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FIND HISTORY, HERITAGE AND RESOURCES AT CHEHALISTRIBE.ORG February 2020
CHEHALIS TRIBAL

NEWSLETTER

The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, ‘People of the Sands’

Youth hoops Job openings inside
41 teams compete in CTE offers varied Final ACE luncheon / 2 Caring for elders / 6
b-ball tournament career opportunities Lucky Eagle Casino Wash your hands / 7
& Hotel news / 3
Birthdays / 9
pages 10-11 page 4 Behavioral Health class / 5 New addresses for safety / 12
Sweetest memories

Dads and their
daughters dance
the night away

During the Sunday
evening following
Valentine’s Day, girls
and their fathers
dressed up and
attended the third
annual Daddy Daughter
Dance on Feb. 16.
The sweetheart-
themed event included
many festivities for Girls cherish time with dad at adorable annual dance just for them.
those who attended.
There was live music by
DJ Ocho, games, snacks
and treats. Dads and
daughters also posed
for a photo to capture
the memories. Events
staff printed photos
and provided picture
frames.

Oakville seniors find great success in school

Valedictorian wants to work in education Salutatorian hopes to give back to tribe

Mya Ortivez, 18, is an enrolled member of the Chehalis tribal member Cameron Hjelm-Snell,
Chehalis Tribe. The senior at Oakville High School 18, is the salutatorian for his 2020 senior class at
will finish her K-12 education as valedictorian, Oakville High School.
an award given to the individual with the highest The award is given to the individual with the
GPA in the class. second-highest GPA in the graduating class.
Mya’s parents are Crystal and Shawn Ortivez. Cameron received the honor for his senior class,
She has three siblings and two cousins at home. which includes a group of people he grew up

See VALEDICTORIAN, page 12 See SALUTATORIAN, page 8