UBMS Weekly Update
December 16, 2016
UB Special Award
UB Special awards are given to one student each week. Staff recognize a special student who has demonstrated outstanding qualities of leadership, courage, perseverance, ambition, friendship, and/or achievement.
This week's "UB Special" Award goes to ZOE PERKINS!
Zoe is a freshman at STEM. Since joining our program at the beginning of the semester, Zoe has taken advantage of many of the opportunities UBMS has offered to include college visits and the optional Science Saturday. She loves Science!! Her attendance at Study Tables and submission of reflection papers is perfect. She balances her school load between two schools so that she can also participate in Project Lead the Way. She is a leader in the way she's taught others about PBIS.
Zoe also demonstrates her leadership skills, her ambition and her courage in her family. She recently secretly (it's no secret anymore!) established a GoFund Me page to help her family support the costs associated with her father's illness. It is a very difficult time for Zoe and her family, especially with the holidays approaching, yet she remains cheerful and delightful the best she can. She has a bright smile and a warm, gentle heart.
We want to acknowledge Zoe for her strength and perseverance and hope that her UBMS family will give her a pat on the back for the work that she does and a hug just because she deserves it. Congrats Zoe - UB SPECIAL!!
College GreenLight
This will be before the holiday social. Other students are welcome to join us for a refresher and/or spend some time in your account.
Students may attend this session instead of Study Tables on this day. As mentioned earlier, there will be no Study Tables on the 22nd.
Upcoming December Birthdays!
SENSAI XIONG turns 17 on the 18th!
ELIZABETH KAHLOW turns 18 on the 22nd!
ELIJAH FERNANDEZ turns 16 on the 23rd!
JARIEL BURNETT turns 15 on the 29th!
GARRY MOISE turns older on the 29th as well!
UBMS Holiday Party - December 20th, 5:00-6:30 PM, Stayer Dining Room
We have 14 registered bakers participating in the cookie exchange. Each has been asked to bring THREE cookies for every person participating. Do your math! 3x14 = 42 cookies (or 3x13, not including yourself)!
If you have any questions about being in the cookie exchange please contact Tracy. You should have received an email about this Tuesday.
To reply and get more details on the gift and cookie exchange, please click this link:
https://goo.gl/forms/YkBXzmQZfh26Ba5N2
Happy Holidays?!?
Are you someone who gets irritated when you are greeted with "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas"?
Would you like to know why some people chose this saying?
Do you know that no other month out of the year has as many multicultural events, holidays and celebrations than December does? Among those this year are:
- Saint Nicholas Day (Christian)
- Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexican)
- St. Lucia Day (Swedish)
- Hanukkah (Jewish)
- Christmas Day (Christian)
- Three Kings Day/Epiphany (Christian)
- Boxing Day (Australian, Canadian, English, Irish)
- Kwanzaa (African American)
- Omisoka (Japanese)
- Yule (Pagan)
- Saturnalia (Pagan)
On occasion, the season of Ramadan (Islam) falls in December too. Not to mention we had Thanksgiving a week before the month started and are looking at celebrating a New Year!
So to honor all people this season, please consider this lesson. Start a new tradition filled with love and understanding and not be offended when you are greeted with a sincere, all-embracing wish for your holiday. We live in a world in which not everyone has Christian traditions. Many traditions celebrate with gifts, lights, songs, trees, candles and peace and goodwill that are not exclusive to Christmas. They all celebrate with family, friends, food, and joy in their hearts.
Happy Holidays!
December Reflection Papers due MONDAY, JANUARY 9TH
What should you write about? Please consider the unwrapped gifts you receive over the holidays. Things like... the time spent with family, the new recipe you tried out with grandma, the conversation with your uncle, the look on the faces of the people you sang to, or the hug from your sibling!
Please then consider the unwrapped gifts you have to offer to yourself and to others. Can you eat better? Exercise more? Manage your time better? Study more? Shovel the neighbors sidewalk? Clean your room?!
Remember, these are reflection papers. Please find some quiet time to think about these things and understand the gifts in yourself and those you receive from others.
$cholar$hip$
Have you been working on any scholarships lately??? You should try at least one a month. IT'S FREE MONEY!! We found a new one this week - give it a shot!
CTIA Wireless Foundation Drive Smart Contest
Create a digital short to help combat distracted driving. This contest is for legal residents of the United States who are between the ages of 13 and 18. Distracted driving is a serious problem, but you can help. Create a digital short to persuade your peers to not drive distracted, and earn a chance to win $5,000! Scholarships and grants will be awarded to students and teachers.
Study Table Updates
Study Tables will resume on Thursday, January 5th.
Recruit for UBMS!
Weekly Tip for Parents!
Did you know that a little stress helps you stay alert and focused? Obviously, too much stress can keep you from doing and feeling your best.
When you are feeling stressed, try one of these relaxation techniques:
- Take a deep breath, and then slowly release it. Do this until you feel your body relax.
- Starting at the top of your head, flex, and then relax each part of your body.
- Think of a place where you feel very relaxed and calm. Close your eyes and visualize being in that place.
Still have questions about student loans?
FDLWORKS.COM
Please familiarize yourself with this AWESOME website: http://www.fdlworks.com/
Fond du Lac Works displays a hotbed of opportunities to students and parents in the FDL Community. On this site you will find information on:
- Career Exploration
- Student and Parent Resources
- Student Programs like the Spark, Youth Apprenticeship Program, Project G.R.I.L.L. and Lemonade Day
- Job Listings
- Much more!
As a UBMS student, you are highly encouraged to explore these opportunities.
Youth Options
Are you aware of the Youth Options program through the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction?
Youth Options allows you to take college courses at area universities while in high school. Talk to your school counselor or ask UBMS staff to connect you with Marian contacts who head the Youth Options program here.
http://dpi.wi.gov/youthoptions
Marian University UBMS web page under construction
Marian University's TRIO Program - Upward Bound Math & Science (UBMS)
Email: ubms.marian@gmail.com
Website: www.marianuniversity.edu/ubms
Location: 96 S National Ave, Fond du Lac, WI, United States
Phone: (920)923-8630
Facebook: facebook.com/MarianUnivWI.UBMS
Twitter: @MarianUBMS