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February 2020
Volume V.20, Issue 02
Mescalero Apache Tribe
Apache Scout
Mescalero Apache High School Named New
Mexico State Winner in National STEM
Competition from Samsung
Inside this issue:
Youth Development
5
From the Office of
President
6
Boys & Girls Club
8
Child Development
12
Responsible Gaming Program
16
Religion
18
Heading picture: Cow Camp
cattle on a cold day during
feeding time.
MAR. DEADLINE:
02/18/20
BY NOON
Selected from
thousands of entries nationwide,
Mescalero
Apache High
School in
Mescalero has
been named a
New Mexico
State Winner in
the Samsung
Solve for Tomorrow Contest for
its proposed plan
to address
Apache language conservation.
The Samsung Solve for
Tomorrow Contest encourages teachers and
students to solve realworld issues in their
community using
classroom skills in science, technology, engineering and math
(STEM).
Mescalero Apache
High School is among
the nation’s 100 State
Winners (representing
all 50 states) and will
receive $15,000 in
technology for its
achievement. In addi- of the Solve for Totion, the school will
morrow platform over
receive a Samsung
the past 10 years:
video kit to create
fueling students’ pasand submit a threesion and curiosity to
minute video that
tackle issues that afshowcases their profect their communiject development and ties in unexpected
how it addresses the
and creative ways,”
issue. The video will
said Ann Woo, Senior
be used for the
Director of Corporate
chance to advance to Citizenship at Samthe next phase of the sung Electronics
contest and win addi- America. “Reading the
tional prizes and edu- innovative proposals
cational opportunistudents and teachers
ties.
have put forth this
“Samsung is extremely year exemplifies what
proud of the evolution we know to be true
for every student –
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that young minds have
Taos; Teacher
Finalist schools will be
just as much to teach
Laura Tenorio and selected to travel to
as they do to learn.
her students
the final event in the
Our guiding citizenship Project Overview:
spring where they will
vision is ‘Enabling Peo- Mescalero Apache High present their project
ple,’ and we are
to a panel of judges.
School
thrilled to celebrate
For achieving National
Local Issue: In the
another year of emFinalist status, schools
powering future inno- Apache community,
will be awarded in tovators to achieve their tradition is very imtal $50,000 in technolportant
and
conserving
full potential through
ogy and classroom mathe language is the
STEM learning.”
terials. Five grand
biggest concern of the prize National Winner
Samsung Solve for To- elderly.
schools will receive in
morrow Contest named
Proposed
Project:
Ustotal $100,000 in techthree State Winners
ing
coding
and
robotnology and classroom
within New Mexico,
ics,
translate
the
materials, and particithey are:
Apache language and
pate in a trip to Wash1. Mescalero Apache
teach the Apache
ington, D.C. to present
High School in
youth to help keep the their projects to memMescalero; Teacher language alive.
bers of Congress. PubNate Raynor and his
lic voting will also deContest Phases
students
termine one CommuniAll 100 State Winners ty Choice winner from
2. Ojo Amarillo Elementary School in will work on their pro- the pool of National
Fruitland; Teacher jects and submit their Finalists, who will be
Adriane Jopek and three-minute video in eligible to win an addihopes of advancing in tional $10,000 in Samher students
the contest’s remain- sung technology.
3. Taos Academy in
ing phases. 20 National
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A pa c h e S c o u t
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Tularosa Middle School
2019 Fall Semester
AB Honor Roll
7th Grade
Nevaeh Caje
Seth Kazhe
Jadellyn Robinson-Olivas
8th Grade
Nevaeh Apachito
Katherine Cavazone
Eliza Daklugie
Danae Evans
Hadley Hathcock
Julian Mendez
Maddison Parker
Youth Development
Recent News
Girl Scouts
For the
month of
December,
we had girl
scouts’
meetings every other
week December 5th
and 29th during
those meetings the
girls worked on their
project’s that they
were selected to do
on the first girl scout
meeting of December.
The projects are intended to help the
girls learn finance
skills, leadership
skills, learn about
themselves, and be
engaged in their com-
munity.
Starting the month of
January, the Girl
Scouts’ meetings will
be every Thursday of
the month with the
first meeting starting
January 9th, then
16th, 23rd, and 30th
from 3:30-5:00 p.m.
We are still recruiting
all Daisy, Junior, Seniors, Brownies, Ambassadors, & Cadette.
Kids under 8 years old
must be accompanied
by a parent or guardian.
Transportation will be
provided for all ages.
If you have any questions, please fill free
to contact any of the
staff @ 575 464 0648.
4-H Afterschool Club
The 4-H Afterschool
Club
planned the
following
projects for the
month of January:
quilting, wildlife, knitting and weight lifting
training. For quilting
they learned how to
sew a pillow case. The
knitting project will
teach the youth the
basic skills of knowing
how to knit. They
learned about anato-
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A pa c h e S c o u t
my and physiology of field trips. We are
Krystal Enjady
weight training such
accepting new mem- Starlynn Apachito
as the types of musbers and welcome all
cles and types of the ages to the 4-H After- Samantha Wiley
skeletal muscles for
school Club! Please
the weight training.
contact us for more
They learned about
information.
what kind of wildlife
New Mexico has and in
Traditional Classes
what areas the aniYouth Develmals are located. We
opment is
also had a Conservanow holding
tion Officer come in a
traditional/
show them some of
life skill clasthe animals they
3-E’s
ses every Tuesday
have. The 4-H club
EDUCATION
from 3:30 to 5:00
also took a field trip
to the Bitter Lake Na- p.m.! These new clasEXPERIENCE
tional Wildlife Refuge ses are open to all agEMPLOYMENT
es. Youth younger
in Roswell, NM.
For the month of Feb- than 8 need to be accompanied by a
ruary, the 4-H program will be learning parent/guardian. All
materials for these
about the following
things. They will learn classes will be providabout baking so they ed unless otherwise
notified. We kicked
will be making plain
off the classes with a
muffins, learn about
basic apron class. Our
bully free classroom
so they will learn tips next class will be tobacco bags on Jan. 21.
and strategies. And
jumping into food and We are wrapping up
fitness so they will get the month of January
with a family story
tips and information
night. Snacks, reon good eating and
freshments and transsimple exercise age
portation are providappropriate. Also,
they will learn about ed. Keep your eyes
Forestry (trees) so we out for our February
may plan for someone calendar and contact
to come talk to them Youth Development to
sign up (575) 464about the different
trees and how to tell 0648!
how old they are. Our
goal for the club is to Thank you and have a
keep them more acblessed NEW YEAR!
tive with the 4-H
Youth Development
county council when
they have meetings or Staff,
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January 17, 2020
Dear Tribal Members:
Greetings! This is the first of many letters that I plan to send during my term as Tribal President. As I mentioned at Tribal Inauguration, open communication and transparency
are two of my biggest priorities.
I want to introduce our new Tribal Administrator Loren Gallerito and Senior Advisor
Diana Fuller-Belin. Mr. Gallerito and Ms. Fuller are both Tribal Members with excellent experience and skills. I am also excited to report that Nelva Cervantes, esq.,sta Tribal Member, took on the role of in-house General Counsel for the Tribe on January 1 . Prior to taking her new position, she worked as an attorney for the Tribe for almost fifteen years.
Please take time to welcome them in their new roles.
I also want to express my excitement to be working with Vice-President Eddie Martinez and the new Tribal Council. I believe we are all committed to working together to
make positive changes for the community.
Finally, thank you for your congratulations and prayers; I am grateful for your trust
and support.
Sincerely,
Gabe Aguilar
President
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Mescalero/Carrizo Child Development Centers
Recent News
The Child Development Centers offer
child care services to
children’s parents
that work, attend
training or enrolled in
an educational program. Our hours of
operations are as follows:
tact Margaret Shendo You are welcome to
Jr., CCDF Monitor, or stop by to visit or call
Dannalyn Blake, Direc- for any question/s retor/CCDF Coordinator. garding the program
Also, we would like to and to pick up an application.
inform you that the
Carrizo Child Care
Each child must have
Center is currently
a completed applicaopening up positions
tion, on file, before
for part-time drop-ins. they are considered
The Part-time/Drop-In for part-time or fulltime enrollment.
schedules will be as
follows:
Monday through
Friday 7:30am to
5:30pm – in accordance with
Tribe’s Schedule
Mescalero Services
children ages 6weeks
old to 12-year-old:
251 A School Circle
(575) 464-9224
Carrizo services children ages 6weeks old
to 5-year-old: 61 Carrizo Canyon Road
(575) 464-3000
At this time, we have
full enrollment, at
both sites, however
we would like to offer
limited child care
from 8:00am to
12:30pm, when
schools are in session.
This will enable support and encouragement for parents in
our community to attend or continue their
education.
The child care also
offers financial child
care assistance to
those eligible. For
more information con
Monday thru Friday: Head Start
Children: If your
child attends Carrizo Head Start,
they can be
dropped off between 7:30am and
7:55am and we
will take them to
the Head Start.
Monday thru Friday: We are taking
drop-ins for children that are 3
years old and up, if
they are not enrolled in any
schools. The time
for the drop-in
are: 7:30am until
2:00pm. These
children must be
picked up by
2:00pm due to the
regular enrolled
children taking
their spots approximately at 2:15pm.
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A pa c h e S c o u t
2019 Violence Against Women Program Annual
Domestic Violence Conference
VAWA Program
We would like to say
thank you to Wendolyn
Murphy for being our
mistress of ceremonies
for our 2019 DV Con-
ference. Speakers included: Robyn Simmon, BIA Victim Specialist – Mescalero
Agency, and Kimberly
Benally, CSVANW – Al- “Native American Herbuquerque NM.
itage Month”, we had
a good turn out of parSpeaker Mattie Jim,
and Pax Harvey. These ticipants.
two also helped out as We had two local guest
Presenters for the Con- speakers; Joseph Geference. Great job!
ronimo who talked on
the historical pattern
We had a good turnout for our annual DV of domestic violence in
conference, lunch was our community, and
Selena Chino who
provided by
shared a personal story
Schlotzsky’s.
on domestic violence.
Pax HarFollowing our speakers
vey aswe had Freddie
sisted by
Kaydahzinne who
taking
briefly talked about
over the
preserving our lanmicroguage, and how imphone
portant it is to teach
when it
our children. We concame to
cluded the event with
drawing
for the grand prize! A social songs by Freddie
number of door prizes and his son Bo.
were given out during
the conference, with
this 65” TV being the
grand prize. Fabian
Ortega was the winner
of the grand prize.
Awesome!
We were also pleased
to have President Aguilar give the opening
address for our event.
He has been supportive in the efforts the
VAWA program is makFor the month of Noing to bring awareness
vember, the VAWA
program hosted a meal to the community.
in recognition of
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VAWA hosts Angel Tree during the Christmas
VAWA Program
asked if they were
able to take an Angel
and buy a gift for a
child. This was a success! Our program
would like to thank
those who graciously
participated. The
families were happy,
especially the chilFor the month of De- dren that received
cember, the VAW Pro- the gifts. We would
like to acknowledge
gram, on behalf of
the individuals that
their clients, sponsored a “Angel Tree” donated:
for the Christmas seaPamela Morgan
son. The Angels were
Esperanza Gallagher
placed on the tree loBen Martinez
cated at the community center front lobKelly Chino
by, with gender and
Vanessa Fernando
ages of children that
Jolene Tissnolthtos
we were working with
in our program. Tribal Michaelene Ahidley
employees/
Parks & Rec. Departdepartments were
ment
Fire Rescue
Early Childhood Program
**Our apologies if we
missed to list anyone
or a department.
Thank you for much
for taking an “Angel”
and donating a gift.
The Mescalero Violence Against Women
Program has planned
future events for the
community. We hope
to see you at one of
these events.
Our office hours are
8:00 AM to 4:30 PM,
Monday thru Friday
however we are available to provide victim
services at any time.
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Mescalero Apache School 8th Grade Leadership
Lincoln Students
Mescalero Responsible Gaming Program
realities, challenges
Twelve Mescalero
th
and opportunities in
Apache School 8
the community. The
grade students were
program entails
selected by their
teachers and peers to monthly classes, during school, in which
participate in 8th
grade Leadership Lin- community leaders
share their experienccoln. Youth Leaderes and ask for their
ship Lincoln is designed to identify and insights. One of the
sessions covers commotivate young,
emerging leaders, ex- munity service. The
students have selectposing them to the
ed to clean the mile in
front of the Mescalero
Apache School. This
clean-up day is scheduled for April 15th. We
are very proud of
these students and
their accomplishments. They will graduate from 8th grade
Leadership Lincoln on
May 7th at ENMURuidoso.
Front row left: Leatrice Sago, Isaac Garcia, Brooke Chimal, Angel Enjady
Back row left: Christian Chino, Clarence Sago, Arliyana Chee, Elizabeth
Blake
Not pictured: Kaylan Ahidley, Frank Trujillo, and Halee Williams
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Religion
Mescalero Reformed Church
This is good?!
California wildfires
full of the steadfast
The Old Testament
begins with a beauti- just less than 2 million love of the Lord.” (Ps.
ful story of creation. acres were scorched. 33:5) Creation reThis is good? Are you mains good because
It is beautiful and at
the same time an ex- sure? We’re only part God’s love cannot be
plosion of God’s pow- way into 2020 as this burned, extinguished,
is being written and
eradicated, or washed
er. Light rushes in,
away. Creation reground rises from the there have already
depths, water is swirl- been over 200 deaths mains good because
God still uses the
ing and bubbling, veg- related to gun violence
in
the
United
church and His people
etation is spreading
States. The World
to bring about reconand growing, living
Health Organization
ciliation and redempcreatures of every
estimates
there
are
7
tion.
kind are flying, runmillion
people
who
die
ning, climbing and
It can be so easy to
annually from air pol- become hopeless
crawling, and even
lution alone, over 780 when watching the
humankind is being
formed and molded in million people lack
news or the most rethe image of God. It is drinking water, and an cent headlines when it
astounding 2 billion
a beautiful story of
comes to our political
God’s power, creativi- people who use a
cultural, the future of
drinking water source our global climate,
ty, and love for His
creation. Throughout that is contaminated. the present reality of
this narrative we hear Creation is good? Are hungry children and
a phrase that sets the you sure?
families, the elderly
rhythm of creation:
Simply put, yes.
having to decide be“And God saw that it
tween groceries or
Despite all these
was good.”
heartaches, pains, and medication, or the
As of things that have global tragedies, crea- painful stories of
wrongful imprisonbeen happening retion remains good.
cently, I’m wondering Creation remains good ment. Our hearts
should break and our
about the phrase “this because the Creator
is good”. Are you kid- has not left His crea- spirits should be
ding me? There have
tion. Creation remains moved to act to bring
been many fires burn- good because though about redemption and
ing across Australia as these tragedies stand reconciliation because
we speak consuming
at the forefront of our we cannot give up
over 14 million acres mind, we also hold in hope. Our eyes might
and claiming the lives tension in the depths not see it and our finof 480 million animals. of our hearts and souls gers might not feel it,
but the earth is full of
To put this into perthe words of the
spective, in the 2018 Psalmist, “the earth is the steadfast love of
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the Lord and the
rhythmic phrase of
Genesis still rings
true: And God saw
that it was good.
Grace & Peace,
Pastor Mark
A pa c h e S c o u t
Mescalero, NM
(575) 464-4471
Opportunities for
Fellowship and Encouragement
Visit (and Like) our
Mescalero Reformed Women’s Bible Study
– first and third TuesChurch Facebook
day of each month at
page!
6:00 pm in the sanctuary.
Please know that you
Email us at
Women’s Gathering –
are always welcome
mescalerorc@gmail.co every Wednesday at
to worship God and
m
9:00 am in the church
experience His mercy
basement.
at Mescalero ReSunday Worship
formed Church, as our
Youth Group for Midarms (and our doors)
9:30 – Sunday School dle and High School –
are open to you if you
Sunday at 4:30 pm.
for Children and
are looking for a
Adults
Kids’ Club is our after
church home or just
-school program for 1st
10:40
–
Worship
want to come visit.
-5th grade students
which meets on Thursday’s at 3:30 pm in
Mescalero Reformed
the church basement.
Church
Come for a fun time
336 Wardlaw Dr.
of playing, praying,
P.O. Box 188
singing, and crafts.
February 15th
Happy 8th Birthday
Francis Isaiah Lester
From: Grandma Edith
February 28th
Happy 9th Birthday
Mehemiah “Nehma” Sago
From: Great Grandma
Edith
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