Native American Club

2019-2020 Native American Club Officers

President: Elaine McKenzie
Vice-President: Elizabeth Benitez
Secretary/Treasurer: Eugene (Drew) Still
Art Director: Josh Taylor
Senior Rep: OPEN
Junior Rep: Zoey Bullis
Freshman Rep: Daunte Kozikuski
Senior Princess: OPEN
Junior Princess: Adelyn Labadie
Sophomore Princess: Taima Wilson
Freshman Princess: Tia Orr

2018-2019 Native American Club Officers

President - Abela Watson

Vice-President - Elaine McKenzie

Secretary/Treasurer - Gabrielle Vargus

Art Director - Joshua Taylor

Senior Rep - Savanna Harjo

Junior Rep - Haley Meely

Sophomore Rep - Damiana Haynes

Freshman Rep - Elizabeth Benitez

2018 Homecoming Princesses

Senior - Jazmine Howell

Junior - Abela Watson

Sophomore - Damiana Haynes

Freshman - Emma Vickrey

2017-2018 Native American Club Officers

President - Morgan Lester

Vice-President - Clayton Isham

Secretary/Treasurer - Donovan Taylor

Art Director - Abela Watson

Senior Rep - Delani Argo

Junior Rep - Kate Kouplen

Sophomore Rep - Olivia Loiacono

Freshman Rep - McKenna Lester

2017 Homecoming Sweethearts

Senior - Morgan Lester

Junior - Amelia Anderson

Sophomore - Annie Bender

Freshman - Damiana Haynes

2016 -2017 Native American Club Officers

President - Brooke Charley

Vice President - Merrell Nelson

Secretary/Treasurer - Earnie Knight

Art Director - Etya Quiett

Senior Rep - Abby Payne

Junior Rep - Morgan Lester

Sophomore Rep - AJ Mendoza

Freshman Rep - Eli Youngblood

2016 Native American Club Homecoming Sweethearts

Senior - Brook Charley

Junior - Morgan Lester

Sophomore - Kate Kouplen

Freshman - Hannah Bradshaw

2015-2016 Native American Club officers

Mathias Phillips - President
Riley Berens - Vice-President
Earnie Knight - Secretary/Treasurer
Nicole Mackey - Senior Rep
Mekko Watson - Junior Rep
Iesha-LaShay Phillips - Sophomore Rep

Donavan Taylor - Freshmen Rep

Ashlyn Lupton - Art Director

The next Native American Club meeting is September 12th.

Native American Club Service Project

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Murrow Indian Children's Home

Secondary Student Activities

We are online in Canvas, the official district student learning portal. Check the Canvas calendar for updates.

Parents can be observers of the content on Canvas. Just go to http://jenks.instructure.com to sign up.

College Student Opportunities

AISES

The American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) is a national, nonprofit organization focused on substantially increasing the representation of American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, First Nations and other indigenous peoples of North America in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) studies and careers.

http://www.aises.org

WINS

The Washington Internships for Native Students (WINS) offers students of sovereign American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian (AI/AN/NH) nations the opportunity to build leadership skills while living, studying, and interning in Washington, DC. Developed in response to the White House Initiative on American Indians and Alaska Natives, this enriching program offers qualified students full scholarships funded by American University and sponsoring organizations. http://www.american.edu/spexs/wins/

Udall Scholarship

http://udall.gov/OurPrograms/MKUScholarship/MKUScholarship.aspx

In 2013, the Foundation expects to award 50 scholarships of up to $5000 and 50 honorable mentions to sophomore and junior level college students committed to careers related to the environment, tribal public policy, or Native American health care.

Native American Congressional Internships:

http://udall.gov/OurPrograms/NACInternship/NACInternship.aspx

The Udall Foundation provides a ten-week summer internship in Washington, D.C., for Native American and Alaska Native students who wish to learn more about the federal government and issues affecting Indian Country. The internship is fully funded: the Foundation provides round-trip airfare, housing, per diem for food and incidentals, and a stipend at the close of the program.

New OU Law Scholarship for American Indian Students:

New OU law scholarship for American Indian students

Kathryn McNutt by Kathryn McNutt Published: March 18, 2016

http://newsok.com/new-ou-law-scholarship-for-american-indian-students/article/5485884

NORMAN — The University of Oklahoma College of Law has announced the Frank and Lucille Pope Endowed Scholarship, established by the couple's estate. The gift is more than $620,000 and will generate approximately $31,050 annually to be awarded to eligible students.

A preference will be given to American Indians, specifically of Cherokee descent.

Pope was born in Tulsa to Frank Pope Sr. and Johanna Chambers Pope. His mother was of Cherokee descent. He graduated from the OU College of Business in 1950 and earned his law degree from the OU College of Law in 1956. Pope served in the U.S. Army during World War II and as an attorney with the U.S. government in Washington.

Lucille Pope was born in Lebanon, Pa. She became a secretary and relocated to Washington, where she served as secretary to the chief of chaplains for the Army and later at the Pentagon in the office of Gen. Omar Bradley.

Frank and Lucille Pope married in 1974 and lived in northern Virginia until they retired in 1981. He died in 2012 and she died in 2015.

Office for the Advancement of American Indians in Medicine and Science

http://www.healthsciences.okstate.edu/oaaims/

The initiative aims to increase the number of American Indians practicing medicine and working in the science fields through mentoring and targeted programs. Ultimately, efforts made by the OAAIMS will provide Native American students means to be successful in these fields by offering hands-on experiences that combine Native culture, medicine, and science.