NASA Honors Program 2002
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This year we are pleased to
be able to announce that we will be accepting applications for a new cohort of students
into the NASA Honors Program. The NASA
VIII cohort will be targeting students entering the 10th grade in
the Fall 2002 school year. We have in
the past taken some student entering the 9th grade opportunities for
participation will be prioritized for students entering the 10th
grade in the fall 2002 or who are currently in the 9th Grade. Completed applications are due back by April
12, 2002
The NASA Honors Program is a
six week, pre-college, summer residential program that has the primary goal of
increasing the number of American Indians entering and achieving success in
college. The program provides student
participants with supplemental curriculum enrichment with an emphasis math,
science, and technology.
For the past 10 years the
NASA Honors Program has and is currently working with over 120 students in
seven different cohorts. The student
base for the NASA Honors Program is over 75% American Indian. To date the NASA Honors Program has had 61
graduates in four cohorts. The
graduates of the NASA Honors Program have a high school graduation rate of
100%. Participants of the NASA Honors
Program are selected into the program cohorts via an application process. After the original cohort of students is
selected, the goal is to maintain the original participates for the next four
years in the NASA Honors Program.
The format the NASA Honors
Program has proven to be successful in encouraging students to continue with
their education or personal development upon graduation from high school and the
program. Using a total of 49 graduates,
the following statistics are compiled.
Of the 77% who entered college from the program, 61% are still in
college and there are still 6% in the military.
For this years program we will be selecting a specific number of new participants at each of the grade levels listed below:
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NASA Cohort |
Current Grade Level |
Fall 2002 GradeLevel |
Number of New participants |
Total Cohort Participants |
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NASA VIII |
9th |
10th |
30 |
30 |
|
NASA VII |
10th |
11th |
14 |
30 |
|
NASA VI |
11th |
12th |
5 |
27 |
As stated previously on the incoming class NASA VIII we will prioritize selection for participants for students currently in the 9th grade but will review completed applications from students who are currently in the 8th grade.
Students will take accelerated course work through the six-week program. A listing of the courses that the students will take throughout there four year experience are below all groups with the exception of Post 12th Grade students will take Communications, American Indian Studies, and Computers each year in addition to the classes as follows.
Courses for summer participants.
Pre 10th Grade Year
|
Pre 11th Grade Summer
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Pre 12th Grade Summer
|
Post 12th Grade Summer
|
-Level
I Math, After
Algebra I, before Geometry
-Biology -Career Exploration - Web Master Institute |
-Level II Math, After Geometry, before Algebra II -Chemistry - Earth System Science - Web Master
Institute
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-Level III Math, After Algebra II, before Trigonometry/PreCalculus -Undergraduate Research Assistance ship (URA) - Geology - College Exploration and Preparation
-ACT Preparation - Physics |
-College Algebra
-College Speech and Comm. -Freshman English I |
NASA Honors Program Week
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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9:00 AM-10:30 AM |
Web Master (level II & I)/URA (level III) |
Computer Study Hall (level 1, II)/ ACT Preparation (level III) |
Web Master (level II & I)/URA (level III) |
Computer Study Hall (level 1, II)/ ACT Preparation (level III) |
Web Master (level II & I)/College Ex. and Prep. (level III) |
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10:30 AM- 12:00 PM |
Math |
Science *level III-Physics * level II- Chemistry * level I-Biology |
Math |
Science * level III-Physics * level II- Chemistry * level I-Biology |
Math |
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12:00 PM- 1:00 PM |
Lunch
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Lunch |
Lunch |
Lunch |
Lunch |
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1:00 PM- 2:00 PM |
Computer Science |
Geology (level III only till 5 PM) |
Computer Science |
Field Trip |
Computer Science |
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2:00 PM – 3:00 PM |
Comm. |
Earth System Science (level II till 5:00 PM) |
Comm. |
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Comm. |
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3:00 PM – 4:00 PM |
American Indian Studies |
Career Exploration (level I, till 5:00 PM |
American Indian Studies |
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American Indian Studies |
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4:00 PM- 5:00 PM |
Career Seminar |
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Career Seminar |
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5:00 PM-7:15 PM |
Dinner & Sports |
Picnic and Outing |
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Dinner & Sports |
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7:30 PM- 9:15 PM |
Study Hall |
Study Hall |
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Study Hall |
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