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JUNIORS:  East Central Iowa 2012 Youth Tour.  Expense paid trip to Washington DC June 15-21.  Visit historical sites, explore the Smithsonian Museum, meet congressional leaders and spend a day on Capitol Hill.  Parent or legal guardian must be a member of ECI REC.  Visit www.ecirec.coop for all details and an application.  Deadline is February 24th, 2012.

JUNIORS:  Are you interested in expanding your leadership skills and service experiences?  You can participate in a summer institute at Wartburg this summer, participate in a service opportunity in Chicago and develop a service project to implement in your community your senior year.  If you are interested, see Mr. Cretin in the Guidance Office.  Deadline: Jan 20, 2012.

Seniors and their parents:  Mark your calendars now for the 2012 College Goal Sunday Week.  Thursday, February 23rd from 4-8pm at Kirkwood Community College.  Receive help filing the FAFSA, get advice from financial aid experts and receive scholarship information.  The event is free.  Go to www.IowaCGS.org for all of the details.  (There are a couple of things you need to do before attending so make sure you visit the website!)

The Common Application.  Fill out one application and send it to 100's of different colleges.  For more information and to dowload and complete the app, go to www.commonapp.org 

Now is the time to start thinking about and exploring higher education and a future at one of Iowa's private colleges and universitites.  Start at www.thinkindependently.com.  Take a virtual tour of Iowa's 29 Private Colleges to discover where you fit. 

Iowa College Aid and its partners are providing IHaveaPlanIowa, a web-based career and educational planning system, free of charge to all Iowans.  It helps students identify education and career goals, and tracks progress through college and beyond.  You can find course plans, career assessments and free test prep at www.IHaveaPlanIowa.gov

Junior and Senior Student Athletes, Access the Guide to the Student Bound College Athlete here: http://www.ncaapublications.com/ProductsDetailView.aspx?sku=CB10


 

 





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