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DECEMBER10 Morgan Phillipich Kayli Thao14 Kaitlyn Eiden18 Cindy Jordan21 Nathaniel Bigback29 Angelina Xiong30 Vickie Xiong

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15 Isabella Weber Xiong Yang17 Makala Mackie19 Mouahlou (Lou) Xiong Mai Xee Yang21 Judy Young27 John Jordan29 Danielle Halverson31 Gerald Mann

FEBRUARY14 Emily Edwards-Sonnenberg

2018-19

BIRTHDAYS Empowering the Leaders of TomorrowFifteen Upward Bounders were able to attend this year’s 2018 TRIO Precollege Leadership Conference at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. This conference was sponsored by the Wisconsin Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (WAEOPP) and featured presenters from all over the state. The conference’s theme was “Empowering the Leaders of Tomorrow” where all sessions focused around building leadership skills and being inclusive with that leadership. With over 200 high schoolers from Wisconsin and Minnesota participating, this conference had a great opportunity for our Upward Bounders to network and build community with other students. One of the many highlights from this conference was a diverse array of concurrent sessions, which students could pick three to attend. In total there were 10 sessions to choose from. These sessions focused around everything from mental health, to building quality networks, to financial aid, and general leadership skills. Overall the conference was excellent. Our students were able to experience the UWSP campus from a different perspective and learn leadership skills in the process.

Note: Skylor, Jeff, and Judy helped organize and run this conference, so of course it went great!

University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointUpward Bound Program204 Nelson Hall1209 Fremont StreetStevens Point, WI 54481-3897

(Information for this article was taken from the Council for Opportunity in Education website coenet.org and “Top Tips to Succeed as a First Generation Student” posted by Cristina Jaramillo, 11/20/18 Tweet)

Shaker, CarynleeKunz, Julia

Yang, DouaShaker, Melodee

Biedermann, Megan

Vang, SengWeber, IsabellaYang, Mai Xee

Kohel, DennessaChang, Brittany Weber, Olivia

Yang, HleeKane, Trinity

Houpt, HarmonyHalverson, Danielle

Hurst, HaileyIrish, Shelly

Moua, KaLiaXiong, Changyeng

Xiong, VickieThao, Sunshine

Hernandez, MarinaBigback, Nathaniel

Callahan, KianaBruce, Guinness

Larch, Carisa Houpt, Trevor

Keel, EllisaVigus, Vivian

Wegner-Clements, Hanna

Harhay, DesireeYang, Dey

Fehlhaber, LaylaHanson, Keely

First Quarter Honor Roll 3.0 or Higher

I wanted to write a big elaborate article but couldn’t find the proper way to do so. Instead please enjoy this short story by an unknown author titled, “The Elephant Rope”.

As my friend was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at any time, break away from the ropes they were tied to but for some reason, they did not. My friend saw a trainer nearby and asked why these beautiful, magnificent animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away.

“Well,” he said, “when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size of rope to tie them and, at that age, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free.” My friend was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.

Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before?

How many of us are being held back by old, outdated beliefs that no longer serve us? How many of us have avoided trying something new because of a limiting belief? Worse, how many of us are being held back by someone else’s limiting beliefs?

Skylor Heindel

Tips from Skylor: The Elephant Rope

On October 12 – 13, 2018, approximately 29 Upward Bound students in grades 10 – 12 embarked on college visit experiences to either kick off or finalize their college search process. The first stop on the two -day college tour agenda was a visit at UW-Oshkosh. While at UWO, the students listened to an admissions and Student Support Services informational session followed by a question and answer with a UWO student panel. The UWO TRIO SSS student panel provided UB students with an insiders’ look into such college options as on campus vs. off campus living, majors, involvement in campus activities and managing time while in college. Following the SSS student panel, UB students took a walking tour of the UWO campus.

The second stop on the campus visit journey was Marian University in Fond du Lac. Upward Bound students learned about the unique experiences available to students at a smaller, private liberal arts college like Marian. The students took a walking tour of campus and attended an admissions presentation by Marian University staff and students.

After a yummy pizza dinner and fun night at the Blue Harbor Resort waterpark on Friday night, Upward Bound students got up bright and early on Saturday morning, October 13 for a college visit at Lakeland University in Sheboygan. Similar to the Marian University visit, students were provided with a presentation on admission requirements at Lakeland College as well as an overview of available financial aid and scholarships. Current Lakeland University students then provided the UB students with a walking tour of campus.

All in all, the Upward Bound Program’s Fall College Visits provided Upward Bound students with a treasure chest of valuable information that will help them set future college admission goals. The UWSP Upward Bound Program is grateful to the UW-Oshkosh SSS and Admissions staff, the Marian University Admissions staff and the Lakeland University Admissions staff for taking the time to talk about postsecondary options with program participants and showing us their lovely campuses. An additional thank you to Lakeland University to providing lunch for UWSP Upward Bound as well.

Upward Bound Students Explore Future Options During Fall College Visits Fall Workshop 2018 at the Grand Lodge Resort October 26-27The whole Upward Bound crew reunited this fall at Grand Lodge Resort in Rothschild, Wisc. for our bi-annual workshop. The evening began with a workshop on Mindfulness, presented by Jeff Christensen, Advisor/Program Specialist followed by dinner and of course, the waterpark!

After an evening of fun, Upward Bounders attended four workshops the next day that included critical thinking, personality tests, career exploration, and a panel-led discussion by first-year college students of UB program graduates. Other presenters included Dr. Donna Warren from UWSP Philosophy, staff from the UWSP Academic and Career Advising Center, and Skylor Heindel with Upward Bound. It was both an entertaining and educationally stimulating experience!

Child Life SpecialistThis is a highly competitive and growing field with professionals helping reduce children and families fears around medical or other traumatic events or illnesses. With a background including child development, anatomy, ethics, and therapeutic play, specialists help reduce fear, lower stress, increase treatment effectiveness and reduce time to healing for children and their families. Not just in hospitals either. This field is growing to include places like trauma centers, women’s shelters, funeral homes, even dental offices!

Choose Family and Consumer Science at UW-Stevens PointAs a family and consumer sciences major, you’ll take courses in areas such as human development, sociology and communication where you’ll learn about issues that influence individuals, families and communities. Your learning experiences will cover topics as basic as food, shelter and clothing, and as complex as child development, consumer economics and family relationships.

Career opportunities in Family and Consumer SciencesThe child, youth and family studies major can lead you toward a career helping others through community, nonprofit or private organizations. There is a significant shortage of family and consumer sciences teachers in Wisconsin. All of our recent family and consumer sciences education graduates have been hired within one year of graduation.

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UW-Stevens Point is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), a regional accreditation agency

recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.