Education briefs News-Chronicle GREEN BAY Nicolet students climb for success Fifth graders at Nicolet Elementary School will participate in a ropes course sponsored by the Wisconsin National Guard on Wednesday at the Boys & Girls Club, 1451 University Ave. Ropes courses are designed to build communication skills and self-esteem in addition to helping with problem-solving skills. This will help prepare students for Camp U-Na-Li-Ya and will serve as a life learning lesson. For more information, call Tony Unger at 448-2142. GREEN BAY NWTC respiratory care program accredited In collaboration with the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC), the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) granted full 10-year accreditation to Northeast Wisconsin Technical College’s respiratory care practitioner program . The accreditation cycle continues through April 27, 2010. According to CoARC, the full 10-year accreditation status is the highest accreditation status available to programs accredited by the organization. NWTC’s respiratory care practitioner associate degree program trains students in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of patients with chronic and acute diseases of the heart and lungs. GREEN BAY/DE PERE Scholarships awarded The Green Bay/De Pere Business & Profession Women have announced their annual scholarship recipients. They are Stephanie Decet of De Pere and Tammy Parins of Brussels. The Green Bay-De Pere BPW distribute two scholarships annually to women returning to school to better their economic situation. The organization has also selected Elaine Capelle as their Woman of Distinction. This award is given annually to a member of each local Business and Professional Women’s organization in Wisconsin. It is awarded based on past and ongoing commitment to the advancement of BPW through outstanding involvement made on a continuous basis. Capelle is the current local president of the Green Bay-De Pere chapter of BPW and was selected because of the many projects she has chaired, is chairing or is participating in, including the WOMENomics program, Give Yourself a Valentine program, Equal Pay Day activities, Make a Difference Day and various other projects. ASHWAUBENON Ashwaubenon School District to hold kindergarten registration The Ashwaubenon School District will be holding kindergarten registration from Jan 5-30. Registration materials will be mailed this week to Ashwaubenon residents whose children will be 5 on or before Sept. 1. Completed registration forms should be returned, in person, to Cormier School and Early Learning Center, 2280 S. Broadway. Office hours for registration are 7:30 a.m.- 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, until Jan. 30. If parents have not received a registration packet by mail on or before Dec. 22, they should stop in the Cormier School office during registration hours to pick one up. In order to receive a registration packet, you must show proof that you are an Ashwaubenon resident (driver’s license, utility bill, etc.). When registering a child, you must bring a copy of your child’s birth certificate or birth announcement, social security number and immunization record. WISCONSIN AAA Wisconsin announces scholarship competition AAA Wisconsin has announced its second annual competition designed to heighten geographic literacy and create awareness of job opportunities in the travel and tourism industries. The AAA Travel High School Challenge is open to all students nationwide in grades 9-12. Top prize-winners will receive college scholarships totaling $156,000. The contest begins with a 40-question online quiz available from Jan. 12-21 at ww.aaa.com/TravelChallenge. The top five scorers in each state will take a proctored, written exam in early March. The top scorer in each state wins a $1,000 scholarship and an expense-paid trip for two to compete for one of three first-place $25,000 scholarships in the national finals, which will be held April 24-27 at Universal Orlando. Interested students can sign up for the contest any time between now and Jan. 21. As an added incentive, all students who register for the contest prior to Dec. 31 and go on to complete the quiz will be entered into a random drawing for a $1,000 U.S. savings bond. For more information, including a practice test, visit www.aaa.com/TravelChallenge.