Smoke Signals June 1994 Page 5
EDUCATION
Students
KRISTI SEIDEL
I have been the recipient of a
two-year grant from Grand Ronde
that has helped me pay for half of
my medical school tuition over the
last two years. This scholarship
has been an incredible blessing, as
haveall the notesof encouragement,
Christmas cards and gifts, and the
newsletter publications. I have felt
closer to the Tribe during the last
two years than I did when I lived in
Eugene. I thank all of you for your
support and hope that someday soon
I can help out in our health clinic in
Grand Ronde.
I am very proud to be a part of the
Grand Ronde tribe.
KRISTINA SUMMERS
I am the daughter of Claudette
M. Parazoo of Portland and Albert
Summers, Sr., of Chiloquin,
Oregon.
I would like to thank the following
for their help in my quest to get an
education: the Grand Ronde Tribal
Education Department, Fundee
Jaxson, Dean Azule, AlfeoMinato,
and Tim Dunn. Also, I want to
thank my family for their support
and encouragement!
As for Winter Term 1994, I
completed my associate's degree in
the field of Forest Service
Technology at Chemeketa
Community College. I am currently
a Fish and Wildlife committee
member for the Confederated Tribes
of Grand Ronde. I see a bright
future here with the Tribe and in
the natural resources field.
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KAREN OLSON
I would like to take this
opportunity to thank all of you who
contributed to my college education.
I would never have been able to
attend college if it hadn't been for
my Tribe and they value itplaceson
its members. I am very grateful.
I look forward to what the future
has to offer.
give thanks to family,
To my family I would like to say
thank you and I love you. I couldn't
have made it without your
continuous support.
Olson
ANGELA LENO
This year I am graduating from
Portland State University with a
3.12 G.P.A. This fall I will be
attending Lewis and Clark Law
School in Portland.
My parents are Reyn and Liz
Leno, and my grandparents are
Darlene Brown and Orville and
Ramona Leno. I have two brothers,
Shonn and Dustin.
I am very grateful to the Tribe
and its Education Department for
their assistance and support these
past few years. I look forward to
law school and someday being able
to help and represent fellow tribal
members.
LEONA RICKER
For the Winter semester at
Barstow Community College in
Barstow, California, I received a
4.0 G.P.A. and made the Dean's
List. I also received an honor roll
certificate of achievement from the
college. The classes I took were:
Psychology 1, Medical Insurance,
and Medical Terminology for a
total of nine credit hours. I did this
while working full-time and having
my fifth knee surgery. I am on my
way to accomplishing a lot and
thank the Tribe for their help!
DAVID DEHART
This year I am graduating from
Wahtonka High School in The
Dalles, Oregon and plan to attend
the University of Oregon in the
Fall.
I have a strong interest in
coaching and racial issues. With
the help of the Tribe, I plan to
obtain a degree in Secondary
Education.
In the future I hope to work with
young people of different cultural
and ethnic backgrounds. I believe
that the diverse needs of a growing
multi-cultural society will provide
many future job opportunities in
this field.
As a Native American, I am
aware of the many challenges
minority children will face in
comingycars and hope to contribute
to their education and awareness of
these issues.
With the encouragement of my
family and support from my Tribe,
I know my aspirations can come
true.
ANTHONY BORQUEZ
I am in the process of attaining
an associate's degree in the
automotive repairrefinishing
program at Clackamas Community
College.
My future plans include getting
ASE certification and I-CAR
certification for automotive repair
refinishing.
Other goals include attaining an
Oregon driver's license and
purchasing theft recovery vehicles
for repair and resale.
Eventually I hope to open and
operate my own business of
automotive repair at a location in
the Portland or Vancouver area.
MATTHEW KIRKLAND
I want to take this opportunity to
thank the Tribal Council and the
Education Division for supporting
the students in our Tribe. Without
our education program I would not
be graduating from college this
year.
I did not discover the values of
education until after I dropped out
of high school. I quickly realized
that my lack of education would
keep me from doing the things I
wanted to do. It took me a while,
Kirkland
but I got my General Education
Diploma and later decided to attend
college. At the age of 24 1 entered
Chemeketa Community College
and then wenton to Western Oregon
Tribe
State College where I will graduate
June 1 1, 1994. 1 will reccivea B.S.
degree in Public Policy and
Administration with a specialized
area of study in Human Resource
Management. Thisopportunityhas
changed my life.
While at college, I focused my
studies on Native American issues.
Whenever possible, I applied what
I was learningto a Native American
context.
I will continue my studies this
Fall at Atkinson Graduate School
of Management, Willamette
University. I will continue to focus
on Human Resource Management.
Again, I want to thank the Tribe
for their support during my
attendance at Western Oregon.
Please continue to support all of our
students. Our Tribe can only profit
from investing in the education of
its members.
MICHELE GIFFEN
This year I am graduating from
Reynolds High School in Troutdale,
Oregon. I have taken computer
classes all four years such as
WordPerfect, Lotus 1-2-3,
PageMaker, andbasic keyboarding.
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I have taken accounting my junior
and senior years. Also, I have been
involved with FBLA (Future
Business Leaders of America) for
two years. This year I was FBLA
President. FBLA is a club where
kids from all over the state compete
in business events.
After I graduate I plan to become
a Certified Public Accountant. I
will begin my education by
attending a community college for
two years.
I would like to thank my parents
for their support in the decisions I
have made.
Adult Education class
schedule for June
Tuesday 4:30 p.m. until 7:15
p.m. at the Family Action
Conference Room (June 7, 17).
Wednesday --4:30 p.m. until 7: 15
p.m. at the Family Action
Conference Room (June 1, 8, 15).
Thursday 11:15 a.m. until 1:15
p.m. at Family Action Conference
Room (June 2, 9, 16).
June 16 will be the last class
until September. On June 14 and
15 we will be offering ideas on
resume writing. Please contact
Gayla Tulcnsru 879-2282 if you
are interested.
Scholarship Fund
The members and staff of the
Grand Ronde Tribe mourn the loss
of Council member Ray McKnight
and in his memory initialed the Ray
McKnight Memorial Scholarship
Fund. This fund will be used to
assist a tribal member who is
studying natural resource
management or forestry.
Contributions will be accepted and
welcomed from anyone wishing to
honor Ray's memory. Staff wishing
to make a contribution may do so
through a payroll deduction. Others
may make checks payable to the
Ray McKnight Scholarship Fund
and forward it to the Accounting
Department.
JOM cutbacks
The Johnson O'Malley Program
is facing more funding cutbacks
this coming school year. We are
planning to do some fund-raising
for youth and other cultural
activities. We are considering
projects like calendars, book
markers, and cards as items for
sale. We are asking for donations
from all ages of artwork, poems,
stories, and other ideas. Please
submit to Shawn Hostler, Tribal
Education.
Title V gathering
The Title V Indian Education
Program end of the year gathering
will be on June 7 at the Grand
Ronde Grade School. Youth are
invited to attend, and games will
begin at 2:30 p.m. There will be a
potluck at 6:30 p.m.after the last
Family Math and Science class of
theycar. Parents arc encouraged to
bring their children, and a Native
American dish if they can. If you
have any questions, please contact
tribal Education, 1-800-422-0232
or 879-2284.
(Education announcements on
back page.)