TOPPENISH, Wash. – Two local universities are working together in a unique five-week summer science program.
Heritage University and Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences are working with the Mount Adams School District and the Yakama Nation Tribal School on a science program that is focusing on students living on the homelands of the Yakama Nation.
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YAKIMA, Wash. — This newspaper recently published articles related to a lack of college success among our youth in the Yakima Valley. Experts have suggested that poverty, lack of higher education of parents and ignorance of opportunity contribute to this disparity. However, a significant number of students at Heritage University have surmounted these supposed barriers.
Students in SPYS class (KIMA-TV)
YAKIMA Wa. — University leaders are teaching young students about health and science careers to prepare them for jobs in the Yakima Valley.
Heritage University and Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences have come together with the Mt. Adams School District and Yakama Nation Tribal School to create a science- focused program for middle and high school students.
Student Jayenell Lee who is attending the five-week program and she says she wants to go into the Neuro Science field and feels like this program is helping her get there.
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A KIMA-TV reporter capturing video for a story on SPYS
Heritage University campus scenes Sept. 30, 2016 at Heritage University in Toppenish, Wash. (GORDON KING/Gordon King Photography)
YAKIMA, Wash. — Last week, the Trump administration announced it would not encourage schools to use race as a factor in the admissions process, rescinding Obama-era guidance meant to promote diversity among students.
Officials at local colleges say that decision won’t change the way they admit students.
“The student learning experience is enhanced when all students get to learn and interact with students of all races and ethnicities and socio-economic levels,” said David Wise, vice president of marketing and communications at Heritage University in Toppenish. “The outcome is better for all students because they develop empathy and understanding.”
YAKIMA, Wash. — On various weekends during the upcoming school year, high school juniors across the Yakima Valley will cram into classrooms to take college entrance exams.
Taking those exams can be harrowing. Some students study endlessly for the SAT and ACT, thinking their chances of getting into college — and thus securing a financially stable future — ultimately hinge on their scores.
Read more at YakimaHerald.com.
Michael Guaglianone teaching math class at A.C. Davis High School in Yakima, Wash.
At the beginning of the 2015-16 school year, there were 36 unfilled teaching positions in the Yakima School District.
On the first day of school that year, the district pulled out all the stops to make sure those classrooms had teachers in them — several substitutes were called in, and administrators from the district office were sent to schools to teach. Even Superintendent Jack Irion prepared to spend the day teaching a math class, but a substitute for him was found at the last second.
YAKIMA, Wash. – Over a hundred middle school students from the Yakima Valley took part in a 2-week camp at Heritage University.
Social Environmental Economic Development Camp better known as Camp SEED, started over five years ago with the purpose of teaching students the importance of money.
Read more at YakTriNews.com.
TOPPENISH, Wash. — Over 100 middle school students throughout the valley were in the classroom this week, learning business skills from Heritage University students.
The program is called Camp S.E.E.D. which stands for social, economic and environmental development. Camp Director Melissa Gomez said these kids are learning things like how to handle money.
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Students putting entrepreneur skills to the test (KIMA-TV)
TOPPENISH Wa. — An annual Heritage University event is raising over $600,000 in scholarships for students.
According to the University, The Bounty of the Valley Scholarship dinner brought in $678,250 this past weekend.
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TOPPENISH, Wash. — The recent Bounty of the Valley Scholarship Dinner raised $678,250 for student scholarships at Heritage University in Toppenish.
The 32nd annual event on June 2 brought in $678,250, university officials announced. It’s the main annual event in the Yakima Valley dedicated to raising scholarship funds for Heritage students.
Read more at YakimaHerald.com.