The free workshop will be held on Thursday, June 25, at the multi-purpose center.
The first session will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. while the next session is scheduled from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Participants can attend either session.
“We are really excited to be offering this type of assistance to our students,” said NMC President Carmen Fernandez. “I especially encourage all those students who have just graduated from high school to attend the workshop so they can take advantage of numerous financial aid opportunities that are out there.”
Those who attend the workshop will receive personal, step-by-step assistance in completing college financial aid forms for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the Saipan Higher Education Financial Aid and the CNMI scholarship program.
Staff members from the college’s Office of Admissions and Records will also be present to provide information and assistance with the NMC application process.
Workshop participants will also be eligible to have their application fee and placement test fees waived for the Fall 2009 semester.
Participants are asked to bring a valid form of identification (e.g. passport, birth certificate), an official transcript from high school (at least three official copies), tax forms, and proof of CNMI residency for 2007 and 2008, including proof of continuing residency. Applicants for SHEFA must bring a voter registration card.
Participants are asked to pre-register by e-mailing their name, e-mail, and phone number to [email protected], or call 234-5498 ext 1528/37.
Preregistration is not required. However, because of space limitations, those who pre-register will be assisted first. There is no fee to attend the workshop.
NMC English placement test schedule
(NMC) — Northern Marianas College will be conducting English placement tests on the following dates for Summer Session II and the Fall 2009 semester:
• Thursday, July 2 — 1-4 p.m., D-1
• Monday, Aug. 3 — 1-4 p.m., D-1
• Wednesday, Aug. 5 — 5-8 p.m., D-1
• Thursday, Aug. 6 – 1-4 p.m., D-1
• Thursday, Aug. 13 – 5-8 p.m., D-1
• Friday, Aug. 14 – 9 a.m.-12 noon, D-1
Registration for Summer Session II, July 6-Aug. 14, will continue until July 2.
New students are required to take the English placement test before registering for classes.
Those who wish to take the test must bring a valid photo ID — driver’s license, passport or school ID — and pencils.
No admittance to the testing room will be allowed after the starting time.
There is a $25 fee each for the English placement test that must be paid in advance at the NMC cashier.
No one will be allowed into the testing room without proof of payment — a receipt for either the placement test fee or the NMC application fee.
Payment for the application fee will cover the English placement test fee.
If you have any questions, call Mark Haag at 234-5498 ext. 2017 or Mona Camacho at ext. 1242.
Student club adopts Marine Beach
(DEQ) — Kagman High School’s Marine Biology Club removed 380 pounds of debris from Marine Beach on Saturday, June 13.
The student organization signed up with the Division of Enviromental Quality to adopt marine beach and held its first cleanup last Saturday.
The students also planted a plumeria tree to signifying their commitment to resource conservation.
Adopting a spot is easy. Many community organizations have also signed up to Adopt a Beach.
If your family or organization is interested, contact Joe Kaipat or Reina Camacho at DEQ at 664-8500.
Visit the Web at http://www.deq.gov.mp/article.aspx?secID=3&artID=76
LISS summer program
LISS — Ladera International School of Saipan has once again opened its summer program.
LISS is offering each grade level from first to 11th a chance to get ahead.
The subject courses taught are social studies, mathematics and English.
“When we first started our educational classroom format summer school program last year, I was worried that most parents would not be interested; however, my worry turned into joy as I saw the numbers of interested parents who wanted their children to participate in our summer program,” stated Wayne Pangelinan, LISS director.
This year, LISS opened up more opportunities for families who wish to have their children attend summer school.
Two sessions are in play while the first session is already in motion.
The second session starts on July 6.
LISS programs also invite international students from abroad.
“This way our children would be able to make friends with Japanese, Korean and Russian students who are enrolled and will be enrolled sometime this summer,” Pangelinan said.
Call 288-2006 for more information.
14 selected for coral reef summer internship
(DEQ) — Fourteen students were selected for the coral reef internship program this summer.
For the next 10 weeks, interns will work on coral reef management projects at the Coastal Resources Management Office, the Division of Environmental Quality and the Division of Fish and Wildlife.
Interns assigned at CRMO:
• Carmylyn Ogumoro — Education/Outreach, Mentor: Brooke Nevitt
• Steven Johnson — Coral Monitoring, Mentor: John Starmer
• Kalani Reyes — Coral Monitoring, Mentor: Dave Benavente
• Tyler Warick — Coral Monitoring, Mentor: Rodney Camacho
• Eric Basa — GIS, Mentor: Julie Duenas
• Chris Matias — Enforcement, Mentor: Gus Pangelinan
Intern assigned at DFW:
• John Tudela — Marine Conservation, Mentor: Marianne Teregeyo
• Wen Hui Ye — Fisheries, Mentor: Mike Trianni
Interns assigned at DEQ:
• Jamie Fejeran — Education/outreach, Mentor: Reina Camacho
• Sharisse Rivera — Watershed Management, Mentor: Kathleen Herrman
• Francisco Palacios — Education/Outreach, Mentor: Fran Castro
• Jesse Ray Deleon Guerrero – GIS, Mentor: Yubert Alepuyo
• Andrew Moses — Coral Monitoring, Mentor: John Iguel
• Jose Mafnas Jr. — Enforcement, Mentor: AAG Kate Fuller
At the end of their internship, they will conduct presentations on their coral reef projects. The goal of the internship is to provide postsecondary students with hands-on experience working in the natural resources agencies: DEQ, Division of Fish and Wildlife and the Coastal Resources Management Office.
The internship program occurs yearly and is open to high school graduates and college students. For more information, contact Brooke Nevitt at 664-8320.
Korean Language School at NMC
(NMC) — The Korean Cultural Center is opening a Korean Language School as a program of the Community Development Institute of Northern Marianas College.
The promotional fee is $60 for six weeks. Korean culture is included in the curriculum.
Basic materials are provided.
This course is of basic and intermediate levels.
When requested, certificates are awarded.
Classes begin at 6:30 p.m. on June 19 and are held on Tuesdays and Fridays.
If you don’t have time to come to P building on NMC campus during the working hours, call Daniel Huh at 285-2221 or e-mail [email protected].
NMI gears up for action clinic
(WIA) — The CNMI will be hosting its USDOL Registered Apprenticeship Action Clinic on June 17 at the Fiesta Resort & Spa.
Key workforce state partners, government and industry leaders have been invited to this event.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 recognizes the importance and integration of the USDOL Registered Apprenticeship Program and highly encourages State ARRA 2009 recipients to integrate in their workforce talent development system the Registered Apprenticeship Program which provides industry recognized standards and credentials.
The CNMI governor and Northern Marianas College recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the USDOL Hawaii-Pacific Office of Apprenticeship for the implementation of the USDOL Registered Apprenticeship Program.
CNMI Public Laws 14-54, 15-5 and 10-66 pave the way for the implementation of the program.
Agenda snapshots are Overview of the U.S. Registered Apprenticeship Program, School to Apprenticeship, Registered Apprenticeship to be presented by Al Valles, USDOL State Director, Office of Apprenticeship Hawaii-Pacific.
Valles has jurisdiction over Hawaii, Guam, Republic of Palau, FSM, American Samoa, CNMI and Republic of the Marshalls Apprenticeship Programs, was the Apprenticeship Training Director in Arizona by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters International and the Associated General Contractors of America, promoted apprenticeship with the Tohono O’odham, Yaqui, Apache, Navajo and Zuni tribes in Arizon during his 19 years of tenure and then became the Office of Apprenticeship State Director Hawaii/Pacific in 1992 to present.
Luncheon guest speaker will feature. Maria Connelley, Director, Guam Department of Labor presenting on Learning Continuum, Aligning Workforce Training Initiatives and Creating the Pipeline from Secondary Education & Training to Post-Secondary Education & Training as well as Leveraging Registered Apprenticeship Program with other Federal/State funding sources.
Connelley retired from the federal government after serving 33 years at Commander Naval Forces Marianas, Human Resources Office, U.S. Naval Station, Guam holding key leadership positions within the Personnel Management System, received numerous meritorious and distinguished civilian awards from the Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet.
In 1994, Connelley was recognized by the U.S. Navy for having one of the best workforce development and training programs in the Nation.
She also served the private sector industry for 7 years as an HR Consultant and now holds numerous key leadership positions as an appointee of Guam Gov. Felix Camacho such as Wage and Hour Commissioner, Workmen’s Compensation Hearing Officer, ServeGuam Commissioner, Member GWIB, and Board of Director’s Notre Dame High School .
The Action Clinic will be facilitated and moderated by Terry Benewich, Consultant Coffey & Associates. Benewich, a graduate of Lewis University worked for 33 years in the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, was involved in major initiatives for the Apprenticeship Program including revision of regulations, programs to encourage women to enter the apprenticeship trades, coordinated apprenticeship and workplace training programs under the Workforce Investment Act.
WIA and NMC took the lead in applying for the CNMI State and received approval for a technical assistance grant funded by the USDOL Employment & Training Administration to replicate the Action Clinic previously conducted in three other states.
This event will be recorded by NMC and will be uploaded to the USDOL ETA Community of Practice Web site.
The CNMI State Registered Apprenticeship team looks forward and appreciates the presence of invited state leaders, workforce and private industry partners.
Sixth graders visit Bird Island on last day of classes
(CRMO) — On the last day of classes, 22 sixth graders from Chacha Oceanview Junior High School visited one of Saipan’s marine protected areas, Bird Island.
The field trip was a reward for teacher Melody Matson, who successfully completed three lesson plans about coral reefs in the Marianas, as part of the Teacher Camp program.
The teacher camp program is a partnership between Coastal Resources Management Office and the Mariana Islands Nature Alliance.
Last year, in conjunction with PSS Professional Development days, 20 teachers attended the camp and learned about the CNMI’s coral reefs, with a range of topics from coral reef biology to enforcement.
This year, before classes resume, the Teacher Camp will again provide a fun opportunity for teachers to learn more about our precious coral reefs and how to incorporate them into their lesson plans.
As part of the camp, teachers will go on field trips to talk and learn about coral reefs outside the classroom and in the field.
For more information, or to participate in the next Teacher Camp, call Brooke Nevitt at the Coastal Resources Management Office, 664-8320, or e-mail [email protected].
