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HIGHSC~-~©OLSPOTLIGHT Native student pursues political science By DEAN SIEMON Shelton High School senior Jacob Adams has been involved with his Na- tive American roots during his high school years. Adams is president of the Native Club at SHS and the president of the Squaxin Island Tribe's youth council. Adams said his goal was to help his fellow Native American students in education and acted as a peer coun- selor his first two years in the Native Club. "I noticed that many Native youths were not educated ... ones who don't really care about school," Adams said. With his father a member of the Colville Tribe and his mother a mem- ber of the Skokomish Tribe, Adams chose to enroll as a member of the Colville Tribe. "Colville just has a little bit more money," Adams said. "They can give more money in grants." Since his junior year, Adams has been enrolled in the high school's Running Start program has attended Olympic College and is taking online courses at the Northwest Indian Col- lege in Bellingham. Adams is scheduled to graduate this spring with his high school diplo- ma and his associate's degree. "In the long run, I know it'll get me ahead and I can start my life faster," Adams said. Adams is taking courses like His- tory, English and Spanish at Olympic College and other Native American courses at the Northwest Indian Col- lege. "If one school doesn't have the cred- its I need for my associate's degree, I can go to the other," Adams said. Adams said he is interested in studying political science and has tak- en a week long training course with Boys State, a program through Ameri- can Legion. "It's a club where they teach us about politics and we build a govern- Jacob Adams ment from the ground up," Adams said. Adams said he would like to use an education in politics and/or business to help his tribe. "I've always felt like, being a Na- tive American, there are a lot of things I can do to stand up for other Native Americans and the Colville Nations," Adams said. Adams' top two choices for college are the University of Washington and Seattle University. "I don't want to go too far from my family," he said. "I have the links in Seattle so I won't be up there by my- self." Adams said he is proud of his up- bringing. With his mother and father gone, he is living with his grandmoth- er. "It was a lot of hard work, but I'm glad I got through it," Adams said. Adams said he will miss the fam- ily and friend support when leaving Mason County, but knows it is best to move to the big city. "I think [Shelton is] a good place to grow up in and I think it's a good place to retire in," Adams said. "But I don't think it's a good place for the in between." THE WAY WE WERE: 1890s June 15, 1899 the Antlers Hotel was opened on Lake Cushman by Russell Homan. He charged guests $2.50 a day. The hotel was destroyed in 1926 when the lake rose behind Tacoma's Cushman Dam. Photo courtesy of the Mason County Historical Society ,, ~ Beers • 50¢ buffalo Win~ls-, IZZA SPECIALS ,' I I I I " SUPER Fo !',, I ! ~I , , , 324 Railroad, Downtown Shelton , I at Evergreen Square I I I , (360) 462-PIZZA , ...remember... don't dial the "A" 7499 ,' ~i.~e...~.i~ Open Tue-Wed 11-8, Thurs, Fri & Sat 11-9 ~i~i~ ~, L J ~'¢~/,~4~ lI Mexican Restaurant SUPERBOWL XLV Sunday, February 6th Come See Our 1st-Run MOVIES.I 24-HOUR MOVIE INFO 426-1000 www.SHELTONOINEMAS.com • Comer of 5t~ & Franldin Dally 4:15, 6:45pm Also Showing Fri-Sat 9:lOpm SP AKE 360-426-2505 1180 E. Plckering Road Spencer Lake -- more than a tavern Bar & Grill OPEN 7am-2am DAILY • ~, ~o. Cash Gmes! $I0 Buy-ln ~,;:~,t: ,,~:~ ~:~:~: Each Saturday o 2:00 p.m. :~"~- ~o~.~. Appetizer/Drink Combo FREE Fridays! FREE Fridays! Free Appetizers Friday Nights 5-7pm in the WWBB LOUNGW VERN'S IS FEATURING LOCAL YAK ANGUS, FRESH SALMON, AND TASTY PASTAS! For more details, find us @ www:vernsrestaurant.corn Silent Auction for ~~ Kerry ,eterson ...... Friday, Jan. 28th M]!P ~ Live Music by ~l~t~ Vancouver ....... ~ ......... Pipes & Drums 5:00 pm- Closing ~ej~/ oonotions welcome I~H~.~::. L~l~e, See us on Facebook $~)~.m. ...... ' ~ S~t'e~C'~lOl~ O~ street brewhouse c~ou~n~et; t;eas ~ visit our blog @ http~/ ~lt aLeS g rovestreetbrewhouse. wordpress.com hOURS: m011-t:hlzR 11-9 . ~l-Sat; 11-11 . sttr111-8 lS~ ~, st; sheLt;on, wa - ~60. Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011 - Page B-3