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May 17, 2008
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Instructor Harvey Slawson, center, leads Upward Bound students through a “Ropes” course exercise designed to teach them how to trust others and work as a team. Posted or edited: 06.13.07 ... PJC Information Services Upward Bound is a total learning experience. The program involves the home, community resources, innovative methods and materials used to enliven traditional subjects, and academic and social incentives designed to “turn on” the tuned-out students. Upward Bound at Paris Junior College consists of two components: a full-time residential phase, when 60 students live on the PJC campus for six weeks during the summer, and follow-up tutoring, counseling and group activities throughout the school year. Upward Bound provides individual instruction in small classes, as well as personal and group counseling. The teaching staff includes college and high school faculty, plus experts in specific fields. The tutor-advisors who live in the dorms with the Upward Bounders are college men and women selected because of their proven moral, academic and leadership qualifications. They offer tutoring, counseling and chaperoning services to students throughout the summer’s activities. The on-campus summer program emphasizes reading and writing skills, math, science, humanities, foreign language, and computer programming. Also art, drama, debate, and cultural appreciation courses may be offered in addition to a recreational program which may include weight lifting, swimming, and other sports. All experiences are designed to broaden the student’s perspective and self-understanding. Upward Bound begins at the time of the student’s selection into the program and continues through the end of the Bridge Program. The Bridge Program is conducted the final summer after high school graduation. The student will be enrolled in six hours of college credit to help bridge the gap between high school and college and prepare him or her for independent college study. There is no cost to the student concerning tuition, room, board, books, transportation, etc. The only expense to the student is for clothing, personal items and laundry. Each student has opportunities to earn stipends to offset the expense of personal items. Paris Junior College Upward Bound project staff selects students from the 10th and 11th grade in our nine target schools who may need academic enrichment to pursue post-secondary education. Recommendations of high school counselors, teachers, social service agencies and others are also used in selecting students. Upward Bound does not seek the straight-A student who will probably go to college. Rather, Upward Bound seeks students whose potential abilities may be lost to society unless they can be motivated to apply their talents and energies constructively. From the large number of applications received, project staff will strive to choose the students who are genuinely interested in improving their chances for success in college by working hard in Upward Bound. PJC Upward Bound Target Schools
» Avery High School, Avery, Texas
A Record Of SuccessA study found that, nationally, more than 85 percent of Upward Bound graduates enter institutions of higher learning and are more than twice as likely to enroll in post-secondary institutions as students with similar backgrounds. Four years after high school graduation, Upward Bound graduates were four times as likely to have earned an undergraduate degree as students with similar backgrounds who did not participate in the program. Over 50,000 students participate in more than 700 Upward Bound programs nationwide each year. Upward Bound Staff Members
Carole Pickering
Gay Morris
Trent Price
Judy Spann
Robert Spain
Upward Bound is funded by the U.S. Department of Education under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Paris Junior College Upward Bound is 100 percent federally funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Paris Junior College Upward Bound gives equal consideration to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status. Assistance is provided to students with limited English speaking abilities, disabilities, or academic deficiencies. |