Week 16 Announcements

Upward Bound—Avila University

Announcements for EVERYONE

Week 16

Week of December 19, 2011

Important Upcoming Upward Bound Information and Events

Tutoring Reminders

• The first day of tutoring for the second semester is January 10, 2012
• 6 hours of tutoring is required for students NOT on probation
• 10 of hours of tutoring is required for students on probation
• A total of 12 hours of tutoring are available at both Grandview HS and Ruskin HS
• Additional individual tutoring held at Avila can be scheduled with the Upward Bound office with 24 hrs notice.

Saturday Session

The first Saturday Session for 2012 is Saturday, January 14 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Students that arrive early will have priority to select February activities. 


New for Saturday Session: Students should arrive at Whitfield Center, not Hodes Center. It is important that students arrive early to get to their workshops. 

Stipend

Students who do not pick up their monthly stipends at Saturday Session can pick up their stipends at tutoring the following week. Grandview students can pick their stipends up on the Tuesday after Saturday Session and Ruskin students can pick their stipends up on the Thursday after Saturday Session. After those dates, stipend will be returned the business office at Avila. 

Snacks
To help with raising funds for the Upward Bound program snacks will be sold at Saturday Sessions and weekly tutoring.

Cheez-It, Pop-Tart, fruit snack, doughnut (Saturday Session only): $1

Orange juice, Gatorade, water: $1

Recruiting
If you know any students that are interested in applying for the Upward Bound - Avila University program, they are welcome to apply. Applications can be found here and at the counselors office at Ruskin High School and Grandview High School.

Office Phone: 816.501.2438
Office Fax: 816.501.2437
Email: Upward.Bound@Avila.edu
Website: www.avila.edu/ub
Twitter: @UpwardBoundAU
Facebook: Facebook.com/AvilaUpwardBound
Blog: avilaupwardbound.blogspot.com