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<p class="MsoNormal">A message from OKPromise went out to enrolled students in the eighth through 11<sup>th</sup> grades on Friday evening. Unfortunately the message was written for high school seniors, and we caused some confusion for our younger students.
We will be sending out the correct message Monday evening which is just a reminder about the requirements of the program. The new message is below. If you haven’t already, you may be getting some inquiries from your students, and we wanted you to be aware.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Our apologies to you and your students.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Email:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">You recently received a message from Oklahoma’s Promise that was intended for high school seniors and mistakenly sent to eighth through 11<sup>th</sup> grade OKPromise
enrolled students. The message told you to file the FAFSA, but it is too early now and you won’t need to do that until you are a senior. We apologize for the confusion. The following is the correct message.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Don’t forget that there are two GPA requirements you must meet—a 2.50 for all courses you take
<strong>AND</strong> a 2.50 in the 17 specific courses required to receive the Oklahoma’s Promise scholarship.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">You can find more information at
<a href="http://www.okhighered.org/okpromise/hs-students.shtml" target="_blank">www.okhighered.org/okpromise/hs-students.shtml</a> or email
<a href="mailto:okpromise@osrhe.edu?subject=High%20School%20Student%20September%20Reminder">
okpromise@osrhe.edu</a> with any questions and updates to your contact information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Check with your school counselor to make sure you are taking the right classes and staying on track.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Oklahoma’s Promise<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="mailto:okpromise@osrhe.edu?subject=High%20School%20Student%20September%20Reminder">okpromise@osrhe.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.okpromise.org" target="_blank">www.okpromise.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">1.800.858.1840<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Phone:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Hi, this is Oklahoma’s Promise. Recently you received a message from us that
was intended for high school seniors and accidentally sent to students in the eighth through 11<sup>th</sup> grades. We apologize for the confusion. However, we don’t want you to forget that there are two GPA requirements you must meet—a 2.50 for all courses
you take and a 2.50 in the 17 specific courses required to receive the Oklahoma’s Promise scholarship. Go to okpromise.org for more details. Again that’s okpromise.org. Your school counselor can also help you make sure you are taking the right classes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">HS student! Remember you have to take certain courses and make certain grades to qualify for the OKPromise scholarship. Go to
<a href="http://www.okpromise.org">www.okpromise.org</a> for details! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Carol Alexander<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Assistant Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Scholarship and Grant Administration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">655 Research Parkway, Suite 200<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Oklahoma City, OK 73104<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Phone: 405.225.9160<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Fax: 405.225.9230<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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