January 2016 - Wingate High School

Shash Hane’ dóó’ Ádahooníłígíí
WHS Student and Family Newsletter
January~ Yas Niłt’ees [Crusted Snow] 2016
1737 Shush Drive, Ft. Wingate, New Mexico 87316 http://whs.bie.edu/
Yá’át’ééh Nihi K’e dóó’ Nihi Diné’é,
Happy New Year! We are looking forward to another successful productive
year here at Wingate High School. Students received their schedules on
Monday morning and started their second semester classes on Monday.
Some had class changes, others did not. Semester 1 grades are posted in
Infinite Campus, and will be mailed out as soon as grades are finalized.
Keep in mind, students needed to earn at a minimum a D- [60%] for the
semester to earn a .5 credit for each class. Students are expected to earn a
certain number of credits to move up a grade. Credits per grade:
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Freshman [9th] 0- 5.5 Credits
Sophomore [10th] 6 – 11.5 Credits
Junior [11th] 12-18.5 Credits
Senior [12th] 19 – 24 Credits [Required courses and testing must be completed to graduate]
Please remind your students to be diligent in their studies, and to do their
classwork and homework in a timely manner. Progress grades for Quarter 3
will be posted on February 5th, and Parent/Teacher Conferences are
scheduled for February 19th. If you have a concern about your student’s
grades or attendance prior to PTCs, you can call our counselors Margie Long
[11th- 12th grade] or Marjean Benally [9th 10th grade].
In addition, our Senior English Teacher Mrs. Karen Malone and our Senior
Class would like to take this opportunity to invite you to WHS to view their
work. They have worked diligently on senior portfolios for College and
Career Readiness. Our seniors have applied to and researched at least two
colleges in preparation for graduation. It is the hope of WHS that they have
a plan for next year as they begin life after high school.
January Events
 January 1st
Happy New Year!
 January 4th
Semester 2 Begins
 January 6th
School Board Meeting
 January 13th
Senior Portfolio Exhibit
 January 18th
Martin Luther King Day – NO
SCHOOL
 January 22nd
No School/Professional
Development
 January 29th
FRIDAY -Full Day of School
Students will set up in the multipurpose room and begin exhibiting their
work from 9:00 am to 11:55 a.m. on Wednesday, January 13th. Thank you
for supporting your senior student in their last year of high school. We are
looking forward to seeing you here.
Last, but not least, to Ms. Inez Lewis, Mrs. Alice DeGroat and Mr. Benjamin
Smith, We are Wishing you and your family all the best as you enter into a new
phase of your life. May you enjoy the extra time that you'll be spending with them.
Congratulations on your retirement and thank you for serving our students! 
If you would like to add anything to next month’s newsletter, send an e-mail to [email protected]
Stewart C. Barton Jr. aka “Stu” retired from Wingate High School in 2006 after
teaching and coaching for 30 years. We wish him farewell, and send our
condolences to his family. Mr. Barton will always be remembered here at Wingate
High School. He served our community and our children with great honor.
School Hours
First bell 7:55
Tardy Bell 8:00
School Ends 3:25
Important Numbers
School
488-6400
Delay/Closure
488-6400/6486/6488
Attendance
488-6406
Registrar
488-6407
Gloria Arviso, Principal
488-6401
Aaron Billie, Head Teacher
488-6417
Grace Benally, Head Teacher
488-6456
Margie Long, 11/12 Counselor 488-6415
Marjean Benally, 9/10 Counselor 488-6416
Randall Joe, Dorm Supervisor
488-6408
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WHS National Honor Society
~Mrs. West, NHS Sponsor
The National Honor Society completed service work at the St.
Joseph’s homeless shelter, located on Gallup’s north side, last
semester. In October, students helped prepare, clean, and
serve dinner. Students returned during their Thanksgiving
break and assisted with the daily cleaning of the linens and the
dormitory area.
It is always rewarding to see our students sacrifice some of
their vacation time to help others in need. Students also went
Christmas caroling and shared their vocal talents with local
elderly homes. Yeego Shush!
NHS also completed their application process for the New
Year in December. Students selected will be notified when the
selection process is complete.
Dormitory news!
In Dorm18, Boys’ Wing, we have our
early Morning Prayer and Exercise,
every Tuesday morning. We are usually
joined by students from Dorm-17 and
Dorm-19. We use white corn meal and
corn pollen to pray. Whoever would like
to participate is welcome to join. We
meet out front of the residential MiniGym at 6:20am to 6:45am.
Our students really enjoy their prayer
time. Students are also learning Navajo
words for the four sacred mountains,
four directions, and for mother
earth/father sky. After our prayer we
do an exercise.
Also, a former student from the class of
2013, Alvin Grieve, went hunting and
killed a Bull Elk. He bought a large hind
leg to Dorm-18; We will make Elk Stew
for our Students. Alvin Grieve is
currently a student at Navajo Technical
University. Thank you, Alvin, for
remembering us.  ~Mattie Foster
Wingate Bowling Team 2015
Back from L-R: Avey Cooeyate, Nathan Yazzie, Cole Onsae, and Marvin Benally.
Front: Demitria Haswood
Front, Demitria Haswood
Hello Students, Enrollment is still open for the
JUMP ROPE TEAM
Meetings will be on Wednesdays
from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
in the Dance Room (downstairs rm. #84)
We have some exciting events planned for the upcoming
year. Also, a regionally award winning Jump Rope Coach
and judge will be joining the training sessions this month.
We need to get a good idea about how many students will
be participating, as soon as possible. So, it's very
important to come out to the sessions this month.
~Thank you! Alta Mitchell
October 2015 Senior of the Month
~Mrs.West, NHS Sponsor
Thank You,
Senior
of the–D-18
Month
for October
was
Mrs. Foster
Residential
Staff
Paris Peshlakai. She is the daughter of
Danny and Laurel Peshlakai and is
from Navajo, New Mexico. Paris has
been a member of National Honor
Society since her sophomore year and a
member of the volleyball team.
Photography and playing guitar are
some of Paris’ special talents. Her
future plans are to attend the University
of Northern Colorado and become a
biologist. Congrats Paris!
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Dual Credit Program with Dine’ College
Last month, there was an unusual activity planned for Tuesday, December 8th. About
1,000 schools around the world got on line and got involved with the ‘Hour of Code’ which
promotes computer programming in high schools. Wingate High School has an extra-ordinary
need to develop a computer programming class because our students need computer skills to
compete in a more technologically advanced world. A recent article in Education Week reminds
readers that Common Core state standards only suggests that computer programming classes
be an elective class for graduation…but not a requisite class? How are we to meet President
Obama’s mandate that students be prepared for a far more technological world in the future? If
we do not require our students to learn computer skills that prepares them for their futures.
The magazine article definitely poses questions to ponder.
Wingate High School and Dine’ College-Crownpoint are already discussing those needs
for second semester and especially for Fall, 2016 when we expect to have the ITV lab set up and
running. There is a very strong likelihood that computer programming in Net Logo would be a
first class or workshop to be developed. The current sixty-three (63) students are enrolled
strictly in Math 100 (Intermediate Algebra), Math 106 (Math Survey), Math 110 (College
Algebra), Math 190 (Pre-Calculus) and Math 191 (Calculus 1). The Wingate High School/Dine’
College-Crownpoint Center dual credit program is vitally important for future college success
because last week the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and
Careers) standardized test was rejected by the Massachusetts Board of Education! As I stated
in a previous article in this newsletter there are teachers, students and parents around America
who are ‘opting out’ of standardized testing because: ‘raise a child, not tests scores’ as their call
to action.
Course final exams were issued in December through all Dine’ College campuses as part
of the course requirements. The best part about being in a dual credit program is that the
college math instructors at Dine’ College develop a course syllabus and mid-term and final
exams that ensure there are standards being met across the high school and tertiary classes.
Secondary students are starting to complete their college requirements early before they have
even left high school. This will save them a lot of money not having to matriculate in these very
same classes next year or the following one.
Finally there is a new development that might be an unintended benefit for starting a
dual credit program. We currently have enough students enrolled at Wingate High School,
Shash Bitoo Olta, through Dine’ College-Crownpoint to begin to consider fielding a sports team
in assorted men’s and women’s sports. We would develop a small independent division 3
league and compete with schools who aren’t recruiting all over the country and world. So many
Dine’ students have had so much success in high school sports and they do NOT take their
ability any farther. Stay tuned for more…
Slainte! Dr. J.
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Congratulations to our Honor Roll Students! The following Honor Roll Students were treated to a “Dinner and a
Movie” on Wednesday, January 6th. They left WHS Wednesday morning and watched Star Wars: The Force
Awakens, then were treated to Golden Corral. Quarter 2/Semester 1 Honor Roll Students will be acknowledged
soon and will receive an incentive as well  Good job, students! Yeego Shush!
Freshmen
Colbie Allison
Madison Armijo
Tyauna Benally
Vania Benally
Delilah Bryant
Elijah Charley
Amaia Clinton
Leticia Dixon
Tasneem Irving
Adam James
Irina Joe
Tyrell John
Sheldon Jones
Marcella Kee
Kiana Kercheva
Nathaniel Lee
Owen Lee
Edwina Leslie
Latisha Lopez
Krystal Martin
Parish Miller
Wyatt Mitchell
India Morales
Michaelina Morgan
Taylor Morgan
Trevor Morgan
Tristen Morgan
Marvin Moses
Kordell Nez
Deja Peshlakai
Taylynn Sherman
Aja Smith
Mckayla Spencer
Britney Stewart
Veranna Thomas
Monique Toledo
Sheldon Tsosie
Rachelle Yazzie
Sophomores
Dellena Payton
Stephanie Peterson
Dallas Plummer
Shyla Rascon
Kowynn Sandoval
Sheridan Smith
William Smith
Sheree Spean
Sophomores Continued…
Leon Alonzo
Jordon Ashley
Matthew Begay
Daniel Belone
Delilah Belone
Destinee Brown
Teva Castillo
Ashleigh Chee
Kyle Chee
Cordell Davis
Zachary Elliott
Cristiana Galvan
Demetric Gilmore
Tymera Gray
Cherith Harvey
Demitria Haswood
Justin Herbert
Journee Jones
David Juan
Koryn Kallestewa
Romelda Keyanna
Sean Kisel
Travis Largo
Erin Lewis
Troy Livingston
Vernandria Livingston
Veronica Lopez
Brianna Benally
Desiderio Martin
Sheria Martin
Adriano Mescal
Demeatrice Miller
Faith Yazhe
Ashika Wagner
Jeremiah VanWinkle
Juniors
Keziah Pine
Brianna Pinto
Paige Pinto
Elizabeth Quimayousie
Yulissia Raphealito
Victoria Saunders
Ty Sherman
Mariah Spencer
Shellby Tacheney
Juniors
Continued…
Seniors
Autumn Armijo
Lyndsey Armstrong
Mckayla Becenti
Willie Becenti
Bettina Begay
Mattieu Begay
Brandon Belone
Abigale Ben
Felicia Benally
Antoinette Blackgoat
Adriana Bennett
Avey Cooeyate
Shawna Davis
Drewvis Filfred
Crystal Frank
Esperanza Garcia
Felicity Irving
Dishon Jefferson
Kreg Kee
Trent Kee
Sean Klass
Feather Lee
Rselynn Lewis
Shanelle Logg
Shayjuana Longhair
Carlann Mann
Sophia Mariano
Shawnavyn Marshall
Laura Mike
Tinaysha Miller
Darrrin Morgan
Christina Nelson
Kyle Tsosie
Kyra Tsosie
Lacosta Vargas
Clarissa Willie
Alivia Wood
Amber Ambrose
Ashanti Antonio
Chassity Belone
Marvin Benally
Christopher Beyale
Pashen Beyale
Arial Brown
Kyra Brown
Brittany Bruce
Jaice Chicag
Taylor Cleveland
Leandra Cody
Nancy Desiderio
Cody Dougi
Shelby Etsitty
Arthur Frank
Tonya Fuson
Dana Garcia
Callie Grieve
Kyle Harding
Samanthia Henry
Justin James
Lathon Kee
Miccole Kee
Ashley King
Santannah King
Makalia Knight
Shenoah Livingston
Teyanna Martin
Damien Martinez
Selena Mike
Cole Onsea
Ahsheine Woody
Nizhoni Yazzie
Fabian Plummer
Ariel Salcido
Tiana Smith
Chantel Yazzie
Vanessia Spencer
Nathan Yazzie
Ricondra Yazzie
Brittney Payton
Lynette Peshlakai
Paris Peshlakai
Angel Peterson
Feron Tapahia
Tori Tracy
Marion Thompson
Caitlin Tom
Shania Tom
Kevin Tsosie
Betty Williams
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