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College Corner <P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">The Top Ten Percent Rule <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">and GPA</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-KASHIDA-SPACE: 50%; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">Did you know that in the state of Texas there is a Top 10% Rule for College Admission?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A student’s grades are put into a formula in which one receives<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>points for every semester grade ( the higher the grade and more difficult the course, the<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>higher the number of<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>points).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>When the points are divided by the number of courses taken, the resulting number is the student’s GPA.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-KASHIDA-SPACE: 50%; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-KASHIDA-SPACE: 50%; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">The students in a grade are ranked in order of the highest GPA to the lowest GPA.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The students in the top ten percent of that ranking are AUTOMATICALLY GUARANTEED ADMISSION TO ANY PUBLIC COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-KASHIDA-SPACE: 50%; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"> _______________________________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></SPAN> <DIV> </DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">College Admissions<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">What Colleges Want<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-KASHIDA-SPACE: 50%; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">Most jobs require training beyond high school.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Colleges and Universities (four year colleges) and Community and Junior Colleges (two year colleges), offer a wide range of certifications and degrees.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The requirements for admission to a 4 year college are generally higher than for a 2 year college.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-KASHIDA-SPACE: 50%; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">What most colleges look for in considering admission:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-KASHIDA-SPACE: 50%; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-level-number-format: arabic; mso-level-text: '%1.'"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; language: EN">1.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">GPA </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">– Grade Point Average which is<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>the average of all your grades in high school using a formula of points.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-KASHIDA-SPACE: 50%; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-level-number-format: arabic; mso-level-text: '%1.'"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; language: EN">2.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">Class Rank<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">- how your grades (GPA) compare to all the other students in your graduating class.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-KASHIDA-SPACE: 50%; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-level-number-format: arabic; mso-level-text: '%1.'"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; language: EN">3.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">Test Scores on College Entrance Exams </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">- The </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">ACT and SAT </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">exams are required by most colleges.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The higher your score, the better chance of getting admitted.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-KASHIDA-SPACE: 50%; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-level-number-format: arabic; mso-level-text: '%1.'"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; language: EN">4.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">Rigor of Courses </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">– Did you take challenging courses or easy ones?</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-KASHIDA-SPACE: 50%; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-level-number-format: arabic; mso-level-text: '%1.'"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; language: EN">5.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">Service and Leadership </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">– What activities did you do to help others and/or your community.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="language: EN"> _____________________________________________________________________________</SPAN> <DIV> </DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN style="language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">Financial Aid</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%"><SPAN style="language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">All colleges and universities have a variety of financial aid available.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Round Rock High Schools frequently host college nights.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There are many programs that offer assistance to students based on a variety of criteria. The high school counselors are available to help students find out how to apply for financial aid as well as scholarships. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">There<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>are three types of financial aid, loans </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">(which you pay back), </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">grants</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"> (which are based on family income do not<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>have to be paid back) and </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">scholarships (</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">based on academic<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>achievement and do not have to be paid back). The RRISD website will soon have a counselor link to help students find out more information regarding scholarships and financial aid for college. For more information go to:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">www.ed.gov/financialaid<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>or www.fastweb.com (scholarships)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%"><SPAN style="language: EN"><BR> <P class=MsoHeading7 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial">Aim high…<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoHeading7 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial">Make plans for a great future!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="language: EN"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="language: EN"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> Or, would you like to view and optionally restore one of these previous versions? 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