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Photo by Michelle Alaimo
Tribal member Alicia Finney picks out the Pendleton blanket she wants
during the Education Division's Graduation Celebration in the Tribal
gymnasium on Friday, June 24. Finney graduated with an associate
degree from Chemeketa Community College. Ninety-six graduates
were honored.
CTGR Higher Education Program
Applications are now available online for all CTGR Higher Education
programs. Visit the Tribal Web page at www.grandronde.orgdepts
education to learn more about the various funding programs.
Call Education at 1-800-422-0232, ext. 2275, if you need assistance
determining which program application to submit.
Program deadlines:
Bachelor Degree & Adult Vocational Programs
April 30: Fall TermSemester
Aug. 30: Winter TermSpring Semester
Nov. 30: Spring Term
Feb. 28: Summer TermSemester
Competitive scholarship (all categories)
April 30 each year
Part-time college
Ten days prior to first day of class
Non-credit program
Ten days prior to the first day of the class, training or conference
FAFSA (required for all Bachelor Degree & Adult Voca
tional Program students)
By Feb. 15 to the Tribal office each year.
Chcmckota offers Driver Education
Do you have someone getting ready to drive? We are affordable and
have classes at convenient locations, dates and times. The program and
instructors are endorsed by Oregon Department of Transportation.
The goal of the program is to eliminate preventable accidents and to
prepare young drivers for a complex driving environment. This traffic
safety course includes 34 hours of classroom and 12 hours of behind-the-wheel
instruction. It will also meet 50 of the 100 documented supervised
hours that are required to get a license.
The program serves students ages 15 through adult. Cost for students
with an Oregon instruction permit who are under 18 is $260, and cost
for adults with an Oregon instruction permit andor student with a
license is $360.
To register, students will need a photocopy of the front and back of
their permit or license, a completed enrollment form and payment.
Pre-registration is required
Please visit our Web site at www.drivereducation.chemeketa.edu to
download a registration form and get additional class datetime options
or call the Chemeketa office at 503-584-7541.
Class times and location:
Grand Ronde
July 25 -Aug. 16
Monday - Thursday 9:30 a.m. - Noon
Instructor: Tony Olliff
Chinuk immersion classes available
The Tribe has two Chi
nuk immersion classes
that are available to pre
school and kindergarten
students. The Tribal Pre
school immersion class is
for 3-to-5 year-old chil
dren. The Preschool is
housed at the Head Start
building and the class fol
lows all the Head Start
standards with focus on
the Chinuk language and
culture. The class enrolls
10 students every year
and usually has a wait
ing list.
There is still room to enroll your child for the 2011 school year. If you
are interested, call Sandy Bobb at 503-879-2161. Be sure to specify that
you want your child to be in the Immersion class.
The Chinuk Kindergarten class also is housed at the Head Start building.
The children attend Willamina Elementary in the morning for literature
and math and then they are picked up by the Grand Ronde bus after lunch
and bused out to Grand Ronde for the remainder of the day. Whatever the
children miss in the afternoon at Willamina, they are taught in Grand
Ronde using our language and culture. One example is the unit on life
cycles. In Willamina they learn about the life cycle of a butterfly and out
here we teach them the life cycle of salmon. One advantage of the Tribal
Kindergarten class is smaller class sizes and a better teacherstudent ratio.
We are accepting applications for the 2011-12 school year.
We are on a first-come, first-served basis. If you are interested or have
any questions, call Kathy Cole at 503-879-2249.
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Upcoming opportunities
and deadlines:
American Indian Services Scholarships
Fall 2011 Deadline: Aug. 15
www.americanindianservices.org
FREE!
MicroEnterprise Resources,
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ALL IMPORTS AUTO REPAIR
Thinking about
starting your own business?
If you don't know what questions to ask or
how to get started, we can help!
Attend a Start Your Business class:
Grand Ronde Adult Education Building
Thursdays, July 14 & Aug. 11
10-11 a.m.
9615 Grand Ronde Road
Grand Ronde, OR
The MERIT Program offers
Training Advising Mentoring
MERIT is a part of the Chemeketa Center for Business and Industry in collaboration with the Polk Community
Development Corporation, Salem-Keizer Community Development Corporation, and Catholic Community Services and
receives funding from Yamhill County and the cities of Dallas, Independence, Monmouth, and Salem.