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<v Speaker 1>And good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome, welcome.

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<v Speaker 1>It is time now for our community connection right here

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<v Speaker 1>on K one, the one you trust. We're talking to

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<v Speaker 1>the Young Scholars of Bartellsville and we have Deanna Cameron

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<v Speaker 1>and George Hockey it is here with us today and

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<v Speaker 1>I got to tell you, folks, it's great to have

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<v Speaker 1>you on board.

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<v Speaker 2>A little chilly in here, a little bit, but we're

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<v Speaker 2>here to get.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody's attention today because we need some mentors, don't.

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<v Speaker 3>We We absolutely do.

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<v Speaker 4>We are a strong scholarship mentor program and probably one

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<v Speaker 4>of our biggest needs right now is going to be mentors.

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<v Speaker 4>We have five students that are looking for mentors to

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<v Speaker 4>help them guide this guide them on this path to college.

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<v Speaker 1>Woh my goodness. Now, George, you're no stranger to mentorship.

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<v Speaker 1>You know a little bit about this, that's correct.

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<v Speaker 5>I've been involved with Young Scholars of Bartellville so almost

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<v Speaker 5>since the beginning of the program.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow.

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<v Speaker 5>But and how I got involved was I was involved.

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<v Speaker 5>I've been involved with Big Brothers, Big Sisters and which

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<v Speaker 5>partners with Young Scholars of Bartlefield. That's where we do

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<v Speaker 5>the front end of the mentoring and so we work together.

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<v Speaker 2>It's always great to have collaborators.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, and so, and that's that's where my involvement began.

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<v Speaker 5>And I now serve on the Board of Young Scholars

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<v Speaker 5>of Bartlefield and so that's where I'm helping and trying

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<v Speaker 5>to find mentors. And you know, I said, it's very

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<v Speaker 5>important that relationship of having a mentor working with our

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<v Speaker 5>youngsters is extremely important.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh it is.

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<v Speaker 1>It's always nice to have someone, you know, kind of

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<v Speaker 1>helping me blaze that trail. And with young scholars, this

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<v Speaker 1>is what it's all about. It's it's about finding your way.

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<v Speaker 4>It is a lot of these students are going to

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<v Speaker 4>be first generation college students and so you know, looking

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<v Speaker 4>for the guidance, the steps to take, being prepared so

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<v Speaker 4>when they get there they're successful. You know, college is

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<v Speaker 4>a very different world and it can be very diff

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<v Speaker 4>hard if you don't know what you're doing and what

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<v Speaker 4>to expect. So the program helps them with that. We've

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<v Speaker 4>got lots of classes that they go to, but the

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<v Speaker 4>mentorships really help them with that.

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<v Speaker 2>You know.

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's kind of like being that little beacon, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>carrying that way on the dark trail. For I remember

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<v Speaker 1>being that youngster boy. What I would have loved to

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<v Speaker 1>have had was a program like this right when I

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<v Speaker 1>was going through it. But if we have it here

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<v Speaker 1>and we need.

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<v Speaker 2>To take care of it, we really do. Now, how

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<v Speaker 2>do we go about becoming a mentor choice.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, it's very easy.

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<v Speaker 2>Here we go.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, all I have to do is contact our office

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<v Speaker 5>and just ask and let us know. And that's the

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<v Speaker 5>other thing. You know, a lot of times people are

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<v Speaker 5>a little fearful of being a mentor. They think, oh, no,

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<v Speaker 5>it's going to take a lot of time or a

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<v Speaker 5>lot of effort or whatever. No, we're talking about maybe

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<v Speaker 5>an hour a week, maybe not even that. We're not

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<v Speaker 5>talking about a lot of time. And it's basically it's

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<v Speaker 5>you do whatever you normally do. Spend some time with

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<v Speaker 5>a youngster. You know, you mow your lawn, have your

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<v Speaker 5>child you out there, mow the lawn with you.

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<v Speaker 2>Things of this nature.

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<v Speaker 5>Whatever you're doing, you're going out shopping, bring that child

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<v Speaker 5>along to go shopping, because they observe what you're doing

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<v Speaker 5>in normal life. You know, certainly if you can help

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<v Speaker 5>them with their homework, Ah, that's beautiful. It is, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>things of this nature. But the important thing is to

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<v Speaker 5>observe you in your normal life and to be there

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<v Speaker 5>to answer any questions that the youth have as they're

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<v Speaker 5>going through, you know, the trials and tribulations being a

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<v Speaker 5>you know, a youngster.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, being a youngster, it's it's the first time

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<v Speaker 1>you're you're met with some forms of adversity and it's

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<v Speaker 1>all because you just don't know, you just haven't experienced

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<v Speaker 1>enough of life. And it's nice to have that extra

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<v Speaker 1>set of eyes, ears, and that heart for carrying and

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<v Speaker 1>sharing along the way too.

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<v Speaker 3>And our program does a really good job. We work

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<v Speaker 3>with the students.

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<v Speaker 4>We do a lot of financial so we're preparing them

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<v Speaker 4>for life as well.

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<v Speaker 3>That is and that is amazing we do.

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<v Speaker 4>We partner with Westside Community Center with a class called

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<v Speaker 4>we Prosper that our kids go through, and that's like

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<v Speaker 4>teaching etiquette, how to dress, how to talk, what silverware

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<v Speaker 4>to use, you know, it's a whole lot more so

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<v Speaker 4>we're just trying to prepare them for everything that life

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<v Speaker 4>is going to throw them, you know, from the moment

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<v Speaker 4>that you graduate from artistwol Public Schools and make sure

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<v Speaker 4>that they're successful as they can be.

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<v Speaker 3>And we have a great graduation rate.

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<v Speaker 4>So we've seen the program really benefit the kids and

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<v Speaker 4>they're coming out. We've got kids now that work at

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<v Speaker 4>Phillip sixty six. We have a student that's a pilot now.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. So there's been a lot of success through the program.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, goodness sakes, you know, and I just just knowing

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<v Speaker 1>going back, I shared a little bit with Beyond about

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<v Speaker 1>this being a kid, the hope of ever getting off

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<v Speaker 1>the farm was pretty bleak.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, you have a program.

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<v Speaker 1>Like this and suddenly that ray of hope gets to

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<v Speaker 1>be a whole lot brighter in a big hurry it.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, yeah, you know, given that that's the beauty of

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<v Speaker 5>the program. Uh. You know, a lot of our students

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<v Speaker 5>like say, uh, this is the first time in their

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<v Speaker 5>family that someone has graduated from college. And to do

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<v Speaker 5>that and then become productive citizens in our community, become

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<v Speaker 5>taxpayers is I always jokingly tell the kids, I said,

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<v Speaker 5>I want you to be a taxpayer and don't pay

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<v Speaker 5>my Social Security everyone.

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<v Speaker 3>Helped Georgia get his money.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah and so uh but but you know, and as

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<v Speaker 5>John said, uh, our success rate the kids that go

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<v Speaker 5>through this program, it's over seventy eight percent graduate from college. Okay,

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<v Speaker 5>this is the normal, normal kids you're talking about in

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<v Speaker 5>the twenty percent, right, you know, and so you know,

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<v Speaker 5>this is phenomenal success rate. So that's what we're very

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<v Speaker 5>proud of. And so when we ask an individual to

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<v Speaker 5>be a mentor, they're becoming part of this successful program.

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<v Speaker 5>And they become very proud also that they've become part

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<v Speaker 5>of this program. And that's why we're out talking about,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, and asking people to become mentors. And again

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<v Speaker 5>I want to stress we're not asking you to, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>walk on the moon. We're not asking you to to

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<v Speaker 5>solve the world's problems. Where I just asking you spend

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<v Speaker 5>a little bit of time and and work with the

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<v Speaker 5>youth of our community and help them out. And and

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<v Speaker 5>it's not uh tremendous effort. And you believe me, when

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<v Speaker 5>it's all said and done, you're going to have fun

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<v Speaker 5>and you'll be very proud because you'll you'll look at

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<v Speaker 5>that child, well, you'll look at that adult, and you'll

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<v Speaker 5>look at that successful college graduate and say, I had

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<v Speaker 5>a party.

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<v Speaker 2>That Ah, that's great.

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<v Speaker 1>Ye.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, we can't keep this a secret. So this is

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<v Speaker 2>why we're doing this.

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<v Speaker 1>We're asking people, just like George said, take an hour

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<v Speaker 1>out of your week and and just watch how this blossoms.

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<v Speaker 2>And.

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<v Speaker 4>Said they can easily call me at the office at

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<v Speaker 4>Young Scholars at Bartlesfield.

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<v Speaker 3>They can go also to our website. There is a place.

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<v Speaker 4>Where they can fill out that they're interested in being

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<v Speaker 4>a mentor. And then that comes to me and I'll

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<v Speaker 4>reach out. I'll sit down and have coffee with you

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<v Speaker 4>or whatever is convenient and kind of go over the program,

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<v Speaker 4>talk a little bit.

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<v Speaker 3>More in detail.

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<v Speaker 4>But you know, we right now have five students that

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<v Speaker 4>do not have mentors and that's extremely important for us

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<v Speaker 4>to fill because for us to be able to open

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<v Speaker 4>this up to even more students, we've got to fill

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<v Speaker 4>the mentorships because we don't want to get to the

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<v Speaker 4>point that we have so many kids that don't have mentors.

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<v Speaker 4>Because the partnership is a huge part of the program.

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<v Speaker 1>We're really not going to stop at five. We now

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<v Speaker 1>have ten or twenty, but right now, you know it, really.

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<v Speaker 4>I would like to have one hundred, but you know,

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<v Speaker 4>I'll go with baby steps right now.

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<v Speaker 2>But where where can we find you on the world

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<v Speaker 2>wide Web?

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<v Speaker 4>We are at Bartlespool scholars dot com. They're also welcome

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<v Speaker 4>to stop buy We're in the RSU building in Suite

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<v Speaker 4>eight twenty three, or they can give me a call

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<v Speaker 4>and my number is nine one eight seven six six

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, you know what Young Scholars of Bartlesville. You guys

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<v Speaker 1>went through a name change by we did?

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<v Speaker 2>We did?

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<v Speaker 1>And how long has a young Scholar has been around

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<v Speaker 1>in various forms?

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<v Speaker 4>I believe since two thousand and six is the year

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<v Speaker 4>that I've heard. Yes, I'm fairly new to the program myself,

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<v Speaker 4>so I'm learning along with all.

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<v Speaker 3>Of you guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, this is great. So it's been around since two

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<v Speaker 2>thousand and six, Yes, I knew, I've been here long

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<v Speaker 2>for us.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, so we've had nineteen We've had nineteen kids go

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<v Speaker 4>all the way through and graduate. We have sixteen currently

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<v Speaker 4>in college. And then we currently right now have twenty

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<v Speaker 4>four kids anywhere.

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<v Speaker 3>From sixth grade to twelfth grade.

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<v Speaker 4>So they can start applying for the program in sixth

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<v Speaker 4>grade through tenth grade.

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<v Speaker 3>But they stay with us. They do quarterly classes.

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<v Speaker 4>We do a lot of volunteer I think that's very important,

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<v Speaker 4>just like George gives up his time and many people

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<v Speaker 4>in this community. I want to teach kids that you've

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<v Speaker 4>got to be a volunteer. You've got to give back

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<v Speaker 4>to the community you live in. World doesn't go around

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<v Speaker 4>if we don't have volunteers.

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<v Speaker 2>That's true.

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<v Speaker 3>We saw that this weekend. Eleven hundred is what I heard. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>this weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>That's crazy.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, it was something else.

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<v Speaker 3>I just need five. They needed eleven hundred. I just

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<v Speaker 3>need five. Just need five.

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<v Speaker 2>Folk, give us a high part. That's all we ask.

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<v Speaker 1>It's all as you know. I've seen some of these

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<v Speaker 1>youngsters in action.

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<v Speaker 2>I go back. I think it was a twenty twenty one.

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<v Speaker 1>We had a nine to eleven anniversary down at the

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<v Speaker 1>Unity Square, right, those youngsters did the presentation along with

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<v Speaker 1>some of the mentors. Oh wow, And I said, well

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<v Speaker 1>that that's it.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the program to get behind.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a great program.

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<v Speaker 1>These are these are solid individuals who are mentors, but

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<v Speaker 1>even more solid kids the right lath and they knew it.

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<v Speaker 3>The kids are exciting.

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<v Speaker 2>You want to talk.

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<v Speaker 1>About confidence when you see young people, they're not all

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<v Speaker 1>not every young kid has got it.

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<v Speaker 2>Now these they had it yeah going on.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean they've reached out, they've applied, they've gone

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<v Speaker 4>through the interview process to be accepted, and I've spent

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<v Speaker 4>a little bit of time with some of the kids,

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<v Speaker 4>and they're excited, they're well spoken, they have goals, they

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<v Speaker 4>have plans, they you know, they know what they want

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<v Speaker 4>and they're just trying to figure out how to get there.

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<v Speaker 3>So just like the rest of us.

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<v Speaker 2>Still, so we're going to be the roadmaps.

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<v Speaker 3>Like that, we're the roadmaps.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, And as you said that, that's one of the

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<v Speaker 5>things at the quarterly meetings, we have individuals that come

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<v Speaker 5>in and one of the subjects was public speaking and

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<v Speaker 5>working with the youth on how to be confident to

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<v Speaker 5>get up and talk to others. And that was an example.

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<v Speaker 5>We're talking about that event that we had about nine

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<v Speaker 5>to eleven, and you know these sessions we have with

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<v Speaker 5>West Side Community Center where they learn to how to

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<v Speaker 5>present themselves with a job interview and things of this nature.

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<v Speaker 5>It's more that that's the what we want to convey

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<v Speaker 5>to everyone. People a lot of times think of our program.

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<v Speaker 5>Is they always hear the word scholarships. Yes, we give scholarships.

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<v Speaker 5>The kids earned scholarships, no doubt about it. But the

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<v Speaker 5>key word there is earn scholarships earn And what we

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<v Speaker 5>do is we prepare our students to be successful in life.

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<v Speaker 5>They're going to We're not. I always remember one of

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<v Speaker 5>our founders, very low. He reminded me every time when

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<v Speaker 5>I said, our goal is to get our kids to

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<v Speaker 5>go to college, and he said, no, cards it's to

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<v Speaker 5>graduate from college. Well, no, it's to be successful in life.

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<v Speaker 5>So not only to graduate from college, we want them

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<v Speaker 5>to be successful. So what how do you how become successful? Well,

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<v Speaker 5>you've got to learn all these skills, public speaking, how

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<v Speaker 5>to present yourself, how to dress, how to do all

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<v Speaker 5>of the proper things in life.

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<v Speaker 1>My goodness, and this is the that's the avenue. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's why we need the mentors. How do we

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<v Speaker 1>find you again on the web.

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<v Speaker 3>We're at Bartlespiel scholars.

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<v Speaker 4>Dot com and your phone number nine seven sixty six

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<v Speaker 4>sixty six seventy five.

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<v Speaker 1>Ladies and gentlemen, you've been watching and listening to our

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<v Speaker 1>community Connection program right here on K one