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Spilygy Tyrooo, Wgrro Springs, Oregon
March 7, 2012
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OPB includes Warm Springs in series
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Oregon Public Broadcasting
will be at the Community Cen
ter this Wednesday evening,
March 6.
OPB is here to gain com
ments from tribal members as
for its “Think Out Loud” series.
Producers visit one town per
m onth across O regon and
southwest Washington to explore
what makes a home. So far, the
series has included Monument,
Astoria, and Camas.
“Warm Springs interests us
because it is a Native American
reservation,” producer Dave
Blanchard said. “The location
of [the new] casino has been in
the news, so that offers us a
news peg.”
The crew from OPB arrived
last Sunday and are guests at
Kah-Nee-Ta Resort while gath
ering information from Lonnie
James on economic develop
ment, from Valerie Switzler on
tribal language programs, and
Dawn Smith on the elementary
school..
The OPB crew will also be
interview ing people around
town, including at the meeting
at the community center.
“We’ll be talking to people on
the road and in town, finding out
what’s important to the residents
o f Warm Springs,” said
Blanchard.
Points of interest for OPB
include tradition, the Canoe
Family, small businesses, health
and education.
“Mostly, we’re interested in
what the community is interested
in,” Blanchard said. “So the
most important guests to have
Good school work rewarded
w ith pageant invitation
“T he resp o n se to p ast
shows has been overwhelm
ingly positive,” said Blanchard.
“People really love to hear
about places they have never
been, and they get a sense of
what fife is like in an entirely
different part of the state. It
helps to build understanding
and compassion in a state that
is large and diverse.”
Blanchard is from the Seatde
area and has been with OPB for
five months. He has been in
terested in Native culture for
most of his fife. His mother is
a director o f a Native Ameri
can gallery in Seattle, the
Stonington Gallery.
The show recorded in Warm
Springs will air on OPB Thurs
day morning at 9 a.m. and will
be available at the website:
www.opb.org/ thinkoutloud.
The show recorded in
Warm Springs will
air on OPB Thurs
day morning, March
8, at 9 a.m.
on the show will be the broader
audience o f Warm Springs.
We’d like to know what their
fives are like and what issues
matter to them. We want to
know what is special or unique
about Warm Springs.”
OPB will be at the Commu
nity Center on Wednesday dur
ing the five show, from 6:30 to
7:30 p.m. “We’ll also have a
panel of local guests,” Blanchard
said.
Think Out Loud targets a lis
tening audience throughout Or
egon and southwest Washington.
Amya Hawkins is one
o f the top students at the
Warm Springs Elementary
School.
Because of her outstand
ing grades, the N ational
American Miss (N AM) pro
gram offered her a chance
to participate in the NAM
pageant this spring.
Amya will participate
May 25-27 at the pageant,
to be held at the Double-
tree Inn at the Lloyd Center
in Pordand.
H er parents, Joe and
Sharondee Heitstuman, are
very supportive: The NAM
program teaches young girls
skills such as interviewing
experience and public speak
ing, said Sharondee.
Amya is in the second
grade, but she already has an
idea what she wants to do
when she grows up. “I want
to be a school teacher,” she
says.
In school, Amya likes
math and reading, and fun
activities. She has been
reading books from a very
early age, ever since she saw
Sweetheart Baby Fair
Amya Hawkins
her older brother William, 9,
bringing books home from
school. Amya also has a
younger sister, Efise.
The NAM pageant con
testants compete in six dif
ferent age categories. Amya
is in the Miss Junior Pre-
Teen group, for ages 7-9.
She is looking for spon-'
sors who will help her at
tend the NAM pageant in
May.
Anyone wishing to help
can call her mother at 541-
639-1406, or 541-325-1484;
or email:
N8iveangel541@yahoo.com
Minors Trust distribution
Regarding M inors T rust
Fund distribution for spring
2012:
To qualify to receive your
spring trust fund, please submit
your official transcripts from
your high school, or your grades
from one quarter of college, or
GED certificate, to the Job Cre
ation and Work Force Develop
ment, or Vital Statistics on or
by March 30, 2012.
Please return photograph for headstone
A request to the person
who broke into the home of
Urbana Ross: Please return
the photograph of her son.
The photograph is on porce
lain, and is for his headstone.
Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay.
The Annual Sweetheart Baby Fair was held at the Community Center on Feb. 23rd. Fun games, prizes, and information was
presented by the Maternal Child Health Program and Community Wellness Center. Pictured above is the amazing baby race.
This is of great sentimental
and personal. Please return to
Fire and Safety, OSU Exten
sion, Administration, or the
Police Department. No ques
tions asked.
Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour.
Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. on Sun
day, March 11.
READ to
SUCCEED!
M a d r a s H ig h S c h o o l
More literacy. More choices.
The Madras High School Parent
Center is open every day:
P a r e n t C e n te r
8:00-9:00 a.m.
12:00-1:00 p.m.
3:00-4:00 p.m.
unviv.jcsd.k12.or.
S chool B o n d U p d a te
New Open Enrollment Policy for 509J
Our district has officially filed a school
bond measure with the county.
In September, JCSD 509J will begin accepting students
from other school districts as part of a new state law that
allows open enrollment for Oregon students. The 509J
school board voted to adopt the open enrollment policy
this month and will make a number of spots available to
outside students interested in transferring. The policy also
allows our JCSD students to apply for enrollment within
other participating schools and districts.
■ If the school bond passes, it will fund
new school buildings and upgrades to
all of our existing buildings and select
athletic facilities. The upgrades will
improve safety for our students and
make our buildings more efficient and
cost-effective.
Open Enrollment Instructions
■ If you wish to send your child or children to a different
school, outside of your resident area, but within our
district, you must apply through the open enrollment
procedures.
The school bond is designed to replace
our current property taxes at the same
or a slightly lower rate.
A summary of open enrollment conditions and
procedures is included with the open enrollment
form and available at each school’s main office or the
district office.
Don't forget to vote!
Don’t forget to vote! Ballots are due by
mail on M ay 15th. Warm Springs tribal
members will be voting on both the school
bond and a referendum.
509-11 J H
lefferson Count
School Distrii
Jefferson County School District
Summer Enrichment Activities
March 14
3:45-4:30 p.m.
Health & Nutrition Workshop
April 25
10:00-11:00 a.m. & 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Drug Awareness & Prevention
Workshop
May 16
10:00-11:00 a.m.
In District Transfer Requests:
If the school bond does not pass,
approximately $1 million will be taken
from our general fund to complete
capital improvements.
Upcoming Parent Center
Opportunities
Computer Skills
June 6
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Coffee with the Principal
First Wednesday of every month
8:00-8:45 a.m.
Applications for the upcoming school year must
be received at the district office by April 1st.
Calendar
The district is not responsible for any transportation or
excess costs.
3/5
Late Start,
2 hour delay
Out of District Transfer Requests:
3/19
■ If you would like to send your child or children to a
different school district, you must contact that district
directly and follow that district’s open enrollment
procedures.
Late Start,
2 hour delay
3/26-3/30
No School/Spring Break
April
For further information please call the district office
at (541)475-6192.
445 SE Buff Street, madras, OR 97741
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(541 ) 475-6192
March
4/1
Applications for
Open Enrollment due to
receiving school districts
www.jcsd.k12.or.us
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