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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Our
<b>Free Summer Academies</b> are back, Yahoo! I have attached a flier for you to print and place around your school. We will not be sending posters or fliers to your school.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Please encourage your upcoming 8<sup>th</sup> through 12<sup>th</sup> graders to apply to our
<b>free</b> science, technology, engineering and math academies across the state at different institutions. Students need to apply to an academy of their liking and they will be notified later in April if they have been selected. Please encourage your first-generation
students to apply. Transportation may be a discouragement for some, but please help them find a way to a college campus to attend these free academies, get them to apply. Did I mention these Summer Academies are
<b>FREE</b>? </span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:#002060">😊</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Here is the link to find the list of summer academies for upcoming 8<sup>th</sup>-12<sup>th</sup> graders:
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060"><a href="http://www.okhighered.org/summer-academies">http://www.okhighered.org/summer-academies</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Happy Friday!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Lisa Nelson</span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060"><br>
Director of Student Preparation<br>
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://okhighered.org/student-prep/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://okhighered.org/student-prep/</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">
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Office:405.225.9257<br>
Mobile: 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:#7030A0">“Every day is a new beginning. Take a deep breath, smile and start again.” ~Author unknown</span></i><i><span style="color:#7030A0"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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