updateSpring 2012

“The strength of the United States is not the gold at Fort Knox or the weapons that we have, but the sum total of the education and the character of our people.”

- Claiborne Pell

What’s Inside?WE’RE RENEWED!!!

New You Can Use!Watching out for your future!

KUDOS!UB students’ are GREAT!

Blast From the PastBounder Bear’s Alumni News

Parents’ PageWhy summer UB

. . . and much more!!!

COMMUNITY SERVICE!

We’re Proud of You,Third Quarter Scholars!

It rained - a lot - on Saturday, April 28 but that didn’t keep UB students down! Some cleaned up the UB section of County Highway M then joined other UB students

HIGHEST HONORS (4.0 and above)Ann V (Holmen) * Isabel S (Tomah) * Pa Zong V (Onalaska)

Dan D (Logan) * Mai Zoua V (Holmen)Katelynn B (Sparta) * Lawrence J (Holmen)

Judy L (Onalaska) * Salena L (Central) * Jordyn T (Central)

HIGH HONORS (3.750 to 3.999)Zakary J (Tomah) * Mai Nou L (Holmen)

Sabrina D (Central) * Tanner B (Sparta) * Celia R (Central)Selena V (Central) * Kelly H (Sparta) * KaBao Y (Central)

Brandon T (Tomah) * Lee X (Holmen)

HONORS (3.500 to 3.749)Yer L (Holmen) * Katie W (Holmen) * Toua Y (Onalaska)

Makaela B (Aquinas) * Gao Seng Y (Logan)Linda V (Holmen) * Shue Shiane Y (Central)

Andrew S (Holmen)

The Upward Bound quarterly honor roll is figured using a weighted four-point grade scale. Only UB students active in the program during the entire quarter are listed.

at the Kane Street Community Garden. There was plenty to do - clearing debris, moving com-post, revitalizing paths, planting seeds and getting things ready for the new growing season.

A good (and wet) time was had by all! THANK YOU UPWARD BOUND

VOLUNTEERS!

On May 8, 2012 we received word from the US Department of Education that Upward Bound at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse has been funded through 2017.

In other words, WE GOT THE GRANT!!

We will continue to serve eligible students in La Crosse and Monroe counties in their efforts to enroll in and graduate from college for at least the next five years.

We are now charged with serving 95 students, as opposed to our previous target number of 85, and we must do that with the same amount of funding. Creative use of our budgeted funds will be necessary to achieve our goals with less money for each student. Our new grant incorporates an online seminar that students will be required to par-ticipate in at least once a month, we are pursuing additional fund raising efforts and partnerships with community orga-nizations to maintain our programming and eliminate redundant services.

We would like to thank all those who wrote letters and made phone calls to legislators in support of Upward Bound funding! We will more than likely face additional struggles in the fu-ture – but this battle has been won. We look forward to helping students achieve their goals for a long time to come!

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Senior UB Book Awards!Congratulations to these UB GRADUATING SENIORS!

Katelynn B Academic Achievement Award

Ann V Community Service Award

Mai Zoua V Academic Improvement Award

Shue Shiane Y Jonathan Soo Seong Wright UB Participation Award

UB seniors ROCK! In a few months, our UB seniors will be rocketing off to college!

Michael B: UW-Stout

Katelynn B: UW-Madison, Bob Jones Univer-sity, Oklahoma Baptist University, Maranatha Baptist Bible College

Michelle H: UW-Eau Claire, UW-Platteville, UW-River Falls, UW-Stevens Point

Zachary K: UW-La Crosse, UW-Platteville, University of Minnesota

Siesha M: Western Technical College, Roches-ter Community and Technical College

Pakouada M: St. Cloud State University,Western Technical College

Sarah R: UW-Milwaukee

MaLia T: UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse

Ann V: UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse,UW-Madison, University of Washington-Seattle

Cheng Por V: UW-Green Bay, UW-La Crosse

Mai Zoua V: UW-La Crosse, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Platteville

Tong V: UW-La Crosse

Tou Long V: UW-Madison

Skye W: UW-Oshkosh

Gao Seng Y: UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse, UW-Madison

Hai Va Y: UW-La Crosse

Shue Shiane Y: UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse, Viterbo University

Toua Y: UW-La Crosse, UW-Platteville

Vang Y: UW-Oshkosh

UB achievers!Ann V (Holmen) was awarded a Powers-Knapp Scholarship at UW-Madison for next year!

Michael B (Sparta) was awarded a Jerry Raddatz scholarship at the 2012 Extra Effort Awards and a Multicultural Scholarship from UW-Stout!

Tou Long V (Central) was awarded Central’s Ron Frey Scholarship, a Powers-Knapp Scholarship and the Gabrovic Family Scholarship at UW-Madison for fall!

Katelynn B (Sparta) was awarded a Teacher Edu-cation Scholarship from Maranatha Baptist Bible College for fall!

Ka Bao Y (Central) was accepted into NHS!

Katelynn B (Sparta) was October Math Student of the Month!

Ann V (Holmen) was September NHS Student of the Month and is president of the Spanish Honors Society!

Hai Y (Holmen) was First Team All-Conference Se-lection Award Athlete of the Month of September!

Danielle H (Tomah) won the Most Improved Cheer-leader award!

Darby M (Tomah) earned a sports certificate!

Gao L (Logan) was November student of the month and Ranger Role Model!

Cassady D (Central) won a silver in FCCLA (Fam-ily, Career, and Community Leaders of America) and got to go to state!

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UB Update 3 Spring 2012

There’s a lot to cover from last May to this! Here’s what we know - please contact UpwardBound@uwlax.edu if you’ve graduated, received a scholarship or had some other wonderful event happen in your UB graduate life that you’d like to share!

Michelle Manzy (Logan ‘05) graduated last spring from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse!

John (JJ) Lettner (Holmen ‘03) graduated from Western Technical College last spring!

Tou Chia Yang (Central ‘01) graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse last spring after earning a degree from Western Technical College.

Heather Millis (Black River Falls ‘06) graduated from Carroll University in Waukesha last spring!

AB Vang (Logan ‘06) graduated last spring from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota!

Kim Leitner (Holmen ‘07) graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse last spring!

Kyra Lollis (Sparta ‘08) made the Viterbo University Dean’s List for fall semester!

Tarra Harrigan (Sparta ‘08) made the Dean’s List for fall semester at the University of St. Thomas

Justin Adams (Holmen ‘03) was named to the Western Technical College President’s List of High Distinction for fall semester!

Pachoua Lor (Holmen ‘11), Pa Houa Vang (Central ‘06) and Kahoua Vue (Holmen ‘09) were named to the UW-La Crosse Dean’s List for fall semester!

Pa Houa Vang (Central ‘06) is graduating this spring with her education degree from the University of Wiscon-sin-La Crosse!

Chelsea Powell (Tomah ‘09) is graduating from Western Technical College this spring!

See Yang (Central ‘05) will graduate this spring with his Recreation Management degree from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse!

Mai Kia Yang (Logan ‘06) graduates from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse this spring with her education degree!

Yer Lor (Logan ‘08), currently a UW-La Crosse student, will do undergraduate research at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute this summer.

Chee Lor (Holmen ‘09) a UW-La Crosse student, was accepted into the very competitive Reseach Ex-perience for Undergraduates program at the Univer-sity of North Dakota for the summer.

Yer Vang (Logan ‘94), a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has opened her own law practice!

Remember! If you’ve graduated or have other BIG news to report, please email us at UpwardBound@uwlax.edu. You are also invited - ENCOURAGED - to LIKE US ON FACEBOOK!

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UB Update 5 Spring 2012

Jobs and Earnings. The Bureau of Labor Statis-tics’ Occupational Outlook - 2010-2020 Projections is a good place to look for what the future might hold. Jobs for those without degrees like home and health aides, food service workers, cashiers, clerks, and child care workers are projected to increase, but wages will remain low. Jobs requiring some post

high school education and/or training, such as con-struction and manufacturing work are also expected to increase. Wages for these jobs are higher. The highest paying occupations of the future are mostly in careers that require a bachelor’s degree or higher including health care, engineering, marketing, and therapy. www.bls.gov/ooh/about/projections-overview.htm

These UB students were named to their schools’ honor rolls!

Makaela B, Sabrina D, Salena L, Celia R, Jordyn T, MaLia T, PaDa V, Selena V, Tou Long V, KaBao Y, Shue Shiane Y, Vang Y, Gao L, Mai Nou L, Yer L, Chevana V, Lee X, Dan D, Jason H, Gao L, Alexis R, Tanshanita R, Yer V, Morgan R, Pa Zong V, Zakary J, Gao Seng Y, Tanner B, Isabel S

Zakary J (Tomah) and his partner won a medal at the Wisconsin Science Olympiad State Tournament!

Jordyn T and Tou Long V (Central) and Gao Seng Y (Logan) were nominated as students of the month in January and February! Jordyn was English Stu-dent of the Month!

Alexis R (Logan) was named a Student of the Month in April!

Congratulations, UB Achievers! from page 3 Celia R (Central) competed at the Wisconsin Ger-man Language and Culture competition!

Fue Y (Holmen) earned a second varsity letter in wrestling!

Judy L (Holmen) was April Student of the Month!

UB tutor, Eric King (a McNair Scholar at UW-L) has been accepted into the Master’s of English pro-gram at the University of Minnesota-Duluth!

These UB former and current tutors were named to the UW-L Dean’s List for fall: Abigail Carstens, Bonnie Erickson, Fred Ganter, Hannah Gutschenritter, Stephen Houk, Amanda John-son, Cindy Kocik, Ryan O’Grady, Molly Prise, Aaron Smith, Elizabeth Stark, John Zillmer

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summer preview

All UB summer students will get a special Summer PumpUp next week in the mail. Please watch for this important information!

Here are the highlights:

Wednesday, June 13 - move in to EAGLE HALL!+ Holmen students - please arrive by 4:30 p.m. + La Crosse students - 5:15 p.m.+ Tomah, Sparta, Onalaska students - 6:00 p.m.

(If these times don’t work for you, contact us now!)

Every Friday at 5:30 students return home.

Every Sunday at 6:00 students return to campus.

Special July 4 week schedule!+ Students return home at 12:30 p.m. on July 3 (UB will provide rides for Tomah/Sparta students)+ No UB programming until Sunday, July 8

Thursday, July 26 - move out of EAGLE HALL

Sunday, July 29+ 12:30 p.m. - UB OPEN HOUSE+ 1:00 - UB GRADUATION+ 2:45 - LEAVE FOR CHICAGO!**

Wednesday, August 1 - return from CHICAGO

** Students who have met the TRIP STANDARDS may go on the trip. Standards will be discussed at the start of the program.

SUMMER STUDENTS! Watch for your UBSummer Pump Up on May 14! And, for moreinfo and updates, check the UB summer website:www.uwlax.edu/upbound/Summer12.htm!

Wednesday, June 20 - UB will travel to Winona for an evening performance by the professionals of the Great River Shakespeare Festival!

Sunday, July 8 - UB students will have the option to attend a matinee performance by UW-L’s SummerStage!

Friday, June 22 - Another round of COMMUNITY SERVICE at the garden, highway clean up and more!

Tuesday, June 10 - FINE DINE is a chance for students to meet at talk with area professionals about college and careers.

Thursday, June 12 - World Language Lunch Day gives UB students a taste of a new culture!

Thursday, July 19 - TALENT SHOW!

Uh-oh! Running out of room! Don’t forget CHICAGO!!!

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WHY SUMMER UB?Practice for the future. It’s often hard for families to separate from their students. UB Summer, with it’s weeks on campus/weekends home schedule lets both students and families practice letting go.

Professional and supervised. The staff to student ratio at UB Summer is about one to four. Our highly experienced and well-trained residential staff live with UB students and are available to help with home sickness, personal, roommate, school or other issues. UB has more than 30 years’ experience operating a successful, meaningful, summer pre-college program that really makes a difference.

What if we have schedule conflicts? We work with students’ and families’ schedule conflicts

where possible. Teach-ers and tutors make sure students have a plan for making up missed work.

What if my student wants to work? UB summer students may work on weekends. We discourage work during the week - our schedule is full and academics are the highest priority.

Summer UB is an investment you and your student are making in the future. Fifty-five percent of all starters earn degrees, but that rate is much lower for low-income and/or first generation students. Work may provide short term benefits, but maintaining and enhancing academic knowledge, learning college level skills, practicing planning and goal setting, and developing a vision of a successful future in a profes-sional, supportive environment can provide many more personal and financial benefits in the long run.

UB Summer: It’s FREE. It’s FUN. IT WORKS!

Summer UB is one of the most important components of the Upward Bound program. Time and again our graduates tell us that summer UB was critical in helping them succeed in college.

Retention. Learning is an ongoing process. Stu-dents who don’t keep their learning skills up over the summer are likely to lose some of their knowledge - especially in math and world languages - by the time school starts up again in fall. Summer UB’s classes in math, science, language arts and world language help UB students stay at their academic best.

College skills. Only about 55% of all college starters earn degrees! College skills - everything from how to talk to your teacher about your per-formance to how to get along with a roommate - can make the differ-ence. At Summer UB, guided by experienced tutors and staff, stu-dents have a chance to learn and practice these skills.

Planning and Goal Setting. If you don’t know where you’re going, you’re probably not going to get there! UB Summer teaches students to set ambitious goals, make a plan, and follow the plan to a successful out-come. This life skill can help them be better students and citizens.

It’s FREE! There are many pre-college programs across the country, but in most cases, students must pay thousands of dollars to participate. UB Summer, including classes with experienced and dedicated teachers, tutoring and mentoring, skills workshops, room, board, field trips, school supplies, transporta-tion and more, is absolutely FREE.

Upward Bound176 Murphy Resource CenterUW-La CrosseLa Crosse, WI 54601608 785-8539 UpwardBound@uwlax.edu www.uwlax.edu/upbound

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UPWARD BOUND at UW-La Crosse is a U.S. Department of Education program that helps eligible high school students develop the academic skills necessary for success in postsecondary education.

The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, founded in 1909, is one of 13 four-year campuses in the University of Wisconsin System. UW-L has hosted the Upward Bound program since 1979. The Upward Bound program and the University are committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital and parental status.

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