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February 07, 2024
A Program for 9th Grade Portland Students
BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2024
Opportunities
for Summer
Employment
Portland Parks & Recreation’s
(PP&R) Early Adventures in Golf
for a Lifetime of Enjoyment pro-
gram, better known as the EAGLE
program, is now accepting appli-
cations. Students who identify as
any of the following are especially
encouraged to apply: Black, In-
digenous, a person of color, fe-
male, non-binary, an immigrant,
or a refugee.
The program, designed spe-
cifically for ninth grade Portland
students, is a cooperative ven-
ture between PP&R, the Western
Golf Association Evans Scholars
Foundation, and public and pri-
vate high schools located within
the City of Portland.*
EAGLE program participants
may become eligible to apply
for scholarship opportunities like
the Evans Scholarship, which is
supported by the Western Golf
Association Evans Scholars Foun-
dation and valued at more than
$100,000 over four years.
“The EAGLE program offers
valuable work experience and a
pathway to higher education for
Julie Liu, Ella Monette, Cyrus Stenzel, Deacon English, Vanessa Castellanos Mederos, Britney Rosales Toledano, Uriel Chacon Alvarado,
Niko Glenn, Mac Means, Natalie Herrejon-Balderas, and Dereon Peters
young Portlanders,” says Portland
Vibrant Communities Commis-
sioner Dan Ryan. “I encourage all
eligible high school freshman to
apply. Eighty Portland students
have received full college tuition
and housing through the Evans
Scholarship since 1989.”
Students do not need experi-
ence with the game of golf to apply
to the EAGLE program. Qualified
students are paid an hourly wage
as golf caddies on Portland Parks
& Recreation Golf courses. EA-
GLE caddies receive work credit
hours with mentors who monitor
their progress and help guide their
success. Students are expected to
caddie for 40 golf rounds during
each summer season.
“The EAGLE program is a
wonderful way for young people
from diverse backgrounds to gain
professional experience, learn
about golf, and to see firsthand
the other wonderful opportunities
available with Portland Parks &
Recreation,” says PP&R Director
Adena Long. “The program is a
great way to expand the game of
golf to the next generation.”
The deadline for EAGLE pro-
gram applications is May 3, 2024.
For more information on the pro-
gram and to apply, please visit port-
land.gov/parks/sports/eagle. You
can also contact PP&R Golf Pro-
gram Manager Vincent Johnson at
Vincent.Johnson@PortlandOregon.
gov or (503) 318-1432.
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