Counselor Carl s Corner Communique Announcements April 1, 2016 D/FW AREA INFORMATION SESSIONS (STUDENTS & PARENTS) North Texas U.S. Service Academies Forum Saturday, April 2, 2016 Sam Houston High School 2000 Sam Houston Drive Arlington, TX 76014 8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon; Registration opens at 7:30 AM Note: This is a come & stay event! For more information, please contact Robin Vaughan in my Lake Dallas office by email: robin.vaughan@mail.house.gov or phone: 940-497-5031. Emory and Georgia Tech Wednesday, April 6, 2016 North Hill Preparatory Student Activities Center 606 E. Royal Lane Irving, TX 75039 7:00 8:30pm Register at https://admission.emory.edu/register/?id=465b5610-b1e2-4186-a0efeb2095bd7596 Boston University Sunday, April 10, 2016 Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre Dallas, TX 2:00pm Register at http://www.bu.edu/admissions/visit-us/bu-in-your-area/rsvp-off-campusevent/?event=24632&date=2016-04-10%2000%3a00%3a00 Johns Hopkins University Sunday, April 10, 2016 St. Mark s School of Texas Decherd Performance Hall 10600 Preston Road Dallas, TX 75230 2:00pm Register at https://apply.jhu.edu/discover/hopkins-visits-you/
Washington University in St. Louis Sunday, April 24, 2016 Dallas Marriott Suites Medical/Market Center 2493 North Stemmons Freeway Dallas, TX 7:00 8:00pm No reservation is needed. For additional information, please call Wash U at (800) 638-0700 or (314) 935-6000 Exploring Educational Excellence - Brown, Chicago, Columbia, Cornell & Rice Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Hyatt Regency North Dallas 701 E Campbell Rd Richardson, TX 75081 7:00pm Register at http://exploringeducationalexcellence.org Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 07:00 PM Dallas Marriott Las Colinas 223 Las Colinas Blvd W Irving, TX 75039 7:00pm Register at http://exploringeducationalexcellence.org SUMMER PROGRAM OPPORTUNITY Young Ambassadors Program The Smithsonian Latino Center s Signature Youth Program Graduating high school seniors with a commitment to the arts, sciences, or humanities as it pertains to Latino communities have the opportunity to attend a week-long, all-expense paid training and leadership seminar and a four-week internship with a $2,000 program stipend. For more information, to view the information videos, and to apply visit: http://www.latino.si.edu/education/yap SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Furman Scholars Current Juniors Only The Furman Scholars program seeks to honor high school juniors who exhibit strong academic potential, demonstrate leadership potential, and show significant involvement in extracurricular activities and community service. Students selected as Furman Scholars are eligible for at least $7,500 per year, $30,000 over four years, in scholarships upon acceptance in to Furman University. For more information about this scholarship opportunity, please visit http://www.furman.edu/admission/engagefurman/financialinformation/pages/furman- Scholars-Program.aspx
Texas Armed Services Scholarship The Texas Armed Services Scholarship has been created to assist promising students from throughout the state who are committed to education and service. It encourages young leaders to participate in the Texas Guard, Army National Guard, or Air National Guard, or to become commissioned officers in the United States armed services. The scholarship will provide recipients with up to $10,000 per academic year for up to four years (out of the five years allowed for graduation) toward undergraduate education at any Texas university with an active ROTC program. (Currently, this includes 32 public and private institutions.) For more information, please visit http://www.texasarmedservicescholarships.com/ FOR ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIP AND SUMMER PROGRAMS OPPORTUNITIES PLEASE VISIT THE WESTLAKE ACADEMY COLLEGE COUNSELING WEBSITE http://www.westlakeacademy.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?urec_id=379093&type =d&prec_id=858503
COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES CONGRADULATIONS!!!!!!! ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY Meredith McCune AUSTIN COLLEGE Meredith McCune Ryan Robichaux Rahul Tharoor BAYLOR UNIVERSITY Brooke Cassidy BELMONT UNIVERISTY Kelsey Ferrell BOSTON UNIVERSITY Victoria Kubyshko*** BOSTON COLLEGE BRADLEY UNIVERSITY Hannah Bumgarner Brooke Cassidy CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY Victoria Kubyshko*** COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES Emily Moren DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY Savannah Stonecipher Margeaux Wright EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY
EMORY UNIVERSITY Rahul Tharoor FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY Courtney Anderson GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Meredith McCune GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Andres Martinez-Murillo+ HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY Macy McQuillen HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Vernie Covarrubias Annemarie Dunford Prasham Pandey INDIANA UNIVERSITY IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN, GERMANY Shawn Advani JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Joshua Broadfield Gabriella Swistara KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY LeTOURNEAU UNIVERSITY Emily Moren LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY Pasha Hussain Emily Moren Cidney Odom
MIAMI UNIVERSITY Hannah Bumgarner William McCown MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Cidney Odom MILLSAPS COLLEGE Tanner Wheat MISSOURI SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SHANGHAI Macy McQuillen Gabriella Swistara NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY Courtney Anderson PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE Courtney Anderson PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY Meredith McCune PURDUE UNIVERSITY Brooke Cassidy REGENT S UNIVERSITY LONDON Shawn Advani REGIS UNIVERSITY Frank Titzler RHODES COLLEGE Tanner Wheat
ST. EDWARD S UNIVERSITY Amber Aslam Annemarie Dunford SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY Courtney Anderson SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO Itze Cuevas SIMMONS COLLEGE Hannah Bumgarner SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY Amber Aslam Sean Griffith SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY Frank Titzler TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY COLLEGE STATION Eva Connolly Blinn TEAM Blinn TEAM Victoria Kubyshko*** Andres Martinez-Murillo+ Emily Moren Sarah Pinto Blinn Team Rahul Tharoor TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY GALVESTON James Sanders Frank Titzler TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY Meredith McCune Frank Titzler TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
THE CITADEL Charlie McCartney TRINITY UNIVERSITY WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY Sean Griffith UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS Marcelo Bermudez Ross Bruggeman Isaac Cavazos + Brooke Cassidy Eva Connolly UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE Vernie Covarrubias UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER Sean Griffith Pasha Hussain Jennifer Tews UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS Amber Aslam UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER Jennifer Tews
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Courtney Anderson Hannah Bumgarner Rolando Hernandez Drew Kozman Tanner Wheat UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI Mandy Moore Colin Ziegler UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Hannah Bumgarner Isaac Cavazos + Drew Kozman UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA Pasha Hussain Cidney Odom UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Olivia Gibbs Grant Heindselman UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH SEWANEE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE Kelsey Ferrell
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Victoria Kubyshko*** Andres Martinez-Murillo + Sarah Pinto Conor Reed - CAP Rahul Tharoor UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS Shawn Advani Marcelo Bermudez Daniel Crawford Pasha Hussain Sarah Pinto UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Andres Martinez-Murillo + UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SEATTLE Rahul Tharoor VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY Colin Ziegler XAVIER UNIVERSITY (LA) Cidney Odom XAVIER UNIVERISTY (OH) Brooke Cassidy - Will be attending ** - National Merit Commended Scholar *** - National Merit Semi-Finalist
+ - National Hispanic Scholar