Digital Moments at 2005 NES Student Symposium, Johnson Space Center

From Circle of Nations Native American School in North Dakota, Kathy with two of her students , make a presentation to NASA representatives at May2005 NES Student Symposium at Johnson Space Center.














Gwen Foote at 2005 NASA Leadership Symposium at Johnson Space Center.





2005 NASA Leadership Symposium
group of educators as they attend seminars at Johnson Space Center at Houston, Texas.
Exceptional teachers going above & beyond tremendous standards to assure their students and associates have outstanding opportunities in career focused activities and professional development deserve KUDOS.


We've come a long way, Baby!!!

2005 NASA Explorer School Partnerships:

NASA selects 50 schools in the United States to particiapte in a partnership of opportunites and career development for students and educators -NASA Explorer Schools.

The press release for 2005 took place in May with a website announcement.

For NASA-TV on the Web, go to http://nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/. Dish Network (channel 213) and DirecTV (Channel 376) carry the NASA Channel.

NASA-TV is also Web cast through the Internet.

One of the team leaders of a NASA Explorer School (California) from 2005 takes pictures of team leaders and students participating in the press release.
School Teams are divided in groups pertaining to their location of NASA installations. Johnson Space Center (pictured here) is represented by schools in the midwestern United States. Schools of cultural diversity in underprivileged regions, minorities, and those students in disadvantaged environments are focused for being awarded an opportunity to received career oriented activities for students and professional development for educators.

Native American students get a chance to participate in the space program.

Last winter I was encouraged to write a grant for our school, from NASA representatives.
This spring, I was surprised and excited to find out we were awarded a grant as a member of NASA Explorer School Partnership, 1 of 50 chosen throughout the country. This was the first time a school in South Dakota became a NES School and only a few on Indian reservations have participated in this program.

2005: A Summer of Friends and Professional Growth

Oglala Lakota College stays busy even in the summer. Pine Ridge Indian Reservation held dedication of the Science and Technology Center with their ribbon cutting ceremony the day before graduation ceremonies this summer.

Amber documented the ceremony through video as she completed the first video productions class to graduate from OLC.
Misty Brave, coordinator fo INMED/HCOP Program at OLC

Cmdr John Herrington, NASA Astronaut & keynote speaker at the graduation

Gwen (Wendy) Foote, educator in Kyle school and OLC

Students from the INMED Summer Honor Program (Indians in Medicine).

These students pictured are only a few of the representatives from Pine Ridge Schools who attend OLC Summer classes to advance their education and skills in the field of medicine.

These are high school students who plan to attend college in the medical field.

They enjoyed participating in the OLC/NSF/NASA activities as they relate to medicine.

Amber Montileaux, Gwen Foote, & Theresa Mendoza celebrate Oglala Lakota College Graduation festivities. Thank you Theresa for your encouragement in the educational field.

Graduation at Oglala Lakota College on Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Graduates increase each year as more students enroll and instructors represent cultures from around the world. Congrats to all the graduates at OLC.

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I am an educator; elementary to middle school with a special interest in sciences, art, and social sciences.
I have one son, Shawn Robert, who has followed his Grandfathers’ tradition of military service. He is a marine who did a tour of duty in Iraq.
We have a large family with strong closeknit ties.
My sister, JoAnn is pursuing leads on our genealogy, documenting information we grew up learning about our ancestery.

Summer 2005

Summer; July 2005

So what do I want to be when I grow up? I’m still a work in progress!
After a career of almost 20 years as a registered medical technologist and 10+ years a professional artist, I discovered a desire for more life long learning.

I recently graduated from Oglala Lakota College with a BS Degree in Elementary Education, K-8; Art, K-12; Certified Special Education, K-12.
I’ve been teaching on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota for the past 5 years and will be teaching at Oglala Lakota College this fall, 2005.

This summer, I worked with middle and high school students in summer honors’ programs.



INMED/HCOP (Indians in Medicine) is a 6 week honors program, with Oglala Lakota College for high school students, who attended classes and engaged learning activities. This prepares students for a career in the medical field. I taught science, biomedical technology emphasizing the clinical laboratory.

In July I went to University of South Dakota to help with the Gifted & Talented Institute working with middle and high school students. Students attended classes in performing arts, science, communication arts, and technology. The students were excited and excelled in everything they experienced.
Students from Pine Ridge (Kyle) and Rosebud Indian Reservation attended this Governor’s Camp honors program at The University of South Dakota. Dr Tim Duggan headed USD’s Gifted & Talented Institute and the Governor’s Camp.

Gwen Foote (photo by Austin) 

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In our world today, it's difficult to stay in touch with people in our lives. At least email, Internet, and cellular phones help us stay connected to friends and family.
Now we have Blogs in a highly mobile world.
This is my blog page to reach out and connect with friends, family, and colleagues.
Information will follow on summer happenings.
In the meantime, have a great summer!
Later.