Yakima Schools Activities Benefiting the Community

IKE CLUB LOOKING FOR SKI DONATIONS. . . The Eisenhower High School Ski & Snowboard Club would like to provide a skiing / snowboard experience to as many interested students as possible this year. One of the biggest obstacles is that it is very expensive to start out learning the sport. The club members are hoping to lessen the cost by providing used equipment to the students via a check-out center. If you have used, yet still functional, ski jackets, gloves, helmets, parkas, gloves, snowboards, skis, boots, goggles, that you no longer need, please consider donating them to the Ike Ski & Snowboard Club. Donations can be dropped off at the Eisenhower High School main office. (Contact: Kaitee Franck, Club President, c/o 573-2642)

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NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR HIGHLY CAPABLE PROGRAM . . . The Yakima School District is accepting parent and teacher nominations for students in the 6th, 7th and 8th grades to be considered for entry into the Middle School Highly Capable Program. The Highly Capable Program is designed to meet the needs of students who exhibit high capability in intellectual and/or creative areas, possess an unusual leadership ability, or excel in specific academic fields. If you know of a middle school student who you would like to nominate for this program, please stop by your middle school to pick up a nomination form. The form should be returned to the school by Thursday, January 10. (Contact: Bryan Jones, Adams Elementary, 573-5100 or Kris Seibel, T & L Director, 573-7008.)

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STRONG FAMILIES PARENTING CLASSES OFFERED AT RIDGEVIEW . . . Comprehensive Mental Health is once again offering parenting classes in the Yakima School District. Classes are set for Tuesdays and Thursdays, January 8 to February 19, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. These classes will be held in English and cover the following topics: Parenting & Recovery; Anger Management; Problem Solving and Positive Parenting; Consequences and Household Rules; and Parent/Child Communication Tools. (Contacts: Zoila Fernandez, Counselor, 573-1811 or Maria Vijarro, 576-4319)

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2013 MARY MONROE DAVIS SCHOLARSHIP . . . Applications are now available for the Yakima Rotary Trust’s Mary Monroe Davis Scholarship. Scholarships are awarded based on financial need, academic achievement and leadership, and are renewable for up to four years. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, a resident of Yakima County, enrolled or attending high school or in a full-time undergraduate study at an accredited 2- or 4-year college or university, and pursuing their first associate’s or bachelor’s degree. The application period runs through February 13 and you may apply online at http://sms.scholarshipamerica.org/marymonroedavis.

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