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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Good morning,
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">I hope that this April 1 brings wonderful things to you today, with little trickery.  My post is not an April fool’s joke either.  I need your help please. 
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">I am planning next year’s retreats and because of the budget crisis I have heard that many schools are going to a 4 day week.  What day do I have my retreats?  (This is all depending
 on funding for us also next year)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">This is what I have tentatively,
<i><u>not set so don’t mark anything down on your calendars</u></i>.  I just want your input.  Yes I am planning on some day retreats throughout the state, you would have to pay for own food.  I planned on around the same dates and places as I have had in the
 past.  Do I have them Sunday/Monday or Wednesday/Thursday? Finding dates for you all to not be gone constantly is the pits!  (I know you know that already!)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">We also have our fall workshop schedule available on our website, they are the month of September.  The registration will not be up until the week of April 18. 
<a href="http://okhighered.org/student-prep/">http://okhighered.org/student-prep/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Here are
<b><u>tentative dates, nothing is set.  <o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Please give me feedback through replying to this email or my email,
<a href="mailto:lnelson@osrhe.edu">lnelson@osrhe.edu</a> with a check mark beside good dates or type the dates, whatever would work best.  If you know you are going to a 4 day week next year, tell me what day you are taking off. 
<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">September 18,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Sunday</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">, and 19,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Monday</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">, or September 25,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Sunday</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">, and 26,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Monday </span>
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">at </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">Lake Murray Lodge, Ardmore</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">October 20,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Thursday</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">, Day retreat at
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">Guymon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">October 23,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Sunday</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">, and 24,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Monday</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">, or October 26,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Wednesday</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">, and 27,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Thursday</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">, at
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">Fin and Feather Resort<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">October 26,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Wednesday</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">, and 27,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Thursday</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">, at
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">Tantaka<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">November 6,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Sunday</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">, &
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Monday,</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"> 7 at
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">Long Lake Resort, Poteau<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">November 9,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Wednesday</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">, & 10,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Thursday</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">, at
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">Roman Nose, Watonga<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">November 16,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Wednesday</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">, Day retreat somewhere around
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">Tulsa</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">December 1,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Thursday</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">, Day retreat somewhere around
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">Enid</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">February 26,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Sunday</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">, & 27,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Monday</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">, or February 27,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Monday</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">, and 28,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Tuesday</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"> at
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">Tantaka<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">March 1,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Wednesday</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">, Day retreat somewhere around
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">NW OK</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">March 5,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Sunday</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">, & 6,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Monday</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">, at
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">Roman Nose or Quartz
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">June 5,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Monday</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">, & 6,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">Tuesday</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">, at
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">Sequoyah State Park, Hulbert</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Thank you so much for your help!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">I hope that you have a wonderful Friday. 
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7030A0">Happy April 1<sup>st</sup>!</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><img border="0" width="283" height="381" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01D18BF6.255C59C0"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">                                                                         
<img border="0" width="341" height="337" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image006.png@01D18BF6.255C59C0"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Lisa Nelson<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Coordinator for Student Preparation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><a href="mailto:lnelson@osrhe.edu">lnelson@osrhe.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><a href="http://www.okhighered.org/student-prep">www.okhighered.org/student-prep</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Cell:  580.614.1328<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#421C5E">“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” ~ Thomas A. Edison
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