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FEBRUARY 1, 2005
Parent Committee Meeting
There will be a Parent Committee Meeting on Thursday, February 17,
12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at the Youth Education Building. Lunch will be served.
Please call Matt at 503-879-2101 to R.S.V.P.
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Family Night
Feb 17 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Dinner & Beading Instruction
Please R.S.V.P Travis Mercier
at 503-879-2143
if you plan to attend.
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Upcoming Scholarship Workshops:
Oregon Student Assistance Commission Workshop
Thursday, February 10, 2005 1:30 p.m.
Adult Education Building
Come learn more about the OSAC Scholarships and how to fill out the
application. Refreshments will be provided. For more information please
contact Luhui Whitebear, CTGR Scholarship Coordinator at 503-879-1345
or 1-800-422-0232 ext 1345.
D CTGR Education Scholarship Workshop
Wednesday, February 16, 2005 1:30 p.m.
Adult Education Building
Are you applying to the 2005 CTGR Education Scholarship? Wonder
ing what makes a good application? The CTGR Scholarship Coordinator
will be available to go over the application and answer any questions you
may have. Refreshments will be provided.
For more information please contact Luhui Whitebear, CTGR Scholar
ship Coordinator at 503-879-1345 or 1-800-422-0232 ext 1345.
High School Scholarships Available
High school seniors from Oregon and Southwest Washington who
have been involved in health awareness activities are eligible for
scholarships from Oregon Health Forum, an independent health
policy resource.
To qualify, students must have done volunteer work, been involved
in a research endeavor, worked a health care setting or done com
munity service. The application deadline is March 8, 2005 and schol
arships will be awarded in June.
Oregon Health Forum has been providing scholarships to high
school seniors for the past four years in its efforts to help promote
greater awareness of health care issues as well as encourage stu
dents to consider a career in health care.
Founded in 1990, Oregon Health Forum publishes a monthly health
policy newsletter and sponsors breakfast seminars on timely health
policy issues. To learn more about our organization, visit our website
at www.healthforum.org or call our office at 503-226-7870.
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Applications are now available for the 2005 OSAC Scholarships.
Each year OSAC administers over 300 scholarships through their
application. Application deadline is Tuesday, March 1 or enter for
an Early Bird Scholarship by Tuesday, February 15.
For more information or an application, please visit
www.getcollegefunds.org or call Luhui Whitebear, CTGR Scholar
ship Coordinator at 1-800-422-0232 ext 1345.
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Autographs The Education Committee hosted a Christmas dinner and card
signing event on December 1 3 at Spirit Mountain Casino. Those present partici
pated in the annual signing of over 1 00 cards for our full-time Education students
attending college. The evening was enjoyed by Tribal Council members, Education
Division staff and the committee members.
Addresses Need Updated
For Youth Education (6-12)
The Tribal Youth Education (6-12) Program regularly distrib
utes information about upcoming events as well as our monthly
program newsletter.
To better serve our youth and families we are requesting that
all youth currently attending grades 6-12 have their addresses
and contact information updated immediately. Parents, please
help your child with this as it is very important that all of our
program's youth and their families receive program updates
and information in a timely and efficient manner. Please con
tact Matt at 503-879-2101 to update your address and contact
information.
Tribal Education Scholarship
Applications Now Available!
2005 Education Scholarship applications are now available in the fol
lowing categories: Full & Part-Time Undergraduate, Full & Part-Time
Graduate, Full & Part-Time Adult Vocational Training, Eula Petite Me
morial. You must be a Tribal member.
Application deadline is Saturday, April 30, 2005. To request an appli
cation, please call the CTGR Education Division at 503-879-2275 or 1-800-422-0232
ext 2275.
Grand Ronde Library
The Grand Ronde Tribal Library is located in the Education Build
ing. Library hours are as follows:
Monday Wednesday 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Thursday & Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The library collection contains over 1,500 items. We have fiction and
non-fiction for youth and adults, a significant Native American collec
tion, books on tape and a limited children's collection. The library has
two computers available for use that has internet access. We have an
impressive reference section with mostly all new materials.
We are in an assessment process to determine the needs of our li
brary patrons. Please share your comments about what you think we
need to have available to better serve the local community library
needs.
THE LIBRARY CORNER
Now that the holiday rush has ended, it is time to sit back and relax
with a good book. We were very lucky to have received a large selec
tion of new and almost new fiction and non-fiction from Ronnie
Pederson who owns a bookstore in Vancouver. Stop by soon and check
out what we have available for your reading enjoyment. We are in
the process of moving things around to make room for more individual
reading areas and to help serve you better.