
tinues. Using alcohol or other drugs as
an escape only creates more prob
lems. The effects of alcohol or other
drugs limit a parent's ability to prop
erly care for children. You can help
by reporting neglect. Reporting a
case of suspected neglect can mean
improvement for both the child and
the parent. In making a decision to
file a report, it's important that you
think about the situation. Carefully
consider the possible consequences
for a child who remains in a situa
tion that poses a threat to his or her
safety and well being.
Remember you have an obliga
tion to report neglect to agencies that
can help. No one who files a report
can be prosecuted for doing so in
good faith.
As a parent you should try to
improve your parenting skills.
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everyone's taste. If it was a first time
experience to watch the many danc
ers then the audience was in for a
very welcome surprise. The stu
dents' work hard from October to
June for the recital and for some it
really shows in the graceful way they
carry themselves.
The teachers are to be com
mended for their patience and teach
ing the love of dancing on to the
dancers that have the privilege of
learning the art from each of their
The High Desert Dance Arts stu
dio came into existence in 1985 at
Prineville. The studio was called
Jean's Dance School from 1980 un
til it changed management in 1985
under Caroline Kaiser, director and
owner.
Ms. Kaiser brought the dance stu
dio to Madras in 1990. The dance
studio is located across from the city
child neglec
Check to see if parenting classes are
available in your area. You might be
surprised by how much you can
learn about meeting your child's
needs as well as your own. Seek help
whenever you need it. Most often,
it's only a phone call away.
As a community member you
should offer your support to parents
who need help and to social service
agencies, police officers and others
who are working to provide that
help. Get involved in organizing
needed community services, such as
crisis centers, emergency day care
and housing, parent aide programs,
Community
strong affect
It is clear that children are affected
by violence they witness or hear
about in the larger communities in
which they live, not just by violence
in their own homes or directed to
ward them. Community violence
refers to any violence that is seen,
heard, or heard of from others who
see violence. A child witnessing a
friend smacked, neighbors fighting,
a dog or cat kicked, or hearing gun
shots is witnessing community vio
lence. A child hearing from a friend
that someone hurts him or Mom's
boyfriend beat her or the neighbor
ran over his dog on purpose is wit
nessing community violence.
Studies of the effects of commu
nity violence on children tell us that
this causes depression, aggression,
anxiety, and PTSD (post-traumatic
stress disorder). It is a fact that chil
dren who witness or are direct vic
Photos by Tina Aguilar
and dreams within us all."
police station where the Mungiila
cafe lounge existed. Because growing
interest in ballet, tap, ja and break
dance (new this year), Ms. Kaiser is
looking to expand. I ler staff includes
nine teachers, herself included and
five assistants. The teachers are:
Marcclle Colovos, Shannon Ahem,
Manya Dobaj, Susan Stoc.ill, Mane
Williams, Jeannie 1'cfflcr, Kathleen
Avioa, Dennis Williams Caroline
Kaiser.
The beginning age differs with
.xach danccjap-Jajiceia. can, .begin at.,
the age of three but must be three
by November 1". Ballet dancers can
begin at the age of four and must be
four by December T'. ),v'. dancers
must be in the fifth grade to join.
Breakdancers arc in the first year
stage and any age is welcome to join,
If interested in any of these dances
for your child(ren) please call the
Prineville studio at 541-M7-CH20.
and peer support groups.
Volunteer your time and energy
to a good cause: saving families. You
can get involved in fund raising, lob
bying, answering help line calls, scry
ing as parent aides, lay therapists,
family advocates, or working as ad
vocates for children's services.
What you do todav can change a
child's future. If you believe that a
child is being neglected, it's time to
act. Contact the Warm Springs Po
lice Department at 553 1171,
Children's Protective Services (CPS)
at 553-3209 or the Juvenile Coordi
nator at 553-3335.
violence has
on children
tims of violence often become per
petrators of violence against others.
So, when we allow children to expe
rience violence, we are teaching
them to be violent and preparing
them to hurt the next -generation of
children. Community violence
hurts children's mental and plni
cal health. In some cniuiuniiiis
including Warm Springs, d -i.re luv
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ing cause of death to Cil.'un. um
as we must protect our i lv.K'ix;' uom
disease by getting them in-tinnited
and having regular i hn k r;.. we
have an obligation to protect i'um
irom community vintuiu
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