How much do you know about the first Cuban American to be elected into the US congress, Llena Ros-Lehtinen? Learn more about her using this URL: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/ileana-ros-lehtinen
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Photo of Lleana ros-lehtinen in a blue dress and green coat standing next to a flag in front of a dark blue wall
Need additional help studying for the upcoming ACT/SAT test? or just any test or course? Download the free Khan academy app and access studying assistance instantaneously!
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Khan academy and its green hexagon logo with the white petal and flower symbol
To celebrate Women's History Month, today we will be spotlighting Emma Azalia Hackley. The concert soprano, newspaper editor, teacher and political advocate, learn more about her using the QR code linked below
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Black, White and brown-ish photo of Emma Azalia Smith Hackley with a QR code and Access article here above it
Sophomores! Look over this comprehensive college preparation list and get on the right track to college! Use this link to learn more about the PLAN test: https://www.powerscore.com/act/help/understanding-the-plan-test
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College-Prep-101 Sophomore Year Checklist. Take the PLAN Test Take the PSAT Test (Fall) as a practice for when it really counts, next year Use the Internet and start looking at colleges through their web sites, sign up for their Podcast, etc. Start attending college fairs in your area (where the colleges come in and give away information about their schools). Get a job (EVEN if your last name is Gates or Trump and you don't have to) Start a college savings account and regularly deposit into it (in addition to what your parents have for you). "Job shadow" someone who does what you think you'd like to do (that means to follow them around for a day) Get involved in extracurricular activities Volunteer in your community Explore careers and job opportunities in those careers Study hard and do well in school – Remember, your grades will count toward college and will show up on your permanent record Start to attend events on college campuses (plays, concerts, sporting events, activities related to your major, etc.) Get to know your high school counselor (the College or Senior Counselor) and let them get to know you and your goals, career aspirations, schools you are considering, etc. Your parents may want to go along too. Talk to your friends about what they plan to do after college. Talk to your parents and your friends’ parents about what they do. Copyright 2007 Lance A. Millis All Rights Reserved www.collegeprep101.com
Did you know that in 1889 Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte was the first American Indian in the U.S to receive a medical degree? Read more about her using this link: https://cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov/physicians/biography_253.html
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Black and white picture of Susan La Flesche Picotte
Do you know why scholarships are important? Read this article to find out how scholarships make a difference! https://www.myscholarship.app/why-are-scholarships-important#:~:text=Scholarships%20provide%20financial%20support%20for,ability%20to%20afford%20higher%20education.
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Digital artwork of a stack of books next to a stack of money bills and coins, with a graduation cap on top
How much do you know about the Australia-born actress and inventor, Hedy Lamarr? Do you know she created the basis of what we now use as WI-FI? Read more about her here: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/hedy-lamarr
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Black and white photo of Hedy Lamarr
Just a reminder! The Illinois Sheriff's Association and the Hatfield foundation scholarship deadlines are today! The links are found on our website under "Menu", So hurry up and fill them out and send in your application!
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notebokk with the main center saying "Scholarship" with arrows point to the individual words and symbols: Goal, Money, Skill, University, Plan, Success, Educational, Studying
Have you heard about Indian Political Activist & Poet, Sarojini Naidu ? Learn more about her using this URL: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sarojini-Naidu
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Black and White photo of Sarojini Naidu with her hand lightly supporting her head by being placed on her cheek
Do you know about the American designer and sculptor, Maya Ying Lin? Learn more by using this URL: https://www.google.com/search?q=maya+lin&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1032US1032&oq=maya+lin&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i512l8.1287j0j1&sourceid=chrome&{google:instantExtendedEnabledParameter}ie=UTF-8
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Maya Lin standing infront of her Crystal Bridges Connection art piece
Do you know the importance and benefits of saving money? Read this article and find out 7 reasons you should save for yourself: https://www.stockportcu.com/top-7-benefits-of-saving/#:~:text=First%20and%20foremost%2C%20saving%20money,greater%20sense%20of%20financial%20freedom.
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A potato sack like bag full of money to the point that it is overflowing
Pi day! Here are 7 things you should know about it! https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/14/world/pi-day-facts-history-explained-scn/index.html
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a picture of the Pi symbol cut out of a pie
Using this URL you find some helpful ideas of how to prepare and get through exams! https://www.intelligent.com/use-test-taking-strategies-on-exam-day/
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Male student in a white shirt taking a test while a man in a blue plaid shirt is blurred in the background, also taking a test
Have you heard about the American Gay Liberation and Transgender rights activist, Sylvia Rivera? Read about her using this URL :https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sylvia-rivera
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Image of Sylvia Rivera in a yellow dress and black tights in a street with people in the background. Summer day
What do you know about Maria Elena Salinas? Learn more about her, for this Women's History Month, by using this URL: https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/Maria-Elena-Salinas.aspx
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Picture of Maria Elena Salinas in a blue shirt sitting on a red chair with a light pink background
Remember! The American Foreign Service Association Scholarship & the Horatio Alger Assoc. Scholarship deadlines are today! Go to our page to get the application: https://talentsearch.kcc.edu/page/scholarships
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ALERT! ALERT! SCHOLARSHIP! ALERT! ALERT!
Do you know about the first Black woman to serve the nation as an ambassador, dean of a law school and serve in a presidential cabinet? Patricia Robert Harris, recognized in the Women's Hall of fame Article: https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/patricia-roberts-harris/
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Black and White portait
Have you ever heard about Mary McLeod Bethune, "one of the most important Black educators, civil and women's rights leaders"? Read more about her using this URL: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/mary-mcleod-bethune
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Black and White portrait of Mary McLeod Bethune
Learn more about dyslexia and resources by using this URL: https://www.everyonereadingillinois.org/dyslexia-resources and listen for free using this URL: https://www.audible.com/pd/Dyslexia-Audiobook/B086YYJQ3J
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Dyslexia Dyslexic Thoughts, solutions, treatments, and insights by kesha smithsson
Do you know about the first Native American artist to achieve the America's prima ballerina rank, Maria Tallchief? If not, use this URL to access an article to learn more about her: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/maria-tallchief
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Maria Tallchief in the fourth arabesque stance