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Honor
Choir
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Students of
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Senior
Spotlights
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Junior High
Sports
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High School
Sports
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Weather
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Incentive
Program
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Advice Column
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Horoscopes
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rockyboy.k12.mt.us | November 2009
During homecoming week two students, that were selected, went to the National Indian Education
Association conference, which was held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They were
selected
by signing up on a sheet in Juanita
Roasting
Stick’s
office, and then the Parent Involvement
committee drew
at random the two students. Those two
students
were 10th
grader Raelee Bigknife and 7th grader
Terilyn
Olson.
They were accompanied by Harriet St.
Pierre
and others
who were apart of the PIC committee.
Raelee,
Terilyn,
and Harriet actually participated in a
presentation
which included a man who was walking
around
the class
interviewing students and interviewed
them.
These
girls learned that there are a lot of different cultures in
the United States and that, we as people
are all
connected
in one way or another. “We may speak different languages but we still
have our same beliefs, like the ‘circle of life’” –Raelee Bigknife. These girls think that the rest of community
should know that there are different cultures out there and if you ever get the opportunity to meet any of
them, you shouldn’t let the chance pass you by. They enjoyed there time there and were really glad they got
the chance to attend the NIEA conference.
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Mr. Henry Daychild offers sweetgrass to Mr. Mikaelsen to smudge
himself after the star quilt is
presented.
Anger. That was the topic for renowned author Ben
Mikaelsen, not only when he came to visit us as we
prepared for our second annual One Book, One Community project, but it was also anger or dealing with it
that inspired Mr. Mikaelsen to write his book.
As Mr. Mikaelsen explained, each of his novels had
a start with some part of him. Touching Spirit Bear,
our book to read this year, started for him when he
was just a young boy in Bolivia. He was an outcast,
didn’t even go to school until he was ten or eleven,
and could still barely write when he graduated from
high school
What is most amazing though is that even though
he couldn’t spell “the” when he entered college, he is
a famous writer today. He credits three people who
took a total of 15 minutes to “not do their jobs.” “A
librarian,” he continues, “wasn’t doing her job when
she found me a book, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, to
read.” A pilot wasn’t doing his job when he let Mr.
Mikaelsen, then about twelve or thirteen, sit in the
pilot’s seat and steer the plane. The third incident was
in college when a professor told young Ben that he
had stories to tell. This professor got Ben a tutor so
Ben could learn to spell and put words together to
form sentences.
Mr. Mikaelsen signs autographs for the junior high students.
Mr. Mikaelsen read that first book and became a
cliff diver to experience the closest thing he could to
independent flight just like the title character of that
first book, saved his money to pay for flying lessons,
and started telling his stories.
Mr. Mikaelsen says that like the main character in
Touching Spirit Bear, a bear truly changed him. His
own bear, Buffy, taught him to be a kind, compassionate person. He learned that bullying is sign of a small
person and that being disrespectful is the first step
toward becoming a bully, a message he hopes all of us
will learn before it’s too late for us and our loved
ones.
We encourage you to read the book, share your
thoughts on our blog and participate in our contests.
Visit the Rocky Boy School web site for more details
or blog with us at http://onebook.21classes.com
Did anyone watch CBS’s Numbers on November 6? The
FBI set up a sting to catch cyber criminals at a huge conference of computer hackers. The main character in
this episode loved hacking just to prove he was the best. He didn’t do it to hurt anyone, just to prove he could
break through any firewall, but as the story developed, the hacker realized that what he was doing caused real
trouble for real people, himself included. He definitely was the best hacker and even hacked the four biggest
criminal cyber gangs in the world. You can guess the rest; yep, one group came after him with guns blazing.
So, what does this have to do with us here in the rural setting of Rocky Boy? Well, a lot of those proxy
servers some of us use to disguise where we’re going (to avoid getting in trouble at work, to bypass a restrictive firewall, or just to keep our online activity private), are located in foreign countries where our rights
aren’t protected by U.S. laws.
Translate that to this next scenario. Fred Smith wants to check his status on MySpace but knows he’ll
be in trouble with the boss for wasting time at work, so he goes to a proxy server – via camolist.com – and,
unfortunately for Fred, he uses the same password or one very similar to his banking password to log on.
Well, the hackers have captured his username and password, visit his MySpace to check out his routine, see
where he lives, what his birthday is, what his interests are, and BAM! They now try his password and username at the local banks in his hometown. A few days later Fred gets a call from
his bank because he just spent $4,497 on new ski gear, $2,898 for Russian caviar
and champagne, and $4,054 in various stores in Moscow, Russia! Fred is out that
money because U.S. laws don’t apply in Russia.
Proxy servers ARE DANGEROUS. You think you’re invisible; maybe to
your workplace, that’s true, but chances are someone has put up that proxy server
just so that criminals can record and use your data. So, next time you think you
just have to check a site at work or school that is blocked, step back, think for a
minute, and then wait until you get home to visit that site. That’s a choice you
can live with.
Sapphire Carter
On November 30th through December 1 , two Rocky Boy High School Choir
students will attend Montana’s
Honor Choir in Chester, Montana. These two talented students
are Tisha Henderson and Sydney
Bull both juniors. Honor Choir is
where the best choir students
from all over the state meet to
perform. Tisha will be singing
alto part I, while Sydney will
sing alto part II. This is the second year representing Rocky Boy for both girls.
Sydney attended Honor Choir as a sophomore
while Tisha went as a freshman. The girls will be
chaperoned by their choir teacher Mrs. RebeccaGomez who is looking forward to the event. Mrs.
Gomez feels that this will be an amazing experist
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ence for the girls. She is very
proud of the girls and is
happy to be working at
Rocky Boy. Her advice for
other potential singers is to
join choir.
High School Choir members (Raelee Big Knife, Sidney Bull, Tisha Henderson, and Justina Goodvoice perform at the first school concert.
Mark Jarvey
Upward Bound is a great opportunity for students to
get a jump-start on their college career. The program
has been ongoing for at least 25 years now. Mrs. Zellah
Nault had been the advisor for the last 25 years, but,
after thanking her for 25 years of leadership, the program has taken a new approach and hired all new advisors this year. There are four advisors working with the
various schools involved. The change, Virginia Two
Crows stated, was to allow the advisor to focus solely
on the program without the distractions of other school
commitments.
The eleven Rocky Boy students involved have an opportunity to earn extra credits throughout the year and during a summer program. Right now students meet
one hour a week (this month all four hours were crammed in to a single week
because of a late start). Students attending the summer classes can get credit
and possibly graduate early. As Sapphire Carter, one of the members, stated,
“We do high school work with college-level materials.”
Sapphire Carter
This is
the second
year that the
Rocky Boy
High School
Music program has held
a Haunted
House. The
first year was
back in 2007.
The high
school band
and choir students convinced Ms. Gomez, the new K12 music teacher, that this
would be a good idea for a
fundraiser and it would keep
the tradition of a Haunted
House. Of course she had lots
of help from her wonderful
high
school
choir and
band students.
The money raised
went towards the
Honor Choir, band,
and choir funds. 110
people walked
through the haunted
The staff of the Star Express
would like to congratulate all
the October students of the
month.
These students work
hard and have been chosen by
their teachers
7th Grade—
Bradley Standing
Rock
8th grade—
Jacinda Four Colors
9th grade—
Tia White
10th grade—
Sapphire Carter
11th grade—
Amanda Belcourt
12th grade—
Anthony Arocha
house, 89 elementary students, 25 jr.
high students, 4
high school students, and 2 adults.
214 dollars was
raised. The high
school band and
choir would like to
thank all who contribute to this
event.
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Tia White and Lola Demontiney
Jarod Parker wants to attend
college-Haskell University; he plans
on playing varsity basketball and
majoring in pharmaceuticals. He
thinks the best things about high
school are being a senior, a lot of fun
times, and having a lot of friends to
make the day. His favorite times of
high school were his freshman mistakes and sophomore year basketball. Jarod’s favorite teachers are Ms
LaMere, Mrs. E, Joe D., and Ty Watson. His favorite food and drink are a
whole lot of Mexican, with a Coke or
tea. Jarod’s famous last words are “A
wolf is only as strong as the pack; the
pack comes from the strength of the
wolf.”
Al wants to go to
college at Haskell
University. He thinks
the best thing about
high school is The Fab
Five, John “Jo-ann”
Sunchild, and Linz
“Terminator X” Eagleman, Jarod “Kitty Kat”
Parker, and JC “Chick”
Hawk, Eric “Pootie
Ting” Schildt. His favorite year of high
school was his freshman year. His favorite
teachers are Tyran
Gene Watson (He
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After High School Shawna is going to
California for the summer then she will attend
college, but she can t tell you what college she s
going to attend, Top Secret!! Shawna thinks the
best thing about high school is being a senior.
Freshman year was her favorite year of high
school. Her favorite teachers are Mrs. J., Ty
Watson, and Ms. Crain, John Sunchild s mom
and Darlene! Her favorite food is Menudo and
tea, tah-pwe!! Shawna s famous last words are
Martina’s plan after high school is going
to the College of Technology in Great Falls.
Martina thinks the best things about high school
are SPORTS, hanging out with the crew, and
being a senior. Her favorite year of high school
was her freshman year, but her senior year is
going to top it. Her favorite teachers of high
school are Mr. Deboard, Mrs. E., Mrs. Olson,
and Ty Watson. Her favorite food and drink are
super nachos and Dr. Pepper. And Martina’s
famous last words are “Don’t try to fit in, be
who you are! Have fun because high school
goes by fast. Live it up. Hasta La Vista baby,
I’m out!”
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By: Sapphire Carter
To kick off the season, the girls basketball team traveled to Big Sandy to compete against Pioneers on
October 24th. After defeating the Pioneers, the girls then traveled to Havre Central to suffer a loss on October
27th. But they came back strong by taking down the Chinook Sugar Beeters on our home court on October 30th.
The girls are coached by Steven Not Afraid. This is Mr. Not Afraid s 7th cumulative season coaching basketball. He
is motivated to help the girls progress and expects his players to
improve
their skills.
The team s
goals are to
The Jr. High boys basketball team opened the season on October 24th against the Big Sandy Pioneers. So
far the boys have been able to keep an undefeated record under their belt. Jeremy MacDonald is the new basketball coach. He has done a great job thus far, even though this is his first official coaching job. Mr. MacDonald has
been around basketball all his life, 26 years to be exact. He is motivated by the game, to be able to be a part of
Rocky Boy basketball program, and to build on to the tradition. Mr. MacDonald s expectations of his boys are first
of all their performance in the classroom, both academically and behaviorally. He expects the boys to give 100%, be good sports, and try
their best. This year the goal is to improve each week
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By: Leigha Onco
The first trip to class B district tournaments was both intimidating and exciting at the same
time for the high school girls’ volleyball. Not only was it their first time in class B, they were playing
all new teams, teams they hadn’t really seen before, bigger teams, teams from bigger schools. On day
one of tournament action they lost to Conrad in three straight games. They really weren’t playing
their hardest or with as much confidence as they’ve shown in some other games.
On day two they came back and defeated Cascade in 5 difficult, yet fun games to win the
match keeping them in the tournament for another match, this time, against Shelby. This was probably their hardest match yet. They lost in three quick games. But boy did they play their hearts out.
They also had some impressive stats in this first tournament. Against Conrad they had, 17 kills
(Shanise Gamble 3, Lacey Gardipee 3), Assist 44 (Gardipee 23), Aces 4 (Gamble 2), and digs 55
(Jordan Big Knife 12), Blocks 30 (Gamble 10). When they defeated Cascade, the leaders were-Kills 42
(Caitlin Standing Rock 17); Assists 71 (Big Knife 42); Aces 22 (Sydney Bull, Gamble 5); Digs
77 ( Bull 14); Blocks 32 (Standing Rock 9). Then when Shelby defeated them, they still had good
stats-Kills 11 (Feather Small 5); Assists 37 (Gardipee, Big Knife 17); Aces 7 (Standing Rock, Big
Knife 2); Digs 42 (Gardipee 10); Blocks 20 (Standing Rock 6).
For a first time in class B, the Morning Stars shone brightly and held their own. Next year
will be even better!
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By: Leilani White Horse
When local elders were asked what they think that this upcoming winter will be like, Henry Daychild predicted an
easy winter, at least easier than last winter. His prediction was made because there is not as much snow now as
there was last year. Jeanne (Big Knife) Hobbs made the predication that we
will also see a mild winter this year. She thinks the wind is what we should
worry about. “The kids at school should be prepared with good winter jackets.” said Mrs. Hobbs.
According to the 2010 Farmers’ Almanac (see picture to the right),
this year’s winter will
see more days of arctic conditions with
temperatures below
normal.
“Near-normal amounts of precipitation are expected over
the eastern third of the country, as well as over the Pacific
Northwest and Northern Plains, while drier-than-normal
conditions are forecast to occur over the Southwest and
the Upper Midwest/Great Lakes.”
By: Sadie Demontiney
Since the beginning of the last year the teachers and staff have been working toward school improvement. There are 7 correlate teams and the District Leadership team all working toward a common
goal. That goal is to make our school stronger academically and safer for the students.
At the beginning of this school year 50 students went to see Sean Covey, author of 7 Habits of
Highly Effective Teens. Students came back saying be proactive not just in school also in life.
One issue that keeps coming up in all of this evaluation, discussion, and training is, “Are we
spending enough time in the classroom or ‘time-on-task’?” The amount of time
spent in and out of the classrooms at school is something many are saying is
what is holding the students back. We asked the students do we have too many
or few assemblies? Some said not enough while just as many said too many.
We went to the students to see if they had any ideas about improving the
school. When questioned some of the students stated they still see teachers doing too much of the work not making students figure it out on their own.
When it comes right down to it, one major point stated by a student was
that its up to each individual student to do his/her best. If I want to succeed in
college I have to do my best today and everyday.
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Sapphire Carter
Mr. Troy DeBoard, our high school history teacher,
has decided to start a new program inside his classroom. Mr.
DeBoard will give some of his own money to one deserving
student every two weeks. There are requirements though.
Students must be present and on time and tuned in on what
is going on in the class. If the overall classroom attendance
in all of Mr. DeBoard s classes has improved and tardies are
down, at the end of the two weeks each individual that met
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financially at the end of the two
weeks period, other students will benefit by learning habits
that will help them be successful not only here in high school,
but later in college. The school is gaining something much
more than that. The higher attendance rates and the lower
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Mr. DeBoard is very pleased with the program s success so far. He stated that during this second
two-week period, attendance in his classes has increased by 15 percent.
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Newspaper Staff
Editor—Jordana Mitchell
If you’re looking for scholarships, here’s what’s coming up.
Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program due by March 5, 2010
Montana Cattle Women Scholarship due by March 15 $1,000
Montana Federation of Garden Clubs Scholarship due by May1st $1,000
National Garden Clubs due by March1st $3,500
As you prepare for college, this timeline should help.
December — print the FAFSA on the web
January — submit your FAFSA via as soon as possible before January 1
April — mark your calendar with important deadlines (housing/meals/
transportation.
Dear Byron,
I am having trouble with my friends because I’m seeing a senior on nights I don’t go out with
my girlfriend. I think my crew is betraying me because they keep threatening to tell my girlfriend. How do I convince them to keep my secret? Oh yeah, I got in a texting fight with my
cousin because I heard he was sending rumors about me!
Signed Tock,
Dear Tock,
Well first off “DUDE” your friends or your crew isn’t betraying you because
you shouldn’t be CHEATING in the first place. The senior is probably too old
for you anyhow. If you’re only seeing her because she’s a senior, think about it!
And I think you should listen to your friends’ side of the story; maybe they need
to tell you the truth or slap you in the head with it! Ha-ha-ha jokes, but honestly
dude, you’re the one betraying someone you claim to care about. And, how can
your cousin be spreading rumors? The truth can hurt.
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News—Leilani Whitehorse,
Mark Jarvey, Sapphire Carter,
and Sadie Demontiney
Sports—Leigha Onco and Sapphire Carter
Features—Sapphire Carter,
Lola Demontiney, Chris Johnson, Tia White, Jen Morsette,
Mark Jarvey, Raven Coffee,
and Leah Gopher
Advisor—Mrs. Jennifer Harrison
Raven Coffee
ARIES- 3/21-4/19 Travel will really get your mind working in new
and exciting directions on the 1st. You have a couple of family
obligations that just won't quit on the 15th, and that means it's a
good time to take care of them.
LEO- 7/23-8/22 As the holidays approach you are a bundle of fun,
you are a blast, a barrel of monkeys and a hoot, all wrapped into
one. So what are you waiting for?
JennaDee Morsette
November 2009
25th - Early Out
26-27—Thanksgiving Break (NO SCHOOL)
December 2009
1st - 1st & 2nd Grade Program 1:00 RBHS Gym
SAGITTARIUS- 11/22-12/21 You're in for an excellent month! So
give in to all those good feelings that come flooding, Surrender to
the peace, calm and happiness that surrounds you.
3rd - Kindergarten Program 1:00 Elem Gym
TAURUS- 4/20-5/20 Celebrate this wonderful month by doing
something that you feel passionate about, it’s your time!
10th Early Out
VIRGO- 8/23-9/22 There's nothing wrong with letting the people
around you help lighten your load. You are all set to let a lot of
things that were previously unclear start to make a whole lot of
sense.
8th - 3rd & 4th Grade Program & Choir/Band 7:00 Elementary Gym
19th—Jan 3rd—Christmas Break (NO SCHOOL)
If you have any events you would like list in the newspaper
or on our website, pleas contact the school or email Mrs.
Harrison at
[email protected]
CAPRICORN- 12/22-1/19 There’s nothing wrong with doing
something for the glory or prestige that it brings. Who knows, you
could be rewarded for the effort.
GEMINI- 5/21-6/21 This month, your acute observational skills will
give you a major advantage. Use them.
LIBRA- 9/23-10/22 That voice in your head is a nagging presence, but it's cluing you into something important you may have
forgotten. (To express your feelings, maybe?)
AQUARIUS- 1/20-2/18 You're highly attuned to what lies deeply
under the surface. And that's fantastic, because way down there
is where the really important stuff is happening.
CANCER- 6/22-7/22 What makes you feel loved, comfortable and
safe? Invest in some self-nurturing.
SCORPIO- 10/23-11/21 Plan a surprise for a friend and they'll be
really grateful, be sure to include confetti.
PISCES- 2/19-3/20 Take preventative measures when it comes to
communication this month. Think silence!!
The junior high and high school celebrated Vetran’s Day by inviting in community
vetrans.. Some of the veterans were John Monteau, Donald Meyers-Goodvoice, Clifford Sutherland, Roy Small, and Robert “Sonny” Belcourt.
They were invited in to talk to the Rocky Boy
High School students.
They gave us information about
the number of Native Americans who serve in
the military, more specifically those from the
Rocky Boy Reservation. These vetrans also
shared with us about their experiences in the
combat and noncombat they experienced. The
veterans talked about many young adults and
how they go to the army to fight for our freedom.
They also talked about some of the graduates
from Rocky Boy High School; mostly the ones
who had joined the military to help pay for their
college.
Having heard these men speak gave us
insight into another option for us after high
school. It’s not for everyone, but it’s an option.
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By: Leah Gopher
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