The Mathematics, Engi-

neering, Science and

Achievement (MESA)

program is now in its third

year at Navajo Prep. Our

students have done very

well in past Statewide com-

petitions. Our MESA pro-

gram currently holds the

2nd place title in the ME-

SA USA State competition

in the prosthetic arm build-

ing challenge!!

We have a good group of

students who are dedicated

to learning about the engi-

neering process and using

their skills in building vehi-

cles and prosthetic arms.

They are also learning how

to present their research

orally and on display

boards. This year we look

to do better in all of the

competitions.

We currently have 21 stu-

dents in MESA. We wel-

come students to join us on

Wednesday’s from 7-8 PM

in Mrs. Fernandez’s class

(G-253 Morgan Hall). This

year’s MESA Day theme is

“Sustaining our Future”.

Students who will be com-

peting in the prepared de-

sign challenge have to de-

sign a food distribution

system; this can be a vehi-

cle or ramp

style device.

The other com-

petition will be

an onsite chal-

lenge where

students will have to under-

stand water harvesting. It is

a good thing we have got-

ten a lot of rain this sum-

mer. The third challenge is

an academic display board

where students will present

research on a water man-

agement issue facing our

community.

On October 1, 2013 we

took a trip to NMSU –

Grants extension to learn

about MESA Day, develop

team-building skills, and

tour the college. We played

a fun MESA bingo game.

Our next trip is the West

Regional Rally back at

NMSU, we will take the

teams that are competing in

MESA Day and their pro-

totype device to practice

and evaluate the effective-

ness in their delivery of the

“food”.

Remember it pays to be in

MESA. MESA member-

ship offers an Incentive

Award for graduating sen-

iors who qualify for up

$1000. Students need to be

an eligible member of ME-

SA meaning they must be

an active member attending

at least 15 meetings during

the year. In addition, mem-

bers must participate in a

service learning project and

leadership workshop. So

stay active and hope to see

you at the next meeting.

Submitted by: D. Fernandez, MESA

Coordinator & Math Teacher

“Sustaining Our Future” through the MESA Program

NPS Debate Team Preparing for Competition

Native Voices will be partici-

pating in Zuni on the 8th and

9th of November. The team

has also enjoyed participating

at Farmington’s Public Li-

brary for their Open Mike

night. The library hosts an

Open Mike night each month

through their Mayor’s Teen

Advisory Council. They

have been a great host. Our

team will compete at Zuni in

the following categories:

Original Oratory, Lincoln-

Douglass debate, Foreign Ex-

temp, Storytelling, and Expos-

itory. Wish us luck!

Submitted by: S. Caudill, Debate

Team Coach & History Teacher

Special points of interest:

Meet the New Residential Staff, Spanish Teacher, and

the Chef at NPS!

Graduation Information from Jostens

New Moon Run Scheduled Dates for SY2013-2014

Transportation Update

Musical News

Venture Club Outing

NCA Facts 2

What’s Cooking in the G&T Reading Program 2

Spanish Class Field Trip 3

Freshman Academy Students of the Month 3

Residential Life Information 4

Security & Safety Issues 5

Upcoming Campus Events 6

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has received her

teaching certificate

from San Juan Col-

lege. Mrs. Iwana has

been teaching Spanish

for San Juan College

for five years. She has

been married for al-

most 25 years and has

one son who is study-

ing Computer Science at SJC. Her

motivational quote: "Everything is

possible if we just can believe!"

Mrs. Elsa Iwana is originally from

Mexico in a beautiful place called

Veracruz. It is located on the South-

east of the country, by the Golf of

Mexico. Mrs. Iwana studied ele-

mentary and secondary school in

her hometown. She attended the

University Authonoma of Puebla

where she received her Bachelor of

Arts Degree in Economics. After

graduating, she worked many years

in Finances. Currently, Mrs. Iwana

resides in Farmington, NM. She

NCA/AdvancED School Improve-ment Process Fact Sheet! Fact #1-Navajo Preparatory School has gone through 3 cy-cles of School Improvement. 1999-2004-1st Cycle 2005-2010-2nd Cycle 2010-2015-3rd Cycle Fact #2-NCA stands for North Central Associate and is an or-ganization in which schools, such as NPS achieve accredita-tion. Fact #3-We are currently begin-

ning the 4th year of our 3rd cy-cle. An outside team will visit us in the 2014-2015 school year to evaluate us Fact #4-There are 5 standards that we need to demonstrate that we meet and provide evi-dence. Those 5 standards are:

Standard 1: Purpose and Di-

rection

Standard 2: Governance and Leadership

Standard 3: Teaching and

Assessing for Learning

Standard 4: Resources and

Support Systems

Standard 5: Using Results

for Continuous Improvement Fact #5-Parents and students play a key role as stakeholders, so your involvement will be cru-cial. There will be surveys and interviews to participate in. Please be involved. If you have any questions re-garding the NCA/AdvancEd im-provement process please do not hesitate to contact: Lesley Duffus at ext 313 or lduffus@navajoprep.com

The Gifted and Talented Reading Group has finished their first book, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. The Book Thief, set in Germany during World War II, tells the story of a young girl, Liesel who is faced with the daunting challenges of growing up during Hit-ler's time in power. When Liesel's foster family hides a Jew in their basement, Liesel's

world is both opened up and closed down. In addition, Liesel has taken it upon herself to save books from Hitler's tragic nationwide book burnings.

The group then cooked various German recipes including, weinerschnitzel, German spaetzle dumplings, Kaisersch-marren, German Rotkohl, and the group favorite, German Chocolate Cake.

The next book the group will be reading and discussing is Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo. It focuses on Mumbai, India. Submitted by: L. Duffus, G&T Instructor & History Teacher

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NPS Welcomes New Spanish Teacher

NCA/AdvancED School Improvement Process Facts

What’s Cooking in the G&T Reading Program

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Music News

The Guitar Class will perform for the

Winter Sports Banquet - date is to be

announced – come see your talented

students perform!

Plans are in the making for the Stu-

dent Senate Sponsored Christmas

Program at Ryder Chapel December

19th.

Honor Band auditions are November

6th.

Solo and Ensemble Festival is April

12th, 2014.

Band Members and Mr. Smith have

performed at home Football Games.

The Band played the National Anthem

at the September 27th Home game as

well. Go Eagles!

Submitted by: M. Smith, Music Teacher

Elsa Iwana

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learning new things, playing video games,

and watching or playing sports. Basketball,

cross country, swimming, and football are

the sports that I love. I take delight in draw-

ing anime, video game characters, or any-

thing that I can imagine. My favorite types

of music are classical, jazz, and Japanese’s

pop. Yet, I am open to any genre of music.

RPGs, fighting games, and adventure games

are video games that intrigue me.

The two reasons why I came to NPS are the

highly-set academic standards and the chal-

lenge that is presented. I’m a type of person

who takes pleasure in learning anything

new that is interesting to me. I always ap-

preciate a good challenge that catches my

attention and will make me think. Keeping

up with my academic work and my extra-

curricular activities are examples of why

NPS can be a challenge.

When I graduate from NPS, I would like to

go to Yale University. However, I am not

sure what I would like to major in or what I

would like to do. When the time comes I

will know. Although I am unsure about

what I want to do, I still have a couple dif-

ferent interests like a cartoonist/animator,

computer programmer, manga artist, video

game programmer, or surgeon. One thing I

really want to do when I graduate is see the

world. I would love to travel to Japan, a

place that really interests me.

Submitted by: D. Joe, Freshman Academy Coordinator

My name is Phyllis Martinez, but

I usually go by “Pjay”. I’m fourteen years

old, however, people always mistake me for

a ten or eleven year old. I live in Farming-

ton, New Mexico. My clans are Fruit Trail

People born for Yucca Fruit Strung Out In a

Line, grandparents

are Folded Arms

People and Red

Running Into the

Water.

There are a lot of

things I like but the

things I enjoy the

most are drawing,

listening to music,

Over 60 Students and staff went to El Rancho de Las Golondrinas (swallows). In the beauty of autumn colors students enjoyed the tours with guides to view the historical living museum and the beautiful ranch. It felt like time traveling back 200 years ago. Several students found similarities between their tradi-tional ways of living at their home and those of the Hispanic people. In Santa Fe downtown, students walked to the Plaza. They had the opportunity to speak Spanish with people. Students saw many people of

different tribes and heritages selling accessories along the street. Stu-dents successfully finished the as-signment to answer the questions about El Rancho de Las Golondrinas. Everyone enjoyed the wonderful historical and cultural relevant trip.

Submitted by: H. Iwanna, Spanish Teacher

My name is Seneca Holy Cloud Martin. I

am from Shiprock, New Mexico but I live

in Show Low, Arizona. My clans are Kin-

lichii’ nii born for Sioux. My second clan is

Tlaashchii born for Sioux.

The things I like to enjoy are drawing and

attending physical activity, but mainly

sports. I’m also very traditional, so I attend

Pow-Wows and several ceremonies. Sub-

jects in school I like attending are science,

history, and my electives; which I am given

a privilege to choose. I am mostly a physi-

cal and an outdoors person.

I admire the teacher’s attitude toward the

students. Also worship how students are

friendly toward one another and make you

feel like family. Also how everyone is help-

ful to another. The main thing I appreciate

is teachers try to make you push yourself

over your limits.

I would like to go to ASU (Sun Dev-

ils), OU (Sooners), or Organ

(Ducks) after graduating from NPS.

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September Freshman Students of the Month

Field Trip to Las Golondrinas Navajo Prep’s Venture club went on their

first campout of the year from October 18-19.

The group went to Cutter Reservoir, East of

Blanco. Attending the campout were seniors:

JoHansen Jim, Alisha Kirk, Deidre Lee; jun-

ior: Brittany Arviso; sophomores: Nixolas

Bedonie, Ryan Tso. The group went hiking

and fishing, played games, and had a camp-

fire with S’mores! Alisha Kirk and Nixolas

Bedonie each caught a fish. The group also

completed a service project, picking up trash

around the dam and the campgrounds. The

next campout will be in January or February

and will be the group’s snow cave campout.

If any students are interested in joining the

venture club, talk to

Keeley. Meetings are

Monday nights at 7

pm.

Submitted by: B. Arviso,

Student & Club Member

Adventures of Venture

After graduating from the classes I take I

would like to go into the Marines. Then

when I finish

serving in the

Marines I would

want to go into

law enforcement

for the

S.W.A.T

team and

graduate.

Phyllis Martinez

Seneca Martin

hopes this would assist them in their

academic endeavors. A few of the

residents contemplated the notion of

setting goals that would assist them in

changing their attitude. No one volun-

teered examples or information of how

this goal would be met.

The second session focused on time

management, stress and self-

monitoring. The residents were pro-

vided with information in time manage-

ment and the consequences of procras-

tination. Due to procrastination some

residents did admit they have

been under much stress. They were

educated on detecting signs of stress

and how to alleviate these physical or

emotional symptoms. The residents

shared their different techniques of

relieving their stress. Listening to mu-

sic and exercising was the most popular

example that was provided by the resi-

dents to relieve their stress.

These sessions are provided for the

residents on a bi-weekly basis. The

sessions will focus on personal hy-

giene, relationships, substance abuse

and other significant areas of concern.

As part of Navajo Preparatory assisting

our residents in receiving a positive

academic and residential experience

they have been receiving life skills edu-

cational sessions on a bi-weekly basis.

The first session was presented to all

the dorms on a nightly basis with each

dorm receiving similar information.

The session focused on making chang-

es and how it is difficult to make

change. The residents were provided

with techniques in setting goals and

what motivates them to set goals.

Many of the residents decided they

wanted to change their study habits in

After school activities has been rocking for a couple months and averaging 40 students for mandatory participation days. These are students who are not participating in extra-curricular athletics. We also provide evening activities that includes ALL students. The students are engaged in various types of activities; like team building, competing in team games, life skills lessons are taught, Sparks activities,

and challenging scavenger hunt - IB program type activi-ties. After school activities help the individual student to en-joy life, to relieve the stress-ors of the day, to re-energize, to instill the positive outlook of life, to have FUN, to de-velop a lifelong healthy life-

style and to balance the hozho iina. After school activities pro-gram are taught by 2 staff and assisted by the Residen-tial Advisories staff. The After-school activities program would like to thank you and invite you to partici-pate whenever you are on campus.

Since the last newsletter the dorm officers have had three meetings. The dorm offic-ers have addressed some of the complaints they received from the dorms they repre-sent. There was a concern there was some bullying behaviors in some of the dorms however after the dorm officers addressed this issue in their dorm meetings they do not believe it is a major concern. The dorm officers were asked to monitor to ensure that they do not witness any of these behaviors and if they do they were to report it. Another issue that was a concern for some of the dorms was the residents are taking food from the refrigerator without the owner’s consent. The solution which was agreed upon was the residents bag their food, put their name on and staple it. There has not been anymore reporting of food being taken without the owner’s consent. The dorm officers report they are preparing for their Hallow-een party for their dorm and will have bake sales to raise money for their party goods. There have not been any major complaints at the dorm officer’s meetings. All complaints or concerns are addressed at each meeting.

Articles submitted by Residential Staff: Averil Manuelito-Lee, Shaka Rucker & Mary Lou Kelly

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Life Skills Education at NPS

Afterschool Activities: What happens after academic hours?

Dorm Officer Meetings & Updates

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NEW MOON RUN-

DATES:

Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013

Monday, Dec. 9, 2013

Monday, Jan. 13, 2014

Monday, Feb. 10, 2014

Tuesday, Mar. 18, 2014

Tuesday, Apr. 14, 2014

Monday, May 5, 2014

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their vehicle without written permission.

Parents/guardians will need to provide writ-

ten permission along with a cell or phone

number for confirmation. This documenta-

tion must be received by the front office

and verified by the Dean of Instruction

before it goes to Security Dept. 4.) The

cafeteria provides a well-rounded meal

three times a day for students but parents

and relatives are bringing in outside break-

fast and lunch for students. According to

the Board Approved SY2013-2014 Student-

Parent Handbook page 38 under Food Ser-

vices it is not allowed. Security will stop

and turn away anyone trying to bring in

outside food for students. Outside food is

allowed only on Sundays and Wednesdays

from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

5.) NPS is a Drug and Alcohol Free cam-

pus and this includes Energy drinks. We

have a Wellness Policy in effect that stu-

dents, parents and staff are aware of so

please help us maintain the integrity and

healthy lifestyle of our young leaders.

Navajo Preparatory School has (9) Security

officers and they are on campus 24 hours,

seven days a week. We are doing everything

we can to protect our NPS community and

stakeholders.

Additionally, we have a CIRT, (Critical Inci-

dent Response Team), members are on cam-

pus during the day and evenings. We have

our monthly Safety Meetings that involve all

our administration and support staff. We

welcome anyone who wants to attend our

Safety Meetings.

Lets all work together as a team to make and

keep this a safe school. If there's any ques-

tion, please contact Thomas Young, NPS

Security at 505-326-6571 ext. 322.

NPS Security department is committed to

protecting the students, staff, parents, visi-

tors and the school campus. As a result we

are seeing numerous issues occurring that

need to be addressed, they are as follows:

1.) We are requesting all those who come

onto the school campus to stop and sign in

with Security at that main gate. Please un-

derstand that we are doing this for the pro-

tection of the students and the staff, we

have to make sure that we know who's on

campus.

2.) Parents/guardians please pick up your

students on Fridays before 4:00 pm and be

cognizant of half day schedules. The buses

depart at 4:00 pm, so please pick up your

students before that time.

3.) Students who drive their personal vehi-

cle to school are not allowed to transport

other students in

Mary Lou Kelly is from Beclabito, NM but lives in Wingate, NM. She is Mexican clan born for Water’s Edge Clan, her maternal grandfather is Red House People and paternal grandfather is Red Running into the Water. Mrs. Kelly received her Bachelors Degree in PE & Health Educa-tion from the University of New Mexico. She also received her Masters Degree in PE from UNM. Mrs. Kelly has retired after 31 years teaching & coaching from Wingate High School. Currently Mrs. Kelly is NPS’ After school Activities coordinator and she loves working with students to enjoy life and have FUN! She is very thankful to be apart of the Eagle Nation (NPS) and the residential team. Outside of work Mrs. Kelly loves to take care of her grandchil-dren, golf and simply relax. Her motivational quote: " Dream BIG!"

Tyrone White is originally from Wheatfields, AZ and now resides in Farmington, NM. His maternal clan is Tangle People and paternal clan is One Who Walks Around His Enemy, maternal grandparent is the Coyote Pass and paternal grand-parent is Salt Water. Mr. White attended NPS and graduated Class of 1996. He received his first Associates Degree from Dine College and a second Associates Degree a from Cook College Theological in Native American Studies. He earned another degree from Le Cordon Bleu as a Chef from Scottsdale Culinary Insti-

tute. For the past seven years Mr. White has been the Chef and Owner of Ty's Kitchen & Catering in Window Rock, AZ. Presently he is the Chef and Food Service Director for NPS. Mr. White is a single parent of two children: Bryce White and Angel White. Besides the love for cooking and being with his children he enjoys activities in the great outdoors such as: camping, fishing, hiking, cow brand-ing, wood hauling, and spending time doing activities with all ages of kids. His motivational quote: "Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.” -Bruce Lee

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Important Issues from the NPS Security & Safety Department

Meet the New Residential Staff

Averil Manuelito-Lee is originally from Shiprock, NM but has residing in Farmington, NM for the past 25 years. Her maternal clan is Salt and paternal clan is Many Hogans. Mrs. Manuelito-Lee attended Dine College in Shiprock where she received an Associates of Arts Degree in Social Work. Additional-ly she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and Human Services from Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO. She is currently employed as the Residential Counselor for NPS. Mrs. Manuelito-Lee has three children two daughters and one son. She also has three beautiful grandsons with one on the way. In her spare time she enjoys reading fictional novels, listening to music, sewing and doing bead-work. Her greatest interest has been working in the field of human services by assisting and educating those in need of services. Mrs. Manuelito-Lee has enjoyed the last three months as an employee of NPS and looks forward to a successful school year for the staff and students. Her motivational quote is: “Today

is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday.”

Meet our NPS Chef! Transportation Update: Parents please be early at

your child's designated drop

off or pickup point. When the

driver has to wait with your

child until you arrive than

that makes the driver late to

the next stop. This causes a

cascading effect and upsets

the other parents who are on

time.

Submitted by: R. Roybal,

Transportation Manager

Mary Lou Kelly Averil Manuleito-Lee

Mission Statement

To develop inquisitive, compassionate life-long learners

and leaders through a challenging curriculum of inter-

national education and assessment.

To promote a strong foundation of Navajo Philosophy

and holistic world view that fosters intercultural under-

standing and respect in a global society.

The mission is reflected in the IB Learner Profile and

the School’s motto: “Leaders Now and Into the Future–

Yideesk33g00 Naat’1anii”.

November 8th- Sophomore/Freshman Parent Meet-ing; 1:30pm to 3:30pm SSC

November 9th– School Board Meeting 10am

November 10th– PAC/IEC Meeting 2pm Days Inn, Window Rock AZ

November 20th– Fast Track Seniors—Final Research Paper Due!

November 22nd– UNITY DAY

November 25th to 29th—Thanksgiving Break!!!

December 7th– NPS Pow Wow

December 8th– PAC/IEC Meeting (Location TBD)

December 16th– Regular Track Seniors– Final Re-search Papers Due; Fast Track Portfolio Due!

December 17th-19th– MID-TERMS

December 20th– Half Day School (9 Weeks Ends)

January 7th– 1st Day of Spring Semester

January 12th– PAC/IEC Meeting (Location TBD)

January 22nd– Fast Track Senior Presentations 6pm NPS Campus (Need Volunteer Judges)

Upcoming Events:

UPCOMING EVENTS SENIORS: Jostens will be on cam-

pus for Graduation orders on:

Friday, November 1st

Noon-12:40

In the Cafeteria

JUNIORS: Jostens will be on cam-

pus for the Class of 2015 to or-

der their class rings on:

Friday, November 1st

Noon-12:40

In the Cafeteria

If you need a ring packet, extras

are available in the Front Office or

go to Jostens.com to de-

sign your ring on line.

Rings will be on dis-

play; please remember

to bring your $50

down payment. If you

have any questions,

please call Jostens

at (970)259-9923.

NAVAJO PREPARATORY SCHOOL INC.

1220 West Apache Street

Farmington NM. 87401

www.navajoprep.com