CPS Native American Programs

Congratulations go out to Ms. Addisyn Jones! Addisyn was selected as Miss Colcord at the 2023 Miss Colcord Pageant in November.

In the talent portion of the pageant, Addisyn gave a cultural presentation by telling the story of the corn husk doll. Addisyn said she told the story of the corn husk because she wanted to share her Cherokee heritage. "It was really cool to share my heritage at this important community event!"

Native American Cultural Week is took place the week of 11/13 - 11/16. Below are the activities that took place both during the school day and the Hornets of Character program!

Monday 11/13

(Cherokee Nation Cultural Resource Center Staff)

• Stickball
• Blow Guns
• Marbles
• Game of Graces

Monday 11/13

(Michael Killer, Choogie Kingfisher, & Wade Blevins)

Tuesday 11/14

(Janelle Adair)

Wednesday 11/15 & Thursday 11/16

(Peggy Price)

The 3rd Annual Native American Programs Middle and High School Coloring Contest took place from 11/6-11/16. Winners were announced on Friday 11/17. Thank you Ms. Kara for making this annual event possible!

1st- Kinzie McGarrah

($50 Amazon gift card sponsored by Dollar General )

2nd- Kadence Nichols

($25 Visa gift card sponsored by Realty Mart)

3rd- Linda Yang

($10 gift card sponsored by Family Dollar)

1st- Kassidy Hamm

($50 gift card, sponsored by Dollar General)

2nd- Vince Manard

($25 gift card, sponsored by Realty Mart)

3rd- Quincie Chunestudey

($10 gift card sponsored by Family Dollar)

All winners also got an off-campus lunch to the Corner Post. The lunch was sponsored by Jordee Maner, Colcord Police Chief.

We would also like to give a big thank you to our sponsors! Your generosity is greatly appreciated! Wado!

• Dollar General
• Realty Mart
• Family Dollar
• Jordee Maner Colcord Police Chief

This year the Native American Programs was able to provide elementary & middle school teachers with Native American culture and language books and reading materials to place in their classroom libraries twice this school year. This iniative provides all our students with access to Native American books and reading materials. Additionally, our elementary and middle teachers are encouraged to read Native American cultural books to their students and utilize cultural materials in their lessons. The second round of books were purchased in November/December.

I cannot believe we are at the end of the first half of the year!! Take a look at what we have covered in Cherokee class this far:

• Months, August-December
• All basic colors
• Approximately 10 animals
• 10 random words/phrases, such as hello and I'm Hungry
• Numbers 1-15
• Syllabary Vowels (4th/5th grade)
• Cherokee Christmas Song

Cherokee club is working diligently preparing for the Cherokee Language competition in late February! In this competition, students are expected to know Cherokee syllabary, and vocabulary including animals, household items, people, and many more! It is a very difficult bowl for our students to compete in. If you have a student with a CDIB card that is interested in competing, please contact us! If your child does not have a CDIB card they are still more than welcome to participate in club and learn the language right along with us, they just cannot compete.

Thursday 12/7/23

• Layton Shawver - 1st Place, 5-6th Grade 3D Art
• Knoxley Rogers - 2nd Place, 5-6th Grade Acrylic Paint
• Elias Summerfield- 3rd Place, 5-6th Grade Acrylic Paint
• Jordan Wolf- 1st Place, 3-4th Grade 3D Art

On Wednesday, 12/13, the Native American Programs staff had their annual end of the semester meeting and Christmas party (Staffmas)! Staff met celebrate the accomplishments of the first semester and plan for the second semester.

Students recently learned about the history of the Cherokee Phoenix, and are currently learning about Native American boarding schools. Students will be taking a final to end a very successful semester!

As the semester comes to an end, students will be able to recognize 77 Cherokee syllabary symbols! Students have been working very hard by learning colors, birds, animals, and family in Cherokee. Students will be working on Cherokee Christmas cards on the last two days of the semester.

Impact Aid Public Hearing / Title VI Parent Advisory Committee Meeting:

Thursday, January 11, 2024

Dan Draper Community Center

3:30 p.m.

JOM Meeting (By-Laws Review):

Thursday, January 11, 2024

Dan Draper Community Center

4:30 p.m.

Title VI Public Hearing / Parent Advisory Committee Meeting:

Thursday, April 2, 2024

Dan Draper Community Center

3:30 p.m.

Remington Rogers

Federal Programs Director

JOM Contact

Title VI Project Director

rrogers@colcordschools.com

Brenda Wilkerson

Federal Programs Aide

Title VI Home & School Liaison

bwilkerson@colcordschools.com

Chloe Thomas

Title VI Cultural Teacher/Resource Specialist

JOM Special Projects Coordinator (MS & HS: 6-12)

cprice@colcordschools.com

Katy England

JOM Special Projects Coordinator (Upper ES: 3-5)

kengland@colcordschools.com

Tashina Weaver

Cultural Instructional Assistant (ES Cherokee Push-In Program)

JOM Special Projects Coordinator (Lower ES: PK-2)

tweaver@colcordschools.com

Kara Eason

Cultural Instructional Assistant (HS Library)

keason@colcordschools.com

School Website: https://www.colcordschools.com

Federal Programs Website: https://sites.google.com/view/cpsfederalprograms/home
Location: 433 South Larmon Street, Colcord, OK, USA
Phone: 918-326-4117
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