Education briefs News-Chronicle De Pere Heritage School will host Diversity Fest Heritage Elementary School students will learn about a variety of cultures during a day-long Diversity Fest on Thursday. Students will sample breads from around the world and will participate in activities that will introduce them to Hmong, African, Native American, Hispanic and other cultures. They will perform disability awareness activities and will place their handprints on a pledge wall mural to dedicate themselves to treating all people with respect. The event is being sponsored by the Heritage Elementary School Parent Teacher Association. OLL plans Family Fishing Tournament Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School will hold its eighth annual Family Fishing Tournament 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at Voyageur Park in De Pere. Cash prizes and merchandise will be awarded for first and second places, with the longest catch in each of the following categories: carp, sheephead, catfish, walleye and bass. A third-place prize will be awarded for the most fish caught, and a fourth-place prize will be awarded for the shortest fish of legal length in each of the categories. Registration is $2.50 per person. Registration tickets are available at the park on the day of the event and qualify participants for a chance to win more prizes. All Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources regulations apply, but fishing licenses are not required, since it is a free DNR fishing day. Night crawlers, food and beverages will be available. For more information, call 336-6719. SNC offers assistive technology certification The St. Norbert College Center for Assistive Education is accepting students for the Department of Public Instruction add-on certification in assistive technology. The first course, Introduction to Assistive Technology, begins June 10. The certification is open to special education teachers, speech therapists, occupational therapists and physical therapists. The center offers graduate level classes to meet the needs of working teachers. Summer classes are offered during days and weekends. Fall and spring classes are offered evenings and weekends. The assistive technology certification is part of the St. Norbert College master of science in adaptive education program. For more information or to register, contact Barbara Natelle at 403-3901. Brown County UWGB, SNC net Upward Bound funds The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and St. Norbert College are two of 19 colleges and universities in Wisconsin to have been awarded Upward Bound program grants totaling $5,923,128. UWGB received $296,860, and SNC was awarded $287,703. The grants are funded through the U.S. Department of Education's TRIO program. Upward Bound projects serve high school students from low-income families in which neither parent holds a bachelor's degree and who are preparing to enter post-secondary education. The projects provide academic instruction and support as students prepare to go to college, including assistance with college entrance and financial aid applications.