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Isleta Pueblo News

Volume 6 Issue 9

September 2011

From the Desk of Governor Frank Lujan

August is ending and with it comes our annual St. Augustine Feast

day followed by the St. Augustinito Feast in September. We all look

forward to these celebrations as we continue to honor our patron

Saint, St. Augustine. We now have full use of our church again and

this year’s feast will began a new era. Let’s all come together and

celebrate, enjoy, and continue on with our traditional ways.

Let me back up a bit to July 30, the date on which I delivered the

State of the Pueblo Address. We issued a Special Edition of the

Newsletter and printed the speech in its entirety. For those you

who would like a copy of the speech, you may pick up a copy at our

office. We still have a few available.

I just want to once again give a big THANK YOU to all of you who

volunteered to make the The St. Augustine Re-Dedication a huge

success. It was estimated that over 1000 people attended. A special

thank you to Ms. Shirley Zuni and my staff, Carmella, Elaine, and

Laura, the St. Augustine Restoration Committee, and all others

who all orchestrated the re-dedication event. What a huge success

as evidenced by the stories published in the Albuquerque Journal

and the Valencia County News. I found out that the evening news

in Los Angeles also reported this event. Awesome.

On August 25, 2011, we received from the Bureau of Indian Affairs

their approval of the revised Residence Ordinance enacted by the

Tribal Council on July 5, 2011. What this means is that we will now

begin enforcing the Ordinance. My Lieutenants, my staff and I will

develop a process to make it easy and least stressful as possible. The

applications are for permission to reside and consent to continue

to reside. As was requested during the community meeting, and I

agreed, a meeting will be scheduled as soon as possible to provide

you with additional information as we move forward. We will post

date, time, and location. Please be patient with us.

the Pueblos, Nations and Tribes. This meeting is pursuant to the

enactment of the State-Tribal Collaboration Act signed by then

Governor Bill Richardson. It is intended to strengthen government

to government relationships with tribal governments. We intend

to present to Governor Martinez our issues relating to water,

economic development, health, and education. We were to provide

four topics however. We will include and ask the State to maintain

the Tribal Infrastructure Fund, and the Capitol Improvement

Project funds. This is where we get assistance for projects we are

undertaking, for example, the Long Term Care Facility. We want

to use this meeting for us to introduce ourselves to her and her

cabinet secretaries to further and establish a meaningful working

relationship with the State. I am looking forward to this meeting.

The Tribal Council approved a Per Capita distribution of $1,200.

The date is October 4, 2011, one day only. The date has been

moved up to help with school children in need of school supplies

and clothes and other needs you may have. In addition, we made

a recommendation and the Tribal Council approved a one time

5% Cost of Living Payment for Pueblo of Isleta employees except

for those who are in elected, appointed and employees who do not

qualify as a result of their employment status, however. I want

to express my sincere appreciation to the council as employees

have not seen any pay adjustments for quite some time. We are

experiencing economic hardships and this will help some with

your needs. Thank you to the employees. Know that you are

appreciated.

Lt. Torres, Vice President Joseph Lucero, Sec. Barbara Sanchez,

Councilwomen Regina Zuni and I will be attending the State

- Tribal Summit at Buffalo Thunder on Monday, August 29,

2011, meeting with Governor Susana Martinez along with other

Governors, Presidents, and Chairmen of other Pueblos, Nations,

and Tribes to present to Governor Martinez issues pertaining to

In closing, this is the best time of year for me. Chiles are roasting,

football will start, hunting, and other fall and winter activities.

School has started and I know the summer went by so quick. I

hope you all had a wonderful summer and now look forward to

this school year. As always, we are here to help you the students

and the parents in any way we can. Call my office or call the

other departments should you need assistance. Do not be shy and

PLEASE stay in school. You are preparing yourself for your future,

preparing yourselves for a career, and setting your sights for a

bright future. But mainly have FUN. I’ve got to say this with no

disrespect to other schools, “GO TIGERS”.

Isleta Pueblo

Housing Authority

HEALTH BEAT

The Isleta Pueblo Housing Authority is accepting applications

for the Home Improvement Program (HIP) for safety or

sanitation repairs, renovations, and replacement of a home

for substandard dwellings. Applications are available at the

Isleta Pueblo Housing Authority Office. After submission

of the application with all required documentations it will

be determined if you meet the "eligible" criteria for the

HIP Program. The deadline to submit application has been

extended to December 15, 2011.

Documentation required with the application:

1. Copy of C.I.B. (Certificate of Indian Blood)

2. Proof of Income (Last year's Tax Return, SSI Award

Letter, etc.)

3. Most Important: Proof of ownership to either the

existing home and/or land.

4. Provide documentation if the applicant is stating

family member has disability or is handicap (Letter from

a "Doctor", Veterans' Administration, or Social Security,

etc.)

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact

Bernadette Lente, Program Manager at (505) 869-4153 Ext.

373.

MAKE YOUR CHILD SAFER,

GET YOUR CAR SEAT CHECKED!!

Isleta Health Center Health Educator,

Stephanie Barela, 869-4479

THANK YOU to all the families that attended the

Child Safety Seat Clinic on August 12, 2011

from 1-3pm at the Isleta Health Center.

In total there were 38 child safety seats checked.

Of those 27 were incorrectly used (71%) and

Only eight of the car seats were correctly

installed (21%). This shows how easy it is

to incorrectly install your child's safety seat!!

MAKE YOUR CHILD SAFER

AND SCHEDULE AN

Appointment for a

CAR SEAT CHECK TODAY!! CALL

869-4482 or 869-4479.

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September 2011

St. Augustine Church

Rededicated — Thank You!

Submitted by Alan Cherino,

Church Preservation Committee Co-Chair

The Rededication event of the St. Augustine

Church was a huge success! We estimate

that approximately 1100 people attended

the event. This was a historic event for

the Pueblo of Isleta. Just think, when will

our people ever restore the church again

of this magnitude and rededicate it as a

place of worship? Maintenance work and

improvements will come in future years,

but a complete restoration? Probably not

for another 150 years or more!

The Church tells a story of our people since

the arrival of the Spaniards. What they were

looking for and the difficult relationship

among the Pueblo and Spanish people in

these early years of the New World have

been told over and over by many historians.

I won't go into that but I will say that what

the Spaniards left behind was a legacy of

worship that our People have not only

adopted but have also integrated into our

Pueblo lives. So while the church tells us

some of our history, we have also become

part of its history by being part of the

Isleta community who saw the Church's

Restoration and Rededication event come

alive!

Planning the Rededication event for August

13 was a huge endeavor that took several

weeks of planning and coordination.

Archbishop Michael Sheehan was very

pleased with the day's events and quite

proud of Isleta's efforts to restore the church.

Following the Rededication Mass, our

traditional Isleta fiesta meal was served to

the public along with several Native dance

performances, and a running slide show of

the church's restoration. Thank you to all

who helped plan, contribute, and work the

day's activities!

With respect to the Rededication Planning

Committee, I want to thank Governor

Lujan and his Lt. Governors, their Tribal

Administration staff, Police Chief Alvarez

and his staff of officers, Fr. George and

the St. Augustine Parish Community, the

St. Augustine Choir, and Sara Zuni for

her beautiful photography! Thank you

very much for all your time, your effort,

your hard work, your dedication, and your

contributions. And a huge THANK YOU to

Shirley Zuni and her assistants who worked

very hard and long hours keeping the rest

of us on track and coordinated to deliver

such a beautiful Rededication Mass and a

day of celebration.

There were many people involved in restoring

the church. Several key individuals and

committees were acknowledged during the

Rededication Mass. However, we neglected

to acknowledge some of own Isleta people

who were hired as part of the contractor's

restoration crew. I'm glad that some of our

people were given an opportunity to actually

work and rebuild the church. Individuals

who actually worked on the church "handson" were Jose Olguin, David Trujillo,

Nathan Jiron, Dominic Jojola, Derek Jojola,

Charles Zuni and Ronald Olguin. You guys

did an outstanding job! Thank you!

Thank you to the Isleta Tribal Administration

— past and present. Our Tribal Governors

and the Tribal Council have always been

supportive of our efforts and endeavor to

see this project to the end.

I also want to thank the Restoration

Planning Committee which was comprised

of the project manager, Neil Carter, Ed

and Jess Crocker (restoration contractor),

the Tribal Planning Office, the Tribal

Procurement Office, the Culture Committee,

and the Church Preservation Committee.

The Planning Committee met bi-monthly

throughout the entire project duration.

We discussed and evaluated options and

made some tough decisions along the

way — all with good intentions in mind.

I am personally grateful for the Cultural

Committee’s participation and input in

these meetings. Their advice and guidance

was valuable. Thank you!

And finally, I am very grateful for my

Church Preservation Committee who came

together in 2004 with a vision to save St.

Augustine from a future catastrophe of

falling. We did not know whether the church

would fall and if it were to happen, we could

not predict when. However, take note of the

more recent tragedies of several churches

in New Mexico that have fallen and had

to be closed until they can be restored.

Some are being restored now and some are

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still searching for restoration solutions.

I’m glad we did not wait for something like

to this happen to St. Augustine. I offer a

special thank you to Gene Jojola (my cochair) and Fr. Hilaire for hanging in there

with me on this committee and not giving

up on our vision. I’m also glad that Fr.

George came along when we needed him

in our committee and parish as well. Other

committee members who helped along

the way, at one time or another, were

Cynthia Jaramillo, Ernest Jaramillo, and

Dr. Ted Jojola. And, a word of thanks to

Cornerstones Community Partnerships

of Santa Fe, too. They got us started and

helped forge our committee to understand

what needed to be done.

Thank you all! May our Gracious Lord

bring you many blessings!

Congratulations to Cyrus Jiron

of Isleta Pueblo

for being the lucky

fisherman who caught

"Mudcat" he was the

catfish worth $5000.00

but since Cyrus caught

him on a Wednesday

that doubled the

value of "Mudcat" to

$10,000.00!

Way to go Cyrus!

Isleta Pueblo News

Editor: Ulysses Abeita

Asst. Editor: Beverly Piro

Published By:

Valencia Express

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September 2011

Pueblo of Isleta Public Library

Happy Fiesta and Labor Day, people of the Island. I hope everyone is ready for the new football season

and may your favorite football team/players have a good season. Most importantly, may your team give

them Dallas Cowboys a beat down on the “Grid Iron”!

NEWS

In last month’s newsletter, the library

announced that it would be taking down

the shelves in preparation of moving to the

new library/educational complex. Well,

we still have not moved, but our shelving

has been taken down and the books as well

as the other library material are all boxed

up. However, this does NOT mean that the

library is closed; it just means our services

are limited. Our computer lab is still open

and we are still offering tutoring services as

all schools are now in full swing of things.

If Xerox copies are what you need, you are

still more than welcome to come by to fulfill

your needs.

Starting September 6, the library will

extend its hours of service to 6:30pm for

those extra hours of tutoring services and

internet needs. The library will return to

its normal business hours of operation when

we open up the new library complex which

should take place sometime in the month of

September.

Overdue notices and fine notices have

been sent to those patrons who still have

library material out or have an outstanding

account. If books are returned, fines will

be waived if books are not damaged. If

fines are a result of lost, damaged, or late

multi-media material, please talk with the

librarian about your fine to possibly work

out a solution.

UPCOMING

The library is thinking about starting a book

club, but instead of using normal books, we

are looking into purchasing five to ten nook

colors from Barnes and Noble. This way we

can introduce the interactive books, Vooks

(Video Books), and other formats of books to

the community. We are still discussing the

digital book licenses, leasing agreements

(patrons), replacement prices, and other

minor things, BUT we are interested in how

many community members would want to

be a part of such a group. Please, come by

the library, send us an email, or give us a

phone call and let us know if you would be

interested in being a part of a book club.

Also, let us know what titles or formats of

books you would like to read in the book

club.

During the last week of September, the

Isleta Behavioral Health will be conducting

its third round of the Photo Voice Program

and they will be using the library’s

computer lab on Tuesday evenings for six

weeks. So, please plan your internet usage

accordingly as the Photo Voice students

will have first priority of the three Macs

and three Computers with the Photoshop

software. For more information pertaining

to the Photo Voice Program, please contact

Jennifer Padilla or Juan Rey Abeita of the

Isleta Behavioral Health Department at

505.869.5487.

The next After School Homework Incentive

Program will take place after we get

established in the new library. So, give us

a month after we open our doors in the new

complex. At the moment, we have not put

any thought into what we will do or offer

first. Until then, please check the library’s

Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/

IsletaPuebloLibrary for the most recent and

current news as it is updated on a weekly

basis, if not daily.

RECAP

On Friday, August 26 the library hosted

the “Drop The Beat!!!” student concert

in the courtyard of the current library/

educational complex. The concert gave the

four Isleta students in the Hip Hop Music

Class an opportunity to showcase their new

found musical talents to an audience of fifty

to sixty people. The student performers

were C-Krit, Amuze, Code-E, and Make-Up

Girl collectively known as the music group

MCCR. MCCR performed their three songs

titled, “Get Up”, “Robots”, and “Why?” to

a supportive crowd which cheered them

on to the point where the performers

became nervous, but quickly regained their

composure and handled their business by

rocking the mics. They even took time after

their performance to hand out buttons/

pins of their group photo, CDs, pose for

pictures, and took the time to sign CDs for

their fans. Thank you, MCCR for being the

first participants of the library’s Hip Hop

Music Program and, with all honesty, you

rocked the show and deserved all the cheers

on that evening. We hope you enjoyed it as

much as we did.

Guest performers/opening acts for the

students were the student’s instructors

and mentors who helped them during the

six week program. They were: Savannah

of Isleta, Davin “Legun” Coriz of Santo

Domingo, Jimmy James & Nate Raves of

Los Lunas’s FameKrew, Carl “Watermelon

7” Anderson of Isleta, and Ian “DJ TyKne”

Talahaftewa of Isleta. Without the help

and proper guidance of these mentors

the students would not have the talent or

confidence to do what they did on August

26. The library and the students are

VERY GRATEFUL to Ian “DJ TyKne”

Talahaftewa for his time and willingness

to create the six curriculum and for finding

mentors with the patience and skills to

work with the students. If you know any

of the instructors mentioned, please Thank

them for sharing their musical talents with

our youth of Isleta.

From Left to Right: Code-E, Amuze, C-Krit

during the “Drop the Beat” Concert

Make-Up Girl ripping the Mic.

Frosted Fusion taken a moment to

pose for a quick pic.

The concert was also catered by the ladies

of the company of “Frosted Fusion”. They

served beef sliders, chicken chimichangas,

pork wonton tacos, cupcakes, virgin

mojito, and ice tea to the grateful crowd.

As a surprise the ladies made chocolate

gold dusted BOOM Boxes for the student

performers, which they loved and claimed

NEVER to eat.

Thank you, Frosted

Fusion for great food and a surprise for the

students.

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Just to give you all an idea of how big this

program/event was, let me give you a quick

rundown of what kind of publicity the

program generated in the library profession.

The New Mexico Library Association

(NMLA) has requested the Isleta Library

and students (if permitted) would conduct

a session/panel during their October MiniConference at the State Library in Santa

Fe, New Mexico. The Native American

Library Special Interest Group (NALSIG)

has donated their session spot to our library,

if we should agree to do so. Then on the

morning of the event, we received an email

or a proposal to host a similar session/panel

at the 2012 Joint Conference of Librarians of

Isleta’s Watermelon 7 performs “Get It On

The Rez” with oldest Son.

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Davin “Legun” Coriz do his thing for the Crowd.

Colors in Kansas City, Missouri. When we

decided to go through with this program

in March, we did not have the intention

to exploit the students, the library, or the

pueblo. We just wanted to introduce the

endless possibilities of the new Macs and

its programs which the library purchased

for the community members to utilize.

The Hip Hop Music Program would not

have been as successful as it was if it had

not been for the following people and the

Departments. They are and in no particular

order: Ian “DJ TyKne” Talahaftewa, the

instructors (LeJohn Marquez, Davin

“Legun” Coriz, Jimmy James & Nate Raves

of FameKrew, and Carl “Watermelon 7”

Anderson); the Library Staff; Rick Giron of

the Recreation Center; the Department of

Education for lending us their tents, chairs,

and power for the concert; the ladies at the

Procurement Office for setting up accounts

and completing unexpected paperwork

at moment’s notice; Tribal Council for

approving the library’s 2011 Budget;

Administration for approving our contracts;

and lastly, the parents of the students who

allowed their children to be a part of our

program. Thank you,

Nate Raves & Jimmy James of FameKrew

show Isleta how Los Lunas does it.

Pueblo of Isleta Public Library Information

Hours of Operation

Monday – Thursday: 8am – 6:30pm

Friday:

8am – 4:30pm

Phone:

505.869.8119

Fax:

505.869.7690

Email: poi02002@isletapueblo.com

Web Address: www.isletapueblo.com/

library2.html

Facebook:

www.facebook.com/

IsletaPuebloLibrary

Greetings Everyone,

As the 2011-2012 begins, I

wanted to take a moment to

introduce myself to you all. My

name is JoAnn Myers and I

am the new principal at Isleta

Elementary. To provide you some

basic background information,

I am entering my 19th year in

education and I have experience

as a classroom teacher, a school

psychologist, and a building

and district level administrator. My most recent experience in

education was in the Bronx, NY where I founded a middle/high

school charter school and I served as the Principal/Executive

Director for the last three years. My family and I have recently

relocated back to New Mexico and I am excited about the

opportunity to work with the Isleta Elementary students, staff,

parents, and community members.

We have four primary goals this year and they are:

1. to increase student achievement in reading,

mathematics, and science as measured by the New

Mexico Standards Based Assessments (NMSBAs) to

75% school wide proficiency by the end of the 2011-2012

school year;

2. to increase student proficiency on the selected priority

standards for Isleta Elementary to 85% proficiency by

the end of the 2011-2012 school year;

3. to increase our student daily attendance rate to 95%

for the 2011-2012 school year; and

4. to increase Isleta's student enrollment to 225 students

by the end of the 2011-2012 school year.

Our goals are ambitious but attainable and for those of you who

have children attending Isleta, we are confident that you will

see the positive impact of the attainment of these goals through

your child's academic progress. Members of the community with

elementary age students who do not have children attending

Isleta, we are hopeful that you will see our strong focus on

academics and consider our school as your school of choice for

your children.

Again, I look forward to working with the students, staff,

parents, and community members of Isleta. If you have any

questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions, please do not

hesitate to contact me at 869-2321 or at joann.myers@bie.edu.

Here's to an academically prosperous

2011-2012 school year!

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September 2011

WIC NOTES

Why Babies Come Early

A baby may arrive ahead of schedule for many reasons, the most

common of which is preterm labor. Preterm labor can result from

infection, bleeding from the placenta, or water (amniotic fluid)

that breaks too soon.

boosters found in breast milk help all babies fight off infection.

Babies who receive breast milk are six to ten times less likely to

develop necrotizing entercolitis-this is a condition primarily seen

in premature babies where a portion of the bowel tissues dies.

Premature refers to the birth of a baby less than 37 weeks

gestation. Premature babies are not just smaller versions of fullterm babies. Premature babies have medical problems. Because

they are born too early, preemies weigh much less than full-term

babies. They may have health problems because their organs did

not have enough time to develop. Preemies need special medical

care in a neonatal intensive care unit.

Know the Signs of Preterm Labor

Many of the signals of premature labor are similar to symptoms

that can be present in healthy pregnancies. So it is important to

pay close attention to your body and do not hesitate to call your

OB if you suspect there may be a problem.

Despite all the advances in medicine, we cannot duplicate mother's

womb, which is the best environment for your developing baby.

Therefore, it's important to do everything you can to ensure a full

term pregnancy. The most important thing is to get good prenatal

care. The earlier the better. And never skip appointments. Skipping

prenatal checkups can result in problems going undetected.

• Contractions that occur every ten minutes or less

• Change in vaginal discharge

• Pelvic pressure, or the feeling that your baby is pushing

down

• Aching or dull lower-back pain

• Cramps that feel like your period or any abdominal cramps

with or without diarrhea.

Breastfeeding is the natural way to feed all babies and this holds

true for premature babies as well. Antibodies and immunity

WIC Breastfeeding Corner

Women, Infants, and Children

Program

Hospital practices that support breastfeeding can

make a difference in helping to prevent obesity and

overweight in children. Currently in the U.S., 1 in 5

preschool children is overweight. Studies have shown

that with every month that a child is breastfed, their

risk of becoming overweight goes down.

Babies who are not breastfed are at a 32% higher risk

of developing childhood obesity.

About 70% of babies born to mothers in New Mexico

start out breastfeeding in the hospital, but by the end of

the first week of life, many infants have already received

formula. Many times, mothers are given formula in 'gift

bags' from the hospital. The 'gift bags' are actually a

cheap way that infant formula companies advertise

their expensive brands of formula. Using formula in

the early weeks of breastfeeding can really decrease

a mother's breast milk production. Hospital practices,

such as giving out advertising bags, make it harder for

mothers to breastfeed successfully. Without the support

from the hospital, 1 in 3 mothers will stop breastfeeding

early. In addition to not giving out formula advertising

bags, hospitals can also allow 'rooming-in' during the

entire hospital stay, instead of separating mother

and baby. Hospitals can allow mothers to keep their

newborn skin to skin after birth and postpone getting a

weight and giving the newborn a bath. In Albuquerque,

Presbyterian Hospital and University of NM Hospital

are no longer giving formula advertising bags.

Mothers who do not breastfeed have a higher risk of

breast cancer and ovarian cancers. Infants who are not

breastfed, have higher rates of eczema, diarrhea

and vomiting, type 2 diabetes, childhood obesity,

and childhood cancers, as well as many other health

conditions.

Source: The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support

Breastfeeding 2011

Call WIC for breastfeeding support! #924-3180

Seek help if you have:

Heidi Lanes, WIC Nutrition Coordinator

Isleta Health Center

Freedom From Smoking Clinic Program

Group 15

SCHEDULE OF SESSIONS

Session

Date

THINKING ABOUT QUITTING

• Name Cards

Sept 20,

• Decision Process

2011

ON THE ROAD TO FREEDOM

• Studying Your Habit

Sept 27,

• Building Motivation

2011

• “Mouseology”

• If you want bupropion, you need to specify now

WANTING TO QUIT

• Coping with Urges

October 4,

• Making a Plan

2011

• “I Quit, How to Stop Smoking”

• Bupropion given this week

• Choose a NRT product

***QUIT DAY***

• Patches, lozenges, gum given this week

• “Understanding the Problems of

October 11,

Nicotine and Tobacco Dependence.”

2011

WINNING STRATEGIES

October 13,

• Recovery and support

2011

THE NEW YOU

• Stress Management

October 18,

• Weight Control

2011

STAYING OFF

• Active Fun, Exercise

October 25,

• Assertive Communication

2011

• “The Stages of Quitting Nicotine and Tobacco”

CELEBRATION

• Relapse Prevention

November 1,

• Graduation

2011

Possibly at restaurant

LOCATION: ISLETA REC CENTER TIME: 5:30-7pm

FACILITATOR: Stephanie Barela & Annette Arvizu

PHONE: 869-4479

September 2011

Title VII Indian Education

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Los Lunas High School

Ben Analla

Welcome back all students to the 2011/2012 school year. We hope

you all had a enjoyable summer vacation and are ready to start

the year. Many educational activities are scheduled as we do

have staff members ready to work with you. This year we have a

lot of new staff members on board with a lot of new ideas. Many

activities are planned for the beginning of the new year, as you

will have six classes per day along with intervention and study

hall scheduled. Any students that falls behind or has low grades

will have the opportunity to get assistance from your teachers to

help bring your low grades up to par.

The Program of Study is designed to guide high school students

and parents in the Los Lunas Schools District in their selection

of appropriate course work during high school. Students have the

opportunity to choose from a wide selection of course offerings

which are: freshman academy, small learning communities with

career pathways, course prerequisites, grade level in which the

course is offered, school where the course is offered and special

fees. Parents/guardians are encouraged to be a major part of the

course selection and registration process. The school can help

and guide, but it is parents and guardian who will truly make a

positive difference in their student's education.

Classification of students

9th grade - Freshman - a student must be promoted to the

9th grade

10th grade - Sophomore - a student must have earned at least

6 credits

11th grade - Juniors - a student must have earned at least

12 credits

12th grade - Seniors - a student must have earned at least

18 credits

Graduation Requirements

4 credits English

4 credits Math

3 credits Science (2 lab sciences)

3.5 credits Social Studies

1 credit Economics/Gov

1 credit US History

.5 credit NM History

1 credit PE

1 credit in one of the following; a career

Cluster course, workplace readiness or a

Language other than English

7.5 credits Electives

Students who fail to meet the credit requirements for grade

advancement will remain in the same grade level the following

school year. In some cases, credit deficiencies may be made up in

summer school or credit recovery courses.

Open House

September 20, 2011..6:00 pm -7:30 pm..Los Lunas High School

September 26, 2011..6:00 pm -7:30 pm..Valencia High School

Report card grading periods

Send Home..

September 29, 2011

November 9, 2011

January 11, 2012

February 23, 2012

April 19, 2012

May 30, 2012

Parent/Teacher Conferences

October 26,27,28, 2011

January 25, 26, 27, 2012

Early Release Dates

September 7, 2011

October 5, 2011

November 2, 2011

December 7, 2011

February 1, 2012

March 9, 2012

April 4, 2012

May 2, 2012

ATTENTION PARENTS/GUARDIANS

The student daily drop off area is at the swimming pool area..

Student..Do you hear ENGLAND calling?? Ms. Mayse is planning

a spring break trip to GREAT BRITAIN and you are invited. Come

be a world traveler and celebrate St. Patty’s day in IRELAND, buy

a kilt in Scotland, and have tea in LONDON. For more information

see Ms. Mayse in room E-1..Hurry the world is waiting!!!

If you are interested in running for a club officer, please sign up and

be ready to present in writing and a speech to all club members as

to why you will make a choice officer for the club. Yearly activities

include Staff Appreciation Breakfast..College/Career day/Powwow

for all 2012 Seniors/Parent/Grandparents and Staff and volunteer

community work, etc

Please see Mr. Analla.

If you are interested in joining a school team sports program, please

stop by the activity sports office and pick up the information.

JOIN THE ART CLUB.

Are you interested in strengthening your college resume?

Do you like ART? Consider joining the LLHS ART CLUB!!

You don’t have to be in Art to join the Art club. You don’t even

have to be good at it!! All you need is an appreciation for the

arts and a desire to hang out with other like-minded people who

enjoy participating in or appreciating the visual arts. Activities

planned for the school year include several weekend day trips to

Santa Fe to visit museums and artist studios, art-themed food and

movie nights, as well as afterschool activities like wheel-throwing

(pottery) and life drawing. Grab your friends and sign up outside

Ms. Meier’s door ( I-4) in the Fine Arts wing!

Title VII Indian Education Meeting

September 20th 6:00pm at the Los Lunas Teacher Resource

Center..Parents/student we hope to see you at the meeting•••

Parents please make it a note to attend LLHS Open House on

September 20th and visit your child (`s) classroom and talk to

their teachers.

If you have any question/concerns please call or email. banalla@

llschools.net

Contact at: Los Lunas High School @ 865-4646 (M-W-F)

Valencia High School @ 565-8755 (T-Th)

Valencia High School

It is exciting to be a senior in high school and be making plans for

graduation. We also encourage our seniors to start planning for what

will come after high school. This is a huge transition in the life of

every person. Leaving the pre-K through grade 12 system and going

on to college, vocational school, business college, technical college,

on the job training, the military or other is a huge transition. Please

take some time to do some planning and to talk to folks who have

already gone through it. Ask them if they had it to do over, what would

they do this time? It is good to seek out people who have gone down

the path that you are thinking of taking and talk to them, as well as to

look up topics on the internet related to your chosen field or what you

are considering. Talk with your teachers and clergy about it as well.

We urge all seniors to take the ACT or the SAT if they are considering

a 4 year college. Information about these college placement exams,

financial aid and all the career paths mentioned above is available on

our school website.

Go to the Los Lunas Public Schools website and then to the Valencia

High School webpage and then click on the Counselor section on the

left. More later.

Peter Scherer, Licensed School Counselor, Valencia High School 320-412

Seniors, AP and College Readiness, AVID with Teresa Garde

565-8755 ext. 6214

pscherer@llschools.net

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Isleta Pueblo News

September 2011

Parks & Recreation

The month of August was an extremely sad one for the Pueblo of Isleta Parks & Recreation

Department with the passing of Bernie Jojola. Bernie was a long time employee of the Parks &

Recreation Department as a Coach of Basketball and of Little League Baseball. He was one of

the founding members involved in the formation of the Cross Roads Fun Runs held throughout

many of the Reservations in our neighborhood region. He was a long time advocate of teaching

the proper fundamentals of basketball and baseball and allowing the children then to realize

their potential by letting them grow into the athletes that many of his students became to being.

I personally had the opportunity to spend some time with him prior to his death where we

spoke of the many things that he loved and enjoyed and would miss. The top of his list was

his family and the love, emotions (loss of his two sons) and devotions they shared with him as

they grew into the family they are today. We talked extensively about his playing baseball as a

young man, his service in Vietnam and his walk from Isleta to the Santuario of Chimayo upon

his return from Vietnam. He also talked extensively about him and his brothers and friends

life in San Francisco, California as they went to school, work and

partied in the Bay City. And last but not least, his coaching days (at

the Rec. Center) as he worked with the many children (elementary)

who grew up to be outstanding athletes in mid-school, high school

and several who became outstanding college athletes, and last year's

disappointing lost basketball season where our elementary school

children didn't play competitive basketball. Although he knew all

students didn't necessarily become athletes, he truly championed

the idea that they should learn the fundamentals where the children

wouldn't be afraid of playing because of their skills or lack of them.

His love for coaching and mentoring the young children was an asset

that he loved and truly possessed, and as your Director of the Isleta

Parks and Recreation Department we lost an outstanding employee,

a co-worker and a true friend and that will be sorely missed. God

Bless You, Coach Bernie Jojola and your family, until we meet again.

Pictured is Coach Bernie Jojola with the children he coached 20062007 Basketball Season, and the second picture was while he was

involved with the Cross-Roads Fun Walk/Run Program.

End of Summer Fun Day/ Barbecue

Because of prints deadlines I was unable get

pictures in about our end of summer Fun Day/

Barbecue. As I promised last month, pictured

below is a collage of pictures reflecting that

last day of our summer activity program

which the children, parents and employees

who joined in had the opportunity to really

enjoy. Activities included: Face- painting, fun

jumpers, Roulette, Dunk tank, slip-n-slide,

balloon toss, arts/crafts display, snow cones,

cotton candy and a barbecue of hamburgers,

baked beans, chips and watermelon.

( Parks & Recreation Continued on Page 11 )

September 2011

Isleta Pueblo News

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Johnson - O'Malley Program

Back to School

No More Sleeping In!

Everyone has officially started the 2011/2012

school year! Early morning buses are a

common sight around the pueblo, as well as

students walking home in the afternoons.

We hope that students and parents alike are

making a smooth transition into the school

year and, as always, please let us know

if we can do anything to help and we will

try our best. The remainder of the month,

as well as September, is filled with Open

Houses! Most run from 6:00pm to 7:30pm

with a couple of exceptions. The J.O.M Staff

will be attending these open houses so keep

your eyes open! Attending the open houses

will give us an opportunity to reach families

who missed or did not know about School

Supply Distribution. Please use these

opportunities to speak with us if you need

to.

J.O.M Report

School Supply Distribution

Information

School Supply Distribution started to

taper off by Friday, August 19. During the

School Distribution, a total of 438 students

received supplies from the J.O.M Program.

Approximately 361 of those students are

from the Los Lunas School District. This is

amazing since it means 61.8% of LL Schools

Native Students were served by the J.O.M

Program! So far, we have given out 12 TI83 calculators and will be ordering more. If

your student still needs a calculator, please

bring in your forms so we have a better idea

of how many to order.

Release of Information waivers were also

counted and over 90% of parents at some

schools gave the J.O.M Program the okay

to access student information, if needed.

Remember, we will never pull grades or any

other student information without letting

you know FIRST. We have not yet finished

counting all the waivers, but should have

the rest of the information at the Parent

Meeting on Wednesday, as well as the

Needs Assessment results.

I have tested out the email list and out of 140

emails I only had 5 returned undeliverable.

This is a huge improvement from previous

years. Thank You!

We will continue to do individual meetings

with parents who have not yet been able to

come in while supplies last. Please spread

the word.

Tutoring

Starting Off the Year

In the flyer I sent out recently, I accidentally

stated that tutoring would be starting on

Sept. 5th. This is incorrect! It completely

slipped my mind that this was Labor Day

and our offices will be closed. SO! Tutoring

will start on Sept. 6th instead. I apologize

for any confusion this may have caused.

I am currently signing up students for

tutoring, however, as you can see by the

calendar, September is a busy month for us

and we will get off to a slow start. This is

not terribly detrimental though. It will give

students a chance to get used to me before

we get into the nitty gritty stuff. The days

and times for tutoring are:

Mon/Wed OR Tues/Thurs at 3:30,

4:30, 5:30, and 6:30. I will also have a

homework help/open classroom day on

Saturdays from 9:00am to 4:30pm.

Students can feel free to come and do

homework or use the computers. If you have

any questions regarding tutoring please feel

free to call me, Bernadette, at 924-3189.

August Parent Meeting Info

What's Crackin'?

On August 24, 2011 we held our very first

parent meeting and student activity night.

First off, we would like to say, "Thank You"

to all the parents and students who made an

effort to attend our very first event. We also

appreciated parents contacting us to let us

know that they would not be able to attend

our meetings due to scheduling conflicts.

We hope to see you at the next one!

During the J.O.M Parent Meeting, The

I.E.C made an amendment to the bylaws by adding an additional two I.E.C

members. There are now 7 I.E.C members

for the Pueblo of Isleta J.O.M program. Two

parents, who were present at the meeting,

were nominated and voted in. That now

brings our I.E.C member total to 6! The last

spot is still vacant but can be filled at the next

J.O.M Parent Meeting. If you are interested

in representing parents and students by

becoming an I.E.C member, please come

to the next meeting. If you are interested

in finding out what it means to be an I.E.C

member or what duties/responsibilities

come with the job, please feel free to give us

a call and we will be happy to explain it.

The I.E.C also held its in-house election.

Jeanette Abeita is president, Joyce Jojola,

is Vice President, Odessa is the secretary,

Karen Olguin and Karen Roybal are

members, and there is 1 vacant position

available. Joyce Jojola and Karen Olguin

are our newest members. Welcome! We

look forward to working with you as well as

the other I.E.C members to help our Native

students.

The National Johnson-O'Malley Conference

is just around the corner. This year the

N.J.O.M Conference is being held in Tulsa,

Oklahoma and we will be taking students.

The I.E.C unveiled the criteria that must

be met by students who are interested in

going.

Students must:

• Be J.O.M Eligible

• Enrolled in High School

• Have a GPA of 2.0

• Have good attendance and behavior

• No suspensions

• Submit an Essay no later than

September 9th.

The J.O.M Program will be taking 13

students. The 5 students who were scheduled

to attend last year's N.J.O.M already have

their spots saved (assuming that they still

meet the criteria). Students who would like

to take advantage of this opportunity will

need to write and submit an essay. What

does the essay have to be about, you ask?

Just tell us a little about yourself, why you

are interested in attending this conference,

and how you think that it will benefit or

assist in your education. As mentioned

above, essays must be in no later than

September 9th.

In addition to taking students to the

N.J.O.M Conference, Geraldine and I

have been selected to do a presentation.

We decided to title our presentation

"Empowering Parents and Students by

Building Community, That's the J.O.M

Way". We will give other members of the

J.O.M Community an overview of the types

of services we provide to our students as well

as the importance of parent involvement in

academic success. The N.J.O.M Conference

will be held from October 16th to the 19th.

We are excited to showcase our program to

the rest of the nation's J.O.M Community.

We will be reporting on our presentation as

well as share the information gained from

attending workshops with all of you at the

parent meeting following our return.

Our next activity will be a day trip to

Tinkertown! Tinkertown is a local attraction

located in the Sandia Mountains. This is

an all ages, first come first serve, event

for K to 12th grade. There are 12 spaces

available. Stop by or send us an email to

permission slip your child(ren)'s spot will

be saved. Remember this is all expense paid

trip! We will be leaving the J.O.M Tutoring

Building at 9am and return at around

4:30 pm. Again, thank you very much to

all the students and parents that showed

up to the parent meeting! We appreciate

the increased interest and hope that we

will continue to see you all. Have a great

September and keep an eye out for more

J.O.M Information!

Geraldine, Beverly, and Bernadette

Pueblo of Isleta

Veterans Association

Meeting

The next Veterans’ Association

meeting will be held on

September 21st, 2011 @

6:30 PM. Any honorably

discharged veteran may join the

Association.

Refreshments will be served.

Any Questions…call Ulysses at

307-1582.

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Sun

Mon

Tues

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Wed

Thur

Fri

Sat

Survival Tips for

Caregivers

Isleta Cancer

Education and

Support 10:3012 at Elderly

Center

Freedom From

Smoking

5:30pm at Rec

Center.

CALL 869-4479

to SIGN UP

Native Ways

Family Program

5:30-7pm

CALL 869-5475

Behavioral Health

& Head Start

Freedom From

Smoking at

5:30 at Rec

Center

Do you have an E-MAIL ADDRESS?

Give us your address and we will email

you when there are upcoming events

at the Clinic.

E-Mail sbarela@islclinic.net or

call 869-4479 to get signed up!!

Car Seat

Checks 2-3pm

at Clinic,

Call for

appointment.

869-4482

September 2011

Isleta Pueblo News

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( Parks & Recreation, Continued from Page 8 )

Karate Program

There is still Gold, Silver and Bronze in

California.

Karate One of Isleta team recently competed in the

State Games of America, in San Diego, California.

The 2011 State Games of America is a property of

the National Congress of State Games. The event is

a national multi-sport event that is held biennially,

for athletes of all ages and skill levels. Medal winners

from 45 State Games nationwide earn the right to

compete against other winners and match their skills

and competitive desire in a national arena. The State

Games feature various sports from the Olympic and

Pan American Games programs, as well as sports

with regional popularity in each state.

This year the biennial event was held in various

locations within San Diego, California area. The

martial arts event was held on the campus of the

University of San Diego in the Jenny Craig Pavilion

(Gym). The Karate One of Isleta team competed in

several events against 230 other competitors. The

thirteen member team brought back 4 First place

medals, 10 Second place medals, and 14 Third place

medals in various events and age groups. Such as

Sparring, Open Kata, Traditional Kata and Weapons

Kata competition.

The 2013 State Games of America will be held in

Hershey, Pennsylvania. If you would like to know

more about the Pueblo of Isleta, Karate One of Isleta

program or the 2013 Games, please contact Sensei

Clarence Chavez, 6th degree black belt instructor for

the Isleta Recreation Center at 866-4360.

Congratulations to all of our Karate One

members. You make us proud.

Front Row: Damacio Chewiwi, David Roybal, Dominic Jojola, Marquis Cherino.

Second Row: Connor Chavez, Ricky Roybal, Alaynna Loretto, Jenna Coley. Back

Row: Sensei Clarence Chavez, Catherine Chavez, Briana Roybal, Benny Lente

and Sensei Jimmy Yeats. Scott Gampert not pictured.

Name:

Sparring

Marquis Cherino

_______

Damacio Chewiwi _______

Jenna Coley

___2___

Benny Lente

___2___

Alaynna Loretto

___2___

Dominic Jojola

_______

David Roybal

___2___

Connor Chavez

___3___

Ricky Roybal

_______

Catherine Chavez ___3___

Briana Roybal

___1___

Clarence Chavez

_______

Scott Gampert

___2___

Open

Kata

__3__

_____

__3__

__2__

__3__

__1__

_____

__2__

_____

__3__

_____

Traditional

Kata

_________

____3____

____2____

_________

____3____

____1____

_________

____3____

_________

____3____

_________

Weapons

Kata

_______

___2___

_______

___1___

_______

___3___

___2___

_______

Instructor

___3___

Aquatic Program

The aquatic staff has extended summer swim classes into

September. All classes have limited space, so please call the pool

office at 869-8557 or come by and register. Once each roster is

filled, the classes are closed.

adult. The parent & tot classes begin with a mandatory, one hour

adult only orientation meeting on September 6 from 5:00 pm to

6:00 pm. Tots will be in the water with the adults on September 7,

8, 9, and 12, 13, 14, and 16 from 5:00 pm. to 5:20 pm.

Adult Swim Lessons are for people 17 years of age and older.

These classes are Monday through Thursday, September 19-22

and 26-29 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

Did you know there is an Incentive Program for early morning

and weekend fitness class participation? If you attend 25 early

morning or weekend fitness classes, you earn beautiful long sleeve

t-shirt. Water Aerobics on Monday and Wednesday mornings

qualify for the program. Early morning adult lap swimming on

Tuesday and Thursdays also qualify for the program. Once you

start working toward better fitness, we hope you don't stop! If you

are interested in participating, see or call Mike Lente at the New

Recreation Center.

Child Swim Lessons are for children ages 6 to 16. The classes

are scheduled Monday through Thursday, September 12-15 and

19-22. From 5:15 pm to 6:00pm.

Parent & Tot Classes are for parents and their children ages 6

months to 5 years of age. Each child must be accompanied by an

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Team New Mexico Baseball

This year some of Isleta Pueblo's talented

athletes had the honor of representing

New Mexico playing baseball in the

2011 Indigenous Games in Milwaukee,

Wisconsin.

Isleta Pueblo News

September 2011

thanks go out to Chical Haystack (Nicky

and Daisy Lucero) for allowing us to use

their business for the car wash and Isleta

Golf Course for their donations for the

raffle. Bert Danielson, Pat Jojola, Deanna

Lucero, Rudy Jojola, Anthony (Narps)

Jiron, Frank (Kuptu ) Jiron, Izzy Lujan,

Leandra Jojola and Mark Dixon also helped

with donations and their time in the food

sales and fund raisers. Please forgive us if

we forgot to mention anyone else that made

contributions to helping this experience a

success for these talented athletes. The

fund raising helped make it possible for the

parents to be a part of their experience and

we will never forget it.

Owen Eastman, son of Delores Lujan and

Michael Eastman, Marcello Chavez, son

of Bernard Chavez and Adela Bird, Iziah

Waseta, son of Rachel Jojola and Paul

Waseta.

Iziah plays pitcher and left field.

Marcello Chavez, Owen Eastman and lziah

Waseta played in the 14U division bringing

home the Silver Medal with the team work

of other talented athletes from NM tribes

and the excellent coaching from Vance and

Lance Aspaas, residents of Farmington.

Eugene Chavez and Ryan Lujan represented

NM in the 19U division bringing home the

Silver Medal also with team work and

talented coaches John Romero and Mike

Manuelito, residents of Jemez Pueblo.

These athletes played their best and the

competition did also, but they held their

heads high, win or lose, as all great athletes

should. Benny Shendo, Chairperson for

New Mexico, was presented with the Spirit

Award for good sportsmanship, which is

another great honor NM brought home.

This opportunity was a great experience

for all the athletes who attended. The

boys made new friends and experienced

independence they will never forget. They

were housed at Marquette University

dormitories where they ate meals as a team

creating a bond every good team needs, and

attended athlete events where they were

able to meet and create friendships with

other Native athletes from throughout

the United States. The athletes were not

allowed to leave the team for any reason

which they did not mind at all, only allowing

the parents time with them during game

times.

This experience would not have been possible

without the dedication and hard work from

these athletes and also the support from

the parents, family, community members

and local businesses. We are very grateful

for Governor Lujan for having the Hard

Rock Casino and Hotel and Isleta Higher

Education Department sponsor these

athletes. We would also like to thank the

community for supporting our bake sales,

car washes, food sales and raffles. Special

Marcello plays catcher and 2nd base.

The next Indigenous Games will be held in

2013 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the 14U

boys are already talking about attending

the tryouts and making team NM in the

16U division. These opportunities keep

young athletes interested in sports and

out of trouble. These athletes will continue

Baseball locally and have been asked to play

with other teams having more opportunities

to travel because of their talent. They

have already made commitments at young

ages to attending long practices and to

be the best athlete they can be and we as

parents commit to supporting them in any

way. Again we thank everyone for all the

continued support.

Owen plays pitcher, 3rd base, short stop

and outfield.

Team NM-19U Isleta Players

Gene Chavez, son of Bernard Chavez

and Adella Bird;

Ryan Lujan, son of Bernadette Lente.

Raffle Winners

Theresa Jojola - Year Old Steer

Norma Beltran - Year Old Lamb

Margaret Henio - Tim McGraw tickets

Robert Mariano - 2 Golf Passes for Isleta

Eagle Golf Course

Larry Jaramillo - $25 Gift Card

Dustin Chewiwi, Jr. - $50 Sam's Gift Card

Shay Jaramillo - $40 Chili's Gift Card

Michael E. Montoya - $40 Applebee's Gift

Card

Cody Lujan - Pottery

Grandma Lu - Matching Bracelet and

Necklace

Mark Jojola - Necklace

Anstin Chewiwi - Necklace

Jeremiah Lujan - Movie Gift Card

Elaine Montoya - Beaded Pin

Deanna Lucero - Beaded Pin

Thanks for all your support! We are

all proud of our boys!

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