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Yup'ik Raven This collection of student work is from Frank Keim's classes. He wants to share these works for others to use as an example of culturally-based curriculum and documentation. These documents have been OCR-scanned and are available for educational use only.


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Ray Alstrom Sr.

Water Plant Operator Subsititute

Ray works for the PHS as a water plant operator subsititute for the City of Marshall or PHS. He has gone through 13 1/2 years of school. The training he got was on the job training and he is a seasonal worker. Most of the time he works in the shop area or various places through out the town.During the summer season, he works 10 to 12 hours a day. His boss is either the mayor of Marshall or the PHS represenative and he works with other locals around Marshall. His regular salary is 12 dollars an hour.

His responsibilities are to drive truck, operate the cat,and to be a mechanic's helper, plus other labor duties. The best things about his job are driving the truck and operating the cat. The worst thing is long hours and working on rainy or cold days.

His advice to the students is stay in school, read, listen, and read, read, and read.

Interviewed by:

Carmen Pitka

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