Graduates
Ivory Pearson
Faryn Case
Chiloquin High School in Chiloquin, Ore.
Class valedictorian with a 4.0 GPA
Will attend Oregon Institute of Tech-
nology in Klamath Falls, Ore. Also has
signed with OIT to play volleyball.
GED graduate, Mt. Hood Community
College (Gresham, Ore.)
Received assistance through the 477
Self-Sufficiency Program and the
Education Department in Portland
Maranda Garrett
Parents: Randy Garrett and Marci Muschamp
Plans after high school: Attend Western Oregon University
Scholarships received: Sharon Butler Memorial Scholarship ($3,000)
What was a challenge in high school and how did you overcome it? Not caring
about high school. I decided to stay another year for sports.
What motivated you to graduate? My parents
What was your favorite class? Science
Did you take a course that taught you personal budgeting? Yes
Did you attend Toledo schools for K-12? No, I attended Siletz for seven years. I was
at Toledo for high school.
What activities did you participate in? Senior year – cross country, track, student
body activities director; junior year – swim and track; freshman year – swim
Thank You Siletz Tribe for $1,200 for
UO Graduates
The University Of Oregon – Native American Student Union (NASU) would like
to thank the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund for the donation of $1,200 for
Pendleton blankets for NASU graduates. They were presented with the blankets at the
UO Mother’s Day Pow-Wow.
Siletz Tribal member Carson Viles (pictured below, second from the right) is pre-
sented with a blanket. There were a number of graduates, including Virginia Beavert
(far left), the oldest UO graduate and Yakama Tribal member. Beavert earned her Ph.D.
and currently teaches Sahaptin at UO.
Dreonna Johnson
Congratulations to our daughter,
Dreonna Johnson, for graduating from
Franklin High School (Portland, Ore.).
This is the beginning of your brilliant
future.
We’re so proud of you.
Love, Mom and Dad
OCF has grants for programs
that are outside of school time
The Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) will award grants ranging from
$40,000 to $120,000 per year for three years to Out-of-School Time programs
that promote academic success and serve low-income students, students of color
and rural students.
OCF seeks proposals from Out-of-School Time programs that meet one or
both of the following criteria: Utilize quality practices and wish to expand the
number of youth they reach and/or wish to deepen the effectiveness of their
programming by adopting and integrating evidence-based, culturally specific or
culturally adapted best-practice programming.
Additional information, requirements and application details can be found
at oregoncf.org/grants-scholarships/grants/k12-student-success.
Deadline to apply is Aug. 1, 2013, for a funding decision in November 2013.
Questions? Contact Belle Cantor at bcantor@oregoncf.org or 503-227-6846;
or visit oregoncf.org.
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