Smoke Signals August 1989
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SUMMER SCHOOL 1989
On June 27 to July 14, 1989, 18 enrolled students
participated in the summer school program at the Grand
Rondc elementary school The students took part in
reading, math, and culture classes. The summer school
program also included Held trips to OMSI, the Marine '
Science Center and a Portland Museum. The Program
:nded with a picnic for the students and their families.
Michelle Kirasey, Darlene Brown,. Pam Brown and
Rochelle Andrews taught the summer school classes. -Camille
VanVleet and Molly Rimer also helped assist in
the summer school program. - - i.
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Junior Novarre pauses to look at the camera while he
particjpat.es in the summer school's reading class. .
"SHOULD PARENTS BE USED FOr'sCIENTIFIC
EXPERIMENTS?" .......
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The N.W. Equals Program, at Portland State Univer
sity, sponsored a Family Science workshop on July 14- ,
15, 1989; and posed the question of parents involved on
their cbildrens' science education. The workshop was an
initial kick off for the N.W. Equals Program, who will be
conducting workshops throughout the U.S. during the
1989-90 school year. This Program is' designed to teach
science skills by having children and parents learn and
enjoy science together. The program seeks to increase
the study of science by students in kindergarten through
eighth grade, particulary among female and minority
students..'.: V ';' .,
The Family Science Project has been funded by a three
year $325,000 grant from Chevron U.SA...
The two day training was attended by Camille r
VanVleet, JOM Coordinator, and Dean Azule, Educa
tion Specialist for the Confederted Tribes of Grand ' .
Ronde. While attending the workshop,' Camille and '
Dean had an opportunity to meet with teachers, pro- .
gram representatives and parents from; Washington
D.C.; Montana, Alaska, Hawaii, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Oregon, Texas, and Costa Rica. tt
Daring the 1989-90 school year the JOM Program will
offer 4-6 rcience classes for parents and children. The
classes include hands on activities and fun experiments.
Many of the activities are easy to conduct and be done at
home. All materials will be provided and the classes are
free of charge.
Planning for classes is now underway, 'if you'd like to. .
learn more about helping your children' learn about
science, call Camille Van Vleet, at 879-5211. . .
SCIENCE IS FUN!!!!
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Urandy Leno works inicmly on a raaih skills problem.
INDIAN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM:
The final regulations governing the fellowship program
State that Indian fellowships will be awarded primarily
on the basis of scholastic merit and not demostrated .
financial need. Eligible fields of study will still be listed
in the regulations but with this amendment, more
detailed examples of eligible fields of study will be
omitted. Except for minor editorial and technical :.
revisions, there is no difference between the notice of
proposed rulemaking and the final regulations.
These regulations go into effect on July 19, 1989. For
further information, contact: Dorothea Perkins,
Fellowship Coordinator, Office of Indian Education,
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.,
Room 2177, Washington, DC 20202-6335 (202732- .
1909).
AMERICAN INDIAN GRADUATE CENTER
(AlOC)
The American Indian Graduate Center, which was
- formerly known as American Indian Scholarships Inc.,
is now accepting applications requests for the 1990-91
school year.
Other than the name change, our program remains as
before: To serve American Indian and Alaska Native
Students who are pursuing master's and doctorate
degrees in all areas of graduate study.
It is too late for students to apply to us for the 1989-90
academic year (the deadline was June 1st). Our applica
tion materials will be revised and reprinted in December
nd we will begin mailing out application packets next
January.
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THE WRESTLING LENO'S
- Realizing that they enjoyed the taste of success on the
National Level, the wrestling Leno's Shonn and Dustin
- returned to the spotlight again this month to compete
in the AAU-USA Grand National Wrestling Tourna
ment, The tournament was held July 6-9th in Billings,
Montana and showcased the talents of young grapplers 1
from all over the country, i
Three days of the tournament were spent deciding the
winners of the freestyle category and another day was
spent determining the best greco-roman wrestlers.
Approximately 600 wrestlers competed in the greco
roman category and over 1400 took part in the freestyle
competition.
Dustin wrestled his way to a sixth place finish in the
freestyle category and Shonn was also sixth in his weight
class in the freestyle competition. Shonn also captured
second place in the greco-roman category.
Shonn and Dustin each received their medals from
1988 United States Olympic Gold Medal winding
wrestler John Smith. After Smith presented the boys
with their medals, he also took the time to autograph
their shirts, Keep up the hard work, we're behind you!
SCHOOL OF AMERICAN RESEARCH FELLOW
SHIPS IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS .
; The School of American Research in Santa Fe, New
Mexico, is accepting applications from American Indians
for the Katrin H. Lamon Resident Scholar Fellowship
Program for the 1990-1991 academic year. The fellow
ship is designed to assist a scholar working in any world
area or on any topic within anthropology or the humani
ties, social sciences, and arts. Advanced graduate
students, postdoctoral scholars, and retired scholars
whose research work is completed are encouraged to
apply. The fellowship provides a monthly stipend,
housing, and a private study. Residency is usually for 11
months and begins in September 1990, Application
deadline is December 1, 1989. For further information,
write to: Katrin H. Lamon Resident Scholar Program,
School of American Research, P.O. Box 2188, Santa Fe,
NM 87504 (505982-2919). '
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Shonn and Dustin Leno continued their success at the
National level as they wrestled their way to impressive
finishes at the AAUUSA Nationals in Billings, Mont.