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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (July 18, 1997)
7e Education VcvUfott twcdd ocUk tike to cowyuLtulaAc Ul KJt die vetf pUHut o Ul yocti Accomfi&tAmenU tW activity tuvotvemenU. Tdc uu4& you, continued ttucew in ail yocc do! Twah Sunchako Graduates Halona Butler Justine Colton Jonathon George Brett Norwest 8th Grade Graduates Jason Bailey Jodie Brandon Christopher Buxman Brent Crawford Rachele Erickson Triciq Gray Valerie Haller Jocelyn Millsap-Kirk Pamela Traum Lindsay Turner High School Francene Ambrose Jeremy Bailey Dustin Brooks Camilla Dunn Stacey Lewis Melissia McGee Nona Peters Jason Scheese Melinda Turman Erin Bernando Tim Brewster Miranda Cloud Kristy DeLoe Samson George Ashley Hale Ivan Manangan Kimberlee Scheese Ashley Tuomi Graduates Michael Ambrose Catrina Beebee Sara Daniels Marissa Leno Josie Logan Sarah Nelson Tara Pichette Angie Stake Nicole Williams GED Graduates Tiffany Clark Kristina Dizick Vonnie Edmondson Shelley Kent Dennis Knight Sr Jack Pierce Dean Azule Hollie Larsen Marion Mercier Wendi Spencer Marty Branch Gayla Tulensru Lisa Leno Joy Anni Patressa Walker Teressa Olson Vikki Bishop Nelda Logan Jenny Reynolds Donna Marner Candi Koehler GjEfciTEifcO Adult Vocational Training Michael Michelle Marjorie Moon Sharmon Neria Tamie Spitzer Lori Walker Higher Education Connie Holmes Chris LaChance Bryan Langley David Lewis Bryan Mercier Shelby Olson Education Trust Fund Scholarship Angela Fasana Bryan Langley Perri McDaniel Bryan Mercier Shelby Olson Delight Sorter QCTQCJiniD Undergraduate Neesha Grant Brandy Jeffers Mychal Leno Marjorie Moon Eula Petite Jenny Stephenson Graduate David Lewis Vocational Training Vonnie Edmondson David Scheese Roxanne Teeter Education Committee The Education Committee consists of five members: Marie Schmidt, Angie Fasana, Joann Empey, Shelley Hanson, Darlene Aaron, and Ed Pearsall (the Tribal Council liaison). The Committee meets once a month, and is open for all tribal members to attend. If you would like to be an the agenda, please call to let us know. We welcome new ideas and suggestions. The Education Committee has grown a lot in the last ten years. We meet during the summer and do a planning session for the next school year. All the members on this committee.work very hard and long hours at times to fulfill our goal on making it possible for all tribal members to have an education and fulfill their personal goals in life. !r 7 i , ) t , 1 1 - y 'fi F V-' " P ft m "1 I fcL ' v' , 'Li,,, i ft Top: Preschool graduates "planting the seeds for their futures" at the Twah Sunchako Graduation Ceremony. Middle left: Neesha Grant receiving Undergraduate Scholar ship from Dean Azule, Education Division Man ager at Honor and Recog nition Dinner held on May 3 1 . Middle right: Dedn Azule and Education Committee Chair Darlene Aaron present gifts of appreciation to guest speaker, tribal member Kristi Seidel, M.D. She is doing her residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Kristi is very grateful for the Tribe's help with her education. Bottom: Valerie Haller accepting 8th grade graduation gift from Lisa Leno and Wendi Spencer, both from the Education Division. Student Acvbsoev SqueigeI The members include: Lisa Leno, Dana Leno, Bryan Mercier, Shelby Olson, and other college students that can't be on full time but enjoy helping out. This group was formed to work with our younger children, and to give us information on how to best help our college students. If any of our tribal members would like more information about the Student Advisory Council please write or call. Youth Glub GoiancBl The Native American Club has established this council. Members of the Youth Club Council are Bri Leno, Joe Mercier, Brandy Leno, Brian Krehbiel, and Sol George. This group is high school age, and they meet at least once a month. They will fund-raise to pay for activities they would like to attend. This group works a lot with the middle school students, and hopes to help them form a group. Then they will work with the younger children. All of the members on the Youth Club Council and Student Advisory Council work very hard. The presidents of both groups attend the Education Committee meeting each month to give re ports. Also attending the monthly Education Committee meetings is the Education staff who share their program reports and brainstorm with us. To get in touch with the Education Committee please contact Darlene Aaron at (503) 876 5795 or write to her at P.O. Box 2 1 7, Willamina, OR 97396.
