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Bowling.
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------------------------------------------------------------------ Chokecherry Tree Planting.
------------------------------------------------------------------ Back to School Parade.
------------------------------------------------------------------ Archery Class The bow and arrow were once the only weapon of choice in the Wind River Country in prehistoric times. The archery program will provide a life-long skill and instill a firm sense of identity. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s OREO program offers training for educators and purchases equipment for in school outdoor recreation programs. We will expand the program to include middle and high school archery for our students. Our archery program will run for 8 weeks as an after-school program from 3:30-5:00 PM. The Middle/High students will be able to socially interact with each other and work as a team. Students will learn how to identify bow and arrow parts, identify whistle commands to safely use a compound bow. The students will become disciplined in archery techniques and work with each other in competition with other school archery teams. For pictures from the Archery Class please click on the Photo Album icon below.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self Defense Class Don Ryan is the instructor of the self-defense class. He is certified in Career Counseling and has a 2nd degree Black Belt in Karate. This class was open for female students and staff. The class was scheduled for 4 days with each class lasting one hour and a half each day. The students/staff learn basic self-defense moves with the help of karate. Learning basic self-defense that will help them protect themselves, develop confidence, self-esteem and teach them self control. It is with this idea that we hope to impact our students and decrease their likelihood of engaging in risky behaviors. In addition, this will help them feel confident in utilizing their refusal skills. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Native Steps Native Steps was a community walk celebrating healthy living without alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. The theme was “Your Body is a Sacred Gift, It can’t be replaced, Take Care of It”. The walk was a coordinated effort of Wyoming Indian Schools-GRAA grant, Wind River Cancer Resource Center, Wind River Tobacco Prevention Program, Northern Arapaho Diabetes Program, Eastern Shoshone 477 and Diabetes Programs, and the Interagency Community Coalition. Native Steps was a successful event with over 300 walkers. The public was invited and Wyoming Indian School students from the Elementary, Middle and High school participated in their health classes. The students were bussed down to St. Michaels’ Circle and walked for good healthy choices or in memory of a loved who died from alcohol or tobacco related illnesses. Booths were set up from various organizations with a special presentation by Dr. Bill Calder from Indian Health Service. Dr. Calder’s visual presentation was comprised of Wind River Reservation statistics on Mortality rates on alcohol related illnesses compared to cancer and other illnesses. It was very evident that our people are dying from alcohol related illnesses, in comparison to other illnesses. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Veteran’s Day Celebration The
Wyoming Indian High School Traditional Club sponsored the Veteran’s
Day honoring present classmates serving and past veteran’s.
This event was a kick-off to the Christmas Service Men Gift Drive,
which resulted in 6 boxes of toiletries and snacks sent to Wyoming
National Guard serving presently in Iraq. The Veterans’ were honored with traditional songs and two warbonnets were dedicated to the high school in memory of Jimmy Oldman, and Bill Thunder. The event ended with a feast for all who attended. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- School Red Ribbon Week The Middle School Celebrated Red Ribbon Week. The students tied red ribbons on vehicles in the community to reinforce the idea that driving under the influence of alcohol is not tolerated. They built a wall against alcohol and other drugs with over 50 drug-free activities, which is still displayed. The activities listed were riding a horse, playing basketball, visiting cousins, talking with peers and grandparents, and walking. The week was celebrated by “Dress-up” days with a drug-free theme each day and ribbons distributed to students. The week was closed with a Halloween Dance to “scare away” alcohol and other drugs. Prized were awarded to students who signed a drug free pledge card, which were displayed. Pledge card read: I GUARANTEE to be DRUG FREE I also pledge to help make others aware of the dangers of illegal
drugs and how harmful they can be. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ice Skating at Lander City Park This activity was scheduled to demonstrate to our students that there are activities that can be fun and educational, too. After skating, students will come back and write a descriptive essay about the positive experience of skating. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Casper Thunderbird’s Basketball Game The High school Lady Chiefs Basketball Team was invited to attend a college basketball game in Casper, Wyoming. This gave our girls the opportunity to see a college game and hopefully inspire them to continue their athletic careers with college in an alcohol free and drug free manner. The college coach has had prior contact with the high school girls team during a basketball camp held during the Martin Luther Kind Day Activity. As a part of the activity, the coach gave a presentation to the girls on what is required of a college basketball player including abstinence from drugs and alcohol. |
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