Foundation supports
youth enrichment
By Charlie Kanzig
Correspondent
Want to go to a fiddle
camp or a culinary competi-
tion? Study science or the-
ater outside of school? Don9t
have the funds to make it
happen? The Roundhouse
Foundation is ready to help.
A t m i d - s c h o o l - y e a r
nearly $12,000 remains in
the Roundhouse Foundation
Enrichment Scholarship
budget for Sisters middle
and high school students
who want to enhance educa-
tional opportunities beyond
the regular school day.
Managers of the fund
are working to get the
word out so students can
take advantage of the gen-
erosity of the Roundhouse
Foundation.
S i s t e r s G r a d u a t e
Resource Organization
(GRO) helps to adminis-
ter The Roundhouse grants,
and according to its web-
site http://shs.ssd6.org/
sistersgro the Roundhouse
Foundation was established
with a mission to encour-
age community enrichment
and economic development
through the arts in Central
Oregon. For this reason, The
Roundhouse Foundation is
offering scholarships to be
distributed to SHS and SMS
students for enriching educa-
tional experiences.
Although there are some
applications currently under
consideration, as of January
1 the fund for this school
year still had just over
$12,000 available. Of that,
$2,650 is earmarked for
middle-school-aged students
and the remaining $9,000 is
there for high-school-aged
students, according to Tim
Ross, board chair of Sisters
GRO.
The GRO website states
<to be considered for a schol-
arship, the applicant must
be enrolled in grade 5-12.
Educational experiences that
are eligible include work-
shops, seminars, camps or
other fitting types of activi-
ties in areas of a student9s
interest. Sports and faith-
based experiences cannot be
considered. The experience
is expected to benefit the
student through enrichment,
pertain to discovery of post-
high-school career or aspira-
tions and/or to make a differ-
ence in the community.=
It is thought that one of
the reasons more students
have not been applying for
the Roundhouse scholar-
ships is due to lack of aware-
ness of the program, coupled
with students and families
not being familiar with
opportunities that would
qualify.
T h e G R O w e b s i t e
includes links to the appli-
cation and includes other
links to ideas for students
to consider. Examples of
experiences supported in
the past year include avia-
tion training, a culinary
contest, jazz camp, Oregon
State University Jump Start,
Alasdair Fraser9s Fiddle
Camp, marine science
camp, and theater camp.
Historically, students have
applied for opportunities
within the arts and science,
along with aviation, more
than other programs, but
diverse programs exist in
the region and the state for
students.
The Bend Science Station
is an example of an organi-
zation that offers enrichment
opportunities in the area.
Central Oregon Community
College also offers youth
programs ranging from
culinary to sewing to a vir-
tual reality camp and even a
certified baby-sitting class
called Safe Sitter®. In the
Portland area, Saturday
Academy offers weekend
courses as well as activi-
ties that take place during
school breaks and sum-
mer break. Many four-year
colleges and universities
host educational camps
for youth as well. Oak Hill
School in Eugene (http://
oakhillschool.com/summer-
programs/) offers a variety
of summer camp opportu-
nities, some of which are
housed at the University of
Oregon.
The <Oregon Goes to
College= website (http://
oregongoestocollege.org/)
lists summer opportunities
throughout Oregon.
Applicants need to be
aware that their applications
must be submitted 30 days or
more before the start of the
experience in order to give
time for the application to be
evaluated and details sorted
out. Retroactive submis-
sions for reimbursement are
not possible and travel costs
are not eligible. Application
does not guarantee being
awarded funds.
High school counselor
Rick Kroytz, who is a mem-
ber of the GRO board said,
<We want to do all we can
to support the Roundhouse
Foundation9s efforts to give
our students enrichment
opportunities.=
In addition to the GRO
website, further informa-
tion can be obtained from
the middle school and high
school counselors and
principals.
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