Native Americans regard education as the number one priority in one's life endeavors. Mrs. Marmon exemplified the blending together of two cultures, retaining the old while learning the new. Through her life story, young Indian children have another fine role model upon which to build their lives. Dual languages and multi-cultural experiences can only enrich our children's lives.Mrs. Marmon told Laguna stories of legends long ago. Here at our school these stories are being told once again, teaching us about our past and giving us strength to build a bright and rewarding future; to work for our goals.
Susie Rayos Marmon devoted her life to her family and her career as a teacher and educator of Indian children. She was among a handful of Indian girls of her time to pursue an extensive education. She graduated from Bloomsburg State Teacher's College in Pennsylvania in 1906. In a one room building behind her home in Laguna she taught Pueblo Children for nearly fifty years.