WINTER 2008
 
NEXT SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE:
April 15, 2008
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NSHSS College Fair Celebrates Scholars at The Carter Center
NSHSS AIDS Ambassador Featured on CNN's "Young People That Rock"

NSHSS Mentors
A Message from Claes Nobel
Student Council Corner
Focus on Financial Aid
University Highlight
UC Santa Barbara  "Open Container Project": Art Can Change the World

News
NACAC College Fairs
UNCF Announcement
International Update

Scholarship News
Abercrombie & Fitch Global Diversity Awards
IBM "Innovation to be Greener" Awards

Events
U.S. Scholar Athlete Games
Upcoming Events
Travel to Ireland and Australia

Spotlight On Scholars
Texas Author Wins National Faulkner - Wisdom Creative Writing Prize
Washington Student - Scientist Researches Climate Change in Alaska
Wisconsin Student Gives the Math Meet its Due
Ohio Scholar Athlete Selected for International Softball Tournament
Georgia Scholar - Volunteer Selected as Finalist in Ayn Rand Institute Essay Contest
Top Career Choices of the Future: Thinking Beyond College
 
Partner News
Gear Up for Summer Programs



Gear Up for Summer Programs Now

NSHSS seeks educational partners that offer valuable learning and adventure programs for our members. Be sure to check out these great summer opportunities. And don't forget trips with NSHSS to Australia and Ireland in Summer 2008.


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Presidential Classroom
 

Join other NSHSS members in Washington, D.C., through Presidential Classroom, an extraordinary academic and leadership development program for outstanding high school students. NSHSS and Presidential Classroom have joined together to promote and recognize academic excellence and leadership. Presidential Classroom is the nation's premier civic education program offering unprecedented access to the federal government and the people who shape public policy. During each week-long program, students from the United States and abroad interact with Washington insiders, observe Congress in action, visit the renowned sites of our nation's capital and debate key issues with their peers.

NSHSS members receive $100 tuition discount to any Presidential Classroom program. You must use the application included in NSHSS welcome packet for the discount.

NSHSS who attend a Presidential Classroom program are also eligible to apply for a college scholarship: Download Presidential Classroom/NSHSS Public Service Scholarship Application. (Deadline August 1 annually).

Don't miss out on this life changing experience. For more information, visit the PC website or call directly at 1-800-441-6533.



Projects Abroad

Projects Abroad offers volunteer opportunities in countries you may never expect to visit, where you can make a real difference right before your eyes. NSHSS member Casey Czajka of Richmond, Virginia, is a recipient of a Projects Abroad full program scholarship, which enabled her to travel to Senegal, Africa, this year, where she taught English to children. Read about Casey's Sengalese experience here.

All NSHSS members and their families are eligible for a ten percent discount on Projects Abroad programs. You can print out a discount coupon in the member area of the website under "Documents." Projects Abroad also offers a program scholarship competition for NSHSS members: download the scholarship application. Visit the Projects Abroad website for more information and read NSHSS member Kristy Gonyer's account of her Projects Abroad trip to Peru last year.