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Honor & Recognition
Dinner June 19
The Tribal Education Division will hold the Annual Honor & Rec
ognition Dinner on June 19, 2004 at 12 p.m. at the Tribal Gym
Auditorium. Achievement & Recognition awards for students in
grades K -12 will be announced and Tribal Graduates will be recog
nized. Please notify the Education Division of Tribal graduate names
and graduating class information so they can be included in the
program of events. Contact Debbie at ext. 2275. Everyone is wel
come to attend, an RSVP is appreciated in order to have an estimate
of the number of people who will attend the dinner.
Achievement and Recognition Award applications were
mailed out on March 16, 2004 to K-12th grade students en
rolled in the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. If you
have not received the application please call Brian Campbell
at 1-800-422-0232 ext. 2101.
Internship Workshop
Tuesday, May 25: 1:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m.
Tribal Adult Education Building
Are you looking for work experience or college credit? What is an in
ternship? How is this different from volunteering? Internships are a
great way to get your foot in the door to a job. Please join us to find out
what internships are available locally and out of state. Anyone is wel
come, but high school students and college students are strongly encour
aged to join us. Refreshments will be available. Call 503-879-2275 to
sign up.
K-5 Program Summer Program
The Tribe's Education Division K-5 Program will be accepting Summer
Program applications from May 10 May 28, 2004. To be eligible for the
summer program the parents must be working, training or be in school.
Priority will be given to the families currently participating in our K-5
Aftercare Program. Applications will be dated as they are recieved.
Application forms can be picked up and returned to K-5 Building (by
Grand Ronde Middle School), The Early Childhood Director or Adminis
trative Assistant (located in the ECE building) by May 28, 2004, along
with June tuition of $ 25.00. (If you have more than one child in the
Summer Program, the second child's tuition is $12.50.)
If you have any questions please contact Lynden Jones at 503-879-4620
or Vikki Bishop at 503-879-2287.
American Indian Education
Foundation Scholarship Program
Applications availible for full time undergraduate study at an ac
credited 2 or 4 year collegeuniversity or technicalvocational school.
$3,000 freshman scholarship for high school seniors and $1,500 un
dergraduatecontinuing scholarship for students who are not high
school seniors. Must be enrolled Native American. For more infor
mation or for an application, please visit website
www.aiefprograms.orgscholarshipprogramindex.html or contact
Luhui Whitebear, Scholarship Coordinator, at 503-879-1345, or 1-800-422-0232,
ext. 1345. luhui.whitebeargrandronde.org.
LIBRARY OPEN HOUSE
The Education Division will be hosting a Library Open House on Satur
day, May 22 at the Tribal Library from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Please come
and see Grand Ronde's newest library, browse though our impressive col
lection of Indian books and sign up for a library card. Refreshments will
be served. There will also be a story-telling session for youngsters. Ev
erybody is invited, including you.
For more information, contact Chris Mercier at 503-879-1488 or
chris.merciergrandronde.org.
HeadStart Recruitment
Starts April-July
This announcement is for children who are 3 years old by Septem
ber 1, 2004 to children who are five years old (pre-kindergarten) and
that are income eligible. Our first day of school is September 7, 2004.
Please call Sandy Bobb at 503-879-2161 for an application or with
any questions. Applications will be accepted until July 30, 2004.
Selection and notification will be made by mid August and you will
be notified if your child haa been accepted or declined. Children with
special needs are strongly encouraged to apply.
OMSI Salmon Camp
& Salmon Camp Research Team
Thanks to generous grants from the National Science Foundation ITEST
program, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Howard Vollum Fund of
the Oregon Community Foundation, the Oregon Museum of Science and
Industry is pleased to once again offer both Salmon Camp and Salmon
Camp Research Team programs free of cost to middle school and high
school students of Native American affiliation.
Salmon Camp Research Teams are intensive three-week resource
management programs that include natural science, advanced technol
ogy, and career exposure for students entering 10-12 grades. Participants
are paid a $20program day stipend to help with personal expenses. Stu
dents will be given the opportunity to interact with professional research
ers at a variety of project areas and become familiar with advanced tech
nology used in the field.
Session 1: June 20-July 8, 2004, Central Oregon (Columbia and John
Day River area)
Session 2: July 11-29, 2004, Northern California (Redwood National
Park and Klamath River area)
Session 3: August 1-19, 2004, Western Washington (San Juan Islands
and Puget Sound area)
Salmon Camp is a fun one-week exploration of natural science and
resource management for middle school students in Central Oregon. This
program is designed to help students learn about careers in resource man
agement and become familiar with advanced technology and provide an
introduction to the more advanced high school programs. Students in the
Salmon Camp 1 will receive a $10program day stipend to help with per
sonal expenses. Both camps will take place at the OMSI's Hancock Field
Station located within the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.
Salmon Camp I: students entering grades 8 and 9 August 22-27,
2004
Salmon Camp II: students entering grades 6 and 7 August 29-Sep-tember
3, 2004
For more information and applications please contact, Frank
McMahon.OMSI Salmon Camp Coordinator, 39472 Highway 218, Fossil,
OR 97830. Phone: 541-763-4691 or email: salmonomsi.edu
Scholarship Available
The Native American Graduate Fellowship Program at Central Wash
ington University is a graduate scholarship opportunity available to en
rolled Tribal members and Alaska Natives who already hold a bachelor's
degree. The M.S. degree in Resource Management uniquely combines the
study of natural resources such as soil, water, wildlife, rangeland and
forests, along with cultural resources, including archaeological studies,
sacred sites, traditional hunting and fishing locations and issues of terri
tory and self-determination. The fellowship award pays all graduate tu
ition and fees, and provides a modest stipend of $1,000 per month to help
cover living expenses. It is an annual award that is renewable for a total
of two years, funded by the federal Bureau of Reclamation. They still
have several openings for qualified candidates to begin classes in Septem
ber, 2004. For more information please visit our website: www.cwu.edu
-geographfellows.html or contact either of the Program Directors: Dr.
Robert Kuhlken (kuhlkenrcwu.edu) or Dr. Morris Uebelacker
(morriscwu.edu).
Women & Politics Institute's
Young Women Leaders Board
The Women & Politics Institute's Young Women Leaders Board
has successfully raised a full-tuition scholarship for a student to
pursue a Graduate Certificate in Women, Policy and Political
Leadership (WPPL) at American University in Washington, D.C.
The WPPL Program is a 15-credit hour program that is de
signed to provide students with expertise in the study of women
and politics and works with the schedule of a working profes
sional. If you have any questions, please consult the Women & Poli
tics Institute's web site at www.american.eduwandp or email
the Institute's Associate Director, Dr. Sarah Brewer, at
wandpinstituteamerican.edu.