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St7ioke Signals April 1991 page Education News Summer Youth Employment The Confederated'Tribes of Siletz, Salem Area Office will be accepting applications for 4-5 SYEP positions in the Marion, Polk, and Yamhill counties between May 27, 1991 through June 7, 1991. Requirements for all positions. - Between the ages of 14-21 must provide proof of age - Have a valid Oregon work permit if younger than 18 years old - Provide proof of American Indian enrollment or decendency from an enrolled member. - Social Security Number - Provide proof of household income or public assistance which meets poverty guidelines andor lower living standard income, (see table below). Figures may change when we received the updated guidelines. 1990 Poverty Income Guidelines for all States Except Alaska and Hawaii: Size of Family Unit Poverty Guideline 1 . $6,280. 2 . 8,420. 3 . 10,560. 4 12,700. 5 .14,480. 6..... . . 16,980. 7 . . 19,120. 8 . .21,260 For family units with more than 8 members, add $2,140 for each additional member. Participants; Will be paid $4.75 an hour. j. Work part-time 30-32 hours a week. Provide own transportation to worksite. Adhere to contracted hours. Begin on or shortly after July 1. 1991. Contact Luella Azule at 585-4428 to set up an appoint ment to complete an application between May 27, 1991 through June 7, 1991. ATTENTION: IT IS APPLICANTS RESPONSIBIL ITY TO PROVIDE ALL DOCUMENTATION REQUESTED ABOVE. FAILURE TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION WILL ELIMI NATE APPLICATION FROM FURTHER CONSID ERATION FOR JTPASYEP PROGRAM. Youth not meeting the above poverty guidelines may want to contact the Salem Employment office for summer employment. Ask for Lola Thompson-Hanson at 378-4814 or go to 605 Cottage St. N.E., Salem to fill out the necessary forms. The Mid-Willamette Valley Jobs Council at 1495 Edgewater St. N.W., Salem OR. 97304-4699 also has a summer youth employment program. Applications will be mailed to the schools on April 16, 1991. Pre-college Handbook AISES Pre-college Student Department now has available a Pre-college Student Chapter Handbook. The handbook focuses on important aspects of middle school, junior high, or high school chapters including their support of applied science and mathematics. In the handbook, schools are provided with materials and information to start a Science Club and implement a school-wide Science Fair. Presently, AISES has 70 high schools which are "affiliate" through membership. Pre college student members number 125. In addition, AISES has a Parent's Handbook. This manual addresses the importance of the parental role in students' mathscience education. It includes activities in which parents reinforce mathscience skills. Pre-College Summer Program Opportunities AISES five year Comprehensive Enrichment Program (CEP) for pre-college students is designed to improve the quality of education for American Indian students by providing experiences which promote academic and cultural enrichment. In addition, the CEP provides opportunities for interaction with American Indian role models in science, engineering, and mathematics related professions as well as field trips to area scientific, technical, and cultural sites. Thirty entering 8th grade students will be selected to participate in five summers of academic intense pro gramming at various university sites nationwide. A limited number of positions will be open for entering 9th, 10th and 11th grade students to enter the CEP. The program's fifth year allows students to partici pate in co-op internships with corporations, government agencies, or universities during the summer before grade twelve. Filtering Year Grade Emphasis Site 1 8th Mathematics St.Norbert Col lege, DePere, Wisconsin 2 9th Physical Sc. 3 10th Life Sc. 11th Computer NM State Las Cruces University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA SciencesEngineering For further information regarding AISES PreColIege Student Programs, please contact: Cathy Abeita or Kristen Westesem PreColIege Student Programs AISES 1085 14th Street, Suite 1506 Boulder, CO. 80302-7309 (303) 492-8658. Title V Indian Education News The Title V Parent Committee is coordinating a regalia making class beginning in March. Parents must provide the material (cloth only) for their childs project and the Title V program will provide all other notions; beads, shells, thread, fringe, eta.. The girls will be making shawls and or shoulder cuffs and the boys will be making breech cloths andor leggings. Candy Robertson, Jenette Case and Sheila Leno have volunteered to conduct the classes. Anyone else wishing to help will be greatly appreciated. Classes will be on every other Thursday afternoon from 3:30 until 5:00. The first meeting will be on March 7, 1991. This will be an informational meeting that parents must attend with their child. It will be held at the Willamina Middle School Library. The first Regalia Making Class will be on March 14, 1991, and the following class will be on March 28, 1991. For more information call Sepha Thomas, Title V. We had a nice turn out for our Parent Committee Meeting on February 21, 1991. Our next meeting is on April 4, 1991 at 5:30 pm at the Bonanza Restaurant. Please plan to be there. Indian Education Association On April 10 through 12, 1991, Mary Cook, Parent Committee Chairman and Barbara Steere, JOM Coordinator, will be traveling to Warm Springs to attend O.I.EA.. The theme for this year will be "Looking Back Toward the Future." The purpose of this year's confer ence is to examine American Indian educational concerns, exchange ideas., and provide direction for work with American Indian children, families and ?:;:-:f i V-i ! ) Western Culinary Institute Graduate STUDENT: Brian L Jackson SCHOOL: Western Culinary Institute MAJOR: Culinary Arts 1 Professional Cook ACCUME GPA: 2.44 Out of a class of fifty students only 26 completed the 47th Culinary Arts Class on February 22, 1991. Mr. Brian L. Jackson, was one of the twenty-six. Mr Jackson received his diploma from the Western Culinary Institute, Portland, Oregon, in the Culinary Arts Program. Students of the 47th graduating class at WCI hailed from the states of Hawaii, California, Colorado, South Carolina, Utah, Wyoming, Alaska, New Mexico and Oregon. In speaking with Brian, he commented that "I am happy that I finished my program. I feel I made a commitment and followed through and completed it. I finished!" Originally Brian sought a career in forestry. He worked seasonally on fire fighting crews and logging. Because of the long periods away from home, Brian thought it might be better to seek work which allowed him more time to spend with his children. He felt his kids suffered from these long absences. Brian expressed joy on meeting graduation require ments from WCI, he shared this with members of his family. He felt that without the support of his family, mother Marilee (Norwest) and step father, Dalton Davis, he could not have completed his studies. He also acknowledged girlfriend, Patricia Compo, and his children Jurette, Markie and Armond. They helped him continue when the times seemed awfully hard. "The hardest thing to deal with, was time. I had to learn how to manage it and use it in the best possible manner. Sometimes your schedule seems impossible, you have to work days and then just as quickly, your schedule is changed to nights. Towards the end of my program I was putting in some long days, anywhere from 12 to 14 hour days." Brian completed his practicum at the Institutions Deli Diner, where he carried out chef responsibilities the last six weeks of his program. Brian thanked the Tribe, the Tribal Education Pro gram and all the friends and relatives who stood behind him. It was because of their support that he made it. Brian VOU have all Olir hf-ST wkhp.c and rrtnorahilatinnc
