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PAGE A10, KEIZERTIMES, MAY 26, 2017 KeizerCommunity McNary seniors win scholarships KEIZERTIMES.COM FEEL GOOD STORY Saluting the people that make us proud of our community capitolauto.com By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes McNary seniors Jesus Agu- ilar and Destiny Miteg won’t have to worry about how they’re going to pay for col- lege. Aguilar was awarded the Ford Family Foundation Scholarship, which pays for up to 90 percent of a student’s college costs. Ford scholars who com- plete their bachelor’s degree with at least a 3.6 GPA are also eligible to apply for up to two years of graduate-level funding. Miteg is the fi rst McNary student to receive an Act Six Scholarship, Oregon’s only full-tuition, need-based, com- munity leadership award. The Ford Family Foun- dation selected 105 students from Oregon and 15 from Siskiyou, Calif. out of 5,885 applicants. Eligibility criteria includes fi nancial need, merit qualifi - cations as well as work in the community. Aguilar, who plans to ma- jor in electrical engineering at Oregon State University, has volunteered with the Nation- al Honor Society at McNary. He also organized a group of friends to work on the Big Toy at Keizer Rapids Park. “I really wanted to help the community out because there’s not a lot of parks on KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley McNary seniors Jesus Aguilar and Destiny Miteg received the highly competitive Ford Family Foundation and Act Six Scholarships. the west side of Keizer,” Agui- lar said. “They’re all on the other side so I thought it was a real- ly good idea. I feel like there’s people less fortunate than I and I would just like to re- ally help them out. I’ve always wanted to make my environ- ment better because it’s made me better.” Aguilar has also chosen working in the community over the perfect GPA. BLAST Camp July 11-14 The Keizer Police Depart- ment is hosting its fourth an- nual BLAST Camp from July 11 to July 14 for boys and girls entering grades three through six. This camp is designed to Bring local Law enforcement And Students closer Together (BLAST). Children attending the camp will receive safety in- formation, observe public safety demonstrations, and much more. Registration for the camp is free and available at the following website on a fi rst- come fi rst-serve basis: keizer. org/blast-camp-2017. In order to allow more children to participate in this event, the KPD is seeking donations to help offset the costs. To donate, or if there are any questions, contact Lt. An- drew Copeland at 503-856- 3463 or copelanda@keizer. org or Administrative Assis- tant Wanda Blaylock at 503- 856-3468 or blaylockw@ keizer.org. Choir, drama camp Aug. 14-18 McNary High School’s morning choir camp and af- ternoon drama camp will be from Aug. 14 to Aug. 18. There will be a perfor- mance on Aug. 18 and an op- tional second performance on Aug. 21 at the Total Eclipse Viewing Party. The choir and drama camps will be located at Whiteaker Middle School. Choir camp will be from 9 a.m. to noon and drama camp will be from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Students can choose to do one or both camps. Choir and drama camps each are $65, which includes a T-shirt and music in the case of choir. Siblings are half price. Joshua Rist, McNary’s choir director, Claggett Creek Middle School choir director Sandra Krause, and Andy Thomas, Whiteaker’s choir director will be leading choir camp. Angy and Andy Thomas will be leading drama camp. Registration must be com- pleted by June 9 at the latest. For more information, contact Andy Thomas at thomas_andy@salkeiz.k12. or.us. public notices NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE On 16th day of June, 2017, at 10:00 AM, at the main entrance of the Marion Co. Courthouse, in Salem, OR, I will sell the following real property: 1625 East Lincoln Road, Woodburn, in the case of BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. LESTER SPARKS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF BERNADETTE J. SPARKS, PARTIES IN POSSESSION, Defendant(s). For more information go to http://oregonsheriffssales.org On 16th day of June, 2017, at 10:00 AM, at the main entrance of the Marion Co. Courthouse, in Salem, OR, I will sell the following real property: 968 Salamander Road SE, Jefferson, in the case of ABS REO TRUST III, Plaintiff, vs. RAYMOND MORENO, PHH MORTGAGE SERVICES, PARTIES IN POSSESSION , Defendant(s). For more information go to http://oregonsheriffssales.org 5/19, 5/26, 6/2, 6/9 5/19, 5/26, 6/2, 6/9 Sam Goesch Ins Agcy Inc Sam Goesch CLU, Agent 3975 River Road North Keizer, OR 97303 Bus: 503-393-6252 State Farm , Bloomington, IL 1211999 Aguilar began his senior year with a 4.0 but will grad- uate with a 3.9 after taking fi ve AP classes in one semes- ter along with holding down a part time job. “I felt like defi nitely giving back to my community was way more important than a 4.0,” Aguilar said. “It’s some- thing you want to achieve ob- viously but if it’s going to get in the way of helping others, it’s kind of selfi sh.” Miteg, who transferred to McNary her senior year from David Douglas High School in Portland, had to complete three different phases to re- ceive one of just 17 Act Six Scholarships in Oregon. The fi rst was an online ap- plication with four 500-word essays about leadership, com- munity and how she would fi t into the two schools eligible for the scholarship—Warner Pacifi c College and George Fox University. The second round was sup- posed to be group interviews and activities in Portland but that phase was canceled due to a snow and ice storm. In round three, 20 semifi - nalists from the original 220 were chosen to go to the col- lege of their choice to spend the night and then participate in group activities, dinner and formal interviews. “The adults were all lis- tening to your stories and it was quite an experience,” said Miteg, who went to Warner Pacifi c. “I was meeting with a lot of the staff, the president, teachers.” Along with the scholar- ship, Miteg gets seven months of training in time manage- ment and other college skills before she enrolls in Warner Pacifi c in August. In March, Miteg began going to Port- land every Monday night for the training. “I’m just so thankful, espe- cially because how Act Six, it gives us our training,” Miteg said. “It’s not just we give you the money and we’re done with it, they really invest their time into their scholars to help them succeed,” Miteg said. Rochelle Farris, who runs the McNary college and ca- reer center, attended the Act Six scholars ceremony with Miteg. “They (Act Six) are grow- ing the next generation of leaders that will go into the community and give back because of what they have received,” Farris said. “This scholarship is amazing and has chosen some pretty amazing kids that will do great things and Destiny is one of those. I’m excited for her.” Miteg plays the violin in the orchestra and symphony and sings in the choir at Mc- Nary. She wants to become a nurse with a background in psychology so she can work at a hospital with the mentally ill. The scholarships take the fi nancial burden off Aguilar and Miteg, as well as their families. “If I had not won the scholarship, they (parents) would want to do everything they could to fund my tuition because they really want me to go to college but I don’t want them to pull out loans and keep working all their life,” Aguilar said. “With this scholarship I can graduate from college al- most debt free and I can start making money and repaying my parents for all the things they’ve given me. It means a lot.”
