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sNok signflz FEBRUARY 15, 2020 15 Student Spotlights Ethan Sabin Franklin Norwest Youth Education is honored to recognize Ethan Sabin as this month’s Student Spotlight for mid- dle school. Ethan has worked hard over the past several months to improve his grades. This determination and work ethic are why we want to highlight Ethan. Ethan credits his current success to support from his parents, completing his homework and asking questions. He is a valuable part of the Grand Ronde community and participates in Ethan Sabin numerous activities, such as football, basketball, track and powwow. His future plans include running for Youth Council and ultimately at- tending Oregon State University to study writing and poetry. 6-12 Tutor Advisor Sam Thornsberry says that over the last several months Ethan has pushed himself to succeed by seeking help from Youth Education staff and his teachers. Ethan would like to share this with his classmates and underclassmen: “Don’t put off tomorrow what you could do today.” – Jerald Harris, Middle School Lead Tutor Youth Education is honored to recognize Frank- lin Norwest as this month’s Student Spotlight. Franklin is a senior at Willamina High School and a Grand Ronde Tribal member. He has spent the past four years involved in a variety of activ- ities in the community and school: Native Club, Canoe Journey, Youth Education activities and Summer Youth Employment. He has spent his last three summers working in the Community Garden. After high school, Franklin plans to take a few months off to relax and then get started on Franklin Norwest either working or figuring out what to do next. He credits his academic success to really starting to try and put in effort during his junior year and the help and support he receives in the Guided Study class at the high school. As a senior, Franklin’s advice to younger classmates would be, “Do your work, it’s easier to stay caught up instead of trying to catch up. Don’t fall asleep in class, that way you will learn something.” Youth Education 6-12 Tutor Isaiah Sherwood said, “Franklin is proof that you can succeed when you put your mind to something. He has worked hard the past two years to get caught up, pass his core classes and work samples to graduate. We are extremely proud.” – Kaylee Oakes, Lead High School Tutor/Guided Student Teacher Jack Mercier 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 CTGR TERO Announcement 10-Hour Training & Certification Feb. 17, 2020 & Feb. 18, 2020 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CTGR Employment Service Center 9615 Grand Ronde Rd. Grand Ronde, OR 97347 (Building C) Registration is limited No cost for Tribal members and $242 for non-Tribal members Register with the TERO office by calling 503-879-2188 or Email - tero@grandronde.org TRIBAL EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OFFICE Ad by Samuel Briggs III The Youth Education Elementary K-5 Pro- grams would like to recognize Tribal member Jack Mercier for his growth in academics and his outstanding acts of leadership at school. He is a second-grader at Willamina Elementary School in Sara Floyd’s classroom. “Jack is a joy to have in class. He is hard working and has a great attitude about learning. When something is hard, he perseveres through it. He takes pride in his completed work and al- ways gives his best effort. His great work ethic is helping him to find success in school and it Jack Mercier will help him to find success in life.” Floyd said. Jack enjoys everything about school. His fa- vorite subjects are math, technology and, of course, physical education. He not only excels in these areas, but has also accomplished being a PAX Master in his home room. With his title as a PAX Master, he is considered a leader to his peers and given opportunities to display positive student role modeling. Jack is a joy to tutor and is always on task when working in small groups with the Tribal tutorial staff. He works with many different people throughout the school to better himself as a student and leader. “Jack is a very sweet, kind-hearted and creative young man. He has been working super hard during speech class and has made amazing gains. Way to go Jack!!” said Deena Arnold. Jack enjoys many things outside of school and loves sports. He is a very family oriented youth and enjoys all the things kids do like playing Fortnite, swimming, BMX biking and learning about history, to name a few. Jack’s favorite sports are baseball, basketball, soccer, wrestling and football. He currently wrestles for the Willamina Mat Club and will play baseball this spring for Tri-Cities Little League. He enjoys baseball the most because he has very strong talents in the sport, and wrestling next because he gets to play “ankle tag.” Jack comes from a large blended family and enjoys spending lots of time playing outside with all his siblings. His family is very proud of the gains he has made academically and the leadership he displays to his peers. Here at Youth Ed, staff is excited to see this young man grow through academics and can’t wait to see the positive role he will play in our com- munity in Grand Ronde. – Santi Atanacio, Elementary K5 Tutor/Advisor