Q UARTERLY N EWSLETTER
E DUCATIONAL T ALENT S EARCH
V OLUME 1011, I SSUE 1
A UGUST —O CTOBER
I MPORTANT D ATES :
W ELCOME B ACK :
K ITTY H UGHES
ETS D IRECTOR
Snow Canyon High/
Middle School.
The workshops and college
tours are all set and ready
for your participation.
They will be exciting!
8th graders go to Dixie
State College of Utah
It is good to be back to
school and see all of our
ETS students! This year will
be packed with fun and
along with that we will help
you with your plans to go to
college.
All the advisors you know,
will be back this year. One
of our advisors has had a
name change because she
got married during the summer. Ms. DeGraw is now
Mrs. Thomas and she is at
9th Graders go to Southern Utah University
10th Graders go to UNLV
and visit the Hoover Dam
11th graders go on the Junior Tour which visits the
Northern Colleges: USU,
UofU, UVU, BYU, WSU, a
play, and lots of fun! The
Juniors go on a tour in the
Fall which includes USU
and in the Spring which
includes BYU. Mark your
calendars and decide which
tour you want to go on.
Educational Talent Search
provides academic, financial, career, or personal
counseling including advice
on entering Postsecondary
education. ETS tours college campuses and plans
workshops on career exploration, aptitude assessment,
student financial aid assistance, college admission
forms, ACT preparation,
and scholarship information.
It will be an exciting year
filled with lots of learning
and fun activities for you to
explore the colleges/
universities you would like
to attend.
REMEMBER to attend
your workshops!
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August 11th - School
Begins
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August 18th - Back to
School Night for Middle Schools
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August 19th - School
Begins for Enterprise
High School, Back to
School Night for High
Schools
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September 6th Labor Day, No School
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September 14th–
10th Grade Tour UNLV & Hoover Dam
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October 15th &
18th - Fall Break, No
School

October 20th -22nd
- Fall Junior Tour

November 11th 8th Grade Tour - Dixie
State College

November 17th - 9th
Grade Tour - SUU
I NSIDE THIS ISSUE :
ETS
2
B ACK
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ADVISORS CONTACT INFORMATION
TO SCHOOL
NIGHT
C OLLEGE
A HIT !
TOURS ARE
3
I MPROVING
3
A SPIRE /U TAH T RIO
4
YOUR
STUDY SKILLS
SCHOLARSHIP
E DUCATIONAL T ALENT S EARCH
P AGE 2
ETS ADVISORS
Wes Christiansen
Hurricane High/Middle School
christiansen@dixie.edu
ETS will have recruiting workshops for 8th graders the 3rd
and 4th week of August. We will try to schedule our opening
social at the High School August 31!
(435) 635-3280 ext. 134
Len Hartley
Dixie High/Middle School
hartley@dixie.edu
We will be having out first workshop the second week of
September so put that on your calendars! We are excited
about the new school year!
(435) 673-4682 ext. 117
Betty Ann Thomas
Snow Canyon High/Middle School
degraw@dixie.edu
(435) 634-1967
Krystal Sorensen
Pine View High/Middle School
sorensen@dixie.edu
(435) 625-5255 ext. 117
Eighth grade recruitment will begin immediately following
the beginning of school. Workshops for 9th - 12th graders
will begin within two weeks. We have some exciting things
happening this year. Plan to attend ETS events and have fun!
Welcome to a new school year! I look forward to continuing
informational and fun workshops! We will begin recruitment
for all grades starting the beginning of school. If you have a
friend that could benefit from ETS let me know! Get involved
because this is going to be a great year!
Patti Esplin
Enterprise High School
esplin@dixie.edu
ETS is planning a recruiting workshop for the 8th graders
within the first two weeks of school. Other workshops to
follow for each grade. Looking forward to a great year!
(435) 878-2248
Stephanie Wilkey
Millcreek High School
wilkey@dixie.edu
(435) 628-2462 ext. 310
ETS participated in four orientation meetings at Millcreek.
Each parent received an application to take home. Recruitment will also take place in all 1st period classes.
V OLUME 1011, I SSUE 1
P AGE 3
B ACK TO S CHOOL N IGHT
Look for your ETS Advisor at Back to School Night. Be sure to say hi. We have something for parents!
Desert Hills Middle School, August 18th
Desert Hills High School, August 19th
Dixie Middle School, August 18th
Dixie High School, August 19th
Enterprise High School, August 19th
Millcreek High School, New Student Orientation, August 9th &10th
Hurricane Middle School, August 18th
Hurricane High School, August 19th
Pine View Middle School, August 18th
Pine View High School, August 19th
Snow Canyon Middle School, August 18th
Snow Canyon High School, August 19th
Contact your school for times!
C OLLEGE TOURS ARE A HIT !
ETS students consistently report
that our college tours are highlights of their ETS experience.
The opportunity to get a firsthand feel for what the campus is
like as well as the fun we have on
tours make these experiences
valuable.
We have tours planned for 8th,
9th, 10th, and 11th grades this
fall. ETS students in good standing are invited to attend. All
tours are free of charge to ETS
students.
Following are details of these
tours. Please see your ETS advisor to sign up!
The eight grade tour to Dixie
State is a great opportunity for
students to be greeted by the
ambassadors and have lunch at
the Red Rock Café.
The ninth grade tour to Southern
Utah University involves a presentation about the college and a
tour around the campus, plus
lunch at the Sharwan Center.
Tenth Graders will go to UNLV.
In addition to a tour of the university they will be able to tour
Hoover Dam.
High School juniors will have the
opportunity to go for three days
to schools in Northern Utah:
UVU, BYU, U of U, WSU, and
USU.
Talk to your ETS Advisor to get
signed up!
WE
HAVE TOURS
PLANNED FOR
8 TH , 9 TH , 10 TH ,
AND 11 TH
GRADES THIS
FALL . A LL TOURS
ARE FREE OF
CHARGE TO ETS
STUDENTS !
I MPROVING YOUR S TUDY S KILLS
1. Learn time management
skills. Organization is the key to
improving study skills. Set out a
plan before you begin and stick to
it. It will not only help you accomplish your goals, it will keep
you on track time-wise.
2. Study in short bursts. There is
nothing worse than burnout when
you are trying to study. Don’t try
to do a marathon session of studying, as you will not be able to remember everything all at once.
Take breaks every now and then
between chapters or subjects to
give your brain a rest!
3. Block out distractions. Turn
off your phone, shut off your IM
program and the TV, and close
your door. Nothing will derail
your studying as quickly as interruptions. If you really want to be
successful, you need to focus.
4. Cramming is not the answer!
Don’t put off studying for a test
until the last minute. Most teach-
ers give you plenty of advance
warning before an upcoming test.
Study small sections at a time over
a span of days and you will remember more. Then you can review
everything right before the test if it
is necessary. You might be surprised at how much you actually
remembered.
Take your time, make a plan, and stick
with it. The key to improving study
skills is to study smart, not hard. Don’t
procrastinate and don’t get distracted!
PRSRTSTD
POSTAGE & FEES PD
ST GEORGE UT 84770
DIXIE STATE COLLEGE
Website: www.dixie.edu/trio
The Dixie State College ETS program is funded
grant number PO44A980572 in the amount of
$379,019 from the US Dept. of Education under
the Federal TRiO Programs (Title IV of the Higher)
ASPIRE-U TAH T RIO S CHOLARSHIP
The ASPIRE-UTAH
TRiO SCHOLARSHIP is offered to outstanding entering or
continuing undergraduate or graduate students
selected from Utah
TRiO participants.
Four scholarships valuing $500 each will be
awarded.
Search, Upward
Bound, Student Support Services or Ronald
E McNair Past Baccalaureate Achievement)
achievement; personal,
academic, and career
goals; extracurricular
service, and/or leadership activities; financial
Currently a TRiO Par- need and other inforticipant planning to mation provided.
enroll in a post sec- The deadline for appliondary institution
cation is early in Januin Summer or Fall of
ary. If you are a high
school senior, plan to
2011.
apply!
The Scholarship is
awarded on the bases of
Active Participant in participation in and
commitment to TRiO
a Utah TRiO Project
programs; academic
(Educational Talent
Eligibility Criteria:
PERMIT NO. 35