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13 smok signflz OCTOBER 15, 2019 Student Spotlights Summer LaBonte Tara Thorsgard Grade: Fourth grade at Willamina Elementary. Reason: She has a good attitude at school and at K-5. She is helpful and very focused on academics. What teachers say: Summer’s teach- er Tim Overholser said, “Summer is an incredibly hard worker and truly cares about others. She has a servant’s heart and a bright future.” “Summer is such a fun, loving, help- ful and empathetic girl. Being her K-5 teacher since she was young and watching her grow into this beautiful, strong, and independent girl makes my heart happy,” K-5 teacher Kyla Evenson stated. Activities: CTGR Youth Education K-5 Summer LaBonte Program, swimming, roller skating, jump- ing on big trampolines and playing on her electronics. Playing volleyball, basketball and track. Favorite subject in school: She loves math, especially her multiplica- tion facts and the fives. She likes to read as long as it’s not a chapter book. Plans when she grows up: Summer would like to be a head chef at a delicious restaurant. Summer’s favorites: She loves to cook. She especially loves to cook apple pie. It is her grandpa’s favorite. She loves to go fishing, spend time with her grandpa Myron, eat out at restaurants, go shopping and go to fun places. She also absolutely loves riding on grandpa’s dirt bike. Culture: She loves learning about her Tribe, the Chinuk Wawa language and going to the plankhouse. She especially loves the powwows, dancing and making ribbon skirts. Animals: She has a dog named Uncle Jr. LaBonte and a cat named Snoopy. She also loves iguanas and chinchillas. Change: If Summer could change one thing in the world she would want to let everyone make good choices and be happy. Youth Education wants to welcome back Tara Thorsgard as she heads into her senior year at Willamina High School. She has had a wonderful start to her school year and has jumped right into her academics and college preparation. Tara has been a great addition to the Guided Study classroom at the high school. “You can tell Tara is a diligent, dedicated student who is always using her time in class with a smile on her face,” says Lead High School Tutor Kaylee Oakes. Tara has spent her high school career involved in various activities like Future Farmers of America, showing at fairs, danc- ing in powwows and ceremonies, playing Tara Thorsgard guitar and bass in a band, and much more. After high school, she plans to attend Chemeketa Community College for a year or two and then transfer to Oregon State University. If Tara was to give academic advice to her peers, she would tell them to “not procrastinate and it is better to try something than to not do it at all.” A Henry David Thoreau quote that Tara uses for inspiration is, “We are born to succeed, not to fail.” – By Lead High School Tutor/Guided Study Teacher Kaylee Oakes Domestic violence is not a Native American tradition. Summer Townsend The student chosen for middle school Stu- dent Spotlight is Summer Townsend because of her academic excellence and efforts in the classroom. When she’s older, Summer wants to attend Harvard and become a lawyer. When asked about what helps her in school, she says, “Focusing and not talking to people. I’m really trying to get my grades up so I can play sports.” Summer’s advice to anybody struggling in school is “don’t talk to your friends. Try to focus as much as possible and if you don’t understand the class, ask questions so you can understand the class.” – By Youth Education 6-12 Tutor/Adviser Vincent Chargualaf Summer Townsend Drop box installed The Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department, 9655 Grand Ronde Road, now has a medication drop box located in the front lobby. Lobby hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The drop box is for any prescribed or over-the-counter medication. If the containers are too large to fit in the drop box, please repackage them in a zip-lock plastic bag. Tribal Police employees cannot handle the medications so the person dropping them off must repackage them. Needles and liquids are not allowed in the drop box. Tribal Police suggest mixing liquid medications with cat litter or coffee grounds and then throwing them away with the household trash. For more information, call 503-879-1821. Does your partner ever… • • • • • Call you names or criticize you? Isolate you from family or friends? Threaten to hurt you or your children? Push, slap, kick or strangle you? Refuse to give you money for food, gas or medicine? Get free, confidential help by calling 1-844-7NATIVE (762-8483), Respect yourself. Protect yourself. available every day from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. PT. Get yourself tested. Callers reaching out after hours may connect with the National Domestic Violence Hotline by selecting option 1. Polk County Public Health services: Trust. Speak. 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