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TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS Preparing for College Tips from the Education Department Junior Year of High School (ietting ready for college starts while you are in high school. You should begin as early as possible to allow you the time to take care of all the details while keeping up w ith your regular schoolwork. Ideally, you should begin searching for potential colleges during your junior year. This will give you plenty of time to prepare for the admission requirements and gather all of the appropriate materi als to apply. You should have selected the colleges to which you'd like to apply by the time you begin your senior year. First Things First Below are the things you already should have completed by the time you set foot on campus as a senior: • • • You should have a solid list of colleges to which you'd like to apply and have requested information from each. You already should have taken the SAT or ACT and received your score. You also should have researched the financial aid options available to you and gathered some potential scholar ship applications. Review SAT/ACT Scores Juniors - Once you’ve taken the SAT and/or ACT and received your score(s), make sure you review them. Before send ing your results to potential colleges, take a look one more time and make sure the score truly reflects your best work. If you think you could do better, arrange to take the test again. Seniors - If you haven’t taken either test, register for them as soon as possible! Practice exams are normally given in the early fall if you need to practice. Check with your school counselor about test dates at your school or schools near by. Meet with School Counselor Juniors and seniors - Before you submit your college applications, meet with your counselor. Hopefully, you’ve been setting up meetings like this periodi cally throughout your entire high school career. But if not. that’s okay, just make an appointment. Be sure to bring your applications and college information with you so you can discuss your plans in detail. Your coun selor will help you with any questions about the forms or application process. School counselors are a great resource! teacher or two. But if not, bring up the topic as soon as possible. Be sure to provide the teacher or coach with information about you and the college so they can write a personal and compelling letter for you. Try to select individuals who know you and your strengths. Be sure you check the requirements on your college applica tions to see when they require letters of recommendation to be submitted. Also, it's important to remember to ask for several copies of your letter of recom mendation so you have them to submit with other scholarship applications. Submit College Apps In the beginning of November of your senior year, you can begin submitting col lege applications. Now you can put all of that planning to good use. After you fill out the applications, write essays if you need to, get letters of recommendation, have your test scores sent to the schools and get appropriate transcript informa tion, you can send in your applications! FAFSA The Free Application for Federal Stu dent Aid is your ticket to free grant money and low-interest federal loans. If you think your parents make too much money or you won’t qualify, you are likely mistaken. Financial Aid Deadlines The FAFSA application is key. Many other grants, scholarships and loan pro grams require you to have completed a FAFSA. This includes Tribal funding grant applications as well. Due dates are hard and fast, so don’t miss them! Go to the FAFSA website at www.fafsa.ed.gov and get information about deadlines tor the application. The earlier you apply for loans and grants, the better. Some are first-come, first- served. Being aware of deadlines is a must! Always submit applications by the deadline and don’t exclude information requested on any application. Some of the most frequent mistakes students make is missing the dead line and just leaving questions and informa tion fields blank on applications. Deadlines for Tribal Higher Education and Adult Vocational Training Applications June 30 — For the 2009-2010 academic year funding Oct. 31 - For winter term or spring semester (depending on your school) 2009 funding Jan. 31 - For spring term 2009 funding Tribal Education Specialists Get Letters of Recommendation Juniors - You should be thinking ahead about who you will ask for letters of recommendation. Seniors - Hopefully, you’ve already discussed your need for a letter of recommendation with a favorite 8 • Siletz News * Alissa Lane - Siletz; 541-444-8373 or alissal@ctsi.nsn.us Nick Sixkiller — Eugene; 541-484-4234 or nicks@ctsi.nsn.us Sonya Moody-Jurado - Salem; 503- 390-9494 or sonyam@ctsi.nsn.us Katy Kaady — Portland; 503-238-1512 or katyk@ctsi.nsn.us November 2008 David Tovey, Rueben Johnsen, Frank Simmons, Robert Kentta, Delores Pigsley and Lillie Butler visit with former Imprints owner Ann Elsasser (third from right) and employee Tammy Viles (second from right). STBC, con’t from page 1 pleased with their performance and cus tomer relations.” According to Tovey, one of the key components of the purchase was the acquisition of long-time Imprints staff member Tammy Viles. “Tammy is clearly the key to produc tion at Imprints and we consider her vital to the business’s continuing success,” said Tovey. Tovey also explained that while the Tribe will look at expanding the busi ness’s product lines in the future, the initial focus will be on maintaining the quality of service that Imprints’ customers have come to rely on. Restoration, con’t from page 1 Center and the Siletz Gas and Mini-Mart. The Tribe also participated in the opening of Siletz Valley School in 2003 In 2004. the Tribe purchased the Shi Io Inn next to Chinook Winds in Lincoln City and added the resort hotel to the casino roster. The Tribe also opened the Logan Road RV Park in Lincoln City in 2004 and added the nearby golf course in 2005. The addition of the Lakeside Golf and Fitness Center completed the Chi nook Winds Casino Resort experience by combining all three adjacent businesses under one Tribal umbrella. All Tribal satellite offices in Port land, Salem and Eugene are now in Trib- ally owned buildings. The Eugene office moved into its current location in 2005, the Salem office moved to its current location in 2006 and the Portland office relocated to its current location in 2008. The Tribe played a leading role in es tablishing the Siletz Valley Early College Academy in 2(X)6. The academy serves as the local high school for area youth. The Tribe is proud of the fact that in a few short years of doing business, it has become the largest employer in Lincoln County through the combined workforce of Tribal employees and the staff at Chi nook Winds Casino Resort. Another source of tremendous pride for the Tribe is the fact that it has been able to give more than $6.2 million to the community through the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund. Chinook Winds has donated more than $l .25 mil lion in cash and fund-raising efforts since its inception in 1995. The Restoration celebration is set to begin at 10 a.m. with a welcome and in vocation. The Tribe's Head Start students will perform, followed by guest speakers, presentations and Bingo. This year’s Restoration Pow-Wow arena director will be Tribal member Tony Whitehead and Nick Sixkiller is set to emcee. As usual, all drummers and dancers are welcome and Grand Entry is scheduled for 6 p.m. CTSI Jobs CTSI Employment Information Visit our website at www.ctsi.nsn.us CTSI is constantly looking for temporary employees to cover vacancy, vacations, maternity leave and extend sick leave. If you are retired, a home maker, or a student and are looking for temporary work that can last from two weeks to 12 weeks, please submit a temporary application for the temp pool. Note: “Open Until Filled” vacan cies may close at any time. The Tribe’s Indian Preference policy will apply. Tribal government will not discriminate in se lection because of race, creed, age, sex, color, national origin, physical handicap, marital status, politics, membership or non-membership in an employee organization.
