Shonto Boarding School - Shush Yearbook (Shonto, AZ)

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Graduates - Ronald Little and Leroy Jackson. GRADUATION With faith and hope the parents enter their small children in this school, and with pride and dignity their children leave to continue their education. For the past three years eighth grade students have chosen to wear tradi- tional dress in honor of their parents and culture. At Shonto students have the opportunity to graduate with dignity and pride. wt u',g1 , jx .Y V, ' . f.s l xi f It 5 L. ' +1 7 X Raymond Nez and Jefferson Laura Nlanheinner and Donald Harrison Yazzie. Babbitt. Cling and Marie Adson.

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GO MY SON Go my son, go and climb the ladder, Go my son, go and earn your feather, Go my son, make your people proud of you. Work my son, get an education, Work my son, learn a good vocation. Then climb my son, go and take the lofty view. From on the ladder of an education You can see to help , your Indian nation. i Then' reach, my son, l and lift your people up with you. , Go My Son , in sign language by Jean Littlesalt. Graduates - Everett Thinn and Caroline Goodman. l 1 . 4.-, f ,J ? ft . 'TM' l U U , . l r l f ' ti .' 2 . 93 2 ' W, V, 4,554.3 5? - i., e f Seventh grade ushers - Jerry Williams and Rubianne Smallcanyon 1, W . i M,

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ALUMNI Shonto graduates are a busy group. They are busy pursuing their dreams, preparing for the future and addressing problems that need to be solved. They are busy with the task of self improvement in all areas and disciplines. They are busy becoming all the things that a community needs to improve itself. An honorstudent, Homecoming Queen, and a member of athleticteamswere among DEL OR ES BEGAY'S achievements while at Shonto. She continued her education at South Severe High School, participating on the drill teams, being senior class secretary, a member of the basket- ball team for four years, and being elected to various offices by her classmates. Presently she is studying at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah, where her interests lie in sports and business. G .S tag, 5 X K N x , y -1 M - f S ,lk 2,3 Delores Begay Kim, Kit, Karen, Kay, Kelvin and Kelly Klitso. KIM KLITSO, a graduate of Flagstaff High School, is presently working with his home community under O.N.E.O. with the Home Improvement Program. His job includes considerable responsibility in the areas of community and chapter organization and ordering of building materials. Since graduating from high school, KIT has worked at the trading post, KAREN is pre- sently a pre-school teacher aid. KAY and KE LVIN are both students at Tuba City High School. The family is characterized by good school attendance. The Klitsos who have graduated from high school have gone back to serve in their home com- munity of Navajo Nlountain. There are four other Klitso children presently attending Shonto,