Page 11 - Chehalis Tribal Newsletter - December 2019

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DECEMBER WINNERS

Kaytlin’s favorite dinosaur is the
Kaytlin Holmes-Pickernell and lunch. Kaytlin said if she could ferocious Tyrannosaurus rex because
make changes to her school, she would
switch recess times and help eliminate they are really strong. Her favorite
Fifth grade
Rochester Elementary School bullying. superhero is Supergirl because of her
Kaytlin’s advice to other students ability to fly. Her favorite person in
Kaytlin, 11, has shown outstanding would be to not talk when the teacher the world is her dad because he always
performance in school, especially is instructing to be successful. Kaytlin makes her laugh. If she could create a
listening and paying attention in class. said that what makes someone smart new holiday, it would be “Family Day,”
She is the daughter of Erika and is being nice to others and “just don’t where all people do is be with their
Chris Pickernell and has a sister do dumb things.” family.
named Emily. She enjoys watching While she’s not attending school, Kaytlin plans on going to college
television and movies with her family. she enjoys spending time with her one day and aspires to become a
Her favorite part about school is recess friends and playing volleyball. professional writer.

Courtney enjoys his language arts
Courtney Price class. He believes hard work is the key focuses on playing basketball and
improving his skill set daily. He doesn’t
to success. “Work hard and teachers know what he wants to study when he
Eighth grade
Rochester Middle School will give you a chance,” he said. gets into higher education but plans to
Courtney’s passion is basketball and attend The Evergreen State College.
Courtney, 13, has three brothers and hopes to eventually play professionally If he had a million dollars,
three sisters. He also has a dog. in Europe. Courtney would give some to his
His favorite thing to do with his He is very involved in both family members and spend some
family is have dinners together. His reservation tournament basketball, of it on himself. And if he became
favorite person is his dad because he’s and just began his season with chairman of the Chehalis Tribe, he said
supportive and encourages him to do Rochester Middle School. that change whatever he thinks needs
well in school and keep his grades up. Even during his free time, Courtney improvement.

Falisity Bumgarner effects of bullying to help put an end photographer for a day, she would
to it.
take photos of “beautiful things” she
Falisity said what makes her a saw throughout the day. During the
Ninth grade
Rochester High School successful student is focusing, being summer, she enjoys swimming, hiking
organized and knowing how to and traveling to new places.
Falisity, 14, is the daughter of Lucy prioritize. Her advice to other students If she had a million dollars, Falisity
Hill and Johnny Bumgarner. She has is to not procrastinate and to focus on would donate half to the people in need
a brother, a sister and two dogs. She the subjects that are harder for them. and save the other half for college.
likes to watch movies with her family. She suggests finishing the harder She hasn’t decided where she wants
She wants Rochester School homework first, then work on material to go to college but plans to study law
District to begin American Sign that is easier for them. and wants to become a lawyer.
Language courses and have more She’s not involved in any clubs, but If she became chairwoman of the
assemblies to create additional outside of school, she enjoys playing Chehalis Tribe, she would invest money
awareness about bullying. She hopes soccer and traveling with her family. into improving the roads and sidewalks
that these assemblies explain the Falisity said that if she became a throughout the reservation’s land.

Contributed by Chehalis Tribe K-12 Program