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Smoke Signals September 1990 ' Page 8 EDUCATION A New Series of Booklets to Help Students Finance Their Education Minority students arc eligible for hundreds of special financial aid programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. These are sponsored by a wide variety of professional associations, federal and state agencies, foundations, and other sources. The variety and volume of these programs makes it difficult for students and their counselors to learn about more than a fraction of them. For this reason, these booklets have been developed to assemble in a readily available form information on a number of current programs. The booklets are designed for use by individual students, by counselors working with graduat ing classes, and by resource libraries and others working with minority group members. Each booklet is from 60 to 70 pages and includes the following information: Summary and description of the field including employ ment outlook and the numbers of minority group members now employed in it. Directory of financial aid programs which have been developed to assist minority group students seeking scholarships, fellowships, loans, or other help. List of associations or organizations in the field which offer additional assistance to students. Resources for supplementary information including books on the career field and other references which may provide financial aid information. In addition to the booklets in specific areas the final booklet in the series lists hundreds of programs open to students with any major. For this reason, those inter ested in a specific field may also wish to purchase the Financial Aid for Minorities: Awards Open to Students with any Major. Prices: $4.00 per booklet. $20.00 for set of six booklets. $2.50 each in orders of 100 or more. TO: Garrett Park Press P.O.Boxl90F Garrett Park, MD 20896 NOTE: Orders from individuals should be prepaid. Orders from organizations should follow normal institutional purchasing procedures. Please send copies of the following booklets as indi cated: Financial Aid for Minority Students in Business and Law (ISBN 0-912048-55-7) Financial Aid for Minorities in Education (ISBN 0-912048-57-3) Financial Aid for Minorities in Engineering and Science (ISBN 0-912048-54-9) Financial Aid for Minorities in Health Fields (ISBN 0-912048-53-0) Financial Aid for Minorities in Journalism and Mass Communications (ISBN 0- 912048-56-5) Financial Aid for Minorities: Awards Open to Students with Any Major (ISBN 0-912O48-52-2 Please send this order to: Please send the bill to : (if different address) ft - Chad Stryker Chad Stryker Chad Stryker is a graduate of Glencoe High School in Hillsboro, Oregon. He has a 3.78 GPA and ranks in the top ten percent of his class. Chad enjoys photography, science, math and electronics. He has been awarded a minority achievement scholarship from Junior Achieve ment. Chad will be studying engineering at Oregon State University this fall. Chad, we at the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde salute you in your academic efforts. We are proud of you as your family must be. Godd Luck at O.S.U. . Back to School Gathering September 7th 1990 9:00 am to 2:00 pm Cliemeketa Community College Building 3, Room 105 A Reminder On September 7th, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, the Education Program will be sponsoring our annual "Back To School" gathering for all new and returning students. The meeting will be held on Chemeketa Community College campus, in building 3, room 105. We will have representatives from Oregon State University, Eastern Oregon State College, and Cheme keta Community College. Areas to be discussed include, question and answer session regarding financial aid, dealing with problems on campus and getting help, and review of programs services and support. All students who are planning on attending should call Dean at 879-5211 to confirm. Lunch will be provided. Are Your Children In Danger? According to the Salem Statesman-Journal newspaper, July 24th edition, 7.4 of Oregon students drop out of school. "Nearly one out of every 13 Oregon high school students dropped out of school last year." This statistic was provided in a report submitted by the Oregon Department of Education: Of 131,829 high school students, 9,802 students dropped out of grades 9 through 12 between October 1, 1988 and Octoberl, 1989. This report was the result of a two year study conducted by the Department. It was the first such study to use the same formula to measure dropouts at each high school and school district in Oregon. Trends among dropouts were: 1. Students who dropped out were likely to be transient. 72 of the students who dropped out were enrolled at their school for less that one year. In contrast, fewer that 1 of the dropouts had been in the same district for more than five years. 2. A high number of dropouts had fallen behind in credits when they quit school. Nearly 12 of the drop outs were considered seniors by age, but only 11 of the dropouts had enough credits to be regarded as seniors. 3. Students in larger high schools were more likely to drop out than those in smaller schools. High schools with 600 or more students had a drop out rate of 8.5. 4. Students from three minority groups dropped out at rates higher than the state aver Whites dropped out at rate of 7.2 Hispanic. 14.3 Native Americans 12.3 Blacks 8.8 The study cites some of the problems that contribute to this high number include: 1. A high mobile population 2. Lack of alternative high school programs 3. Students withdrawn from school due to high number of absences. This does pose a question for parents of high school age children, are your children in danger of dropping out? Are you aware of what services and programs your local school district has available for students? Will your child be able to graduate with hisher class, or arc they lacking the appropriate number of required credits? You can make the difference by acting now!!
