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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Please encourage your upcoming 8th through 12th graders to apply for the FREE summer academies that take place during the months of June and July on a college campus. The list of
summer academies and how to apply are found here: <a href="https://secure.okcollegestart.org/High_School_Planning/Summer_academies/summer_academies.aspx">
https://secure.okcollegestart.org/High_School_Planning/Summer_academies/summer_academies.aspx</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Your students have to apply; the colleges will let them know by late April if they have been chosen for the academy. Encourage your students to apply and please help them make arrangements
to get to the academy. We want students to learn about STEM and to not be afraid of college. It is a great opportunity of learning while having fun!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">I have attached a flyer for you to share. If you would like a brief slide presentation with pictures of previous academies to share with your students please email me,
<a href="mailto:lnelson@osrhe.edu">lnelson@osrhe.edu</a>, as it won’t send through this list serv.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Have a restful, relaxing spring break!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align:left"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Lisa Nelson<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Director of Student Preparation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align:left"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:lnelson@osrhe.edu">lnelson@osrhe.edu</a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align:left"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="http://www.okhighered.org/student-prep">www.okhighered.org/student-prep</a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Office: 405.225.9257<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align:left"><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" align="left" style="text-align:left"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">“What I fear most, I think, is the death of the imagination.” ~ Sylvia Plath<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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