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

jayna.woolridge@briarcliff.edu

Jessica McCormick

Assistant Director

712-279-1770

Office Hours 8:00-4:30 pm

jessica.mccormick@briarcliff.edu

Anthony Thomas

Advisor

712-279-1728

Office Hours 8:00-4:30

anthony.thomas@briarcliff.edu

Mary Peterson

Advisor/Office Manager

712-279-5240

Hours: 8am-4:30 pm

mary.peterson@briarcliff.edu

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.