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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hello! I hope you had a wonderful holiday break and plenty of rest because I know you hit the ground running when you came back to school this week!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">An exciting development! At the Student Prep overnight conference at Roman Nose Feb 20-21, Sherri Pankhurst from ACT will join us for Q&A time! Sherri is the Oklahoma (and
N. Texas) Account Executive at ACT. <u>This is a unique opportunity so bring all of your ACT questions and bring your laptop</u>! <u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In addition, you will get hands on time with Theresa Shaklee to work through your ICAP needs/questions on OKcollegestart, updates on OKPromise, concurrent enrollment and much
more (see attached agenda). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For those who have not attended one of our overnight conferences, especially any new counselors, please consider attending one of our last 2 events (Roman Nose or Lake Murray).
These events are an opportunity to come together in a casual setting with your peers from other districts in the state, to learn, to share, to ask every question you have wondered but didn’t know who to ask… we are here to help you!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Click on this link to register
<a href="http://okhighered.org/student-prep/">http://okhighered.org/student-prep/</a> (registration closes 1 month before the event). The registration fee covers your food and lodging (you get your own room). Early bird registration fee is $165, regular is
$170. Please note- you <u>WILL</u> receive a confirmation email immediately after you click submit on the registration. If you don’t receive an email then you ARE NOT registered.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please contact me if you have
<i><u>any</u></i> questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you for all you do for Oklahoma students!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Annette Long<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director of Student Preparation for College Readiness <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:along@osrhe.edu"><span style="color:blue">along@osrhe.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.okhighered.org/student-prep"><span style="color:blue">www.okhighered.org/student-prep</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">405-225-9156<o:p></o:p></p>
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