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<!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><b>November 10, 2015</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>For Release: Immediately</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="text-align: center;">Portland, OR– </b><b style="text-align: center;">Grants Offered to Support Student Field
Trips</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-align: justify;">The
Oregon Archaeological Society (OAS) is pleased to announce that it has
established a new program to provide grants to help expose public school
students (grades 3-12) to archaeologically or historically important locations,
resources, or experiences in the Pacific Northwest or to special
archaeology-themed exhibits in the region.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:14.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
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mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">In 2014
OAS informally helped send over 100 students from Portland schools on
exciting trips to places like Columbia Hills State Park (Native American rock
art), the Portland Art Museum (archaeological collection) and the Lelooska
Foundation Living History Program. This is a tremendous way to stimulate an
interest in archaeology and the cultures that surround us here in the Pacific
Northwest. This announcement formalizes the grant program and process.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0in; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">Teachers will find a great webpage full of ideas for possible
trips at </span><a href="http://bloodspot.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50a988464b6da4ae4a69ae51c&id=6773104415&e=a8a512b677" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: rgb(19, 53, 119);">http://www.oregonarchaeological.org/places-to-visit/</span></a><span style="text-indent: 0in; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">. Teachers are also encouraged to submit their
own ideas for field trips.</span></p><p class="MsoListBullet2" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:
0in;mso-list:none;tab-stops:.5in"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">Interested parties can
learn more about the program and download the grant application form at the OAS
website (</span><a href="http://bloodspot.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=50a988464b6da4ae4a69ae51c&id=0ebba49147&e=a8a512b677"><span style="color: rgb(19, 53, 119);">http://www.oregonarchaeological.org/school-field-trips-grant-program/)</span></a><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">. OAS has also set up a special email address
(</span><a href="mailto:schooltrips@oregonarchaeological.org"><span style="color: rgb(19, 53, 119);">schooltrips@oregonarchaeological.org</span></a><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">) for questions.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b><b>About the Oregon Archaeological Society</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Founded in 1951, the Oregon
Archaeological Society (OAS) is one of the oldest and largest archaeological groups
in the country. OAS is a 501c3 non-profit whose primary mission is to educate
the public and promote an interest in archaeology. OAS hosts free public
archaeology lectures on the first Tuesday of the month (Jan-May/September-Dec)
at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI). Talks and membership are
open to the public. <b>For more information</b>,
visit <a href="http://www.oregonarchaeological.org">www.oregonarchaeological.org</a>.</p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">###</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Photo Caption: Students explore the
Native American Rock Art at Columbia Hills State Park.</div>
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