Mariah Farrington will be the junior facilitator for the HOBY leadership conference.

She has completed

Bridge Class Summer 2014

Its that time of year again, the time when were asking all seniors who are interested in participating in our bridge class this summer to fill out their applications and bring them to the next UB Saturday on March 22nd ! We encourage all of our seniors to apply, and just as a reminder this is what we need from you: Taken two college entrance tests by January of your senior year (SATs or ACTs) Complete three college applications by December 31, 2013 Attended Senior Retreat in the fall of 2013 Complete the FAFSA and have copies to UB by February 15, 2014 Three completed copies of scholarship applications by April 15, 2014 Graduate high school! Be accepted and plan to attend college in the fall of 2014 Student must have attended every summer program from the time of acceptance into UB The application includes an essay and a review of participation in UB from the time of acceptance. Take the time with your essay! It matters. Applications are available on the pen drive you received at Senior Retreat, and are available from your advisors. We can email another to you if needed. So come on seniors carpe diem!!!

over 100 hours of community service and will be the yearbook editor next year. Alyssa Falanka made the honor roll. Brooke Lilley is receiving the Maine Principals Association Award. Cassidy LeFay has been accepted to Unity College. MacKenzie Roy has been accepted to St. Josephs College. Casey Gagnon went ice fishing for the first time! Alyssa Sinclair has been accepted into the National Honor Society! Kelly Clavet received her drivers permit! Carolynn Brundage is VP of FFA! Kate Leavitt is competing in the Skills USA State competition! Savannah Braman got a job at the Mars Hill Nursing Home! Megan McKnight made the honor roll, is in Miss Presque Isle, and is taking a college class Intro to Drawing! Krista Albert made high honor roll. Ryan Boucher made honor roll. Kelsie Tardif made honor roll and passed English Comp at UMFK. Mindy Guerrette made honor roll. Elizabeth Guimond made high honor roll and is completing an internship at Fort Kent Hospital. Kendra Moore made high honor roll. Emily Dumond made high honor roll and completed a successful basketball season. Sarah Daigle completed and passed Psychology with an A at UMFK. Zachary Epstein made honor roll and starred in a super bowl commercial with his football team. Sarah Gendreau made honor roll. Shelby Carter made honor roll. Samantha Schneider made highest honors. Brianna Bassett made honor roll.

UMPI/UMFK Upward Bound Student Newsletter

March 2014

SAT Prep University of Southern maine

Campuses located in portland and gorham, maine MORE THAN 115 AREAS OF UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDIES RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE NORTHEAST By THE PRINCETON review Student to faculty ratio is 15:1 Average class size is 25 Ncaa division iii athletics Nationallly recognized programs such as Honors, russell scholars, pioneers and other unique learning opportunities 100 plus student organizations on campus National and international study away opportunities Three campuses in one of the most livable regions of the country tuition is around $20.086 including room and board, student fees (before financial aid and scholarships!)

by Sarah Brooks

SAT MATH PROBLEMS

All problems are taken from www.sat.collegeboard.org/practice/satquestion-of-the-day.

Mathematics>standard Multiple Choice select your answer. 1. If x+2x is 5 more than y+2y, then x-y = A. -5 B. -5/3 C. 3/5 D. 5/3 E. 5 A manager estimates that if a company charges p dollars for their new product, where 0<p<201, then the weekly revenue from the product will be 2 r(p)=2,000p-10p dollars. According to this model, which of the following values of p would the companys weekly revenue for the product be the greatest? A. 10 B. 20 C. 50 D. 100 E. 200 If x/y=3 and x=12, then x-y = A. 3 B. 5 C. 6 D. 8 E. 9 If N=5/14 = (5/14) x (7/9), then N = A. 7/9 B. 9/7 C. 5 D. 7 E. 14 If x+y = 3 and x-y=5, then x -y = A. 4 B. 8 C. 15 D. 16 E. 64 If x = 16, what is the value of 4x ? A. 16 B. 32 C. 64 D. 128 E. 256 If the graph of the function f is a line with slope 2, which of the following could be the equation of f ? A. f(x) =4x-2 B. f(x)=2x+4 C. f(x)= -2x-2 D. f(x)=1/2x+2 E. f(x)=-1/2x+1/2
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College Acceptance
Carolynn Brundage has been accepted at UMPI, USM and UMFK! Kaleb Dampf has been accepted at NMCC! Savannah Braman has been accepted at UMaine, Husson, UMFK, and USM! Sophia Maile has been accepted at NMCC!

Senior Corner
Seniors please remember to give your advisors the following items - All College Applcations - All College Acceptance/Denial Letters - Student Aid Report and/or FAFSA Forms - Fiancial Aid Award Letters - Scholarship Applications March UB Saturday is on March 22nd and we are asking ALL seniors to bring their Financial Aid Award letters and bridge application. 5 WAYS TO GET BACK ON TRACK IF YOURE LOSING FOCUS WHEN YOU STUDY 1 Bored with the subject? Your brain is wallowing in a thick cloud of Who cares? and Why bother? so focusing on the subject is getting more and more impossible with every passing second. The solution is as easy as giving yourself a reward of something you do like after a successful study session. Set a goal that defines your success, it could be as easy as I need to learn 25 new facts from Chapter 10. Then, set your reward: If I do it, I can watch a movie/shoot some hoops/play some XBOX. If you give yourself a reward for good behavior, youll be more likely to offset the boredom by anticipating something fun. 2 Youre wired! Youre fidgety. You want to run. You dont want to sit inside and study! The solution is to plan ahead! Exercise before a study session, or better yet record your notes to your iPod and you can listen while you ride a bike or go for a walk! 3. Youre tired! The only thing on your mind is sleep. You can feel that cozy pillow beneath your head with a quilt pulled up to your chin. There is more than one solution here. First, how about a power nap, just 20 minutes or so can energize you enough to get your work done. If a power nap is out of the question, get up and go for a brisk 10

minute walk. Exercise may tire the body but it sure revs up the brain! 4. Youre busy. Ever feel like youre drowning in everything that needs to be done? Between classes, friends, jobs, clubs, you just cant concentrate on studying without thinking of all the other things you need to be doing. The solution will take a bit more of your time, but the best way to manage studying in the midst of chaos is to take a half hour and set a study schedule for the week. 5. Youre distracted. You keep getting Facebook alerts on your phone. Your friends are laughing across the room. The guy at the next table is just plain LOUD. The solution is simple. Find a different place to study somewhere quiet and cell phone free. Info from http://testprep.about.com

UB NEWS
At our last UB Saturday, we were fortunate enough to have Reverend James Nadeau as a guest speaker. Father Jim is a TRIO Alum who spoke of his journey through education and the opportunities he took advantage of in Upward Bound along the way. While he was there, he also received the Alumni Award from the Maine Educational Opportunity Association (MEEOA). MEEOA is an organization for TRIO professionals in Maine, and every year they award a former TRIO participant for educational accomplishments and contributions to the community. Presenting his award is Michelle Richards, UB advisor and committee chair of the MEEOA Nominations Committee. An engaging speaker, Father Jim, a graduate of Caribou High School who speaks 12 languages, gave our students some sage advice about travel not to travel is like reading only one page of a book! We agree! Carpe Diem!

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Happy Birthday Alexandria Peterson! 23 24 Happy Birthday Brittany Baird! 25 26 27 28 Happy Birthday Ryan Boucher!

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UMPI/UMFK Upward Bound Student Newsletter

March 2014