The Four Directions is geared toward Native American youth; however, Non-Native youth are welcome to attend. The Indian Center, Inc. serves youth ages 10-17 with the priority focused on increasing school engagement. This program will work to identify intervention and prevention strategies to address the problems surrounding at-risk youth and providing assistance to appropriate areas of need. For more information, please contact Rose Springer, Juvenile Justice Youth Coordiantor at 402-438-5231 or rspringer@icindn.org. For more details, click here to view the Four Directions Youth Program brochure.
Day: September 29, 2015
ACT Registration Reminder for October 24th Test
October 2nd is the last chance for students to take the October 24th ACT® test!The late fee does apply. ACT offers no-cost and low-cost test prep options at www.actstudent.org/testprep.
Did you know . . .
- A student’s ACT score can be used for applying to ANY US college or university, including Ivy League institutions and other highly selective schools.
- Not all colleges and universities require a writing test for admission—the ACT writing test is optional, saving students time and money.
- The ACT test score is based on the number of correct answers, with no points deducted for guessing.
For more information, visit www.act.org.
30 Below Contest 2015
Narrative invites all writers, poets, visual artists, photographers, performers, and filmmakers between eighteen and thirty years old to send us their best work. We’re looking for the traditional and the innovative, the true and the imaginary. We’re looking to encourage and promote the best young authors and artists working today.
Awards: First Prize is $1,500, Second Prize is $750, Third Prize is $300, and ten finalists will receive $100 each. The prizewinners and finalists will be announced in Narrative.
All N30B entries are eligible for the $4,000 Narrative Prize for 2016 and for acceptance as a Story of the Week or Poem of the Week.
Submissions are accepted in the following media:
Written: Works of prose and of poetry, including short stories, all poetic forms, novel excerpts, essays, memoirs, and excerpts from book-length nonfiction. Prose submissions must not exceed 15,000 words. Each poetry submission may contain up to five poems. The poems should all be contained in a single file. All submissions should be double-spaced, with 12-point type, at least one-inch margins, and sequentially numbered pages. Please provide your name, address, telephone number, and email address at the top of the first page. Submit your document as a .doc, .docx, .pdf, or .rtf file. You may enter as many times as you wish, but we encourage you to be selective and to send your best work. All entries will be considered for publication.
Drawn: Graphic novel excerpts and comics of no more than thirty pages, in .pdf format. Please include your full name in the title of the file name.
Photographed: Photo essays of between five and twenty images, previously unpublished (including on sites like Flickr, your personal website, stock photography sites, etc.). Images should be submitted in a low-resolution .pdf or .jpg format; however, upon acceptance, images need to be provided with a resolution of at least 300 dpi, in a .tif, .jpg, or raw format that can be reproduced at 1,024 pixels wide. Captions or text should be included, either with the file containing the images or as a separate document in a .doc or .pdf format, with numbered captions corresponding to the similarly numbered photographs. Please provide your name, address, telephone number, and email address on the first page of the essay.
Spoken: Original works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry in audio theater, including performance, radio journalism, and stories and poems read aloud. Submissions may run up to ten minutes, in .mp3 format, with a bit rate of at least 128 kbit/s. Please include your full name in the title of the file name.
Filmed: Short films and documentaries of up to fifteen minutes. Submissions must be in .mp4 or .mov format. Please include your full name in the title of the file name.
Timing: Entries will be accepted through November 15, 2015, at midnight, Pacific standard time.
Entry fee: There is a $23 fee for each entry. And with your entry, you’ll receive three months of complimentary access to Narrative Backstage.
Judging: The contest will be judged by the editors of the magazine. Winners and finalists will be announced to the public by December 15, 2015. All writers who enter will be notified by email of the judges’ decisions, which will be final. The judges reserve the option to declare ties and to designate and award only as many winners and/or finalists as are appropriate to the quality of contest entries and of work represented in the magazine.
Entries must be previously unpublished, though Narrative does accept works that have appeared in college publications. Entries cannot have been the winner, finalist, or honorable mention in another contest. Only online entries may be submitted. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but if your entry is accepted elsewhere, please let Narrative know as soon as possible.
Apply2College Event
The Apply2College Event on Thursday, October 29th will be held at LSW. Representatives from EducationQuest and area colleges/universities will be available throughout the day in the Media Center Computer Lab to assist seniors with the online application process to any college(s) they are interested in applying to. Seniors interested in participating in this event may sign up in the Counseling Center.
Apply2College is a statewide campaign in which high schools conduct college application events during the school day to help seniors apply to at least one college. All states are now conducting campaigns as part of the American College Application Campaign sponsored by the American Council on Education. Seniors should bring a completed copy of the College Application Checklist which is available by clicking here.
UNL Family Information | Application Night for Juniors & Seniors
On Wednesday, October 7th representatives from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will present the UNL Family Information | Application Night for the families of juniors and seniors who are interested in attending UNL.
- 6:30 PM * UNL Presentation for Junior & Senior Families
- 7:30 PM * UNL Application Completion for Senior Families * C113 Lab
- Contact Person: Mr. Ernst