Oregon Promise Offers FREE Community College

by MARIA ORNELAS

According to our school counselor, Mr. Bockert, starting this year with the graduating class of 2016, graduating students with be eligible for a free two years of tuition at a community college. This is called the Oregon Promise, and only one other state (Tennessee) in the United States of America has this program. This opportunity is not available to everyone there are a few requirements of course. Here are some of the requirements:

• You need to graduate from an Oregon High school
• Must have at least a 2.5 GPA
• Have lived in Oregon for 1 year (so if you live in Washington you can’t decide to just go to a community college in Oregon. You have to be living in Oregon already for a year or for longer)
• Must enroll into a community college in Oregon within 6 months after graduating

     You have to enroll into an Oregon Community College; you can’t go to Walla Walla’s Community College it HAS to be an Oregon College even though WWCC is closer. Despite this, it’s still free tuition for two yours, and you can still transfer after the 2 years are up and enroll in a university such as Oregon State, Stanford, or even Harvard and get your 4-year degree. If you have any more questions about this you can visit Mr. Bockert.

WWCC Tour for Seniors - Coming Soon!

by DARBY FRESKE

Attention, seniors! If you are thinking about going to Walla Walla Community College, then you’re in luck. Mac-Hi has decided to take all seniors on a tour to WWCC, most likely on a Wednesday. Administration is planning to break the tour into two trips so that there will only be 60 kids at a time. It will be during school, and you will go with your advisory class and teachers. This trip will only be for seniors; on the bright side, the school might also be having a trip for juniors in the spring.

However, please keep in mind that this is still being talked about, and that the dates aren’t set in stone, so keep an eye out for more information.