Name: Ernastine Tapia-Torosian

Tribal Health job title: Summer Pharmacy Clerk and Shadowing Experience

What Tribe are you enrolled in? 

I am an Enrolled CSKT tribal member.

Where are you from? 

I am from St. Ignatius Mission. 

What High School do you attend? 

I attend St Ignatius High School but am transferring to Ronan High School this fall.

What grade level are you going into?

I am going into 11^th grade.

What are some of your plans after High School? 

I plan to go to any college I choose when I’m ready it is not set in stone where I want to go yet. Then I might go to school for nursing or forestry and maybe get an English degree to teach. I recently fell in love with English this past year so that’s a maybe. I may also like to be a game warden. 

What made you choose Tribal Health? 

I chose Tribal Health because I am thinking of going into the medical field and I just wanted to learn the ropes on what goes on here for nursing and just the whole shebang of the medical field. 

What activities and/or hobbies do you pursue in your free time? 

I play a lot of sports in my free time mostly basketball and softball and when my parents are off work I like floating the river and fishing, and hunting. Anything outdoors I like. 

Name: Evyn Good

Tribal Health job title: Summer Pharmacy Clerk and Shadowing Experience

What Tribe are you enrolled in? 

I’m enrolled in the Salish and Pend d’Oreilles Tribes.

Where are you from? 

I am from Missoula, Montana.

What High School do you attend? 

I attend high school or Hellgate high school in Missoula.

What grade level are you going into?

I am going into my 11^th-grade year.

What are some of your plans after High School? 

I plan on going to college and after that pursuing a career in pediatrics, pharmacy or other medical-related fields. I would love to go to college out of state and see what I can learn before I come back and help my people.

What made you choose Tribal Health? 

I’m very interested in being something in the medical field because I want to help as many people as possible and medicine is the best opportunity to do that. Being around the medical field and getting more exposure to different jobs in the medical field is something that I want to experience.

What activities and/or hobbies do you pursue in your free time? 

I love being on any bodies of water, like lakes, rivers, and streams. I love fishing, hiking, biking, and being outdoors. I also do speech, debate, and basketball and watch or participate in any sport I can.

Name: Kason Page

Tribal Health job title: Summer Pharmacy Clerk and Shadowing Experience

What Tribe are you enrolled in? 

Salish And Kootenai Tribe

Where are you from? 

St Ignatius, Mt

What High School do you attend? 

Mission High School

What grade level are you going into?

Tenth Grade

What are some of your plans after High School? 

To become a pediatrician and go to college to get my bachelor’s degree. I want to get accepted into Gonzaga university when I‘m out of high school and I’ll do whatever it takes. 

What made you choose Tribal Health? 

The environment and the people I see and know when I come to the doctor’s visit or dentist visit. 

What activities and/or hobbies do you pursue in your free time? 

Sports as in basketball, softball and I like to run for fun and stay fit.