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Placing inner-city students in United States colleges
Placing inner-city students in United States colleges
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The United Church of Christ group, based in Columbus, Ohio, has been working through the Grace and Staff Community Development homework programme, to help students from mostly inner-city communities to earn a tertiary education.
All eight have earned at least a postgraduate degree, head of the group, Heather Biggers, told The Gleaner, and this summer they are working to help 24 other students get into colleges in the U.S.
Some of those eight students are working on doctoral degrees in areas such as physics, while others are doing postgraduate degrees in dentistry, accounting and another law.
For Heather, the whole experience with these youths started one summer while vacationing on the north coast . . .
All eight have earned at least a postgraduate degree, head of the group, Heather Biggers, told The Gleaner, and this summer they are working to help 24 other students get into colleges in the U.S.
Some of those eight students are working on doctoral degrees in areas such as physics, while others are doing postgraduate degrees in dentistry, accounting and another law.
For Heather, the whole experience with these youths started one summer while vacationing on the north coast . . .
Source: The Gleaner
Gareth Manning
May 18, 2006
Gareth Manning
May 18, 2006
Congratulations!
Ronesha Rhoden
First Place Winner
"It's All About Me"
2007
Essay Competition
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2007 "It's All About Me" Essay Competition - Details
Heather Biggers
April 2007
Heather Biggers
April 2007
The CATALYST Alumni Body Presents the 3rd Annual "It's All About Me" Essay Contest
The difference between success and failure is not just about good grades and test scores, but the belief that you can achieve your goals! Tell us about yourself! Write an essay that demonstrates how special you are!
1st Prize - 100 USD (One Winner)
2nd Prize - 50 USD (Two Winners)
3rd Prize - 25 USD (Three Winners)
2nd Prize - 50 USD (Two Winners)
3rd Prize - 25 USD (Three Winners)
| · | Between 250 and 500 words |
| · | Demonstrate how the author dealt with challenges |
| · | Mention what has influenced the author |
| · | Should only mention physical description only if it adds interest to the essay |
| · | Demonstrate the author's creativity |
| · | Be grammatically sound |
| · | Completed on a Word Processor |
| · | Submitted to Mr. Sweeney at Grace & Staff |
| · | Deadline - Monday, April 30, 2007 |
The essays must:
Prizes will be awarded during the annual Team CATALYST Work Trip in June 2007
Judge
Samuel Pyne
Samuel Pyne