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Up Coming Events April Announcements

AST Education Department Announces New Youth Awards

As reported in last month’s newsletter the Absentee Shawnee Tribe’s Education Department will begin accepting applications for the following awards:

Big Jim Academic Achievement Award (Male and Female)

Big Jim Athlete of the Year (Male and Female)

Youth Awards Application

The purpose of these awards is to recognize the outstanding contributions of our tribal youth and to promote excellence in academics and athletics in high school and beyond. Tresha Spoon, Director of Education, stated, “We are excited to offer these awards as recognition of how our Absentee Shawnee youth are impacting their schools and communities through their academic achievement and athletic performance. The annual recognition of tribal high school students will give the tribe an opportunity to showcase the talented and hard-working youth in our tribe.” “Most of all,” she added, “we want to encourage our youth to strive for the best in whatever they choose to do in the future."

High school students and varsity athletes of both genders in their Junior or Senior year of High School within the 50 United States are eligible to apply for these awards for the 2011/2012 school year. Applications will be accepted from January 1 to March 1, 2012 by US mail or email, official transcripts must be mailed. The official application form will be available at www.astribe.com under the Education Department by December 31, 2011.

Individuals are encouraged to nominate deserving high school student/athletes. You may nominate yourself. Please refer to the application for required documents. Eligible nominations will be judged by a panel of (non-AST) experts assembled specifically for this purpose. The intent is to bring together an unbiased group of experts to evaluate the applicants in an impartial and unbiased environment. Their decisions are final with respect to all matters concerning these awards. Awards will be announced in April 2012.

Award recipients will be recognized as the 2011/2012 Big Jim Academic Achievement Award winner or the Big Jim Athlete of the Year. In addition to this recognition the award recipients will receive $1000.00 to be used towards their education and the advancement of their career.

Questions on these awards program should be addressed to:

Absentee Shawnee Tribe

Education Department

c/o Tresha Spoon

2025 South Gordon Cooper Drive

Shawnee, OK 74801

405.275.4030 Ext. 121

youthaward@astribe.com