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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1996)
July 1, 1996 SMOKE SIGNALS 5 Youth Education program offering two full-time center-based programs TANOOS TUMTUM operates from Grand Ronde Elementary School on Monday through Friday. Applications are being accepted for children Kindergarten through 5th grade. Operating hours will be 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. forthe summer months. Beginning in September we will once again offer a Before and After School Care program. Open enrollment has begun and will close when the class space of 25 children has been reached. Tribal children will receive preference. Breakfast and an afternoon snack are provided; children must bring their own lunch. TWA SUNCHAKO LEARNING CENTER, a pre-kindergarten readiness program developed for 3 to 5 year olds, will be operating year round, and will begin July 8. Hours will be 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Monday through Friday. An after care program is offered at the facility from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Children may enroll for the summer only or for the entire year. Enrollment will continue until a class maximum of 25 children has been reached. Children enrolling after that time will be placed on a waiting list. Tribal children will receive preference. Lunch and an afternoon snack are provided. Both programs charge a nominal fee of $200 per month. (Discounts are given to families with two or more children participating in the programs.) A sliding fee schedule will be offered for families in need. Policy manuals can be picked up at the Youth Education office, and Wendi Spencer will be happy to talk to you about the programs and what they will be offering for community children. Continuing students: We need FAF forms! Many of you have not submitted a copy of your Federal Financial Aid application for the 1 99697 academic year. We cannot process a budget for you until we receive this required document. The application is due by February 15 of each new year. Culture camp held in August Konaway Nika Tillicum camp will be held at Southern Oregon State College and Rogue Community College in Ashland, Oregon. Native American youth in grades 5 and 6 will interact with students while being challenged by creative, imaginative instructors and activities. Students will spend time with tribal Elders and leaders during classes, lectures, and outdoor pre sentations. APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 31. Contact Education: Lisa Leno at 879-2278 or 1-800-422-0232. 1IOLLIE LARSEN has recently been hired as Education Division Secretary. Her primary responsibil ity is assisting the Education staff, which includes Dean, Marion, Marty, Gayla, Wendi, Lisa, and Teressa. Since December she has worked part time in the Accounting Department. Her husband, Jeff and daughter, Devin are enrolled tribal members. Hollie grew up in Grand Ronde. ' F GRAND OPENING Please come and help us celebrate our building renovation! j TWA SUNCHAKO LEARNING CENTER j 25256 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde : july 3 : 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM i Meet the staff and check out the center while enjoying some cookies and juice. OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN (3, 4,5 YEARS OLD) TRIBAL MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS Call Wendi Spencer at 879-2280, Thanks to those who made Honor Dinner so special By Marion Mercier The Education Division would like to thank everyone who attended the Annual Honor and Recognition Dinner and Awards Ceremony this year. We appreciate and recognize all the achievements our tribal students are making. Special thanks to Lisa Leno for "a lot" of help in planning to make sure the event was a success. Thanks also to Craig Toll for making our invitations and programs, you did a wonderful job! Thanks to the artists who made our graduate gifts this year: Joann Mercier, Sharon Norwest, and Gina Ornelas. It was an honor to have Bill Wilson with us to play an honor song on his flute for those students being recognized and also to have our own tribal drum group "Healing Spirit" with us to honor the graduates with songs and drumming. Members of the drum are: Duane Many Hides, Buckskin Holmes, Cole Thacker, Josh Holmes, Samson George, Jake Holmes, David Holmes, Dustin Billings, and Jessica Holmes. We are very proud of our drum group. The Education staff works hard to provide the most effective services pos sible to meet the needs of the members. We are very fortunate to have skilled, professional staff members, dedicated Tribal Education Committee members, active Student Advisory Council members, and committed Tribal Council members working together for the good of the Grand Ronde tribal people. I am happy and thankful that I have the opportunity to be a part of this team. Look for a pictorial honoring graduates and achievements in the next issue of Smoke Signals. 4 3E I IH i ' - r'rfn Wendi Spencer and Joann Empey (center) congratulated some of the Tribe's high school graduates at the Honor and Recognition dinner.
