S moke S ignals
JULY 1, 2017
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Tribe honors 116 graduates during ceremony
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
The Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde honored 116 graduates from
kindergarten-third grade through
doctorate degrees during the an-
nual Graduation Celebration held
Friday, June 23, in the Tribal gym.
The theme of the celebration was
“What you plant now … you will
harvest later.”
Education Department Manager
Leslie Riggs welcomed attend-
ees and guest speakers included
Sprague High School graduate Ni-
cole Upton and Oregon State Uni-
versity graduate Dominique Olson.
Graduates honored during the
ceremony were:
Doctorate: Lenae Rose, Ph.D.
in Education, Columbus State
University.
Master’s: Tammy Cook, Master
of Science in Strategic Communica-
tion from the University of Oregon;
Monty Herron, Master of Arts in
Educational Leadership and Policy
from Portland State University;
Mikilah Johnson, Master of Arts
in Counseling Psychology from
the California Institute of Integral
Studies; Annemarie LaMoreaux,
Graduate Certificate in Education
from Concordia University; Mat-
thew Langley, Master of Public
Administration from the University
of Washington; Tracy McLaughlin,
Master of Science in Education from
Western Oregon University; Misty
Reed, Master of Fine Arts in Web
Design and New Media from the
Academy of Art University; Angela
Schlappie-Carrasco, Master of Arts
in Criminal Justice from Western
Oregon University; Erin Soderberg,
Master of Arts in Teaching from
Eastern Oregon University; Joseph
Turman, Master of Arts in Athletic
Administration from Concordia
University; and Nicholas Wilson,
Master of Fine Arts in Theater Arts
from the University of Iowa.
Bachelor’s: Cole Abdie, Finance,
Oregon State University; Dorothy
Anderson, Pre-International Stud-
ies, University of Oregon; Valeria
Atanacio, Psychology, Portland
State University; Rudolph Biagi,
Finance and Marketing, Elon Uni-
versity; Tracy Biery, Management
and Organizational Leadership,
George Fox University; Isaiah
Catabay, Management, Oregon
State University; Joren Clowers,
Law Economics & Public Policy
and American and Ethnic Studies
(dual), University of Washing-
Shanice Gutierrez.
GED: Marcel Allen,
Beylee Bowmen-Provost,
Heyaza Brien, Chelsea
Croy, Daniel Jahnke,
Michael Little Jr., Kyoni
Mercier, Dakotah Nor-
west, Alex Rose and An-
thony Simmons.
High school: Austin
Archuleta, Kaylor Auger,
Bryttaney Brisbois, Justin
Fasana, Chantel Grefsrud,
Andrea Grijalva, Jordan
Harvey, Alicia Hofenbredl,
Rayna Hutton, Brayden
Langley, Nick Larsen,
Photo by Justin Phillips
Madison Leno, Joshua
Tribal Education Department Manager Leslie Riggs, left, shakes hands with Dominique
McCormick, Abigail Port-
Olson as she is recognized during the Education Department’s annual Graduation
wood, Shailynn Pierce,
Celebration held in the Tribal gym on Friday, June 23. Olson graduated from Oregon
Maria Reyes, Micah Rog-
State University with a bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Science
ers, Denali Stone, Jona-
than Suderman, Taylen
and also was a guest speaker at the event. The celebration honored 116 graduates from
Turman, Shayla Ulestad,
K-3 through doctorate degrees.
Nicole Upton and Phoenix
Walker.
ton; Jaidyn Grable, Speech and
Eighth grade: Madison Aaron,
Hearing Sciences, Portland State
Dominik Briant, Mabel Brisbois,
University; Loren Hahn, Family
Risa Chrestensen, Kristopher
and Human Services, University
Cureton, Isabelle Grout, Josh
of Oregon; Matthew Hemmingsen,
Henry, Aliya Johnson, Gabriel
Financial Management, Knox Uni-
versity; Charlotte Weiss, Human
Knight, Darien Leno, Matthew
versity; Michael Herrin, Social and
and Organizational Development;
Leno, Vivyan Lopez, Kathryn Mc-
Behavioral Science, George Fox
Vanderbilt University; Chad Wi-
Cormick, Gibson Mercier, Moses
University; Christopher Hofen-
ley, Business Administration and
Mercier, Amaryssa Mooney, Amelia
bredl, Business Administration,
Entrepreneurship, University of
Mooney, Koosah Quenelle, Kory
Oregon State University; Nicholas
Oregon; Alex Wilkinson, English
Robertson-Davis, Sophia Stewart,
Hofenbredl, Business Adminis-
and History, University of Wash-
Promise Thornley and Ce’c West.
tration, Oregon State University;
ington; Conner Wilkinson, Man-
K-3 Chinuk Immersion: Lyli-
Kaitlyn Hugmeyer, Earth Science,
agement Information Systems,
ana
Rideout and Sophia Ortiz.
Western Oregon University; Kara
Menlo College; and Kristal Zazueta,
The Tribe’s Education Commit-
Jenness, Journalism and Commu-
Psychology, Cameron University.
tee includes Tammy Cook, chair;
nication, University of Oregon;
Associate: Ariel Bailey, Shane
Mychal Cherry, secretary; David
Cooney, Maria Haskins, Jared
Cassidy Lebedzinski, Psychology,
DeHart, Peter Grout, Shelby Mae-
Kittleson, Kara Langley, Jake
Texas A&M University; Tauni
rz, Chris Mansayon and Justine
McKnight, Lena Nelson, Melissa
McCammon, Liberal Studies, East-
Colton. Tribal Council liaisons are
Pascal, Angey Rideout, Marjorie
ern Oregon University; Veronica
Secretary Jon A. George and Denise
Scheese, Mary Stancliffe and Char-
Montano, Interdisciplinary Stud-
Harvey, Chris Mercier and Brenda
ity Williams.
ies, Western Oregon University;
Tuomi.
Certificate: Crystal Bigelow and
Katrina Morriss, Nursing, Baker
University; Brandon Norton, Hu-
man Physiology, University of
Oregon; Dominique Olson, Human
Development and Family Science,
Oregon State University; Michele
Plummer, Management and Orga-
nizational Leadership, George Fox
University; Lisa Sawyer, Teaching,
Austin Peay State University;
Saturday, July 15, 2017
Zachary Speltz, Economics, Univer-
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
sity of Oregon; Jefferson Stancliffe,
Biology Education, Brigham Young
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University; Grace Tichelaar, Psy-
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