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July 18, 1997
SMOKE SIGNALS
Youth needed to
attend camps
The Education Division and Student Advisory Council
will be sponsoring youth to attend summer camps.
Tt We will sponsor two youth to attend Konaway Nika
VO' Tillicum from August 22-30 in Ashland, Oregon. We
will provide the tuition cost for this conference, but parents
will need to provide transportation to and from Ashland.
This is a program for Native American students in grades
5-8. Students will interact with other Native students
throughout Oregon while being challenged by creative,
imaginative instructors and their activities. Students will
be spending time with tribal Elders and tribal leaders dur
ing classes, lectures, and outdoor presentations. This camp
is a wonderful experience to share education, culture, and
fun with Native youth. Due to the cost of this camp, we are
only able to send two youth. We would like everyone who
is interested to be able to attend at least once. So if you
have attended in the past and would like to be considered
this year, please call. If no other students apply, you will
be considered. However, preference will be given to stu
dents who have not attended in the past. Please call for
information as soon as possible.
We will also be sponsoring five youth from grades
kindergarten through 12 in each of the following cat
egories to attend summer camps: leadership, culture, sports
education. If you would like to attend camps that fall in
any one of these categories, and would like to receive spon
sorship, please send: a personal letter stating what benefit
to your education this experience will provide, and infor-
mation about the camp you would like to attend. You will
receive a response within five days of receiving your appli
cation. If you have any questions please call Lisa Leno at
1-800-422-0232, extension 2224.
Studept Advisory Council
seek members
The Grand Ronde Tribal Student Advisory Council
(S.A.C.) is seeking new members. The S.A.C. is comprised
of college students and was created to assist the Tribal Edu
cation Department in addressing student concerns, issues,
and support.
S.A.C. conducts regular meetings to plan activities to aid
junior and senior high school students in preparing for col
lege. The council also works toward encouraging and sup
porting younger students in continuing their education be
yond high school.
Some of the activities the S.A.C. conducted include: 1 .)
Hosting a "College Student Issues & Planning Forum" once
during the academic year, open to all students; 2.) Con
ducting "Student Visitations" with local junior high and
senior high students on college campuses, in December;
3.) Participating in the Oregon Indian Education
Association's Annual State Conference on the Higher Edu
cation & College Student strand, each April.
Members of the Student Advisory Council cover a large
range of colleges in Oregon. These students are available
for campus visitations or to answer questions you might
have about our schools. We encourage you to join us. For
sign forms or information, contact our Tribal Education Of
fice at 879-2275 or 1 -800-422-0232. Or write to Dana Leno,
SAC, co CTGR Education, 96 1 5 Grand Ronde, OR 97347.
Alumni Members of the Student Advisory Council are:
Chair: Dana Leno, Oregon State University; Vice Chair:
Bryan Mercier, University of Oregon; Secretary: Shelby
Olson, Western Oregon State College; Lisa Leno, Oregon
State University; and Angie Fasana, Lewis & Clark College.
DEADLINE FOR FALL TERMSEMESTER 1997 has passed for consideration of funding. Applications
are accepted still and November 1, 1997 is the deadline to submit a completed application for consideration of
funding for WINTER TERMSPRING SEMESTER. These deadlines apply to the Adult Vocational Training Pro
gram and the Higher Education Program. The deadline does not apply to Adult Vocational Training programs that are
offered at a proprietary school that has open enrollment.
CONTINUING STUDENTS: Some of you have not submitted copies of your FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID
1997-98 APPLICATIONS. This document is due by February 15 of each year that you want to be considered
for funding. Please send copies today to avoid a huge delay in receiving your award notice. We cannot make an
eligibility determination if we don't have any information.
,g.Some of you students have not turned in yourSPRING TERMSEMESTER 1997 GRADE REPORT. Please
do so now! This will cause a funding delay.
BY MARION MERCIER, Tribal Higher Education
and Adult Vocational Training Specialist
The Education Division and the Tribe are very proud
of all the graduates this year, from the little ones in
pre-school on up to the college and professional schools
and everyone in between. Each accomplishment de
serves our recognition. Here at the education program
we will strive to provide the most accessible, equitable
services possible that will allow continued successes
of our tribal member students. For all of you, please
do not hesitate to contact me at the office if you have
questions about or are thinking about going back to
school. It is never too late, and I will help you all I
can. Please call me at 1-800-422-0232, ext.2284.
SHELBY OLSON
graduated from
Western Oregon
University with a
Bachelor's of Educa
tion and Teacher's
Certification. She is
the first recipient of
the Eula Petite Trust
Fund Scholarship to
graduate with a
teaching certificate.
Shelby we are so
proud of you, Congratulations!
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CHRIS LaCHANCE graduated this year from Eastern
Oregon University with a Bachelor's Degree in Busi
ness. Chris plans to live in California and work with his
father in the family business. Congratulations Chris.
Chris is pictured here with his dad, Carmine LaChance.
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TAMIE SPITZER graduated from Spokane Commu
nity College's Law Enforcement program last spring
with a 4.0 grade point average. Last year Tamie re
ceived a scholarship from SCC, and attended the 60th
Annual American Criminal Justice Association Con
ference in Tampa Florida. Tamie is pictured here with
her children, Andrew, Jacob, and Ashley.
CONNIE HOLMESgraduated with her Bachelor's De
gree in Human Resources. Connie now works for the
Grand Ronde Tribe in the Human Resources Program
as the Employment Coordinator. Congratulations
Connie! I would like to give a special Thank You to
Connie for helping out our Higher Education Program
this year by doing her Senior Research Project on reten
tion issues in the Tribal Higher Education Program.
With the valuable information gained in Connie's re
port and increased retention efforts we hope to decrease
program withdrawal to an absolute minimum in the years
to come. Thanks Connie! Connie is pictured here with
her grandmother, June Wolf and her daughter Melanie.