An Educator Newsletter
August/September 2007
Making It Count and FastWeb want to help you work smarter, not harder. You know that we are dedicated to student success through our free workshops, online tools, and materials. Now, we want to further help you, our high school educators, through our newsletter The Faculty Lounge. The articles below contain ready-to-copy materials for your school newsletters, tips from your colleagues, and the latest tools from us that we hope will make your life a little easier.
Pearls of Wisdom from Student Oysters
Sometimes the best advice your students will get comes from their own
classmates. That’s why this educator asks her graduating seniors to
offer some “pearls of wisdom” to their fellow students…and encourages
them to follow their own advice. Keep reading to find out more:
What are the “Winning Characteristics”
Worth?
Making It Count recently chose the recipients of its “Winning
Characteristics” Scholarship, awarded to 2007 high school graduates for
their outstanding demonstration of the “Winning Characteristics”
featured in the Making College & Career Count presentation. Six winners
were chosen: one national, $5,000 winner and five regional, $1,000
winners. To find out who won, and to learn more about how your students
can apply for this scholarship, visit
Winning Characteristics Scholarship
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Educator Tips for Admissions Rep Visits
Ensure a visit from an admissions rep is an exciting and
valuable experience for you and your students.
Article: Admissions Rep Visits
Winning Scholarship Moves
Thousands of scholarship winners and
contenders told us how they apply, now FastWeb shares what
we’ve learned.
Article: Winning Scholarship Moves
These articles are here for you. Photocopy them! Copy/paste! Use pieces in your own newsletters! You don’t even have to ask, simply cite the source (www.fastweb.com or www.makingitcount.com) and use for your publications.
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