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Opportunities for Students


 

THANKS to all students, staff, and teachers who made our 1st year of the 2008 Summer S.T.R.E.T.C.H. program a success!!!

Looking forward to the program in 2009!!!

Below are details from our 2008 program....

Summer

(Stretching Through Enrichment,
Thinking, Challenges,
& Hands-on investigation)
2008

July 21, 2008 – August 8, 2008


Attention students… if you will be enrolled in grades 6-12 during the 2008-09 school year…..
Take advantage of the enrichment and preparatory/support courses offered this summer at
Cleveland Heights High!

For registration information click HERE.


Please see our Calendar link for Parent Workshops Series dates for the 2008-2009 School Year!!!

 

NEW!!! - Stay informed about upcoming events, legistlative updates, parent advocacy opportunities, and announcments regarding gifted education -

Join the Heights Association for Gifted Children's Googlegroup!!

Go to groups.google.com/group/hagc

and

Click on "Join the group"

 


 

Get Published! - Creative Kids Magazine
Eligibility: Students ages 8-14

Creative Kids Magazine is looking for the best material they can find by children 8-14. Work may include cartoons, poetry, songs, stories between 800-900 words, puzzles, photographs, artwork, games, activities, editorials, plays, and anything else you'd like to see in Creative Kids. Include a separate cover page with each submission that indicates your name, birthday, grade, school, and home address. All materials must be typed on 8.5"x11" white paper. Include your name at the top of each page or on the back of artwork. Keep a copy of all work sent; send a color copy or artwork - the original will be requested if it is accepted for publication. Include answers to games, riddles, and puzzles. Send each submission in its own envelope and include an un-sealed self-addressed stamped envelope for each submissions. Responses will be sent within 6 weeks.

Mail submissions to:

Submissions Editor, Creative Kids, P.O. Box 8813, Waco, TX 76714-8813


STARS Program – Playhouse Square Foundation
Selected High School students participate in Playhouse Square’s student volunteer usher program, aiding in many customer service aspects of the performance experience. Student ushers gain powerful community service skills, have the opportunity to usher Broadway productions, and may earn access to workshops through exceptional work and attendance.

To apply, please visit:
www.playhousesquare.com.


 

Scholarship Information of Interest to Gifted Students

 

The Jackie Robinson Foundation

This foundation awards 4-year college scholarships to academically gifted minority students with financial need. JR scholars participate in the Foundation's unique comprehensive support system, which includes leadership development, mentoring progrms, and career counseling. Eligible students must be U.S. citizens who are minorities and who are planning to enroll in college in the fall. Students must have an SAT score of 900 or above or an ACT score of 21 or above. They must also demonstrate financial need. Applications are available each fall, with the deadline in the spring of the follwing year.

For furher information, please visit:

http://www.jackierobinson.org


The Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholar's Program

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is a non-profit organization, that has made a commitment to helping young people of exceptional promise reach their full potential through education. To fulfill its mission, the Foundation identifies and supports young people of exceptional promise, application, deportment, and character who have financial need and demonstrated excellence in academic endeavors and extracurricular activities. Through the Young Scholars Program, the Foundation selects high-achieving youth with financial need and provides them throughout high school with individualized educational opportunities and support that will enable them to develop their talents and abilities.

Previous Young Scholars have received the support and guidance required to:
• evaluate the suitability of their high school environment,
• supplement their schooling with online courses,
• select and attend summer academic or enrichment programs,
• obtain computers, software, or other learning technology,
• improve their musical, artistic, scientific, mathematical, or other skills,
• benefit from the nationwide network of Young Scholars,
• explore their career goals, and
• select the college best- suited to their talents and ambitions.


The Foundation awards scholarships that total as much as $50,000 per year, and receives approximately 1,000 nominations for each program, making them among the largest and most competitive scholarships in the country. The Foundation reviews each application individually, with the assistance of a panel of national experts. The Foundation selects Young Scholars using the criteria below. While all of these criteria are important, the Foundation pays particular attention to the first two.


• Academic achievement and intelligence: Strong academic record (including grades and achievement tests), academic awards and honors, and a substantive assessment by a teacher providing a confidential letter of recommendation.
• Unmet financial need: Limited family income and insufficient funds to cover most or all educational-related expenses. The average family income of previous classes of Young Scholars has been $35,000. While there are no absolute income limits, no student with a family income above $85,000 has yet been selected as a Young Scholar. Our evaluation of available family financial support considers family income and factors such as number of siblings, extraordinary family medical expenses, number of siblings already in college, and the high cost of living in some areas.
• Will to succeed: Determination and perseverance in the face of challenges, and success in other pursuits.
• Leadership and public service: Initiative on behalf of others, such as participation in volunteer, community, and school-related activities.
• Critical-thinking ability: Answers to application questions that demonstrate critical-thinking.
• Appreciation for or participation in the arts and humanities: Appreciation of, involvement in, or study of music, art, literature, or similar fields.

If you wish to have your 7th grade gifted child apply for this program, application materials may now be accessed via the Internet at: http://www.jackkentcookefoundation.org/jkcf_web/content.aspx?page=2293293 and must be submitted to the Foundation no later than May 5, 2008.


$1,000 "Road" Scholarships

The School Youth Travel Association Foundation is offering $1,000 scholarships for students under the age of 26 toward the cost of an educational trip sponsored by a school or other type of youth group. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, 5 times per year, and must include a nomination by a teacher or other adult group leader.

To obtain an application, go to www.sytayouthfoundation.org or call (248) 693-1872.


For additional scholarship information of interest to gifted high school students, please contact:

Joel Gulko
Gifted/Enrichment Program Specialist
Cleveland Heights High School

(216) 320-3123


 

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