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Tribal Youth Education Sponsorship Program
Youth Education Sponsorship (YE Sponsorship) program, formerly Sum
mer Sponsorship, began in January 2002.
YE Sponsorship is a program which provides maximum funding of $200
to enrolled Tribal members grades K-12, including home schooling one
time per year to participate in school activities and extracurricular activi
ties and programs.
To request an application contact Chris Bailey at 1-800-422-0232 or
503-879-2101. Applications must be returned completed in order to be
processed. Please allow two weeks for processing.
Funding is available until depleted. Please note that requesting an
application does not ensure funding and does not register the student for
the activity program.
Internship For Native Americans
Native American Congressional Internship Program, Morris K. Udall
Foundation Native American college students can work in congressional
offices and the White House to gain a firsthand understanding of the
federal government.
Each year, twelve candidates are selected for a ten-week intensive in
ternship in Washington, D.C. Interns work full time in congressional
offices, fulfilling a variety of tasks ranging from general support work to
special research and writing projects. For a complete application and more
information visit www.udall.govpinternships.htm
YOUTH EDUCATION CENTER
The Youth Education Center is open after-school for pre-arranged tuto
rial services (including destinations), structured recreation & culture ac
tivities. This is not a drop-in center or child care facility. This program is de
signed to be an extended learning program on a structured and scheduled
basis. Academic programs will always take precedent on activities.
Tutorial Services
Available at Willamina Middle and High School during scheduled
school hours.
B Available at Youth Education Center from 3:30-5 p.m. Monday
through Thursday must be pre-arranged.
Destination Software InstructionSupport: Initial & ongoing assess
ment. Learning activities in areas of math, writing and life employability High
School Diploma, GED, & Job Preparedness. Contact Richard Sohappy,
Youth Education Specialist at 503-879-2143.
Leadership Opportunities
B Native American Club Meetings: Willamina and Sheridan Middle and
High Schools. 2nd Wednesday of each month.
B American Indian Alaska Native Leadership Academy (CTGR, Port
land Title VII, Salem Keizer Title VII, and Chemewa Indian School: sched
ule TBA.
B Conferences and training throughout the year.
Contact Dustin Harmon, Youth Education Specialist at 503-879-2143.
Culture Activities
B Family Culture Night: Families of middle and high school Native
American students. 2nd Wednesday of each month November-June 6 p.m.
8 p.m. (Youth Ed. Center).
B Culture Activities and Gatherings throughout the year.
Contact Dustin Harmon, Youth Education Specialist at 503-879-2143.
Recreation Activities
B Youth Education will supervise the gym for recreational activities
MondayWednesdayFriday from 3 p.m.- 5 p.m beginning in November.
Please be aware that when Youth Education staff is out of the
office the gym will be closed! No youth may utilize the gym unsu
pervised. B Recreation activities throughout the year.
Contact Dustin Harmon, Youth Education Specialist at 503-879-2143.
Please feel free to contact Lisa Leno, Youth Education Supervisor with
any questions or concerns you may have at 503-879-2224.
SAT 2003 Dates
Test Deadline to Register
January 25 December 23
April 5 February 28
May 3 March 28
June 7 May 2
B To register online go to www.collegeboard.com or contact your lo
cal school district.
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Native American Month Assembly Schedule
November 21
B Willamina Middle School Gym
B Willamina Elementary School Gym
B Willamina High School Gym
B Sheridan High School Gym
Lunch in Sheridan
B Sheridan Middle School Gym
B Sheridan Elementary & Grand School
B Grand Ronde Elementary School Gym
To honor and acknowledge Native American Month the Youth Education
Program k-5 will be hosting assemblies at Willamina and Sheridan schools.
Michael Lacapa, storyteller, comedian, author, and illustrator will be speak
ing to the entire student bodies on Thursday November 21. Any questions
call Lisa Leno at 503-879-2224, Matt Bucknell at 503-879-4620 or Vikki
Bishop at 503-879-2287. Assemblies will last between 30-45 minutes.
Youth Leadership Training Opportunity
The Youth Education Program will be participating in the American
Indian Leadership Academy in conjunction with Chemewa Indian School
and Portland Public Schools and SalemKiezer Title VII Programs.
Participation in this academy will be a valuable, memorable experience
that will give you additional skills and confidence to be a stronger student
both personally and academically-and it will give you greater knowledge
about Native history, culture, and issues today-helping you prepare for
the future.
In order to apply you must have a minimum 2.0 GPA and be attending
Willamina or Sheridan High School. You must be able to participate in
ALL of the following sessions; December 4, January 22, February 19,
March 12, and April 9.
Application are available at your schools and disseminated at your Na
tive American Club meeting.
Please contact Dustin Harmon at 503-879-2143 no later than Novem
ber 22, if you are interested in attending and meet the qualifications.
There is limited space and it is first come first serve so please call ASAP.
PreschoolHeadStart Looking for Volunteers
The Grand Ronde PreschoolHeadStart is looking for Volunteer Read
ers to sign up to do a reading circle time when our kids visit the new
library in the Adult Education building once a week.
This would take 15 to 20 minutes out of your day. Depending on how
many sign up, it may also only be once or twice a month per volunteer.
We are still in the planning stages of this project so if you have any
questions or comments or are at all interested in volunteering, please give
me a call at 503-879-5211, ext. 2159.
Thank you for your time and we look forward to hearing from you.
Attention: Full Time Higher Education
and Adult Vocational Training Students
A requirement of the Adult Vocational Training Program and the Higher
Education Program is that students attend school full time and that they
file for Federal Financial Aid each academic year that they plan to attend
school.
Federal Aid is disbursed on a "first come first served" basis and a copy
is due to the Tribe's Education Specialist by February 15 of each academic
year. The new academic year, 2002 2003 began on July 1, 2002 and
will run through June 30, 2003. Funding will not be awarded if Federal
Aid filing verification is not in your file.
If you have not submitted a copy of your free application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) and a copy of your Student Aid Report (SAR) for
2002-2003, please do so now. Copies can be mailed to, The Confederated
Tribes of Grand Ronde, Attn: Education Specialist, 9615 Grand Ronde
Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 or fax to 1-503-879-2286. Questions, please
call April Campbell, Education Specialist at 1-800-422-0232 ext. 2276.