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Wednesday, December 6, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
SISTERS GRO:
Organization handles
SHS scholarships
WEATHER: Month of
December may be
on the dry side
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nonprofit in the community
focused solely on the develop-
ment of financial support for
Sisters High School graduates
in these areas.
Currently Sisters GRO
works with 51 donors to offer
87 local individual scholar-
ships available to SHS gradu-
ates. Beginning in 2008-09,
it awarded $64,150 to 27
student recipients; in 2017,
Sisters GRO awarded nearly
$170,000 to 54 recipients.
Since its inception, with the
assistance of the people of
Sisters, it has awarded schol-
arship funds of $824,500 to
285 graduating students.
“In many respects, 10 years
has gone by in the blink of an
eye; in other ways, it’s been
a long road to where we are
now,” said Ann Thompson,
Sisters GRO co-founder. “But
every year has been reward-
ing, watching GRO grow, see-
ing the generosity of our com-
munity come together to help
our students succeed in so
many ways. When we began
the work of Sisters GRO years
ago, I don’t think our core
group ever envisioned this
degree of success, although
we had high hopes.
“Sisters GRO and (the
mentorship program) ASPIRE
have combined to make very
memorable moments for me:
students who had no hope for
education beyond high school,
and yet went on to college, the
first in their families to do so,
with the help of mentoring
and scholarships. GRO has
big plans for the future, and I
hope to be around for the next
stage!”
ASPIRE is an Oregon
State resource that matches
adult volunteer mentors
with high school students to
develop a plan to meet their
goals beyond high school.
Sisters GRO works closely
with ASPIRE in developing
which was 1.44 inches below
normal. Measurable precipi-
tation — at least .01 inch —
was received on five days
with the heaviest, 0.14 inches,
reported on November 9.
Precipitation this year
has reached 9.17 inches,
which is 2.39 inches below
normal. Since October, the
water year precipitation at
Sisters has been 1.67 inches,
which is 1.24 inches below
normal.
Don’t forget
about the most
important person
on your list: YOU!
Come in for our combo
chiropractic and massage
appointment and feel less stress
and more JOY this holiday
season!
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Call 541-588-2213
392 E. Main Ave.
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Karen Hensley and Ann Thompson are GRO co-founders.
ways to better serve gradu-
ates in pursuing their goals.
In 2017, 40 ASPIRE mentors
assisted approximately 175
junior and senior students.
Joe Hosang, SHS princi-
pal, who has served on the
Sisters GRO Board since
2011, points out that “in addi-
tion to financial support by
scholarship donors, GRO has
been a vital partner with the
Sisters School District to sup-
port and breathe life into the
ASPIRE program when it was
struggling. Because of Sisters
GRO’s passion and commit-
ment to the ASPIRE program,
it’s flourishing.”
In 2013, Sisters GRO
began collaborating with The
Roundhouse Foundation to
furnish funds for “Enrichment
Experiences.” Sisters GRO
manages the selection, award
and disbursement process.
Making these experiences
possible to local youth helps
them in discovering their
interests and passions, which
is a basis for envisioning their
future paths. The program
began with grants for Sisters
High School students and
has grown, through the gen-
erosity of The Roundhouse
Foundation, to include Sisters
middle and elementary
schools.
Last year The Ford Family
Foundation supported Sisters
GRO with a grant for profes-
sional consulting. This helped
the all-volunteer board of
directors facilitate a transi-
tion of leadership, along with
added administration work
brought on by the increased
number of scholarships.
For information about sup-
porting Sisters GRO by estab-
lishing a scholarship, serving
on its board of directors, or
volunteering as an ASPIRE
mentor, contact them at info@
SistersGRO.org.
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Snowfall totaled 1.1
inches with at least one inch
of snow reported on one day.
The heaviest snowfall was 1.1
inches reported on November
9. The greatest depth of snow
on the ground was one inch
on November 9.
The outlook for December
from NOAA’s Climate
Prediction Center calls for
above-normal temperatures
and below-normal precipi-
tation. Normal highs for
Sisters fall from 41.0 degrees
at the start of December to
39.0 degrees at the end of
December. Normal lows fall
from 23.0 degrees to 22.0
degrees. The 30-year normal
precipitation is 1.97 inches.
Don’t Miss Sisters
Christian Academy’s
Christmas
Musical!
Thurs, Dec 7, 6:30 pm
At Sisters Community Church
1300 W. Mckenzie Hwy., Sisters
A fun musical journey to th e manger by camel!