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Show J 'mtmtA wv 1 ; T : - jagigi wfewrBairrasr-6Tj- . .vv: W.W iC'-(- ' jiri5: .- , r awttwwriiii 1 EDUCATION Pane 10 - December 24. 2001 Uintah Basin Standard financial aid tips for students ACT provides The start of a new year is quickly approaching and that moans one thing: Its financial aid time again. Experts at ACT offer the following information to help families find the resources they need to complete their financial aid paperwork. The most important form is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Beginning Jan. 1, students will be able to submit the form that determines eligibility fin student financial aid from federal proingrams. Students will need family their from 2001 statements come earnings to complete the form. Colleges and universities also use the FAFSA, but may also require students to fill out additional forms. The FAFSA is available from high school counselors or at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Financial Aid tips from ACT: Apply early for admission and financial aid; Check with your college to determine if other financial aid forms are required; Apply for scholarships and grants; Look into Work Study programs; Surf the web for financial aid information. Tiy these websites: Financial Aid Need Estimator and financial aid information www.act.orgfane; Free college scholarship search www.collegenet.com; The Financial Information Page Aid www.finaid.org; The Federal Govern- ment Financial Aid Page wwwed.govfinaid.html; Free application for Federal Student Aid www.fofsaed.gov; Scholarship scams www.ftc.govbcpconlineedcama scholarship. For more financial aid specifics, please visit with your counselor or visit www.act.org. Bennett says Congress fell short in education reform, rejects bill Saying the president has identified the right priorities in education, but the Congress has fallen short of deliveringthe means to achieve them, Senator Bob Bennett today voted against the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and issued the following statement: Todays vote represents a very significant victory for the president. It demonstrates that while George W. Bush is now the war president, he is also doing extremely well on domestic issues. I share the presidents commitment to education as our number one domestic priority and if we had gone in the direction the president had proposed, I could have enthusiastically voted for this bill. My argument is with the Congress, which threw out many of the presidents innovative, worthwhile proposals and cut back on many of his other initiatives. This bill will substantially increase federal involvement in education at the Btate level. I object to this as I believe education is primarily a state activity. I dont believe Utah needs this kind of central control. What Utah does need, and we accomplished in a recent spending bill, is more money for our states educationally disadvantaged school children; but even this important step forward was eliminated. While the compromise bill passed today was an improvement over the bills passed by the Senate and the House, it doesnt really cut any new ground. The result is an overwhelming endorsement of the status quo. h) Schools invited to make patches for a Remembrance Quilt Holy Angels Academy, an independent Catholic girls high school in Buffalo, New York, has initiated a project calling on students at schools (K-1throughout the country to contribute patches which will be assembled into a "September Eleventh Remembrance Quilt The finished quilt will be presented to President George W. Bush in Spring, 2002. In the aftermath of Sept tragic events, the students of Holy Angels Academy wanted to do something to bring together students across America in an effort to remember the victims, honor the he- -. roes, and show our patriotism, says Amy Popadick, Holy Angels Academy Student Council President Our idea is for every school to create a patch that would be decorated with the schools name and location as well as messages or decorations of thanks, remembrance and pride in our country. All schools everywhere, kindergarten through grade 12, are encouraged to participate by sending one patch only. The decorated area must be 18 inches by 18 inches, with an extra inch of material left on all sides for sewing the patch into the finished quilt. Patch material must be made of a blend or other durable, easily sewn material. Decorations may be sewn on appliques, embroidery, painted (permanent, non smudging, non-watbase paint), or any method as long as it is lls I H f ..4 5 t.1.! 1 saamift fen " I ) .4 1.- cotton-polyest- J 30 East Lagoon, Roosevelt, Utah x 722-223- 9 t. L-- Open 9am-6p- Ms J vJ Mon. --Sat. (m m -- er er durable and permanent when handled. Finished patches from schools in western New York are due at Holy Angel by Dec. 14. All other schools are asked to send their patches by Feb. 1, 2002 to: Holy Angels Acad-em24 Shoshone Drive , Buffalo, NY y, 14214. yV r, |