E K U E D U C A T I O N A L T A L E N T S E A R C H P R O G R A M Talent Search News DECEMBER 2016 Family Career Day The Educational Talent Search (ETS) Program celebrated its annual ETS Family Career Day on Saturday, November 5, 2016 with over 70 participants and family members in attendance. Hosted on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University (EKU), the morning interest sessions included: Financial Literacy and Career Planning. Andrew Abernathy, of Citizens Guaranty Bank, presented Financial Literacy. Career Opportunities was presented by Mandy Harrison, of EKU Career Services. Following the morning session, ETS treated participants to pizza and drinks. After lunch, participants had the opportunity to select items to take home from the Christian Appalachian Project Operation Sharing, which included free chips, crackers, cereal, protein bars, candy & soft drinks. Tickets for the EKU/Murray football game were provided to families, courtesy of the EKU Athletic Department. ETS Scholar, Kenton Step of Estill County was the winner of the Citizens Guaranty Bank (CGB) $25 Gift Card, presented by CGB Banker, Andrew Abernathy. Mandy Harrison of the EKU Career Services Office talks about the value of co-op, internships, and parttime work. ETS Participant Numbers & Recruitment As of December 6, 2016, 137 new middle school and high school participants have been accepted into the Educational Talent Search Program, since September 1st. This brings our participant count to 658. The program is funded to serve 765 participants, so recruitment will continue until all spaces are filled. (See more on page 2 about the participant s per county break-down). Inside this issue: Target Area Participant Numbers 2 Target School Participant Numbers 2 Staff Activity Statistics 2 County Accolades 3 ETS TRIO Warriors 3 Fall 2016 ETS Curriculum 4 Participant Demographics 5 Season of Giving 5 NOMINATE A STUDENT Nominate a (6th- grade student) living in Estill, Garrard, Jackson, Lee, or Madison County, who has the ability and interest to continue their education beyond high school. It s simple, just send student name, school, and grade level via e-mail to ETS Director, Lisa Sons at: Lisa.sons@eku.edu. Educational Talent Search Program Eastern Kentucky University Telford House, 521 Lancaster Avenue Richmond, Kentucky 40475 Phone: 859-622-5425 Fax: 859-622-5033 Office E-mail: ETS@eku.edu Web Address: www.ets.eku.edu
ETS Participants by Target Area & Target Schools Target area means a geographic area that may be served by the Talent Search project, but the target area does not receive the focused services as that of a target school. Garrard and Madison counties are target areas for our grant. Target school means a school designated by the ETS grant and is the focus of project services. Estill, Jackson & Lee County middle schools and high schools are designated as target schools. At the present time we have 129 participants on the roster for the Garrard & Madison County target areas, but this number may change. Any participant (in the target areas) who is not making an effort to participate by the end of December, will be withdrawn to allow space for those interested in services. The target area participant numbers can reduce the number of participants required in the target schools. Talent Search is required to serve 765 participants. Our current formula for determining the number of participants for the target schools is: 765 required participants minus target area participants = target school needs, divided by 3 target school counties As of December 6, 2016: 765-129 = 636/3 = 212 212 per target school county divided by 7 grades (6th-) = 30 participants per target school grade Target AREA Participant Numbers (as of December 6 2016) Target AREA Middle School Participants High School Participants Total Per Target Area Garrard County 25 20 45 Madison County 45 39 84 Total 70 57 129 Target Schools Estill County Middle & High Schools Jackson County Middle & High Schools Lee County Middle & High Schools Target SCHOOL Participant Numbers (as of December 6, 2016) 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th Total Per County Need 212 Per County 45 38 26 21 11 13 21 175 Need 37 more 20 30 16 20 19 14 27 146 Need 56 more 27 21 36 19 21 18 13 155 Need 57 more Total Per 92 89 78 60 51 46 61 477 150+ ETS Staff Activities Stats (September 1-December 6, 2016) 81 Classroom Guidance Workshops 83 Parent/Guardian Contacts 34 Small Groups 95 School Personnel Communications 29 Individual Sessions 24 Recruitment Presentations 1 Field Trip 51 Community/University/Career Contacts 1 Special Event 438 Initial Facebook Posts 1,257 Participant Contacts 13 School Program Assists Page 2 T ALENT S EAR CH NE WS
County Accolades Congratulations to the Estill County High School Marching Band on their Division 2AA State Championship. We have many ETS Scholars who participate in the band. Congrats to Miss Mia Hale, Estill County Middle School high scoring basketball star who has scored over 1000 points. We are proud of ETS Scholar, Miss Hannah Ingram, the 2016 Miss Woolly Worm Festival Queen. Congratulations to the Lee County High School Volleyball Team for winning their 2016 District Championship. ETS Scholars help make up the team. Congratulations to the Madison Central High School Marching Band on winning the State Championship in their division. We are proud of our ETS Scholars. FALL 2017 COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE ETS Scholars have college acceptance letters from the following post-secondary educational institutions. Alice Lloyd College (1) Bellarmine University (1) Campbellsville College (3) Eastern Kentucky University (18) Georgetown College (1) Lindsey Wilson College (2) Kentucky Christian University (2) Morehead State University (8) Murray State University (1) Northern Kentucky University (1) Somerset Community College (4) Thomas More College (1) University of the Cumberlands (2) University of Kentucky (3) University of Louisville (2) University of Pikeville (1) Western Kentucky University (2) DECEMB ER The Educational Talent Search (ETS) Program would like to recognize some special individuals and groups who have gone beyond the call of duty to make a difference in the life of our participants and the youths of our service counties. Congratulations to ETS TRIO Warrior, Mr. George Chaney, Social Studies Teacher at Lee County Middle School. Mr. Chaney follows ETS activities and events through the ETS Facebook page. He responds to our posts by sharing important information so that more students can benefit. Thank you Mr. Chaney for your dedication and support. In addition, we would like to recognize Ms. Patsy Fike of Lee County, as an ETS TRIO Warrior. She is a grandmother to an ETS scholar. Ms. Fike has also been an avid follower of ETS on Facebook, and continues to share important information with others. Ms. Fike, thank you for all you do. Other New ETS TRIO Warriors include: Andrew Abernathy (Financial Literacy Presentation) Mandy Harrison (Careers Preparation Presentation) ETS TRIO Warrior Partners Appalachian Christian Project (Food & Books) Citizens Guaranty Bank ($25 Gift Card) EKU Athletics Ticket Office (75 Football Tickets) Page 3
MONTH GRADE SEPTEMBER 6th- Annual Needs Assessment & Curriculum Pre-Test 6th-11th Self-Advocacy OCTOBER Conflict Resolution 6th-11th Learning Styles Inventory 9th-10th Communication Skills 11th- The Scholarship Search Scholarship Essay Writing 6th-8th Career Awareness/Holland Career Code Inventory 9th-10th Holland Career Codes & STEM-H Careers 11th- Choosing a Major and Cover Letters & Resumes DECEMBER College and Financial Aid Applications 6th-8th NOVEMBER TOPIC Senior Paperwork 6th- Goal Setting 6th-8th Decision Making 9th-10th Substance Abuse 11th- Self-Advocacy Senior Paperwork
2016-17 Educational Talent Search Participant Demographics Continuing Participants 521 Meet Low-Income Guidelines 83.57% New Participants 137 Meet First-Generation Guidelines 85.41% Total ETS Participants 658 Both Low-Income & First-Generation 74.16% Additional Participants Needed 107 Low-Income (only) 9.4% Participants Required 765 First-Generation (only) 11.25% Do not meet any of above guidelines 5.17% Female 386 Male 272 Season of Giving If you would like to make a donation to the Educational Talent Search Program, we graciously welcome any amount. Donations assist the program with activities, functions, and scholarships for the ETS participants. Below are various ways you might donate. Online Donation (through the EKU Foundation Office s secure website at: 1. https://securelb.imodules.com/s/1763/index.aspx?sid=1763&gid=2&pgid=524&cid=1360%20 2. Indicate the amount, 3. Select +View all giving opportunities, 4. Scroll to the bottom under Other Area Not Listed 5. Select Other (please specify in the space provided), 6. Select continue, (this will take you back to the main page), 7. Designate Educational Talent Search Program. 8. Fill out your information, and you are done. If you have questions, feel free to call Amy Foulkes in the Foundation Office at: 859-622-1563. Write & Mail a Check 1. Make check payable to: EKU Foundation 2. In the memo section of check, write: EKU Edu. Talent Search 3. Mail to: Lisa Sons, ETS Director, Telford House, 521 Lancaster Ave. Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Ky. 40475. 4. If first, you would like to talk with the ETS Director, call the ETS Office at: 859-622-5425.
Educational Talent Search Program Eastern Kentucky University Telford House, 521 Lancaster Avenue Richmond, Kentucky 40475 400002