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A celebration of academic achievement, member events are open to all members and their immediate family at no charge. Mr. Nobel participates in the events as a featured speaker, and also meets and greets members. Advisory board members are invited to attend (participation depends on their individual schedules). Read below to see what happened at recent Society events. Click here for Event Photo Gallery. Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Member Event
Robert Blust, Dean of Admissions at
Marquette University, spoke to a gathering of NSHSS members on October 2
at the historic Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee. Dean Blust provided valuable
insight on the college admissions process and urged members to "Be the
difference." Members also had the opportunity to meet Dean Blust following
the program, and to hear and meet NSHSS Chair Claes Nobel. NSHSS staff
members and Mr. Nobel were attending the annual conference of The National
Association for College Admission Counseling.
Los
Angeles, California - Member Event on UCLA Campus Washington D.C. - Annual Scholar's Day and Member Event
Dallas, Texas Member Event - Click Here for photo gallery of this event
South Garland High School
Orlando,
Florida Member Event Washington, D.C. Member Event click here for photos NSHSS hosted a member event on September 30 at the Hilton Washington coinciding with the National Scholarship Providers Association annual conference. Nearly 300 members and their families had the opportunity to meet one another and Mr. Nobel, while hearing from some wonderful speakers, including our educational partners, Presidential Classroom; Projects Abroad; Habitat for Humanity; and NASA, and our advisor board member Margaret Daniels Tyler, executive director of the Gates Millennium Scholars Fund.
“How wonderful to see so many students and parents come together to meet and learn more about planning their futures.” Erin Haas, FastWeb Research Team Leader Long Beach, California Member Event click here for photos NSHSS members were also invited to a member event on October 3 on The Queen Mary, the historic ship harbored at Long Beach, CA. where NSHSS participated in the annual conference of the National Association for College Admission Counseling. Members were allowed to tour the ship at no charge (regularly admission is $20). Mr. Nobel presented an NSHSS scholarship to Berkeley freshman Charlene Kemmerer and introduced speakers from Presidential Classroom and Mr. Don Banks, Executive Director of TZONE, and father of advisory board member Tyra Banks. Over 350 members also heard from authors Margo Bane Woodacre and her daughter Steffany Bane, co-authors of “Doors Open From Both Sides,” a guide to making the challenging transition from high school to college.
“I wanted to tell you how exciting the
activity at the Queen Mary was on Friday, October 3rd. I met so many
wonderful people and it was an honor to hear Mr. Nobel speak. I felt that
that Queen Mary event was very beneficial to my future success as a
college student. I look forward to attending the next NSHSS event!" South Pasadena High School Intrepid Air/Space Museum - New York City Member Event and Scholarship Award June 1st, 2003"I want to thank the National Society for High School Scholars for offering me the opportunity to attend the event. I thoroughly enjoyed the day and feel that it was an incredible experience to have met Mr. Nobel. I look forward to attending future events as well." Zachary W. Reichenbach Parkland High School The Press Club - Washington, DC
Member Event and Scholarship Award |
On May 1st, 2004, NSHSS hosted Scholar's Day
in the Senate Caucus Room in the U.S. Senate Building honoring our
members and scholarship winners. Student members, partners, and advisory board members
gathered from around the country to recognize outstanding students and
celebrate academic excellence. All members were invited to attend this free event.
Colleen
Barrett, NSHSS Advisory Board Member and President of Southwest
Airlines, hosted a member event at her headquarters office at Love
Field in Dallas, Texas, on March 12, 2004, from 11:30-1:30. Southwest
Airlines put together a special luncheon for members and their
families. This free member event featured a scholarship winner, Mr.
Nobel and Ms. Barrett as speakers, and an outstanding violin
performance from NSHSS member Rachel Patrick, of Bloomington High
School South in Indiana.