Opportunities for Students
Attention all current 5th - 11th grade students -
The Summer STRETCH
Program
is back in 2009!!!
Click here for registration information
Attention all current 9th and 10th grade Gifted students -
The Ohio Summer Honor
Institute Programs
have been announced for 2009!!!
Please consider the following
advantages to participation:
• These summer opportunities provide challenging,
enriching, and engaging coursework of interest to gifted students.
•
There is NO TUITION for these programs – only a minimal cost may be
incurred for residential options.
•
Participation in the Summer Honors Institute provides students with an early
opportunity to attend courses on a college/university campus and is a wonderful
addition to a student’s college/university application.
• This experience offers students the opportunity to meet other identified
gifted high school students from across the state.
Downloadable application forms are available via each
participating college/university’s
website.
Click here for links: http://education.ohio.gov/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?page=3&TopicRelationID=963&ContentID=826&Content=61930
For
Priority Consideration, applications should be submitted as soon as possible.
Please contact Joel Gulko, the Gifted/Enrichment Program
Coordinator at Heights High, at (216) 320-3123 if you have questions or concerns.
Looking for K-12 Summer Opportunities???
Please visit:
http://www.studenteducationprograms.com/
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 this summer!!!
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 of the 7th grade year.
$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
