S moke S ignals september 15, 2014 15 EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES College Placement Testing off ered College Placement Testing offered on-site at the Adult Education Build- ing for Chemeketa Community College, Linn-Benton Community College and Mount Hood Community College. The Placement Test is one of the fi rst steps to beginning college classes. Call 503-879-2282 to sign up for your placement test – allow about one week for scheduling purposes. Important notice to full-time students All full-time students must submit verifi cation that they have applied to a scholarship outside the Tribe before funding will be released for the term/semester. Verifi cation can include a scholarship award or denial letter, e-mail verifi cation that an application was submitted, a copy of the application or the fi nancial aid award letter that lists an outside scholarship. Please contact Education at 1-800-422-0232, ext. 2275, if you have any questions. n Looking for scholarships? There are numerous scholarship opportunities offered for students to apply to each year. The majority of scholarships for fall term/semester are due between January and April of each year. The Tribal Higher Education programs are here to assist you in your application process. If you use a scholarship search site, be sure to read the privacy policy to ensure you are using a site that will not sell your contact information. A recommended search site to use is www.kaarme.com. CTGR Higher Education Program deadlines set There are now only two Higher Education programs depending on whether you are full-time or part-time. The deadline for the Full-Time College program is at least 30 days before the start of classes. The deadline for the Part-Time College program is at least 10 days before the start of class. Visit the Tribal website for more program information and an application. www.grandronde.org/departments/education/higher-education/ n FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10 LEAVE@8:30AM Camp Dakota in Scott Mills, Oregon RETURN@5:00pm MUST HAVE ALL WAIVER PAPERWORK/PERMISSION SLIPS TURNED IN THE DAY BEFORE (Thursday, Oct. 9) IN ORDER TO GO. BRING CLOTHES THAT CAN GET PAINT ON! To find out more, attend a FREE Start Your Business class! JOIN US at the Grand Ronde Adult Education Building on the second Thursday of every month at 4PM 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, OR LEARN MORE AT: WWW.meritnw.org Or call 503 548-7314 LUNCH PROVIDED GRADES 6-12 ONLY CONTACT TIFFANY MERCIER TO SIGN UP @503-879-2101 OR tiffany.mercier@grandronde.org Monday and Wednesday 1-4 p.m. Adult Education Building GED Classroom EARN Your GED Now! Call Kevin Simmons today at 503-879-1345 2013 GED G RADUATES (Left to Right) Steve Holmes Sonja Haskins-Mack Darla Patterson Elena Eastwood Danny Clark Jr. Get an education, graduate and go to college. Then bring what you learned back to us and share it with your community. — Teresa Harvey LIBRARY HOURS: Monday – Friday: 9 A . M . – 6 P . M . (closed Monday - Friday: noon – 1 P . M .) Saturday: 10 A . M . – 2 P . M . September is Library Sign-up Month: If you are a Tribal member and/or a local community member and don’t have a li- brary card, sign up now. We have an awesome collection of books, movies, music CDs and audio books. Also, we have computers and wi-fi access. Donations: Many thanks to the following contributors to the library collection: Garry Williams, Kathleen George, Janet Titus, Tiffany Mercier, Candi Buswell and the Health and Wellness Clinic, the Japanese Immersion School, Denise Harvey, Shasta Simmons and Terri Dilts. We appreciate the great additions to the library collection. Reminder: Donated items must be clean and in good condi- tion. The Tribal Library is no longer a CCRLS circulation site: Due to lack of use, this service has been discontinued. 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.