LAME DEER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Blarney
spoken
here!!
March 2010
Year 2 number 17
St. Patrick‟s Day-17
The Morning Star Camp
Domain of the stars
Inside this issue:
Lame Deer Morning Stars win Championship
By Georgia Runsabove
Morning Star team gets a
cheerful send-off for tournament.
Things will happen on parent/
teacher night. Be there.
Spelling Bee held in Forsyth.
Lady Stars honored before game.
2 Persistence and the determina-
tion to win paid off as the Lame
Deer Morning Star team made
2 an awesome comeback in the
4th quarter of the 3B District
championship game on Satur2 day night, February 20 defeating the Lodge Grass Indians 70
3
-71.
Student chosen for state Bee
3 The Morning Stars trailed 25
Parent Night at ARG
3 points behind the fast-moving
March birthdays and There Is
Hope...a student concern/poetry
Special points of interest:
 March 8-10 Academic OlympicsMiles City & blood drawing on 10th
 March 11-USGov’t and Tribal Gov’t
classes to Cody
 March 13-JROTC military ballBillings with Lodge Grass JROTC
 March 16-Miles Community College
reps here.
 March 16-GEAR UP to Miles City
 March 16 & 17-St. Patrick’s Day,
also McRel training
Indians in the first quarter of
4 the game with a score of 10-35.
They continued to trail behind
the Indians until the 4th quarter
when things really began to
heat up and the Indians finally
realized they were in trouble.
The Morning Star fans stayed
behind their team as they witnessed Morning Star points
slowly began to narrow the gap.
As the score became even and
the playing intensified by the
Star‟s team work, Star fans
were brought to their feet and
their support was deafening. By
the fourth quarter, and with the
Indians running out of steam as
well as stamina, with a few
seconds left, Morning Star Tevin Bighead sunk the last basket bringing the entire crowd of
Star fans to their feet for the
final time. With the ball in
their court, the Indians were
unable to complete a 3-point
attempt from the field as the
ball missed the basket. The
buzzer sounded making the
Morning Stars the District 3B
Champions. “It was an awesome game!” exclaimed Morning Star fan Tom MexicanCheyenne. The sentiment was
felt as well by Aundre Bell who
stated, “It was an awesome
comeback!” After the awards
ceremony, jubilation continued
as the crowd went to the floor
congratulating the players. A
huge victory parade with three
fire engines, buses and many
cars snaked throughout the
village of Lame Deer with
honking horns. Porch lights
flicked all over town as the
champions led the way in the
charter bus. The parade made
it‟s way back to the Veteran‟s
Park where a victory „49 was
held. There was also a bon fire
and gathering at the tribal headquarters parking lot in the
team‟s honor.
 March 19-end of 3rd qtr.
Part of the Morning Star
fans are shown here.
They filled the entire
right side of the Colstrip
gym from top to bottom.
 March 23-MSUBozeman reps here.
 March 24-parent/teacher conference/family literacy night.
 March 26-GEAR UP to Sheridan
College.
 April 1-6-spring break
 April 9-10 MSUB pow-wow
The last time-out and final game plan
and strategy seconds before winning
the game. Team captain Terence Limberhand raises a fist in victory.
The scoreboard and an
extremely
happy Star!!
The Morning Star Camp Crier
Year 2 number 17
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Star team gets a cheerful send-off during assembly
By Georgia Runsabove
Colstrip High School drum line performed during
halftime at the District 3B championship game
between the Lame Deer Morning Stars and the
Lodge Grass Indians. The Stars won 71-70 and the
drum line did an awesome job.
Contestants number 3
just couldn‟t make
the hair cooperate.
First of all it wouldn‟t stand up, so Star
#44 just played with
it until the time was
up. Good 10 for
effort, Lloyd.
The all-Star team poses
before the silly games
began on February 24
during an assembly. The
Morning Stars were honored at this time. The
assembly was a fun time
gathering to help send off
the team to the Divisional Tournament in Belgrade. Coach
Lonnie and Lady Star Alyssa Demontiney won the peanut
butter and milk contest. Alyssa fed him from behind like a
pro, even scraped up the crumbs and dumped them into his
mouth. With his eyes closed they took first place and also
won a bag and a t-shirt. Coming in a close second
was Teton Magpie fed by Lady Star Bailey Limpy.
These guys all looked like T-Rexes with short arms.
Coach Lonnie Littlebird was fed from
behind by Lady Star Alyssa Demontiney.
They took first place to win a bag and a
Lady Stars t-shirt.
Even though the Stars lost out at the Divisional
Tournament at Belgrade, they made history in Colstrip. Coming from behind with 3 wins and 15 losses
during the season, they beat three teams to become
District champs. Good luck next year to the returnWith very short arms, it was difficult to make a
ing lettermen and to the seniors. May they all have a peanut butter sandwich, feed it to the boys and
bright future in whatever they choose to do.
have them drink milk with their eyes closed!
Parent/Teacher Conferences to be held
On Wednesday, March 24, parent/teacher conferences will be held in the evening once
again. There will be drawings, bingo and door prizes for parents who come and see
Micco tickled his own funny bone as well as
everybody else‟s while he was sculpting their child’s teachers.
Yasway‟s hair. They took first place winning
This will also be Family Literacy Night presented by the GEAR UP Program with
a morning star bag and a t-shirt.
Betty Grinsell. At 4 p.m. parents get to enjoy National guest speaker Earl Suttle give a
Prin- talk on “Get Life Choices For Teens,” and the value of books in the home. There will also be
cipal door prizes, and gift bags containing new books. So parents make a special night of it.
Eastman
congratu
lates
stars
o n
win.
Spelling Bee held in Forsyth
By Ms. Glenn, Spelling Bee Coordinator
This year‟s Spelling Bee was
held on February 23rd at the
A heart felt note to students Forsyth School auditorium.
who are the future leaders of Prior to the event, grades 5-8
tomorrow. Please stay in school, had their Spelling Bee which
ensured that the representatives
be good to one another and to
earned their spot and were not
all adults. You are what you just hand picked.
make of your life.
The two top spellers from each
of the grades would be the
grade representatives and the
3rd and 4th place spellers were
alternates. This year alternates
were needed for grades 5, 6, 7,
and 8th. All of the spellers did a
good job of representing Lame
Deer Junior/Senior High
School. The contestants were
Torrey Blackwolf, William
Wilson, Sage Spang, Tristan
Red Fox, Michael Bowers and
Colesta Redneck. The Alternates were Draven Hart, Danielle Limberhand, Charlie Little
Bird, Dexter Poitra, Jaryll Red
Fox, and Sanner Sattler. All of
these students participated in
the Bee. Torry Blackwolf took
third.
The Morning Star Camp Crier
We love our Stars and are so proud of you!!
Year 2 number 17
The Lady Stars sit before
games were played as a
sendoff to the Divisional
Tournament in Belgrade
March 4-6. They had an
exceptional season, taking
2nd place at the District 3B
tourney in Colstrip the
week before. Commendation goes out to our Lady
Stars for all their hard
work. See Alyssa’s foot?
Argabright gets a pie in
the face for losing the
Musical Chairs game during the silly games for the
Lady Stars sendoff to
divisionals. They also had
a scooter race on the gym
floor, some kids ate bugs.
After a season well played the Lady Stars walked away with
the Runner Up trophy at the District 3 B tournament in Colstrip February 17-20.
Marti Fisher strums
her guitar and sings
to the crowd.
By Georgia Runsabove
Informational letter received.
One winner from each state and
territory will advance to the
national competition which will
be held May 25 and 26 at the
National Geographic Society
headquarters in Washington,
D.C. Transportation and accommodations for the trip are
provided for each state winner
and a teacher-escort from the
school the winner attends.
The final round of the 2010
National Geographic Bee, featuring Alex Trebek will air on
the National Geographic Chan-
nel on May 26 and then on
public television stations. Information is also provided on
their website where you can
also find the GeoBee Challenge
online game. Have your students try answering questions
posted daily.
The National Geographic Bee
is sponsored by Google and
Plum Creek. Good luck Sanner.
Parents honored during Parent Night
Parents of the junior high basketball team, “A” squad were
honored on February 5 at the
ARG. Parents escorted their
basketball player to the center
of the gym where the names of
the players were read off and
their goals and appreciation
were read aloud.
The Clay Hill Singers honored
the crowd with a flag song
before the games began.
The A, B, and C teams then
participated in their last games
of the season against the Busby
Eagles. They were able to win
and be victorious for all three
games.
Bailey Limpy at the charity line gets her
point across and scores for the Stars.
Limpy‟s up close
and
personal
basketball
through the hoop
during the 3B
District Tourney
A dinner party
was held in
support of the
Lady Stars.
Student to represent LDJSHS state Bee
Eighth grader, Sanner Sattler
has qualified to participate in
the state National Geographic
Bee which will be held on April
19th at MSU-Billings campus.
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Sanner with mom
and dad, Maryann and Ken
during Parent
Night at ARG on
Feb. 5. A,B, C
squads all won
their last games
against Busby
Eagles that night.
March birthdays
LAME DEER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Brian Kott, interim superintendent of schools
Veronica Small-Eastman, principal
Frank No Runner, assistant principal
Aundre Bell, assistant principal
Student Senate officers:
Addie Whitedirt, president
Terence Limberhand, vice president
Bailey Limpy, secretary
Brooke Whitewolf, treasurer
Derek Whitedirt, sargeant –at-arms
The end of the 3rd quarter is
March 19, less than three weeks
away. Make sure you turn in all
your homework and complete all
assignments. Missing
assignments can bring grades
down. Be prepared so you can
expect the grade you‟ve earned,
Remember students, headphones and caps are not allowed in the school building.
Please adhere to this policy.
You can use them outside of
the building during lunch.
Fantastic teachers and caring
parents often
make a world of
difference.
Kim Whiteman, 8th grade sponsor is currently raffling off a beautiful queen size
satin star quilt as a fundraiser for the class
trip in May. First place will receive the star
quilt, 2nd place will get a $30 gas card and
3rd a $20 meal ticket at the casino on the
hill. Her suggestion is to go to dinner on
Friday night, that‟s when they have prime
rib. The next parent meeting is scheduled
for March 23 and they‟ll be serving Indian
tacos. The Junior High dance will be held
Wednesday, March 17 in honor of St. Patrick‟s Day at ARG from 6-8 p.m. be there
or be square… on Friday, March 19, a body
can look forward to the Srawberry Shortcake sale from 11 a.m. to 1 o‟clock at the
Veteran‟s Park in downtown Lame
Deer...bring your sweet tooth. The Walking
Taco sale on March 5 netted $71. Good job.
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Carl Littlehead
Miko Brady
Demery Bigback
Noah Bigback
Chantae Limberhand
Talissa Seminole
Good Friday is
April 2 and Easter
Sunday is April 4.
Maryann Demaray
has an Easter basket
donated for Senior
class. Two tickets
for $1 or 18 for $5.
The Junior Prom is scheduled for April
10. Planning it takes student participation. The prom could be cancelled if
students aren‟t interested.
Spring break is coming up next month and it will begin on April 1st to 6th.
Sometimes, things just seem to fall apart
when you least expect them to
sometimes, you want to pack up and leave behind
all of them and all their smiles
I don’t know what to think anymore
maybe things will get better
maybe things will look brighter
maybe, maybe, maybe
sometimes, people surprise you
and people surprise me
well, I guess that’s the price we pay
for wanting so badly
I don’t know what to think anymore
maybe things will get better
maybe things will look brighter
Maybe...maybe...maybe
sometimes, sometimes, sometimes
by Isaiah Whitecrane
Contact information:
Georgia Runsabove -Publicity
Tech/photography Email:[email protected]
Telephone number: 477-6379 ext. 1167
School board members: June Beartusk, Marilyn Hayes, Roseanne
Headswift, Bertha Limberhand, Charles Mitchell, Terry Olson,
Bertha Otherbull, George Scalpcane, Winslow Whitecrane.
There Is Hope
In my eyes, teen violence has gotten way out
of control. To me, is doesn‟t seem like a lot of
people are noticing,. If not that, then they just
aren't trying to stop it or trying to help prevent it
in any way. It has gone way too far. I think
everyone needs to step in and help out, even if
it‟s just a little bit. Teen violence has affected
me my life majorly. Just seeing teen pull themselves down or get into trouble, I feel hurt myself. I have to sit here and watch my friends
make bad choices and do negative things. It
makes me think that there is no hope whatsoever. I, just like everyone else, need a reason to
keep my head up and keep going. We all need
some kind of hope. Something bigger and
higher to look up to. That could mean positive
peers or even parents. Someone to let us teens
know that people do care and that people are
trying to help out.
I feel that some major causes of teen violence
are drugs and alcohol. Teens get speeches daily
about how drugs and alcohol are so bad for you
and why they are bad for you. Just because
someone comes and tells you that doesn‟t mean
you always get it through your head. It doesn‟t
mean that you‟re going to listen to them or that
they are preventing you from it. Most of the
time, kids think that those people are just wasting their time. Drugs and alcohol aren‟t the only
cause though.. There is gang violence and
abuse. I did a lot of research on gangs before
and I found out that the number one reason why
kids join gangs is because they feel protected.
It‟s either from other people, or their own fami-
lies. They feel that if they are in a gang, that their
home boys got their back. Those are just some
causes of teen violence. Trust me, it doesn‟t stop
there.
Like I said before, it hurts me to see teens participating in violent activities and making bad
choices. It‟s especially bad when you live on a
reservation where it is all around you all the time.
I understand that it is hard for kids these days and
that sometimes you feel that you can never get
away from it, but I plan on helping. I hope to one
day become a huge help with getting rid of teen
violence, not just on my reservation but world
wide. I want to create an escape for them. Somewhere they can go to get away from it. Kind of
like a boys and girls club, but for teens and even
younger adults. The ones that aren‟t so grown up
yet, and still tend to drag themselves down by
making negative choices. I want to let them
young kids, teens even young adults know that
there is hope and that someone does care about
them. I feel that that‟s a major problem with kids
these days. So I want to speak out and let them
know that I care and that they are not alone.
Teens and violence is getting stronger. It‟s
getting worse everyday, but I know that there is a
way to stop it. I have faith that there is a way to
make kids believe there is a way out. Everyone
just needs to step in and help out a little bit. It‟s
their kids that could be in danger. It‟s their teens
that could be involved in dangerous activities. If
they really love their kids, they will go out of
their way to stop teen violence. There is hope and
until you find it, teen violence is always going to
be around.