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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • DECEMBER 12, 2018 • 3A Mentorship program ‘ASPIRES’ to help students plan future LORANE NEWS • A delightful time was had on Sunday, Dec. 9, at the Lorane Grange dinner open house pot- luck. Th ere was a large attendance, delicious food and much laughter with the gift exchange as many people had their gift s taken several times. All veterans were rec- ognized as they stood with a round of applause. Two Lorane Grange members, Randy Eshle- man and Mike Cantrell, received an award for 2018 Veterans of the Year for outstanding commu- nity service since leaving the military. • Applegate Elementa- ry has its winter program tomorrow night, Dec. 13, with a soup dinner from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. prior to the 7 p.m. program. Everyone is encour- aged to bring canned goods to donate for those in need in the CAL dis- trict. • Just a reminder, sev- eral Lorane organiza- tions, including Lorane Grange, are still col- lecting canned goods and non-perishables for those less fortunate. If you need to drop off any goods at the grange, call Randy or Gary T. • Th e high school winter band program is Tuesday, Dec. 18, begin- ning at 7 p.m. By Caitlyn May cmay@cgsentinel.com High school is hard. In between self discovery, grade point averages, extra curricular activities and col- lege applications, students have to begin charting a path towards the question that has been looming over their 12-year educational career: What do they want to be when they grow up? It’s a tough question and while traditional classes and career fairs work to help stu- dents navigate their choices, Cottage Grove High School (CGHS) is bringing in a new program to ease the confus- ing task. Th e ASPIRE program has been in Oregon for years, of- fering students a chance to engage in training and edu- cation outside the classroom. It’s billed as the state’s sanc- tioned mentorship program, partnering students with professionals in the commu- nity to help them meet their future career and education- al goals. “… while the ASPIRE program is generally geared toward helping students pur- sue higher education aft er high school, many of our seniors are not planning to pursue college aft er gradu- ation,” Lacey Guest wrote in response to questions regarding the ASPIRE pro- gram. Guest serves as Cottage Grove High School’s college and career transition special- ist and recently presented the benefi ts of the ASPIRE pro- gram to several community organizations including the Cottage Grove City Council. According to Guest, 69 percent of the class of 2019 is interested in attending college — either community college or a four-year school — but 12 percent remained unsure of their future plans. ' Eleven percent said they were interested in the mili- tary and 8 percent planned to explore apprenticeship or trade jobs. Guest told the city coun- cil that the ASPIRE program could help that 12 percent of the class narrow down its options and explore diff er- ent careers whether they’re based in college tracks or in- ternships. Th e program works through one-on-one men- torships with volunteers from the community. Volun- teers do not need to have a college degree or be experts in a particular fi eld to take part in the program. While ASPIRE has been in other schools around Ore- gon for a number of years, it’s new to Cottage Grove High School this year. “Th ere were two factors,” Cottage Grove High School Principal Mike Ingman said in explaining how ASPIRE was chosen for the school. “Alan Baas, on our school board, was always really sup- portive of what ASPIRE does and had been talking about it for years.” Th e second factor, Ing- man said, was an all-around eff ort by the administration at CGHS to aid students in their aspirations. “As we looked around here at the high school for ways we could increase stu- dent success aft er they grad- uate, we looked at ASPIRE,” he said. “It gives our seniors mentors as a way to increase the likelihood they have suc- cess whether it’s college or a career and ASPIRE increases the number of mentors for the students.” Before the ASPIRE pro- gram is off ered to CGHS students, the school is look- ing for additional mentors. CGHS staff and Guest would provide training, support and resources to volunteers and ask that all volunteers be consistent but note volunteer time is fl exible. For more information, contact Guest at 541-942- 3391 ext. 225 or lacey.guest@ slane.k12.or.us. Deadline to apply for Oregon Health Insurance is Saturday SALEM — Time is run- ning out for people who want health insurance in 2019 but do not get coverage through their job or another pro- gram. Dec. 15 is the last day to enroll. Th e Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace has fi ve tips for Oregonians who need to get or renew coverage and fi nancial assistance. Th e marketplace is the state-level partner to HealthCare.gov. Tip No. 1: Don’t assume you make too much to get help paying for your plan. Families of four making about $100,000 a year or less may qualify. Th e most sin-gle people can make and qualify is about $48,000. 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