Although spring weather has arrived early, there is no time for spring fever! Seniors Make sure FAFSA is

complete. Begin comparing

student aid awards

Apply for scholarships. May 1 is National Col-

lege Decision Day. Juniors Study for the ACT Take it in June with a

waiver.

Spring Fever

Upward Bound News Winter 2016

On September 26,

we went to the Minneso-

ta Zoo for a behind-the-

scenes tour to learn

more about careers at

the zoo.

The zoo employ-

ees work in a variety of

areas including nutrition,

behavior, medical care,

habitat design, human

resources, and marketing

to name a few.

September Saturday Academy Announce-

ments & Birth-

2

Past Saturday 3-5

Saunders Says 6

New UB

Students

6

Summer Info 7

Sophomores & Freshman Plan classes for next

year

Hone study skills

Actual spring will

be here before you know

it and with it, a whole new

set of tasks and challeng-

es!

We saw where

some of the food was

stored including the

Hostess treats that they

use for rewards when

animals cooperate with

their own medical care.

We also learned

that some of the ani-

mals’ favorite scent is

Brittany Spears perfume.

In addition to

learning about the

behind-the-scenes as-

pect of the zoo, students

also enjoyed looking at

the ani-

mals and

even

petting

and feed-

ing some

of them.

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Upward Bound News

Birthdays 11: Humberto Garduño

Hernandez

MARCH

18: Kelsan Dorjee

29: Ishell Enriquez

Torres

Kiet Tram

APRIL

7: Hibo Muse

19: Anna Ngo

JANUARY

1: Ikran Aden

4: Sharitah Nalule

14: Vanessa Bogan

23: Lukman Hussein

FEBRUARY

8: Victoria Hernandez-

Perez

April 23: Saturday Academy:

SLC Activity,

Accuplacer, Careers, & Theater

April :

Ask at

your

school

about

taking

the ACT

for free!

SENIORS: Finish your FAFSA as soon as possible!

May 21: Saturday Academy:

Summer Info, UB

Alumni Panel,

Community Service

May 31: SWHS Graduation

June 3: RHS Graduation

June 11: SHS Graduation

Coming Soon...

29: Sharon Amegee

David Tu

MAY

1: Grace Domingo

5: Phuong Tran

6: Tenzin Sangpo

27: Amber Berg

USE YOUR PLANNER!!!

October “Saturday Academy At our October

“Saturday” Academy,

students from both

TRIO Upward Bound

and TRIO Educational

Talent Search, partici-

pated in a variety of ac-

tivities to prepare them

for the upcoming

school year.

First, the SLC

committee members

led several get-to-know

-you activities so mem-

bers could learn each

other’s names as well as

a little bit more about

their interests and hob-

bies.

Then, we broke

into grade-level groups.

De’Andre and Shiny

played a college trivia

game with the freshman

and sophomores. Jennifer

led an ACT prep work-

shop for juniors and

Charles and Lucia helped

seniors start filling out

college applications.

After lunch, we

went to the Mill City Mu-

seum where we watched

Minneapolis in 19 Minutes

Flat, went on the Flour

Tower elevator, and did a

scavenger hunt while

looking at the exhibits.

It was a great day

of educational activities

and a chance to meet and

talk to new people!

SLC Retreat

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Student Leader-

ship Committee mem-

bers from TRIO Upward

Bound and Educational

Talent Search participat-

ed in our annual SLC

training.

Tex Ostvig, Vice

President of Equity and

Diversity at the U of M,

Twin Cities, spent the

morning with students

and staff. Tex helped stu-

dents reflect on their

leadership style and

shared with them his

belief in being a “servant

leader.” Students

worked in small groups

as well as participated in

a large group discussion.

Tex’s energy and

passion for fostering pos-

itive leadership qualities

in youth during the

workshop was both in-

formative and inspiring.

After we worked

with Tex, students split

SLC members!

up into three groups to

plan the get-to-know-

you activity that they

would lead the next day.

Finally, students

split up by program to

plan the rest of the

events for the year. Both

SLC committees led oth-

er activities during the

year while at program

events including commu-

nity service projects.

It was a great

start to the year for our

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Upward Bound News

December Saturday Academy On December 5 UB

members rang bells for the

Salvation Army at the Mall of

America. It is an annual tradi-

tion and a favorite among the

students.

During lunch, students were required to complete a

financial literacy activity relat-

ed to their lunch purchase

and then we all met in

November Saturday Academy

Barnes and Noble so they

could choose books for the

February literacy activity.

An unexpected, but

happy surprise was meeting

Mustafa’s baby boy, Idris,

when he stopped by to see us at Barnes and Noble!

On November 14,

UB students rode the bus

up to tour Saint Cloud State

University. In addition to

walking around campus on a

gorgeous fall day, students

heard from both staff and

students. Mar-

tha Noyola,

Assistant Di-

rector of the

Student of

Color Out-

reach Program

and Academic

Advisor, shared her journey

to and through higher edu-

cation. She also assembled a

panel of students who

spoke to their experiences

at SCSU.

Finally, Brian Sebera,

an admissions

rep talked to students

about his experiences at

SCSU as an athlete.

We raised

$3703.29

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January Saturday Academy In January we started

the day with another SLC

activity. The students made

Valentine’s day cards for kids

who were in the hospital.

The creativity definitely

flowed with one person making an elaborate pop-up

card!

After that students

were put into groups to play

the board game PayDay

which takes them through a

month of bills, paydays,

February Saturday Academy

lotteries, unexpected ex-

penses, loans, and more bills.

Teams went through two

months’ worth of expenses

and whoever had the most

money at the end, won. Stu-

dents had to make choices about investments and deal

with broken cars and plumb-

ing repairs.

After lunch, we went

to the Walker Art Center

for a guided tour called Me,

Myself, and I where we looked

at certain pieces of art and dis-

cussed the artist, the artists’

background, and then our own

interpretation of the art.

Students particularly

enjoyed looking at the special exhibition by Jack Whitten and

many students planned to go

back on their own time.

In February, students got

into groups based on their book genre and created a poster that

represented their genre and their books. They had to define

their genre and find similarities and differences between their

books. Finally, they presented their poster to the group. After enjoying the taco

buffet lunch, students learned business etiquette from Bethany

who is with Doors to Success. The workshop gave students

valuable tips and was enjoyable!

March Saturday Academy In March, we toured

the Ordway Center for the

Performing Arts and learned

about different careers avail-

able at the theater.

After the tour we

walked over to the Science

Museum of Minnesota

where we watched National

Parks Adventure and ex-

plored the exhibits including

“Weighing the Evidence,”

which showcases questiona-

ble medical devices.

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Upward Bound News

Meet the New UB Students

CJ Bettis

Richfield HS,

Grade 9

Rafael

Hernandez

Richfield HS,

Grade 10

Kidist Kika

Richfield HS,

Grade 11

Ngawang

Kunsang

Richfield HS,

Grade 9

Kiet Tram

Shakopee HS,

Grade 10

David Tu

Shakopee HS,

Grade 11

Sunthavry

Suos

Shakopee HS,

Grade 10

Sreymey

Men

Shakopee HS,

Grade 10

Fatima Nur

Shakopee HS,

Grade 10

Saunders Says Spring Clean

Kapilis

Ravindran

Washburn HS,

Grade 10

Abdullahi

Abdikarim

Washburn HS,

Grade 10

Diamond

Singleton

Southwest HS,

Grade 9

As part of your

spring cleaning, I encourage

you to “clean up” your pass-

words.

As current seniors

know, you will need a pass-

word for EVERYTHING, all the time! The FAFSA re-

quires not only an ID, but

also login information to

make changes to your

FAFSA, which you will need

to do at some point. And,

even before you choose a

college, you will most likely

need to log into each col-

lege’s system.

This login information is in addition to your

school’s site(s), ACT, email,

etc. Keeping your passwords

(and student ID’s, SSN, etc.)

in a safe, but accessible place

will save you (and your UB

staff!) a lot of time and energy

as you get ready for college!

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Summer Academic Enrichment Program

WHO: UB students going into 9th-12th grades in the 2016-17 school year

WHAT: *Take 4 classes taught by high school teachers (Math, Science,

English, and Spanish).

*Test Preparation Class + Workshops

*Snack & lunch provided daily

WHEN: June 13-July 22, 2016 M-F, 9:15 am-2 pm daily

(Not including transportation time)

WHERE: Normandale Community College

WHY: *To review and boost skills in core classes.

*To improve basic skills needed to pass standardized tests

Summer Bridge Program WHO: UB students who graduate in June 2016

*Eligibility for the 3-credit course is based on prior

UB attendance & college readiness levels.

*Alternatives to the 3-credit course will be discussed individually with

students.

WHAT: *Interpersonal Communication course (3 credits)

*College 1000 taught by a Normandale advisor

*Snack and lunch provided daily

WHEN: Class: June 13-July 1 2016, M-F, 9:30-12:20 daily

(Not including transportation time, study time, & lunch.)

College 1000: Tentatively July 11-15, 9:30-12:30 daily

(Not including transportation time, study time, & lunch.)

HOW: The finalized information and contract will be distributed to students

at the May 21 Saturday Academy.

Important Dates

July 1&4: No Classes

July 22: Banquet

July 26-29: Trip

Normandale Community College

Upward Bound Program

9700 France Avenue South

Bloomington, Minnesota 55431

TRIO Upward Bound at Normandale Community College is supported by a grant of $296,334

from the United States Department of Education.

Normandale Community College Upward Bound Program

serves Richfield, Shakopee, Southwest, and Washburn High Schools.

Providing Equal Access to

Higher Education