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Volume 16 Issue 1
September 2015
September 2011
TRiO/Upward Bound Program
Sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis
Highlights
While many students where waking up late, watching television, and playing video
games the students of Lourdes University Upward Bound participated in the 2015 Summer
Program. During the UB Summer Program, students attended classes, visited universities,
displayed their many talents, and had a magnificent time on their Educational Excursion to
Philadelphia, PA. Fourteen senior students enjoyed various work-study positions across the
LU campus including Campus Security, All Good Things, Residents Life, and the Colleges
of Business, Arts & Sciences, Education, Nursing, and Art. Students visited Cleveland
State University and the University of Toledo, the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, took part in a
Math/Science Day at Cedar Point and preformed in a Talent Show the final day of
programming. Students boarded a bus the following morning headed for Philadelphia, PA.
While there, we visited Lincoln Financial Field-home to the Philadelphia Eagles,
Independence Hall, The Liberty Bell, National Constitution Center, Adventure Aquarium,
Eastern State Penitentiary, took a big bus tour of the city and of course, visited the Liberty
Bell. Students and staff of the program seemed to have had an excellent summer, getting to
know one another and developing new skills.
Inside this issue:
Summer Program
2015
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Staff Corner & Note
from the Director
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Upcoming Events
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Testing Central/
Birthdays/ Quote of
the Month
4
Successful vs.
Struggling Students
& Education Pays
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UB Event Calendars
Study Tips
6&7
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Staff Corner
Lisa Hess, Advisor
Hello Upward Bound,
I am excited that a new academic year is upon us. I hope
that you all are ready and working diligently toward your
academic goals. We have another exciting year planned
for the Upward Bound Program. Please be sure to pay
attention to page 3 and the calendars on pages 6 and 7
throughout the year. These pages will have pertinent
information in regard to the events the program will offer.
Information and sign ups for events will be distributed
during UB tutoring.
Academic Skills
Coordinator
The search for the new Academic Skills
Coordinator is underway. We are seeking a
professional who has the proper education and
skills as well as the heart and drive to help our
students succeed!
As soon as a candidate is hired parents and
students will be notified.
Seniors should have already received information in
the mail that explains what should be done to register for
the September ACT Test! Please understand that college
applications will be completed throughout the next couple
of months, you do not want to wait for a determination on
acceptance because you don’t have an ACT test score
available. Keep in mind that many colleges and universities
have priority deadlines in early November and December
for particular academic and need based scholarships!!!
The first day of tutoring will be held on Wednesday,
September 23rd for Woodward and Thursday, September
24th for Waite. Please make every effort to attend!
I look forward to seeing all of your bright shinning faces!
~ Ms. Lisa
Director’s Desk:
Tonya Colbert
Dear Upward Bound Students,
Welcome Back to the 2015-2016 Academic Year! I hope that each of you had a relaxing and enjoyable summer
vacation. As you begin this year full of limitless possibilities and opportunities, I encourage each of you to think about
your academic goals for this year. Likewise, I ask that the goals that you set are both ambitious and attainable. That’s
Right…AMBITIOUS!
I want you to think of your brain as a bank account…an Intellectual Bank Account. Every time you go to class and
actively participate, do your homework, review, study, and go to Upward Bound tutoring, you are making a deposit in to
your Intellectual Bank Account!
So, when it’s time to take a test, exam, an unexpected quiz, or write a paper, you can effortlessly make a withdrawal
from your Intellectual Bank Account. It’s never too late to start to invest! Your academic wealth, depends on your actions
to invest!
We have a great year planned for you and are looking forward to all of your great academic achievements!
I am looking forward to seeing all of you at the upcoming Upward Bound Ice Breakers and hearing all about your goals
and everyone’s Intellectual Bank Accounts!
Remember Upward Bound Tutoring is not an option, it’s a Priority!
As always, please feel free to call me with any questions or concerns. I love hearing from you,
~Ms. Tonya
“Knowledge is Power” ~Sir Francis Bacon
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Woodward High School
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
3:00-5:00 PM Room: 1120
Waite High School
Thursday, September 24, 2015
3:00-5:00 PM Room: 327
Toledo Opera
Performance
Wednesday,
September 30, 2015
Begins @ 7:00 PM
Details will be
announced at tutoring!
College Application Night
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
6:00 - 8:00 PM
University of Toledo
In collaboration with the Upward Bound
Programs from UT and BGSU, students will
complete college applications during the evening.
College/University admission counselors will be
onsite. The event is being presented by
Diversity in Education Solutions.
Details will be distributed to seniors at the
Icebreakers!
Toledo Seagate Foodbank
Saturday, October 17, 2015
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Pick Up:
Woodward 8:15 AM
Waite 8:30 AM
Drop Off: (Approx.)
Waite 1:00 PM
Woodward 1:15 PM
Lunch will be provided by the
Lourdes University Upward Bound Program!
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Upcoming Test: Saturday, October 24, 2015
Registration Deadlines:
Regular Registration-September 18, 2015
*Late Registration-September 19-October 2, 2015
Next Test: Saturday, December 12, 2015
Registration Deadlines:
I am sure many parents and students are wondering, “what type
of testing will my student/I have to take in order to graduate?”
The answer depends on the current grade level of the student
being discussed. Students in the 2016 and 2017 graduating
classes, will need to pass the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) and
end of the course exams for American history and American
government (ODE website). The OGT is divided into five parts
(Reading, Writing, Math, Science, & Social Studies), one part is
given each day for a week. Students must achieve a score of 400
or higher on each test to pass and be eligible for graduation in
Ohio.
As for our classes of 2018 and 2019, students have a different
set of testing procedures that are required for graduation in
Ohio. These students will be required to complete end of the
course exams in the following subjects: English language arts I
and II, Algebra I, Geometry, biology or physical science (class
of 2018 only), American history, and American government.
The tests will be administered during a window of time (spring)
set by the Ohio Department of Education and will vary in
length based upon how the school district choses to administer
the tests (paper or online) or divide the tests (one session for
180 minutes or two sessions of 90 minutes).
Sylvia Rombach
Regular Registration-November 6, 2015
*Late Registration-November 7-20, 2015
As part of the 2016-2018 budget bill, the General Assembly directed
the Ohio Department of Education to transition to new assessments
for the 2015-2016 school year in mathematics and English language
arts. Per the new law, Ohio will cease the use of PARCC tests.
Instead, the Ohio Department of Education is working with the
American Institutes for Research (AIR) – which has provided Ohio's
science and social studies assessments – to develop Ohio’s math
and English language arts tests. The new tests will use the same
testing platform as other services that AIR already has offered Ohio.
These will be Ohio’s tests and will align to Ohio’s standards.
Source: Ohio Department of Education http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Testing/Test-Dates/2015-2016-Testing-Dates
For further information on the Ohio testing procedures please visit the
Ohio Department of Education website at: http://education.ohio.gov
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Ambrosia Cowson 8/3
Deon Williams
8/6
Stacey Parish
8/7
Amber Crigger
8/15
Luis Soto
8/16
Bryanna Nowak
8/21
Daniel Bautista
9/1
Da’Ron Johnson
9/2
Roman Pratt
9/9
F.E.A.R.
Has two meanings…
Forget Everything And Run
OR
Face Everything And Rise
The CHOICE is Yours
~Zig Ziglar
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Successful Students
...accept personal responsibility for creating the
outcomes and quality of their lives.
vs.
...discover a motivating purpose, characterized by
personally meaningful goals and dreams.
Struggling Students
vs.
...see themselves as victims, believing for the most part
that what happens to them is beyond their control.
...have difficulty choosing a purpose, often
vs.
experiencing depression and/or resentment about the
meaninglessness of their lives.
...consistently plan and take effective actions in pursuing
their goals and dreams.
...seldom identify the specific actions needed to
vs.
accomplish a task. And when they do, they tend to
procrastinate.
...build mutually supportive relationships that assist
them in pursuing their goals and dreams.
vs.
...gain heightened self-awareness, developing
empowering beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors that will keep
...are solitary, seldom requesting, even rejecting, offers
of assistance from legitimate resources.
...are slaves of disempowering life scripts that carry them
vs.
far off course.
them on course.
...become life-long learners, finding valuable lessons
in nearly every experience they have.
...tend to resist learning new ideas and skills, often
vs.
...develop emotional maturity, characterized by
optimism, happiness, and peace of mind.
viewing learning as drudgery rather than mental play.
...live at the mercy of their emotions, having their
vs.
success hijacked by anger, depression, anxiety, and a need
for instant gratification.
...believe in themselves, feeling capable, lovable and
unconditionally worthy as human beings.
...doubt their personal value, feeling inadequate to
vs.
accomplish meaningful tasks and unworthy to be loved by
others or themselves.
Source: Skip Downing, author of On Course: Strategies for Creating Success in College and in Life.
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Fall College Tour
Dates: Thursday, November 5 - Friday, November 6, 2015
Who Can Attend: Juniors & Seniors
Tentative College Visits: University of Findlay, The Ohio State University, & Columbus State University
More information will be available and distributed at the Icebreakers!
Lourdes University
Upward Bound
6832 Convent Blvd.
Sylvania, Ohio
43560
(419) 824-3864
upwardboundlc@gmail.com
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