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Wednesday, July 22, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 11 Learning to stay safe in college By Jim cornelius News Editor photo by diane Goble upward Bound students helped the Sisters Garden club spruce up Sisters. Coos Bay students beautify Sisters By Diane Goble Correspondent A group of young peo- ple from Coos Bay came to Sisters last week to help the Sisters Garden Club with their annual beautification project at both entrances to town. They are part of Upward Bound, which is a college prep program for low-income first-generation college-bound high school students from ages 14 to 17. This is part of their six- week Summer Academy where they get to choose a different project each sum- mer that involves giving back to the community. Their supervisor, Grant Gill, had a lot of positive things to say about his group. “Some of these kids haven’t had much parental supervision and have moved around a lot,” he said. “This program gives them opportu- nities to explore and discover their passions. They are learn- ing to follow directions, take ownership, work as a team, plan ahead, to be respectful and to succeed beyond what they’ve been led to believe they could.” Larry Nelson, president of Sisters Garden Club, gave the students a little pep talk starting at the east end of town and thanked them for their service then assign- ments were handed out — first being, grab a shovel and fill the wheelbarrows from the pile of bark mulch to spread around after the areas are cleared and the shrubs trimmed. this program gives them opportunities to explore and discover their passions. — Grant Gill Honora Buell, who had been a substitute high school math and science teacher when this job came up, is the new director of the pro- gram for North Bend and Marshfield high schools in Coos Bay. She said, “This is such a unique opportunity for stu- dents to be able to get one- on-one attention to encourage them to go to college. Their parents didn’t have this expe- rience, so this gives them a head start on applying to col- lege and working toward a degree.” She has 50 students during the school year and 35 dur- ing the summer, and the pro- gram is run under a federal grant through Portland State University. Diana Collins, who will be a senior at Marshall High School this year, said she “wasn’t doing well as a fresh- man; then I started talking with Honora and she helped me get my head straight. She told me not to give up on myself and to always have hope for a better future. Now I look forward to going to college to study culinary arts and hospitality. My dream is open a coffee shop and hire homeless people.” The group camped in Tumalo during the week they were in town and got to visit some of the places they mapped out to see in Sisters Country. 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Or getting caught up in belligerent talk that leads to a fight — and injury or jail — when the right thing to do is to walk away. “It’s about making good decisions,” Coach Q says. The elements of safety come down to awareness, preparedness and people looking out for each other. All this and more will be part of the two-hour class at SPRD. Class size is limited. Call 541-549-2091 to reserve a spot. CONCEAL CARRY PERMIT CLASS OREGON - UTAH VALID 35 STATES Thursday, July 30 1 p.m. & 6 p.m. Best Western Ponderosa Lodge: 500 Hwy. 20 W., Sisters OR/UT (valid in WA) $80 or OR-only $45 For the month of July when you start a comprehensive treatment program! Natural & Artif icial Many young men and women from Sisters will be venturing to college this fall. For some, it will be their first real venture on their own beyond the safe confines of a small Central Oregon town, where trouble seems far, far away. Their lack of season- ing makes them vulnerable. Many don’t really know what to be thinking about and what to look for to avoid getting themselves into sticky situa- tions — from fights to mug- gings to sexual assaults. Charles Quandt (“Coach Q”)of Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD) will lead a free community class on Saturday, July 25, from noon to 2 p.m. to help those young people be bet- ter prepared. He will be assisted by Sherri Hermens, Kim Manley, and Deschutes County Sheriff’s Lt. Scott Shelton (Retired). College Prep Class on Self Defense & Safety – 101 is built on the principles of “how not to be a target.” “There are real threats out there, real predators that are looking for targets,” says Coach Q. “As a parent myself, I actually sleep a little bit better knowing my son has been given the tools and information” to protect himself. Attendees will learn some physical tools: where the vulnerable targets are on an attacker, and quick and effective techniques that can extricate a person from a dangerous position. 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