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May 12, 2004
Contacts: Suzanne Higgins
suzanne.higgins@gcmail.maricopa.edu 623-845-3808 Patricia Rhodes Vogel
pr.vogel@gcmail.maricopa.edu 623-845-3014
Girl Will Travel More Than 7,000 Miles to Improve Reading at GCC
Six years ago, Jack Lin came to Glendale from Taiwan to study at Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management. While he was here, he heard about the Glendale Community College (GCC) Reading Clinic, an intensive summer program for chi ldren and adults. He brought his wife, son and daughter (then age 10) to the U.S. and enrolled them in GCC's Reading Clinic. They already spoke English, but wanted to read better and faster. Lin was impressed with the program and what his family learned. Then they all returned to Taiwan. Now sixte en, his daughter is being sent back to the U.S. from Taiwan to take this summer's Reading Clinic again. She will travel alone for more than 7,000 miles and stay with family friends while she is here. This easily qualifies as the farthest anyone has ever traveled to take GCC's Reading Clinic!
Thanks to GCC, people have been learning to read (or read better) since 1976. The acclaimed Reading Clinic is for children of any age and adults who have reading needs. Remedial and speed reading skills are taught. Reading specialists test, diagnose and set up an individual program for each student based on test results. Two four-week sessions will be held: June 07 to July 01, and July 05 to July 29. Cost of either four-week session is $360. The administrator of t h e Reading Clinic is Jo Lock, who gives each child a mandatory and comprehensive reading test in her home office prior to the start of the Clinic. This requires a separate $50 fee. Contacting Loc k at 623-845-2530, is the first step in the registration pro cess. To receive a brochure about the Reading Clinic, call GCC Community Education at 623-845-3805.
Get Fit and Flexible at GCC North
If you need toning to get fit and flexible for summer swimming, hiking and outdoor activities, there's a wel lness class for you at Glendale Community College North (GCCN). Students in WED195AB will study the mind/body approach to health as well as yoga poses to increase energy, lose weight, and redu ce stress. Other class topics will include strengthening t he b ack, reducing pain, and improving vitality. This one-credit class meets from 9:30-11:10 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays for four weeks, and will be offered in June and in July. The June class begins June 2; the July class begins July 7. (Note that b ot h cla sses start on Wednesdays due to Monday holidays.) Instructor Jennifer Marshall has practiced yoga for twenty years and is a certified nutritionist and health consultant. GCC North is located at 5727 W. Happy Valley Road. For more information, cal l 6 23-845-4000. To register, call 623-845-3333.
$960,000 in Scholarships for High School Seniors to Study at GCC
This month, close to 400 seniors from Valley high schools will be awarded President's Scholarships for study at Glendale Communi ty C ollege (GCC) during the next two academic years. This number is larger than in any prior year. These scholarships total approximately $960,000 to help students achieve their educational g oals. President's Scholarships are awarded to seniors who appl y for them and meet the eligibility requirements. To be eligible, applicants must either graduate in the top 15% of their class, or achieve specific test scores on the ASSET college placement tests. Glendale Community College is located at 6000 W. Olive Avenue, in Glendale. For more information on the application process for the President's Scholarship, call 623-845-3742.-
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