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Chenoa Isaacs

Suuhh DUDES!!!!!

My name is Chenoa Isaacs and I’m from Canada, BC. I live on Tseycum Reservation. I really love listening to music, and exploring in the nature. The school that I go to is called Parkland Secondary I’ll be going to grade 11. I took this class in grade 10 and it was Marine Science 10. I love the marine life, and thats what I’m really interested in:) I really love the ocean I feel like I have a connection, it makes me really calm when i look at it. I love canoeing on the ocean when I look down I see all the seaweed, and it makes me wonder whats under there.

BYE BYE!!!!!

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Agnes Day 1

Hello! My name is Agnes, I am 13 years young. I am Chumash and Pueblo on my mother’s side. I am Sicilian on my father’s side. I live in Atascadero, but some of my ancestors are from Malibu (Wishtoyo) and there are other places as well. That is just the one place I know we are for sure from. I don’t know pretty much anything about my Pueblo side. I also know very little about my Sicilian side. The one thing I do know is we were knights in Italy and that’s about it. I’m a very open minded person and I love to speak up to a lot of things I believe are wrong. It can get me in trouble at times but I do it anyway. I’m a very friendly person when you get to know me but on the outside I’m pretty shy. This is my first year attending the Pitzer College program. I’ve been involved with Wishtoyo and their programs for a while now. Today being my first day, I was nervous but knowing some people didn’t make it so hard. I did talk to new people that I’ve never meet and I am shy so it was kinda hard. Talking to each other in theatre made it not as nerve raking. All in all today being my first day was pretty good!

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Tina: Día Uno

Hakû, Cristina kaki! I am Chumash, O’odham, Hispanic and African American. I am a junior at Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long beach, California where I was born and raised. I am 16 years young. My hobbies are acting, listening to music and just straight-up chilling. This is my first year attending the Pitzer College. My dream job is to be a theatre arts teacher or something theatre oriented. So, today was my first day joining the program and the moment I stepped out of the car, I was greeted by Nick, Agnes and Dani. I am so excited to see what these two weeks have in store. Stay tuned!!!

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jadeYO

Hi my name is Jade Huitzilin Ayala I am fourteen years of age I will be going into the 10th grade at Anahuacalmecac this year. I am from Los angeles but my nationality is Mexican American my dad comes from Guadalajara Jalisco and my mom is from Los Angeles. I see my self as a girl with a LOUD  annoying laugh that loves the 70’s culture. I have attended to Davinci camp this summer at Caltech and it was a math program and we went to art museums we had important lectures from special guest speakers as well. The activities that I have participated in my school were I was in student council and I was given the oppertunities to speak and represent my community as well as my school. Through my school years the awards that I have received were the Jose Huizar award for being one of the top students in class with some of my other peers from my school. I have also done presentations in front of crowds and I have spoken to the board in Sacramento last year for my school. What I hope to accomplish in the future is that I have helped my community and that I have developed GOOOOD communication skills.

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Pizter College, First Impression-Trisha

Traveling to Pizter college to see everyone from last year and meeting new people is always exciting. I thought ‘wow I’m here again’ to continue the adventures. I plan to make so many more memories being here. When everyone arrived the rush of energy was hard to continue while burning in the heat. Even though it is burning bum out here because Washington is rainy and cloudy most of the time, California is so beautiful!20160722_191940.jpg

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Dani and the Giant #PEACHESFORLIFE

My name is Quiachtunaut, my english name is Danielle Kennedy-Jefferson but prefer to be called Dani. I am Assiniboine from my mother’s side and Coast Salish from my father’s. I live in Lummi Nation, ten minutes from Bellingham, which is two and a half hours from Seattle in the state of Washington. I go to Ferndale High School and will be a Senior.

I describe myself as positive and a writer. I know that 80% of my day I have a smile on my face and that I have the need to write random things that come to my mind. I love to put my thoughts and imagination into a story. It keeps me going.

This past spring and the beginning of summer I did the program, a mini university for Coast Salish students, and we did a lot of conservation projects. I felt important because I was helping my people’s land. I also started my first job 6 days ago and I realized I love going to work, not only because I had my own office but I love the feeling of being mature and like I’m my own person.

At my high school I do Sports Medicine for football and it’s basically first aid for football players. It’s what makes me want to go into a major in Medicine when I graduate high school and go to college. I love helping people.

I sing with my sisters professionally and have used our voices for activism.

I don’t know what I want to accomplish but I hope that I do figure something out.Dani

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Sabrina C. Starr

First off my name is Sabrina Crysta Starr, I am 16 years old and I come from the San Carlos Apache Tribe and Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona. I am currently a Senior at Sherman Indian High School in Riverside, CA. I left my reservation to have a more higher education than what my people could provide for me. I had just turn 14 when I left, I wasn’t at all afraid because I was accompanied by two of my closets cousins. My uncle always told me the that when I get out of High School to get as far away from the reservation as I could, to go and explore the world, see what I never saw, and don’t look back until I’m ready to come home. Because home (the reservation) will always be there. So I really took that to heart. So my years at Sherman would defiantly be a highlight of my life. There I took part in an All-girls hand drum group. I also took part in sports as well such as Varsity Volleyball which was a redemption for because I fractured my ankle in my sophomore year and that took me out for the whole season. Another sport I did was long-jump during track season. I also took part in my dorm club and being the Vice President and an ITC Officer in my Junior Class. Also Sherman gave me an array of different Career Pathways to take, also some that I may never have known if I stayed on the reservation.

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Maya’s First Day

Today after orientation, we had a tasty lunch in the dining hall. Then we had theatre with Rose Portillo! Theatre is always one of my favorite parts of the day because it’s a time for everyone to just let loose. I can stretch out my body, and I have a chance to shout as loud as I want- not to mention i love playing games. When we finished with theatre we met with our mentor teams to lay down some ground rules, and I’m so, so pleased with my group. My roommate for my dorm hasn’t arrived yet, but I’m excited to meet her! We finished early and went for a swim in the pool. My bad ankle still makes it difficult to participate in specific activities, but healing is a process and it’s going well. Afterwards, we made clapper sticks with Julia Bogany! I loved decorating mine and can’t wait to use it during song later.