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FEBRUARY 15, 2000 9 BHDGi Ems Students with a 4.00 GPA: Anne Pichette, James Brandon, Brenda Tuomi. Students with a 3.00 & above: Darice Teitzal, Krista Giffen, Rebecca Gilliam, Elaine Labonte, Tangalene Hensley, Lenae Mercier, Joseph Hostler, Tara Pichette, Angie Ellis, Athena Torres, Neesha Grant, Leatha Lynch, Sharmon Neria, Shereena DeJulio, Leona Jeffers, Debby Larsen, Courtney Kelley, Courtney Lane, Malena Pinkham, Leslie Riggs, Haley Albertson, Jamie Jeness, Ashely Nunley, Kelsey Mer cier, Nick Bailey, Brandy Jeffers, David Lewis, Jennifer Stephenson, Julie Morrow. Students with a 2.00 & above: Heather Jeffers, Jamie Smallwood, Maryann Sharp, Kevin Simmons, Camden Kelley, Dustin Brooks, Charles Haller, Andrew Buxman, Richard Younger, Brian Kipp, Erica Mercier, Jason Cuthbert, James Buxman, Jessica Juran. Student Opportunities OHSU summer employment program Oregon Health Sciences University will be hosting an eight-week summer research program for high school students again this year. This program is for disadvantaged high school students interested in pursuing careers in the biological sciences, with emphasis on biomedical research. The purpose of the program is to provide students the opportunity to gain valuable labora tory work experience in health related research and to aid them in making career choices. Economically disadvantaged students are defined as indi viduals who come from a low income family. Socially disadvantaged stu dents come from an environment that may inhibit them from obtaining knowledge, skills or abilities required to enroll in and successfully complete and undergraduate course of study that could lead to a career in the health sciences. Students selected will work and study full-time during the summer and will be paid $6.50 per hour. Deadline is March 24. For application forms: www.ohsu.edusom-BehNeurohighschool.html. Questions: phone Tiffany Brandreth at (503) 494-5657. New scholarship from Willamette To honor Willamette University's unique position within the state of Or egon, they have established "The Oregon Scholars Program" to help stu dents from Oregon with financial help as they obtain an education from Willamette; They have1 set aside $150,000 td award 20 Oregonians admitted for Fall Semester 2000 (each recipient will receive $7,500). For more information: 1-877-LIBARTS or www.willamette.edu State scholarship funding The Oregon Student Assistance Commission (OSAC), previously known as the Oregon State Scholarship Commission, administers more than 165 pri vate scholarship programs established by donors from throughout the state of Oregon. These programs range from small one-time awards to large re newable scholarships available statewide. Students may apply to 12 sepa rate scholarships with one scholarship application packet. For the 1999 2000 academic year, OSAC disbursed more than 2,200 scholarships totaling more than $5 million. Deadline is March 1. For application forms: (541)687-7395 or 1-800-452-8807, ext. 7395 or www.osac.state.or.us Student reminders: Financial aid and tribal scholarships 1 Please complete, make copies and mail off your Federal Financial Aid 2000-01 application immediately. Submit a copy of your application to the Education department by February 15, 2000. 2 Submit a copy of your Winter TermSemester 2000 class schedule if you have not done so. 3 Submit a copy of your Fall TermSemester 1999 grade report if you have not done so. 4 Deadline dates for the Higher Education and Adult Vocational Training programs: July 1 for Fall TermSemester 2000; November 1 for Winter TermSemester 2001; and February 1 for Spring TermSemester 2001. 5 Grand Ronde Tribal Trust Fund Scholarship applications are available at the tribal Education department. Scholarships range from $3,000 to $7,000. Graduate, Undergraduate and Vocational scholarships are awarded at both full-time and half-time attendance in each of the categories. The Eula Petite Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a junior level student in the educationteaching field. All of the tribal scholarships are renewable as long as students maintain minimum academic requirements until the degree re quirements are met or time frame expires. If a student is placed on sus pended status the scholarship is not reinstated, the student would need to reapply and go through the screening, ranking and selection process over again. Deadline date to submit an application is April 30. - .-:, .,..;' ,'.;s..S V;.i;v.S'. E-.fc-jttVidvV vV?:V.':.:S-v' Youth Native Clubs honored with challenges and words of wisdom By Dustin Harmon, Youth Education Coordinator The Native American clubs at both Willamina middle and high school welcomed David West from South ern Oregon University as a guest speaker on Tuesday, January 18. David is a well known Native American from the Citizen Patawa tomi of Shawnee, Oklahoma. He lives in Southern Oregon and teaches as well as counsels at both Southern Oregon University and Rogue River Community College. His title is the Native American Academic Coordi nator at S.O.U with a 50 appoint ment to Rogue as the Diversity Fa cilitator. He came to the students and chal lenged them to learn more about their culture and heritage as well as getting a formal education. Along with the challenge came some assign ments for the students to help them get started on the path of learning. It was a fun time with stories and statistics about Native communities and Native people as a whole. David said, "I feel the more students know about themselves and their culture, the more they will feel a part of it and take pride in knowing it. It helps Native people to find an iden tity and in an identity we find self esteem." A silence that is reserved for people in thought filled the room as some of the questions and facts that David shared left the students in wide eyed wonderment. In the process of David's challenge, the students were reminded of an old respect for the knowledge that only a man of his age and stature could bring to them. The students of the Native clubs simply said that "they listened to him because he had some thing to say." When it was all said and done, David left the students with one last word of advice: "When someone comes in to share their time and wisdom with you, it's just good Indian etiquette to shake that person's hand and thank that person for their time and knowl edge." When one student was asked why David told them that he said "because it was something we needed to learn. Respect goes along way in Native America." Thanks to David West for his time and wisdom, and the schools for re arranging the schedules for the students. YOUTH: Call to Conference Wednesday, February 23 in Portland United Indian Students of Higher Education (UISHE) of Portland State University is holding its annual Native American Youth Conference titled "Living in Two Worlds." The conference will be held at PSU in the Smith Memorial Center Ballroom located at 1824 SW Broadway Ave. in Portland, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, February 23. Lunch and snacks will be provided throughout the day. Workshops and general meetings will be on the agenda with the focus being on education, success, cultural identity, and balancing "Two Worlds." Registration deadline for this event is February 15. If you miss the dead line, on-site registration is possible. If you have any questions, com ments, or concerns please contact UISHE at (503) 725-5671 or 1-800-547-8887, ext. 5671. The Grand Ronde Youth Education program will be taking 6-12 grade students from the Grand Ronde, Willamina, and Sheridan area. If you are in the above areas and would like more information please feel free to contact Lisa Leno at 879-2224 or Dustin Harmon at 879-2143. ffiteft ii fern m i re ffta i ) ffirfteR Seminars about American Indians Taught by American Indians This section explores American Indian traditional and cultural approaches to learning. Attention is given to the historical development of Federal Indian Policy as it pertains to Indian boarding schools. Also included are discussions on the historical and philosophical foundation of tribal colleges. Early Boarding Schools February 22 Chemawa Indian School: Role and Importance March 7 Tribal Colleges: History and Evolution March 21 LOCATION: GRAND RONDE, GOVERNANCE CENTER CLASSROOM DAY & TIME: TUESDAYS from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. These courses can be taken as noncredit or for credit. Noncredit tuition is $45 per discussion. To earn one credit, students need to take four discussions in one category for a total of 10 contact hours. Credit tuition is the cost of 4 (2.5 hours each) discus sions plus a processing fee of $40. NOTE: You can attend only one discussion if you are interested in one in particular. It is not necessary to take all of the discussions in order to attend. If you are interested please call Deena at 879-2280; or Bee Jai Repp, Ph.D. (503) 315-4587 or e-mail: repbchemek.cc.or.us.
