S moke S ignals
february 1, 2014
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EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
Northwest Indian Housing Association Scholarship
Applicant must be 23 years old or younger on the date of the deadline.
Due March 31, 2014
Applications available at: http://nwiha.org/youth-scholarship-program/
Scholarships available
The Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) annually awards more than
$7 million in scholarships to Oregon students through our statewide
scholarship program. Two of these scholarship programs are targeted
specifi cally to Native American students.
VERL AND DOROTHY MILLER NATIVE AMERICAN SCHOL-
ARSHIP
Eligible students include Native American residents of Oregon attending
or planning to attend an accredited trade or vocational school in Oregon.
The awards are for $1,500-$3,000/year - students may apply and compete
for the scholarship for up to four years.
HOWARD VOLLUM AMERICAN INDIAN SCHOLARSHIP
Eligible students include Native American residents of Clackamas, Mult-
nomah, Washington and Clark counties seeking post-secondary education
or training in science, technology, engineering or mathematics. The awards
are for $3,000/year for up to fi ve years of undergraduate study and two
years of graduate study.
Criteria for both scholarships:
* Participation in school or community activities;
* Personal accomplishments or achievements;
* Preference given to students who have a demonstrated commitment
to and involvement in the Native American community;
* Open to students with a certifi cation of Tribal enrollment or decendants
of enrolled members.
How to apply: Applications and instructions are available on OCF’s Web
site at www.oregoncf.org/receive/scholarships/scholarship-opportunities
Deadline: Scholarship applications are due March 1 for the next aca-
demic year.
Questions: Call OCF scholarship staff at 503-227-6846 or e-mail mchee@
oregoncf.org.
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde’s
Youth Education Department Presents A
Reward Trip
6th– 8th Grade Native Youth
Friday, February 7th
4:00-11:00 pm
LIBRARY HOURS:
Monday – Friday: 9 A . M . – 6 P . M .
(closed Monday - Friday: noon – 1 P . M .)
Saturday: 10 A . M . – 2 P . M .
Movie Night: First Thursday of the month at 4 p.m. Please
note the time change from the previous movie series. This series
of movies features General–PG, family type movies. Youth ages 12
and under must be accompanied by an adult older than 18 years
of age.
• Feb. 6: “Nim’s Island”
• March 6: “Percy Jackson the Lightning Thief”
• April 3: “Hotel For Dogs”
“Get Fired Up for Reading”: The Reading Incentive Program
started Jan. 15 and ends Feb. 28. The library aligns this program
with the Chinese New Year, which is Jan. 31 through Feb. 14 in
2014. For each book that is read we will add a dragon scale that
states the book title and reader’s name. The more books that are
read, the bigger our dragon will be. In 2013, readers read 211 books.
Let’s try to break that record in 2014! This program is for all ages.
We only have 20 books read so far.
Battle of the Books: Local school districts compete in the Battle
of the Books program each year. All students participating must
be in grades 3-5, 6-8 or 9-12 for the current school year. The Tribal
Library has many of the “Battle” books listed for Oregon available
for check out. Some of the titles for the 3-5 Division are “Birchbark
House” by Louise Erdrich, “Clementine” by Sara Pennypacker
and “Dear Mr. Henshaw” by Beverly Cleary. In the 6-8 Division,
we have “Bigger Than a Bread Box” by Laurel Snyder, “Million
Dollar Throw” by Mike Lupica and “TimeRiders” by Alex Scarrow.
For the 9-12 Division, we have “Grave Mercy” by Robin LaFevers,
“Daughters of Smoke & Bone” by Laini Taylor and “Everybody Sees
the Ants” by A.S. King.
Donations: Staff is currently working on the collection inventory
and has not cataloged donations during this report period.
REMINDER: The library no longer accepts: VHS movies; cas-
sette tapes (books/music); and/or paperback books (mass-produced).
Donated items must be clean and in good condition. Thank you.
The Tribal Library is a CCRLS Circulation Site: Use your
Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Services library card to
perform electronic holds on resources in the 18 partner libraries
and items will be couriered here for check out and can be checked
back in here as well.
Inter-Library Loan services: The Tribal Library partners with
Oregon State Library to offer “library to library” inter-library loan
services. By completing the inter-library loan form, library patrons
may request items from the Oregon State Library collection. OSL
lending policies apply for return of items.
Pizza & A Movie
Students who are in a proficiency-based program must be “working toward” in
all areas. Students who are in a GPA-based program must have a minimum of a
2.75 GPA. All students must have no more than 3 unexcused absences.
9th-12th Grade Native Youth
Saturday, February 8th
The Youth Education Department is offering transportation for this
event. We will departing promptly from the YED building at 7:15 a.m.
and returning around 4:00 p.m.
Please contact Tiffany Mercier @ 503-879-2101
for more information or to sign-up before Friday, February 14th
Chemeketa Community College, Siletz Tribal Education Dept., Salem/Keizer Indian Education
No Cost Conference
Welcomes you and your students to attend the
American Indian Youth Leadership Conference
5:00 pm– 12:00 am
“Honoring Our Identity—Embracing Our Heritage”
Friday, February 21, 2014
Hockey Game
9th-12th grade students must have a minimum 2.75 GPA and no more than 3 unexcused absences.
LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE FOR BOTH TRIPS-FIRST COME/FIRST SERVE!!!
Students are responsible for obtaining and turning in a copy of their grades to
Youth Education in order for eligibility to be considered.
Call 503-879-2101 for further information.
Check-in at 8:15-8:45am
Check-out 3:00pm
The conference will feature Honored Teacher and Elder Howard Rainer, and other outstanding Native American educators.
The focus are students who identify as Native American or Alaskan Indian in 8th-12th grade
Please contact Linda Ringo-Reyna if you are interested in attending , or if you have any questions at 503.399.5143,
Sonya Moody Jurado at 503.390.9494, or Shelby Olsen-Rogers at 503.399.5512