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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
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The Young Achiever will receive a free pizza from
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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. Awards will be an
nounced March 15, 2009.
“The National Museum o f
the American Indian considers
the recognition of living artists
o f the Western Hemisphere to
be of the utmost importance,”
said museum director Kevin
G over, w ho is Pawnee and
Comanche.
“T hese
aw ards
will
strengthen scholarship and cre
ate opportunities for new and
innovative work.”
Last year 13 awards totaling
$145,000 were given. The crite
ria are based on the merit o f the
project and its ability to reach a
diverse audience. This program
is made possible with a gener
ous g ra n t fro m th e F ord
Foundation's IllumiNation pro
gram. For inform ation or to
download an application, visit
www.americanindian.si.edu/
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