1. CWU High School Equivalency Program
October 13, 2012 Ramon Cardenas
Volume 1, Issue 1 Enrollment Retention Advisor
High School Equivalency Program news
Our mission is “to serve, educate, and empower farm workers” our vision
is “to improve the quality of life for farm-workers through education.”
Contents
HEP program NEWS 1
Mission and Vision statement 1
Staff info 1
Address and phone number 1
Program Qualifications 2
Important dates 2
CWU HEP events 3
HEP NEWS 4
Program success 4
Scholarships 4
Pre test dates 4
Staff
Address and Director: Jerry Enriquez
phone number Instructor: Ana Maria Maritnez
Advisor: Ramon Cardenas
 306 Division St. Instructor: Isau Caltenco
Yakima, WA Secretary: Rosie Estrella
 509-452-0639

2. Page 2 of 4 GED Classes School Newsletter
Program Qualifications
The High School Equivalency Other qualifications:
Program (HEP) is a federally  To qualify students must
funded program through the be at least 16 years old
office of the United States  Be withdrawn from school
Department of Education. HEP is  Parents permission if 18
funded to serve migrant years of age and younger
Farmworkers who have worked at
 Score 400pt or more in the
least 75 days within the last two
official GED pretest
years.
Closed on these dates
Monday, New Year's
January 2* Day
Birthday of
Monday, Martin
January 16 Luther King,
Jr.
Monday,
Washington's
February
Birthday
20**
Monday, Memorial
May 28 Day
Wednesday, Independence
July 4 Day
Monday,
September Labor Day
3
Monday, Columbus
October 8 Day
HEP Dates and times
Monday,
November Veterans Day
12***
Thursday,
Thanksgiving
November
Day
22 1st session: August 27, 2012 to October 31, 2012
Tuesday,
Christmas 2nd session: November 5 to December 28th
December
25
Day 3rd session: January 7th 2013 to March 1st 2013
4th session: March 4th to May 3rd

3. School Newsletter CWU HEP events for October Page 3 of 4
J.R. Martinez: Facing Adversity with Optimism and Resilience
Iraq Army infantryman in Iraq. J.R. sustained severe burns to over 40
Martinez talks about the tragedy that percent of his body while serving as a
changed his life and how he refused United States
to give in to it. War veteran, actor,  CWU Students FREE with I.D
and Dancing with the Stars champ;  For more information, please visit
J.R. Martinez travels the country to http://jrmartinez.com/news/
spread his message of resilience and  Friday, October 26, 2012
optimism. In 2003, Martinez  7:00 p.m.
http://www.youtube.com  CWU SURC Ballroom
/watch?v=INSxFB6Mj88&fe
Hispanic Heritage Month:
ature=player_embedded Opportunities in Science
Thursday, Oct 25
3:00 pm
Interested in science? How about of options are available to future scientists
studying it at the Ph.D. level? For and the importance of infusing the field
anyone who may be considering with different cultures and ideas. This
advanced careers in science, current event is free and open to the public.
Ph.D. student Erim Gomez wants to Gomez brings his own experience to the
help. His presentation, “Opportunities fore in this presentation. As a McNair
in Science and the Importance of Scholar and Bullitt Environmental Fellow,
Diversifying the Professorate” Gomez has succeeded in breaking into the
Thursday, Oct. 25 at 3 p.m. in Black sciences, studying for his Ph.D. in - biology
Hall, room 152, will show what kinds at Washington State University.
"The Day of the Dead: Altares y Ofrendas, A Cultural Celebration"
Halloween goes cross-cultural this year! Art professor Joan Cawley-
year! Art professor Joan Cawley- Crane and several Central Latino
Crane and several Central Latino students celebrate the Day of the
students celebrate the Day of the Dead with collaborative artwork as a
Dead with collaborative artwork as a part of “Altares y Ofrendas,”
part of “Altares y Ofrendas,” meaning “alters and offerings.”
meaning “alters and offerings.” Check out their work throughout
Check out their work throughout campus and Ellensburg Wednesday,
campus and Ellensburg Wednesday, Oct. 31 through Thursday, Nov. 1.
Oct. 31 through Thursday, Nov. 1.
Halloween goes cross-cultural this

4. HEP NEWS
The HEP program is happy to director wants to congratulate
report that for the last fiscal year his staff for the programs
HEP staff met programs success. He is happy to report
Upcoming Pre Test for
prospective students
requirements. The program that CWU HEP program ranks
graduated 105 students out of amongst the top ten in the
October 17 125 that’s 84% graduation rate. country in graduation and
October 24 Over 80% obtained a better placement of the HEP students.
October 31 employment or moved on to
November 7 attend college or vocational
November 14 training. Mr. Enriquez HEP
December 5
December 12
All test are Scholarships
done at our
classroom at CWU HEP will be offering over 10 further education. Every HEP
5pm scholarships for students who program will choose six students to
graduated through HEP and are apply for scholarships’ every year.
enrolled in college or vocational
training. HEP programs through out
the nation have set aside scholarships
for HEP students who are seeking
CWU HEP PROGRAM
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Yakima, WA 98903
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