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June 19, 2 0 0 8 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 2 Congratulations, college graduates T h e trib al E d u c a tio n and H igh E ducation D epartm ent, and the Confederated Tribes are honoring the following tribal m em bers, w ho this year have co m p leted th e ir college and other higher education degrees: Blaine Begay, Associate in Arts (AA), General Studies, Col lege o f the Siskiyous. Theda Charley, AA, N utri tion and Food Service, United Tribes Technical College. Siagigi Hintsatake, AA, Sociology, Central Oregon Com munity College. Mayanne M itchell, AA, Business Administration Haskell Indian Nations Univer sity. Charlene Moody, AA, O r egon Transfer/sports med, Lane Community College. Joni Wallulatum-Williams, Associate in Applied Sciences, G en eral S tudies, C h em eketa Community College. Pi-Ta Pitt, Bachelor o f Arts (BA), Business/Econom ics, Co lumbia University. Keta Cline-Magers, BA, Interdisciplinary Studies, S u l R o ss S tate U n iv e rsity -R io Grande College. Shayla Frank, BA, Environ- mental Science Fish and Wild life, Salish Kootenai College. Melinda Polk, BA, Business Administration, Haskell Indian Nations University. Valerie. Switzler, BA, A m erican . In d ia n S tu d ies, Haskell Indian Nations Univer sity.'* Jefferson Greene, Bachelor o f Science (BS), Business/M an- agement/Advertising, Portland State University. Dean Seyler, BS, H ealth A dm inistration, U niversity o f Phoenix. Glendon Smith, BS, Liberal Studies/In tercu ltu ral, O regon Columbia, New York great experience for recent grad State University Cascades. Joseph Thom pson, BS, Business Administration, Haskell Indian Nations Univer sity. Dustin Wheeler, Culinary Arts, Scottsdale Culinary Insti tute. Billy Joe Speakthunder, A p p ren ticesh ip /Jo u rn ey m an , Willamette Carpenters Training Centers. Molly Fuentes, M asters, Medicine, University o f Michi gan Medical School. Rose Krik-Ball, AAS, Speech L anguage P a th o lo g y Chemeketa Community College. Students graduate boarding, high schools O v e r 50 trib a l m em b ers graduated from M adras H igh School this m onth, while many other members graduated from other high schools and board ing schools. T hese tribal m em bers are r e c e n t g ra d u a te s o f h ig h school: A lexis B ru n o e , R eynolds High School. A n d rea E th e rid g e , Clackamas High School. Ashley Davis, Evenston High School in Wyoming. Briana Stacona, H erm iston High School. D aw n W ah en ek a, W h ite Swan High School. Edward Williams, Walla Walla High School. N a ta sh a L u cei, G atew ay High School. S am antha S troschein, CM Russell High at Great Falls, Mont. S av an n ah C o u rtn e y an d Bradford Heath. D aniel Law rence Jr., Jo h n Adams High School. Trina Lucei, Springfield High School. Josiah Thom pson, Pendleton High School. Sterling Sampson, Nixyaawii Scholarships for 3 students T hree local students re cently received scholarships from Madras High School. R ichard H arrin g to n re ceived th e C hain E sta te s S ch o larsh ip . F red d y H e rn a n d e z re c e iv e d th e G eo rg e Wilsprv S jem o rial 'Scholarship Kèshia Yaw re ceived the GEAR-UP Schol arship. The students are three out o f a record-breaking 177 stu dents to graduate high school with the class o f 2008. This year tops last year’s high num ber o f 170 gradu ates. O v e r 50 se n io rs fro m Warm Springs participated in the graduation ceremony at Madras High School on June 7, The tribes’ and the E du c a tio n D e p a rtm e n t w ere planning to host the G radu atio n B anquet at the Agency Longhouse on the evening o f W ednesday, Ju n e 18 (after print deadline for this paper). Each year, the banquet is for all tribal mem bers w ho are g rad u atin g fro m high school, boarding school, tech n ical sch o o l, college an d graduate school, or receiving their GED. Community School. Clarissa Wolfe, Ft. Sirncojob Corp. < Brett Yahtin, Templeton High School. R o c h e ll Z o m a ra , C u lv er High School. Spud Sm ith, C ulver H igh School. Boarding school grads T he following students are recen t graduates o f boarding schools: Riverside in Oklahoma: Jo d e n e ' B o ise, R eggie C le m e n ts, D e b o ra h H e a th , Sharice Johnson, Erika Miller, Elizabeth O rozco, Tonya T h om pson and Leidy Caldera. Chemawa in Salem: R andy Sw itzler-Felter and Brandon Thom pson. Sherman in California: Alexandria Anguiano, Rosa Frutos, and Colecia Moses. Courtesy photo. Pi-Ta Pitt at Columbia University graduation. Pi-Ta Pitt has graduated from Columbia University in N ew York City. Pitt earned a Bachelor o f A rts degree in Economics. Pitt, 28, is the son o f Louie Pitt and Nancy Pitt. Pi-Ta said the course w ork at Columbia was m ore diffi cult than he at first expected. B ut he kept working and gradu ated this spring. His family and family friends attended the graduation in N ew York. Pitt said he is happy to be back in O regon, although, he said, living in N ew York was a great experience. Pitt, who worked summers at W arm Springs N atural Re sources, started his post-high school education at Portland Community College, where he earned an Associates Degree. H e then transferred to Columbia. “I wanted to go som e where big and different,” he said. H e said he may in the future pursue graduate school edu cation. “B ut for now,” he said, “I ’m going to work for a while Earning their GEDs: Shanell Kalama, and Davis Stwyer, Jr. Kah-Nee-Ta has scholarships K ah -N ee-T a H igh D e se rt Resort and Casino is accepting applications for the 2008 male and female scholarship awards. This opportunity is for Warm Springs tribal m em bers choos ing to further their education at an accredited four year college as a full-time or part-time stu dent or enrolled in an accred ited two year college o r voca tional-technical school. Applications will be available at the W arm Springs Education Building and Kah-Nee-Ta’s H u man Resources Office, and must be received by the deadline o f July 18 at 5 p.m. Application m ust include the following items: Official high school or sec ondary learning transcript or a copy o f GED. Acceptance letter to school. L etter o f recom m endation from a supervisor, teacher or clergy. Personal letter o f recom men dation. Personal statement, limited to one page. A ctivities and accom plish ments to date. G oal and reasons for seek ing higher education. For m ore inform ation con tact K ah-N ee-T a H um an Re sources at 553-1196, ext. 2401. and see w h at happens.” Home care worker training in W.S. T h e n e x t H o m e C are W orker training will be on Wednesday, Ju n e 25 at the Warm Springs Senior Center. Training starts at 1:30 p.m. I f you have any questions or need m ore inform ation please call M adras Seniors and People with Disabilities at 475-6773 ' IR A’S SALES & SERVICE, INC. Scrap M etal, Used A u to & T ruck Parts, W recking Service, Diesel Trucks, P ick-ups & Cars 475-3861 <--------------------------------------------------- first Monday of the month at the Family Resources Center in Warm Springs. Or call us at 385-6944 Monday through Wednesday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Legal Aid Services of Oregon provides free assistance to low-income Oregonians in many civil cases. Speak with an attorney during drop-in hours 1 to 4 p.m. on the MasterCard 181 SW Merritt Lane, Madras \ _______________________________ J * J H 4
