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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1997)
S)&&G6fij SMOKE SIGNALS Education Workshop for youth Council adds to Scholarships The Native American Program at Eastern Oregon University announces the annual Na tive American Higher Education and Career Awareness (NAHECA) workshop. This one day event will be held Monday, October 13 on the university campus in LaGrande. The workshop is open to all junior high, high school, and college age Native youth. NAHECA was developed to recruit and retain Native American students at the college level. This year's theme, "Pride, Action, Legacy, Self-Esteem (PALS)," will demonstrate and inform Native Youth about the importance of education, cultural awareness, and building leadership skills. This is an excellent opportunity for Native youth to learn about themselves and the importance of post-secondary education. If you would like more information, contact the Native American Program at Eastern Oregon University, (541)962-3741 or (541) 962-3892. Deadline dates to remember! The Higher Education Program and Adult Vocational Training Programs have estab lished the following deadlines to apply for consideration of funding: Winter Term 1 998 deadline is November 1, 1997 Spring Term 1 998 deadl ine is February 1 , 1 998 Federal Financial Aid Application due February 15, 1998 Tribal Education Trust Fund Scholarship Applications disbursement begins in January 1998 and last date of acceptance is April 30, 1998. Fall Term 1998 deadline is July 1, 1998. You can get an application to any one of the programs by calling the Tribal Education office at 1-800-422-0232, Marion Mercier, ext. 2284. Student Responsibilities 1. All students are required to file for Federal Financial Aid. Continuing students are expected to file prior to February 15 of each year. A copy of the Federal Financial Aid application must be submitted to the Tribal Education Program in order to determine program eligibility. 2. All students are responsible for having their grade reports sent to the Tribal Educa tion Program upon completion of each TermSemester. Either make arrangements with the Registrar's office to have the reports sent directly to the tribal office or mail a copy of your grade report to the Tribal Office yourself. j 3. All students must maintain a 2.00 GPA and successfully complete a minimum or 12 credit hours per termsemester to remain eligible for funding. 4. Students are allowed one term of Probationary Status. Students who are placed on PROBATIONARY STATUS will not be awarded the following term until they have pro vided the Tribal Education Program Specialist a copy of their grade reporttranscript. Transcripts must include the term of probation and must show successful completion of 12 credit hours and verify that a 2.00 GPA has been earned. NO AWARD WILL BE MADE UNTIL TRANSCRIPTS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED. 5. It is the student's responsibility to remain in "good academic standing." If a student demonstrates an "on againoff again" pattern of being placed on Probationary Status, they will be placed on probationary status for one complete academic year. Failure to meet minimum academic and or attendance requirements during the probationary term semester will result in suspension from the program. 6. Students, please notify the Education Program of address changes and telephone number changes as soon as they occur. 7. If emergencies occur that effect your attendance, notify the Education Program and the College IMMEDIATELY! (Tribal Education Specialist, College Registrar's Office, College Financial Aid Office) 8. Students who withdrew from school due to medical or health related reasons must obtain a Statement of Verification from their physician or health care provider identifying need to withdraw from school. Student must also obtain a Statement of Release from their physician that identifies ability to return to school. Copies of physician(s) statement must be submitted to the Education Program Specialist. 9. All students must sign a "Release of Information" form regarding attendance, finan cial aid transcripts, education budgets, progress and grade reports. 10. Students, be aware that if you quit school or withdraw early from school you will be required to reimburse the Education Program monies you received to attend school. 1 1 . Students entering their SENIOR year are required to have a Graduation AuditEvalu ation completed Fall TermSemester and provide a copy of the AuditEvaluation to the Tribal Education Program Specialist. Please keep in contact with the Tribal Education Specialist and program staff. We are here to provide assistance and support for you while you are attending school. Each year we have more and more qualified applicants for the Tribal Scholarships. Be cause of such high ranking on many of the applications, our Tribal Council has generously decided to offer additional alternate scholarships to the fourth through the tenth highest ranking undergraduate scholarship applications which in effect allows an award to be made to seven additional recipients as follows: SARA DANIELS $4500, Oregon State University ANGELA ELLIS $4500, Western Oregon University SARAH NELSON $3000, Central Washington University CAMDEN KELLEY $3000, Treasure Valley Community College DUSTIN BROOKS $3000, Oregon State University MELINDA TURMAN $3000, Whitworth College ATHENA TORRES $3000, California State University, Sacramento Also, Tribal Council approved to fund two Eula Petite Memorial Scholarships this year instead of the (standard) one. This is partly because both of our Eula Petite scholarship students graduated last spring, so we did not have any students accessing this scholarship until selection of 1 997-98 recipients. This years' additional Eula Petite Memorial Scholar ship has been awarded to BRENT MERRILL, who attends Northwest Indian College in Bellingham, Washington. CONGRATULATIONS to all of these exceptional students. And, THANK YOU Tribal Council. Voc Training students complete program Two Adult Vocational Training Program students graduated from training institutions they attended this summer. LESLIE MCKNIGHT completed an eight week training course at West Coast Training on August 22, 1997. Leslie earned a Heavy Equipment Basic Survey Certification. He graduated with very high marks and had "perfect" attendance. Congratu lations Les! JACK PIERCE completed a six week training program at Diesel Driving School in Eugene. Jack now has a CDL licence and is seeking employment. Jack also did exceptional in his program. We wish you the best of luck Jack, Congratulations! Both Les and Jack will be recognized and will receive a gift for their valuable accomplishment at the Honor Recogni tion Gathering in May of 1998. In addition to attending college full time throughout the FallWinter and Spring terms, REYNOLD LANE attended a specialized training program this past summer and completed the Basic Nursing Assistant course. Upon successful completion of the written test and demonstration of skill, Reynold will be a licenced CNA. Good job, Reynold! Back to School Potluck The "Back to School Potluck" was enjoyed by community members on September 1 1 at the Tribal Community Center. The event offered a time to let our students know that we are here to support them in their education programs, no matter what grade level they are in. We want to help promote the importance of education at indi vidual and community levels. We enjoyed a wonderful meal to gether and visiting with good friends. We hope to make the "Back to School" family potluck an annual event and welcome all community members. , n , 1 ss - r 3 t 1 i $ 1 fro' a' ' 1 i .jJi
