Hands shoot in to the air
when American Indian students
in the JR O T C class at Madras
High School are asked who is
planning to go into thé military
later in life.
The participation o f Ameri
can Indians in the United States
military is something that dates
back 200 years— and it is some
thing that relates directly to
Warm Springs today.
When it comes to fellow tribal
members in the army, members
o f the JR O T C at Madras High
School can rattle o f f a long
list— both o f people currendy
serving and o f local veterans.
For some, those people serve
as inspiration as they participate
in the Junior R eservcO fficer
Training Corps.
Dorothy Howtopat is a se
nior cadet with the program, and
said her participation prompted
a change in behavior and in at
titude.
“When I first came I used to
get in trouble all the time,”
Howtopat said. “There’s a lot o f
stuff here, you just have to take
advantage o f it and not go o f
off.”
Ferman Tufti, a freshman at
MHS, said, “I joined this class
for respect”
The adrenaline rush is his
favorite part, Tufti said— an
opinion that his fellow students
echoed.
The JR O T C program aims
to teach students discipline and
the basics o f the m ilitary,
through marching and physical
activity like competitive sports
and push-ups.
Tufti and Howtopat are only
two people in a large group o f
tribal member students partici
pating in JR O TC — some want
to pursue a career in the mili
tary following graduation, oth
ers are taking the class because
o f interest.
All o f them, however, ex
pressed appreciation to those
tribal members who are cur
rently serving in the military.
A t least 14 tribal members
are known to be fighting in Iraq
or are about to be deployed.
They are: Wynter Sky Smith,
Lawren Slockish, Tashna S.
Hicks, Hester U Scott, Rose M.
Sanchez, Charles Chaplin, Levi
Dowty, George Boise, Austin L.
Smith, Jr., Eric Langnese, Dustin
Seyler, Jerome Henry and Larry
Switzler.
Nearly 300 members o f the
Confederated Tribes o f Warm
Springs have served in the mili
tary since the beginning o f
World War H.
According to U.S. military
documents, American Indians
have the highest record o f ser
vice per capita when compared
to other ethnic groups.
The JR O T C program pre
pares high school students for
leadership roles while making
them aware o f their rights, re
sponsibilities, and privileges as
American citizens.
A ccording to the JR O T C
website, the program stiinulates
graduation from high school
and it provides instruction and
rewarding opportunities which
will benefit the student, commu
nity, and nation.
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JOM program helps students
achieve academic success
This year it involves more o f
In the past, Crane added,
a math focus, Crane said, espe- only 10 to 12 students would get
dally because he spent the past the opportunity to participate
Steve Crane has a ne\V titiè H three years teaching eighth grade during the entire year,
at the middle school this year—
math at JCMS.
This year, they’re trying to
he is the new, full-time JO M
“Every kids Aeeds something spread it out to as many students
teacher.
different,” Crane said.
as possible.
While thè JO M program has
Because o f that the class"
“Right now we started out
been around for awhile, before sizes are kept small and limited with recommendations from last
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school.
demic performance.
won’t need the class anymore
• JO M , Crane said, stands for
According to Crane, “Some and they will move on to new
Johnson O ’Malley.
just need time, other instruc- recom m endations from this
The Johnson O ’Malley pro- tion.”
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year’s staff,
gram was set up through a trust
From his previous experience
» “The kids we’re looking for
fund from the federal govern- coaching football, Crane said, he are the kids that are struggling,”
meni in òrder to promote educa- learned that many students just
Crane explained,
tion in. American Indians students. • need a little extra time during He added, “It’s those
kids
The class lie teaches now, their day to be able to complete
with the C’s and the D ’s that
Crane said, focuses on studying their homework and to learn
could get straight A’s.” :
and learning habits.
. f f /:/■ how to stay organized.
T he goal o f the program,
. . “It’s a study hall type class
For those students, he said, Crane said, is to ensure that
where we work on study skills the class gives them the time these American Indian students
and we work on work,” Crane they need to get organized and are able to succeed when they
explained.
complète assignments.
go into high school.
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Nez Perce unveil new casino
LEW ISTO N , Idaho (AP) -
A few minutes after Samuel N.
Penney cut the ribbon on the
Nez Perce Tribe’s new casino,
cherries and lemons flashed, on
slot screens and the sound o f
coins collecting bounced o ff the
brand new walls.
About 100 people turned out
for the ribbon-cutting ceremony
on Friday at the • sparkling
Clearwater River Casino, four
miles east o f Lewiston on U.S.
Highway 12. The new 80,000-
square-foot gambling hall fea
tures more than 600 slot ma
chines.
Alm ost 10 years ago, Nez
Perce Tribal members opened
a small casino in an outdated
building on the same street. Since
then, the tribe planned to build
a modern casino, said Penney,
vice chairman o f the tribe’s ex
ecutive committee.
“I think you’re going to find
that it’s well worth the wait,” he
said.
The new casino features sepa
rate nonsmoking and smoking
pits, divided by a restaurant and
gift shop.,
G am ers enter a w ood
framed foyer. One o f the first
to enter, Gwen Powaukee o f
Lapwai, told The Lewiston Tri
bune he was struck by the elabo
rate colors.
“I t ’s co o l, a lo t bigger,”
Powaukee said, eyeing a slot
machine. “New machines that
they brought in, and hopefully
more payoffs.”
A three-story, 50-room hotel
is still under construction.
The old casino will house con
ferences and other events. The
building will also host the casino’s
long-running bingo games.
Penney said the new casino
will create jobs and boost the pay
o f current tribal employees. But,
the primary goal is to offer a
unique opportunity for Idaho
and Washington gamblers.
Penney and fellow tribal
member Julia A;. Davis-Wheeler
cut the gold ribbon to let the
first patrons in.
I t wasn’t until the doors
opened that Yvonne Oberly,
executive o ffic e r w ith N ez
Perce Tribal Enterprises, said
she relaxed. She said she worked
through thfe night to prepare for
Friday’s opening.
But she’s not o ff the hook,
yet. Oberly is working on, plans
for a week o f grand -opening
festivities on Oct. 13-15.
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