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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> owner-counselors@LISTSERV.SDE.OK.GOV [mailto:owner-counselors@LISTSERV.SDE.OK.GOV]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Vickie Hale<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 27, 2016 10:38 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> COUNSELORS@LISTSERV.SDE.OK.GOV<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Counselors Listserv: Oklahoma Academic Scholar information<br>
<b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">*Please direct all questions to Rebecca at
</span></i></b><a href="mailto:Rebecca.McLaughlin@sde.ok.gov"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Rebecca.McLaughlin@sde.ok.gov</span></i></b></a><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">, Thank You*<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://sde.ok.gov/sde/academic-scholar-recognition-program"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:RobotoLight;color:black;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="189" height="203" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image005.jpg@01D158EF.806BC6F0" alt="Oklahoma Academic Scholars emblem"></span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif"">Dear High School Counselor:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif"">Attached is information regarding the Oklahoma Academic Scholar submissions.  If you are not the counselor for your high school, please forward this information to the appropriate
 person.  For more information, refer to </span><a href="http://sde.ok.gov/sde/academic-scholar-recognition-program"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif"">http://sde.ok.gov/sde/academic-scholar-recognition-program</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif"">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif"">Rebecca McLaughlin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Rebecca McLaughlin, M.Ed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director, Gifted Education and Advanced Placement, AVID and NMSI<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oklahoma State Department of Education<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ph:  405.521.4288<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fax:  405.521.2971<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://sde.ok.gov/sde/advancement-through-individual-determination-avid-grant-application">CLICK HERE</a> for information on AVID.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://sde.ok.gov/sde/advanced-placement">CLICK HERE</a> for information on Advanced Placement (AP).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://sde.ok.gov/sde/gifted-and-talented-education">CLICK HERE</a> for information about Gifted Education.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://sde.ok.gov/sde/nmsi%E2%80%99s-laying-foundation-summer-institute">CLICK HERE</a> for information about NMSI.<o:p></o:p></p>
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