Chemeketa Community College

Chemeketa Community College’s TRiO Talent Search program is now accepting new applicants.

The program is designed to provide a path for middle and high school students into higher education through college visits and time with mentors and staff who assist students in applying for college scholarships and financial aid. The program is funded through a federal grant and assists low income-youths, attending grant schools, whose parents have not attained a four-year degree. Students with other backgrounds are considered based on rural isolation.

Students from North Salem, McKay, Gervais and Santiam high schools, and Parrish, Houck, Stephens, Waldo, Gervais and Mill City Middle Schools are eligible to apply.

Contact Susan McCaffrey at 503-589-7620 to request an application, or download one online at http://www.chemeketa.edu/services/services/cap/resources.html.

Local high school students were on campus Friday, April 25, to compete in a Technology and Robotics Competition.

Photos of the event are available here.

(Pictures by Lila Strasser)

Chemeketa is hosting a Technology Conference and Robotics Competition for local high school students tomorrow.

Starting at 8 a.m., there will be activities in Buildings 6 and 7 (gym). From 8-10 a.m., there will be an Engineering/Computer Science College and Industry fair in the Building 7 lobby. Representatives from OSU, PSU, WOU, Linfield, Corban, and, of course, Chemeketa, along with several local businesses, will be available to talk with students. The fair is also open to interested Chemeketa student.

The robotics competition will start in the Building 7 gym at 10 a.m. All observers are welcome to attend the competition.

Chemeketa hosted the Regional Math Contest for high school student last Friday, April 18.

For more pictures of the event, click here, and congrats to all the winners (click the link for a listing).

A number of local high school students spent last Tuesday, April 15, exploring careers in the construction industry at the Salem Airport. Participants got to handle everything from fire hoses to excavators.

The event was sponsored, in part, by Chemeketa and presented by the National Association of Women in Construction.

For more photos, click here.

High school students from the Salem-Keizer School District spent the day on Chemeketa’s Salem campus sharpening their job search skills by meeting with prospective employers and engaging in mock interviews. For more photos from the event, click here.

More than 100 high school students from the area attended a Horticulture Field Day on the Salem campus Wednesday, April 9. Participants explored the various facets of the horticulture industry from grafting to insects and irrigation. For more pictures, click here.