Wingate High School - Bears Yearbook (Fort Wingate, NM)

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-—? | , | | | | Clara Clah does sign language to ‘‘Go My Son.”’ Johnny Nakai shakes a tail feather as he does a Fast War Dance. Poster winners for American Indian Day are |. to r.: 1st place, a tie between Delvin Bates and Eddie Price; 2nd place goes to Lester Tsosie; and 3rd place, Nathan Natonabah. CONGRATULATIONS GUYS

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INDIAN CLUB Standing left to right: Chey Redd, Mrs. Woodard, Lonnie Brown, Mr. Nakai, Herman Curley, Mr. Burright, Kathey Teller, Barb Manuvelito, Mr. Shepard, Suelia Begay, Patricia Yellowhair, Judy Yazzie, Fannie Laughing, Walter Begaye, Vernita Wauneka, Thomas Brown, Marlene Adakai, Kneeling left to right: Johnny Nakai, Kirk Hartom, Albert Redd, Jerry Tully, and Nate Browning. Indian Club represents Wingate High School at local Pow Wows, sometimes competing for prizes in different dancing and singing contests. Last September the Indian Club attended a Pow Wow at the Convention Center in Albuquerque sponsored by the National Indian Education Association. The students were proud to be part of an experience combining both education and culture of the American Indian. 1976 Indian Club Princess: Jennifer Yazzie.

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STUDEN Above: Dr. Annie Wauneka speaks at the banquet, far left sits Edward Begaye. Right: Student Council sponsor, Pete Cesaretti and his wife sit with Winona Cometsevah and Chris Beyuka at the banquet. Below: Taking it all in is Tino Redsteer, next to him is Lester Tsosie, Anna Tsosie; sitting at the head of the table is Nathan Natonabah with Raymond Smith and Ann Pinto. COUNCIL The Student Council attended their first Leadership Con- ference at Continental Divide in September. The guest speakers were Edward T. Begay and Albert Bitsui. After the conference, guest speaker Annie Wauneka concluded the conference at a banquet at the Holiday Inn in Gallup. After the speech, awards were given to the students who completed the conference.