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PAGE C-2 ,THURSDAY, MARCH 17,2011
Kayenta school recipe is
finalist"in first lady's contest
BY CINDY YURTH
TSIYI' BUREAU
CHINLE - Usually when
we're reporting health news
from the Navajo Nation, it's bad
news: the diabetes epidemic,
obesity, alcohol, heart disease,
suicide.:
So we're happy to report some
good health news: A recipe from
a local district's school lunch
menu has been recognized by
first lady Michelle Obama's
"Let's Move!" program to end
childhood obesity.
Kayenta Unified School
District's stir-fry fajita chicken,
squash and corn placed in the
top five in a contest for healthy
school lunch recipes. Next
month a team of judges will
descend on Kayenta to observe
the dish being prepared, sample
it, and watch the students'
reaction to it.
Meanwhile, the recipe is
eligible for the popular choice
• award. You can vote for it online
at www.recipesforkidschallenge.
com/submissions.
District Food SerVice Director
Cathy Getz was barely into her
first year on the job last fall
when she came up with a stir-
fry made from locally grown
Hubbard squash.
"There was all this great-
looking squash around, and I
was just inspired," she said.
It was a hit with the kids,
who, by the way, Getz firmly
believes will eat healthfully if
you just let them.
Shortly thereafter, Getz heard
of the contest and decided to
give it a go. She assembled
a committee made up of IHS
dietitian Samantha Interpreter,
local chef Paul Gray, and
her team of student helpers.
Together they refined the recipe,
adding chicken to make it a main
dish.
"We let the students make it,
because one of the criteria is
that it has to be easy to make
in a school kitchen," Getz
explained. "You can't have a
school lunch that takes a million
hours to make and has a million
ingredients."
The new and improved
version was an even bigger hit.
In addition to the fact it was
healthy and delicious, it was
popular'with kids and their
parents because it featured
squash and corn, both grown for
centuries by the Dint.
"I think that was one
advantage thatour recipe had
over the others ... we used
traditional Navajo ingredients,"
Getz said. "A lot of the
others seemed more Asian- or
European-inspired."
Getz is thrilled with the
recognition, but says her main
. aim is to provide healthier
options for students.
"We're continually trying to
think of ways to make school
lunch more healthy," she said.
"We have a fruit and vegetable
bar at the high school, and et
me tell you, those kids eat us
out of house and home when it
comes to fruit and vegetables. I
invite anyone to come and see
for themselves. You will not
believe the amount of fruit and
vegetables those kids pile on
their plate."
Southwest High
to add cultural
arts institute
SEBA DALKAI, Ariz. - Din6
Southwest High School will
soon add a new feature to its
campus-the Navajo Institute
for Cultural Arts.
Groundbreaking for the new
building recently took place,
including a blessing by one of
the founders of the institute,
James Peshlakai.
Peshlakai and Kyril Calsoyas,
both long-time educators on
the Navajo Nation, head a
collaboration for an open studio
where artists can gather to share
their talent with youth. The
Navajo Institute for Cultural
Arts will b e pact of Din6
Southwest High School.
Calsoyas, who directs the
school, credits a number of
Navajo cultural and educational
leaders for helping to create the
new institute.
"Din6 Inc., a non-profit
educational service organization,
has determined that providing
a center for art education on
the Navajo Nation is of great
importance," he said. 'We
envision NICA as a place
where filmmakers, writers,
theater artists, studio artists,
and traditional craftspeople
can work with youth to Create
a new generation of artists for
the Navajo Nation.
"The project will focus on
providing a venue where Navajo
people of all ages can come and
share their skills, knowledge and
cultural traditions and learn new
approaches to their creative art,"
Calsoyas said. "Preservation of
Navajo culture and language
through integrating them into
the creative arts is a focus of
NICA."
The institute will be housed
in a 6,000-square-foot building
at Seba Dalkai, he said.
"Din6 Southwest High School
and Din6 Inc. are collaborating
in the construction project
which will provide facilities for
media production, crafts work,
studio art and theater," Calsoyas
continued. "The facility will
have performance and gallery
areas in addition to production
studios.
Peshlakai observed that the
project is moving forward
quickly. One chore recently
tackled was the announcement
of the architect and construction
company.
"The construction company
selected for the new building
is Kinney Construction of
Flagstaff," Kalsoyas said. "The
architectural firm is David
Shambach, Tucson."
"We have met with Rex Lee
Jim, the vice president of the
Navajo Nation," Peshlakai
continued. "He is a published
writer of Navajo Language
material, and would like to see
the publication of other Navaji
writing."
Other artists who have
expressed interest in the project
include Baje Whitethorne,
Shalta Peshlakai, Jay Begaye
and his daughter Timesha, and
Dollie Manson, a former Miss
Navajo.
EDUCATION BRIEFS
Whitegoat participates in
spring break service trip
LAKE FOREST, Ill. - Warren
Whitegoat, 14, of Window Rock,
IS traveling to Foley, Ala., through
March l 3 with Lake Forest College
for the annual Spring Break Service
Trip. Fourteen students were
selected from a pool of 25 applicants
this year.
A collaborative effort with the
Lake Forest College Chapter of
Habitat for Humanity, the college's
Gates Center supports an alternative,
service-focused spring break trip
each year.
This opportunity allows students
to practice key leadership, team
building, and communications
skills while learning a new subset
of home-care skills while they spend
a week building a "Habitat" home
with our affiliate team in Foley.
Whitegoat is a graduate of Choate
Rosemary Hall in Wallingford,
Conn.
Fast Track scholarships
available
classes at Northland Pioneer
College.
Fast Track scholarships are
awarded on a first-come basis.
Students do not need to demonstrate
financial need, but are encouraged
to complete the Free Application
for Federal Student Aid, available
at www.fafsa:ed.gov.
Students must either show proof
of 2011 high school graduation
or present a letter from their higE
school counselor stating the student
is on track to graduate by the end
of the 2010-'11 school year, or
graduated at mid-year. Fast Track
scholarships are for tuition only
and recipients are required to pay
for any course fees and textbooks.
"This is the perfect opportunity
for students who have been enrolled
in dual .enrollment classes to finish
degree requirements, or get a jump
on other course work needed for a
degree - hopefully, but not required,
from NP43," said Mark Vest, NPC
vice president for learning and
student services. Students can
register for up to 12 credits of
summer classes.
Prospective students are
encouraged to call or stop by their
HOLBROOK, Adz. - Students local NPC campus or center to
graduating this year from Navajo discuss educational goals with an
or Apache county high schools academic adviser, and to complete
are eligible for Fast Track, tuition placement testing required formany
scholarships to attend summer general education classes.
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Most NPC summer session
classes begin May 23. Summer
schedules will be available online
starting March 28 at www.npc.edu,
and at most NPC locations starting
April 11. Summer registration opens
April 11 at 8 a.m.
Register for summer classes
during regular business hours at all
NPC campuses and centers or by
telephone at 800-266-7845. When
classes are in session, campus
offices are open 7:30 a.m. to 7:30
p.m., Monday-Thursday, and 7:30
a.m to 4 p.m. on Fridays.
Information: 928-524-7318 or
800-266-7845, ext. 7318.
Teach For America classes
show big gains in test scores
SANTA FE - Teach For America
and the New Mexico Public
Education Department announced
March 11 that four of the 13 District led by Teach For America
middle and high-school classrooms members scored among
igtll¢.Q ingle-y.eri =f0gi!leir
their respective grades and subjects
were led by Teach For America
members.
All of the four taught in schools
on the Navajo Reservation.
The Teach For America members
whose students achieved the highest
growth during the2009-10 school
year are Navajo Middle School
eighth-grade teachers J.T. Erbaugh
(31-point growth in science), Kyle
Guillet (39-point growth in math),
and Gwyndolyn Raisner (46-point
growth in reading); and Ts6 Yi'Gai
High School llth grade math
instructor Amanda Markey (who
led students from 0 to 41 percent
proficiency).
In addition to these top-performing
teachers, eight classrooms in the
Gallup McKinley County School
The results, based on student
performance on the New Mexico
Standards Based Assessment, were
announced during a recognition
ceremony at the New Mexico
Legislature.
Education Secretary Hanna
Skandera and acting Math and
Science Bureau Chief Claudia
Ahlstrom hosted the event, with
attendees including Teach For
America-New Mexico Executive
Director Landon Mascarefiaz.
"We know from the remarkable
results of Teach For America corps
members, and great teachers across
New Mexico, that all students
can succeed," Skandera said. "I
am inspired by the extraordinary
leadership of these teachers, who
are putting students in sortie of our
EDUCATION CALENDAR
state's most challenged schools on
a path to achieve their full
behalf of students growing up in the!
rural northwest communities of our,
state," Mascarefiaz said.
Teach For America recruits,-
trains, and supports top recent;
college graduates and professionals
who commit to teach for two years
in disadvantaged communities:
across 39 regions. Today, 125 TFA
members are teaching nearly 7,500:"
students in the northwestern corner:
of the state, including the city of:
Gallup, the Navajo Nation, and the;
pueblos of Laguna and Zuni.
"The state of New Mexico.
investment in Teach For America{
has produced outstanding results;
for students," said state Rep. Rayi
Begaye, D-Shiprock.
Head Start parent training
CHINLE - Navajo Nation Head
Start will conduct free parent training
sessions from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at .the following locations: March
22, Round Rock Chapter; and
March 30, Many Farms Chapter.
Includes informational booths and
presentations,. Information: 928-
674-2312 or agretan@gmail.com.
No class Friday
GALLUP- There will be no school
for Gallup-McKinley County School
students Friday, March 18, due to
Professional Development Day for
staff.
GMCS Indian education
GALLUP - The Gallup-McKinley
County Schools' Indian Education
Committee will meet Friday, March
18, at 1 p.m. in the library of
Chief Manuelito Middle School to
discuss budget and membership
nformation: Herlinda, 505-721-1044
or Sharon, 505-721-1046.
Request for Prepouls (RFP).
The Department of Dine Education, Navajo Nation is accepting sealed pro-
posals from qualified consultants to review the academic content standards
in math, reading, language arts, and science for the Arizona, New Mexico
and Utah academic accountability systems. The review will assist with the
development of a common core academic standard for the Navajo Nation.
A systemic review of each state Criterion Reference Test (CRT) is required
for the Navajo Nation to address factors impacting the academic achieve-
ment of Navajo students and to recommend changes to the state CRT. The
Department of Dine Education is charged with implementing the Navajo
Nation Accountability Workbook. This review will be the foundation from
which to execute all the duties and responsibilities imbedded in the Navajo
Nation Accountability Workbook.
Proposals can be mailed Department of Dine Education (attention Tim
Beaaily) p.o. Box 670- Window RocL Ar/zona 86515 or hand delivered
to the Department of Dine Education Administration (located in the Navajo
Education Center in Window Rock, Arizona). More information can be
received by calling (928) 871-7452. Please mark clearly, Proposal for
Academic Conten! Standards 61 ! ! Development-DO NOT OPEN. The
Deadline for all proposals is Friday. March 26, 2011 a t 5:00 p.m.
Timber frame class
GALLUP - The University of
New Mexico-Gallup Construction
Technology Department will offer
a timber frame class starting
March 26, the second term of the
spring semester. Students will
learn to harvest and process their
own trees into finished homes or
lumber. Information: Rick Krouth,
505-721-9398.
UNM advisors
GALLUP - Advisors from the
University of New Mexico will be
on the Gallup branch campus
March 29 from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. in the canteen area. The
Anderson School of Business,
colleges of Nursing, Fine Arts,
Engineeri.ng, Education and
Arts & Sciences, and other
majors will send representatives
to answer questions about theiri
offerings, including financial aid
and scholarship opportunities.:
Students should bring a copy of:
their most recent official transcripts.
Information: Roxanne Trujillo, 505-
863-7554.
Holbrook High events
HOLBROOK, Ariz. - Holbrook
High School will hold the following
meetings/events: today, parent-
teacher conferences, 1-5 p.m.
(early release for students at 11:35
a.m.); March 18, no school as a
result of an unused snow day;
March 21-25, spring break;.March
30, parent meeting, 6 p.m., HHS
library; April 5-6, AIMS testing';
April 9, ACT testing; and April 16,
prom. Information: Principal Lance
Phaturos, 928-524-6144, ext. 7005,
or www.holbrook.kl 2.az.us.
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