A Seventh-day Adventist Boarding Academy Serving Native American Youth Since 1946
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Train Up a Child
od, in His love for us, gave us clear instructions on how we are to raise our children. “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Proverb 22:6, KJV). While many are familiar with this verse, there are others who are not. One reason may be that they have never heard of the saving love of Jesus Christ. Or perhaps they did not receive the kind of upbringing necessary to set them up for success. For that reason alone, there are children who end up repeating generational cycles simply because they did not have someone around to teach them a different way of living. Quite a few of our students are first-generation students. This means many of them have parents who didn’t attend college and are unfamiliar with the process of helping them look for colleges to attend after high school. Additionally, parents may not be aware of the resources that are available or how to connect with those resources to help their student register for classes, apply for grants and scholarships, and get connected with clubs and other helpful entities on campus that can assist in their transition
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Holbrook Indian School
from high school to college. One of the most empowering opportunities we offer at Holbrook Indian School (HIS) is our College and Trade Prep initiative. This program is specifically designed to step in and provide guidance in ways that family members may not be able to. We invite representatives from Adventist, as well as local, colleges and universities to visit our campus and talk to our juniors and seniors about their programs, scholarships, campus club opportunities, and more. This initiative is a beacon of hope, ensuring that our students feel confident and supported in their educational journey. In November, HIS organized a transformative annual event, College Days. Our 11th- and 12th-graders had the chance to interact with representatives from prestigious