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Page 2 November 20, 2 008 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Tribes, ROWDI sponsoring student essay, poster competition T he Confederated Tribes’ E d u ca tio n B ranch and the ROWDI Committee are spon soring the first annual Indian student essay and poster contest. The contest is in honor of National Native American In dian Heritage Month, which is this month. The competition celebrates the values, and documents the successes of the Native Ameri can people. The competition is open to American Indian and Alaska Native students in grades pre kindergarten through twelfth grade. Honoring the G o o d in O ur People Through the com petition, Education and ROWDI (Recog nizing O u r W onderful and Dedicated Indians) seek to in spire students to explore the connection between themselves and their Native heritage. Entries for the 2008 essay and poster competition should relate to the theme: “Honoring the G ood in Our People.” Essay writers can focus on education, language, culture and tradition to reflect the impor tance o f understanding their heritage. Submissions will be judged anonymously in six grade levels. Prizes will be awarded to first, second and third place winners in each cat egory. Classrooms who submit as a classroom will also be ehgible to win books and art supplies. Contest categories are as fol lows: Pre-kindergarten poster. F irst- and secon d -g rad e poster. T h ird - and fo u rth -g rad e poster or essay. Fifth- and sixth-grade poster or essay. Seventh- and eighth-grade poster or essay. High school (grades 9-12) poster or essay. P oster guidelines: Submission will be on sheet o f construction paper (9”x l2 ” or 12”x l8 ”). Submissions will use one o f the following mediums: ink, pencil, or paint (poster, acrylic or finger). Official entry forms will ac company the submission. They will be assigned a number to keep the artist anonymous. Submitted artwork will not be returned to the artist. E s s a y guidelines (grades 3 - Sponsored by Abby’s Legendary Pizza Young Achiever 6): Submission will be no more than 500 words. Typed or neatly printed on one sheet o f 81/2 x 11 piece of paper Official entry forms will ac company the submission. They will be assigned a number to keep the writer anonymous. Submitted works will not be returned to the author. E s s a y guidelines (grades 7 - 12). Submission will be no more than 500 words. Typed using 12 point Arial font on one sheet of 81/2 x 11 piece o f paper. Official entry forms will ac company the submission. They will be assigned a number to keep the writer anonymous. Submitted works will not be returned to the author. Please submit all works to the Workforce Development D e partment, located at 1134 Paiute Ave, Warm Springs, O regon 97761. The information contact number is 553-3324. Deadline for all submissions is 5 p.m. next Wednesday, Nov. 26. a n d draw , ” M ich a ela said. S he also en jo ys la n gu a ge arts—pa rticu larly spelling. A f t e r sh e f i n i s h e s sch ool M ichaela p la n s to g o to college, b u t i s n ’t quite sure w hat she wants to study y et. S h e h a s m a in ta in ed p erfect attendance because she enjoys being a t school, M ichaela said. ‘I like school, ” she ex plained. “I like to learn new things every day. ” M ichaela A dam s, 14, has p e r fect attendance so f a r this y e a r a t Jefferson County M iddle School. The eighth g ra d e stu d e n t a lso h a s ex celle n t grad es, accordin g to cu l tural liaison Hutch David. M ichaela is the daugh ÄflK. ter o f A licia A dam s and H erm inio G uijosa. She I n / ; has one sister. She p la y s on the soccer team an d sa id it is one o f the f e w that p la y it. ” h erfa v o rite sports. She also enjoys volleyball “N ot that m any p eop le and reading. p la y it, ” M ich a ela ex H er fa v o r i t e s u b je ct in plained. “So I ’m one o f sch ool is art. “I like to p a in t WL The Young Achiever will receive a free pizza from Abby’s Legendary Pizza 1235 S W H w y 97 M a d ra s , 4 7 5 -6 3 6 3 Museum seeks applications fo r Native art grants The Smithsonian's National Museum o f the American In dian is seeking applications from artists for its Indigenous Con temporary Arts Program. The program supports the work of Native American art ists in increasing knowledge, understanding and appreciation fo r co n tem p o rary N ative American arts. Applications for the grants are due Jàn. 15,2009. The grants come from the Ex hibitions and Publications Pro gram for Native arts institutions and the Expressive Arts Pro gram for new works by Native artists. 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