Mitchell Jewett

I was in a Talented and Gifted Program at Crow Creek High School in 1999-2000. The T.A.G. program recognized my A.P. English, A.P. Accounting, and A.P. Math - Intro to Calculus & Calculus as qualifications to be included in this program. The TAG program rewarded its participating students with educational and multi-cultural share and exchange trips to other high schools with their own Talented and Gifted programs. The participating students in T.A.G. were give the opportunity to experience other native American cultures by visiting other high schools in Hawaii and New York City. These T.A.G. program trips were during my Junior and Senior High School years. I graduated from Crow Creek in 2000.

I was taking Pre-Med or an Interdisciplinary Studies program at SDSM&T during the years of 2005-06. While attending this college, I was involved in the American Indian Science and Engineer Society becoming the Vice President of the SDSM&T chapter.

My first semester of Fall 2024, I made the President's list by earning a 3.5 GPA.

In my Junior and Senior year of high school, at Crow Creek High School, we started the first native American JRROTC in the United States of America. The first all Native American high school students JRROTC in the United States. The first JRROTC on a tribal reservation, federal land, in the United States. The Staff Sergeant BRIGGS was the C.O. of the JRROTC that my classmates and I started making headway for other tribal high school students to welcome this program. JROTC stands for Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps. It's a high school program designed to develop leadership, discipline, and citizenship skills in students while introducing them to military values and structure. The program is offered by different branches of the U.S. military, including the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. Students in JROTC participate in activities like drill training, physical fitness, leadership exercises, and community service. While it doesnt require students to join the military, it provides valuable skills that can be useful in both civilian and military careers.

In 2005-06, I was voted in by the Region 5 South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, American Indian Science and Engineering Students at SDSM&T as the Vice President, under Jade Herman, the President of our school chapter. This organization allowed me to participate in the Regional 5 Conference hosted by Steven's Point - University of Wisconsin chapter in November of 2005, and then, the 2006 AISES National Conference hosted by the Lumbee Tribe, sponsored by the University of North Carolian - Chapel Hill chapter in Charlotte, North Carolina.