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Dated November 19, 2010. Contains information about our UNI campus visit and upcoming events. Very important message from our very own Jessie.
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TRIO Upward Bound Mission Sta tement Recently Trio Upward Bound and Education Talent Search worked to review, revise,
and combine our Mission Statements. The result is below.
Jayna Woolridge
Director
712-279-5599
Office Hours 8:00-4:30 pm
Jessica McCormick
Assistant Director
712-279-1770
Office Hours 8:00-4:30 pm
Anthony Thomas
Advisor
712-279-1728
Office Hours 8:00-4:30
Mary Peterson
Advisor/Office Manager
712-279-5240
Hours: 8am-4:30 pm
Upward Bound receives 100% of program funds ($340,254) from the Department of Education.
TRIO Educational Talent Search and Upward Bound of Briar Cliff University advocate for, assist, and empower
eligible adolescents for success in higher education.
Through academic resources & support, service & openness participants develop positive and life lasting rela-
tionships, educational experiences & opportunities.
All A Honor Roll
Trang Le—West
Thanh Johnson—West
Phuong Luu—West
Diana Munoz—West
Cathy Vanhxay—West
Reneelynn Craft—East
Samantha Trobaugh-North
Trung Ho—North
First Quarter Honor Roll 2010-2011 Honorable Mention
Cristian De Anda—West
Reyna Franco—West
Jessica Salcido—SSC
Yasmin De Anda—North
Chi Nguyen—North
Luis Lulo—West
A & B Honor Roll
Tu Le—West
Theresa Beech—Heelan
Jasmine Bautista—SSC
Feyd Blevins—East
Cody Juracek—East
Jessica Krager—North
Angie Huynh—North
Anthany Tran—North
Mauricio Origel—North
Franzis Rios—North
at the mall in Fort Dodge, for a
couple of hours, so students could
shop and eat supper. The most
popular item purchased seemed
to be character hats with ear
flaps (see below), perfect for the
cooler weather that I am sure we
will experience very soon.
All in all it was a terrific trip
and an informative look at one of
Iowa’s fine state universities. As
usual, Briar Cliff University TRIO
Upward Bound students were
respectful, well behaved and a
joy to travel with.
Panthers for a DayPanthers for a DayPanthers for a Day
UB Hapenings
TRIO Upward Bound stu-
dents, Anthony, and Mary took
off very early Friday morning,
November 5 and headed to Cedar
Falls, home of the UNI Panthers.
Thanks to some resourceful stu-
dents that are used to traveling
on busses, we were entertained
by movies that ranged from scary
to stupid. Don’t worry; I don’t
think it would even offend the
movie’s producer by calling one
of the movies stupid. English
voiceovers for actors that are
already speaking English? But
hey, at least there was a lot of
very fake-looking martial arts.
Anyway, whenever Upward
Bound travels, we have a good
time and make some memories.
When we arrived at UNI, stu-
dents were divided into groups to
visit the department of their
choice and listen to representa-
tives talk about what each de-
partment has to offer at UNI.
Then we were treated to a won-
derful lunch in the cafeteria, and
everyone agreed that the number
of food choices was overwhelm-
ing. After lunch, the admissions
staff talked to the students about
how to apply to UNI, college
costs, majors, campus activities,
and living in the dorms. Our
students were very attentive and
asked wonderful questions, mak-
ing the visit even more informa-
tive. Way to go UB!
On the way home we stopped
Upcoming Events See enclosed calendar for details
and more events.
UB There—December 3
Rockestra
UB There—March 5
Border Crossings
UB There—March 25
Day of Service
UB There—April 28
Summer Sign Up
Community Service— Siouxland Food Bank
December 7
January 11
February 8
March 8
April 12
May 10
November 19, 2010
Here is one of the hats from the mall.
Pictures from the UNI campus visit
Are those Christmas decorations on November 5th?
Wonderful bus ride!
Hanging out at the Mall.
See what we bought.
North Homecoming Upward Bound’s own Loc
Nguyen was crowned North’s Homecoming King.
Other UB students were involved as well. If UB
students from other schools want pictures from their schools in the news-
letter, they can give us pic-
tures to print.
Franzis Rios in the center with the
big smile.
Omer Siddiqui holding the tall sign. Mauricio Origel playing the tuba. Anthony Tran
Food Bank Reminder!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thinking; I’ve heard it said before: My
major has nothing to do with math, so
you’re wrong, Jessie, I don’t need
those basic skills. Nope. Not
true. There is not one job out there
that does not require basic writing and
math skills, and basic knowledge of
history and science. Not one.
Lastly, and I’m almost done preach-
ing, I promise—you need to create
your homework and study habits
now. Not in college. Being on time,
meeting your deadlines, attending
classes and meetings—all that needs
to begin in high school. There are too
many temptations in college to at-
tempt to form these good habits then,
and it’s a very expensive risk to
take. Ask any of our former Bridgers;
they’ll tell you.
So start now. Twenty-one to 28 days,
30 minutes for four days a
week. Create a new habit. Or
two. Maybe you are going to do your
homework and eat a little health-
ier. Or maybe you are going to spend
more time on your homework and less
on Facebook. Or maybe you are go-
ing to do your homework and exercise
twice a week.
Whatever it is, just please. Do your-
self a favor; do your homework.
We all have our rituals, patterns of
living, ways of moving throughout
our days and nights. Some are
healthy, some not so much. Jayna
and I start every morning with a ba-
nana. A.T. prays before and after
every meal. Mary does all her home
duties immediately after work so she
can relax for the evening. Anayeli
checks her planner three times a day,
to make sure she never misses her
appointments, classes or deadlines. I
could go on and on with the examples
of habits that people have, but the
most important thing is that we recog-
nize our own habits. We owe it to
ourselves to take a step back every
once and a while, and decide whether
our habits are good ones, or ones that
are holding us back.
It’s been a tough semester for a lot of
students and as always, we want to do
everything possible to support
you. But after chatting with many
students about grades, I realized a
common theme. The majority of our
students who have D’s or F’s are not
struggling with the material, the
coursework or the tests. The major-
ity, and this is shocking, are just
choosing not to do homework. My
conclusion? Easy: not-doing-their-
homework has become a terrible habit
for many students. Fortunately, there
is very good news: it’s erasable.
Yes, that’s right. You still have a
chance to make a significant change
in your grades, even if you’re a sen-
ior. Most psychologists say it takes
21-28 days to create a new habit—but
only if practiced at least four times a
week. That means doing homework,
even if only for 30 minutes, four
times a week. And this is totally do-
able for all of you! In fact, this is
necessary for all of you, for several
reasons.
First of all, UB is a postsecondary
preparation program, which means all
of our students are planning on at-
tending college. And I won’t take too
much time on this, because it’s noth-
ing you haven’t heard before. You
need to have—at the very least—
decent grades to reach this goal. We
all know that, right? Right. Sec-
ondly, even though it may be hard to
believe, the classes that you are re-
quired to take in high school are to
prepare you for college courses. You
are building a foundation right now,
of basic skills and knowledge one
needs in order to understand more
difficult classes. By opting not to do
homework, you are choosing not to
master some easy skills and/or facts
(whether in history or sciences or
math!) that could actually put you
ahead of your college class-
mates. And I know what you’re
We have a day every month set up to do
community service at the Siouxland Com-
munity Food Bank. Please check the
dates on the front of this newsletter and
on the back of the enclosed calendar.
Remember: you need 15 of your 25 com-
munity service hours at one location. If
you volunteer on the dates we have set
up, you will have most of your hours
needed for the 15 at one location.
Please consider volunteering at the
Food Bank!
Counselor’s Corner by Jessica McCormick
Habit (hăb'ĭt), noun: A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of
behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition.