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Wendy’s High School Heisman Program

June 7, 2011 By Head Coach Leave a Comment

The Wendy’s High School Heisman program recognizes the nation’s most esteemed high school senior men and women for excellence in academics, athletics & leadership.

ABOUT THE WENDY’S HIGH SCHOOL HEISMAN

The Heisman name has signified excellence, determination, and prestige among college football’s elite for eight generations. In 1994, the next level of outstanding achievers ensconced their names into the Heisman lore when the Wendy’s High School Heisman (WHSH) was created.
The WHSH program has set the standard for high school student-athletes, and gained tremendous prestige in its own right as the program combines the best of high school athlete and academic awards. Each fall, the WHSH recognizes the nation’s most esteemed high school senior men and women for excellence in academics, athletics, and community/school leadership. Students from across the country become in involved in the WHSH program because these prestigious student recognition awards highlight their accomplishments and the winning students are showcased on a national level.
To date more than 198,000 high school students have represented their schools and have been touched by the Heisman mystique. Of them, 193 have progressed to national Finalist level, with 32 earning the designation of Wendy’s High School Heisman National Award Winners.

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Microsoft and Boeing Pledging $25 Million in Scholarship Programs

June 7, 2011 By Head Coach Leave a Comment

SEATTLE — June 6, 2011 — The Boeing Company and Microsoft Corp. today announced a joint commitment to support efforts to increase the number of Washington students earning bachelor’s degrees. The state’s two largest private employers are pledging $25 million apiece over the next five years to the new public-private Washington Opportunity Scholarship program and endowment signed into law today by Gov. Christine Gregoire. Together with matching state contributions under the new program, this will raise $100 million for scholarships for low- and middle-income students, as a first step toward creating a billion-dollar endowment by the end of this decade.

“These new contributions help forge a partnership between the public and private sectors to put higher education on a stronger financial footing and enable more students to go to college,” said Microsoft general counsel and senior vice president Brad Smith, who chaired a Higher Education Funding Task Force appointed by Gov. Gregoire last year. “Given tougher state budget climates here and across the country, we need new and creative steps to ensure that our colleges remain open to talented students from all economic backgrounds. This new initiative gives our state and our students a new opportunity to develop the skills that a globally competitive economy will require.”

Dartmouth Wins 2011 Collegiate Rugby Championship

June 6, 2011 By Head Coach Leave a Comment

Dartmouth College put a stranglehold on the USA 7s Collegiate Rugby Championship final and didn’t let go, slicing up an outstanding Army outfit to the tune of 32-10 to win the title Sunday at PPL Park in Chester, Pa.

Dartmouth received the kickoff and were brilliant in their patience. Nick Downer burst through from his own 22 for a half-break that put Big Green on the front foot and they simply worked their way down the field, making small inroads, consolidating on the ruck, and working again.

A push ahead by the forwards opened a gap for Chris Downer, and the captain’s twin brother cantered away happily to score. The entire sequence took four minutes.
Down 5-0, Army were glad to get the ball back, and did almost the same thing. They were a little quicker about it, with Marshall Moten making a key run before Latu Vaha’i dipsy-doodled past the defense and then fed Will Holder for the try in the corner and a 5-5 scoreline.

Harvard’s Guide to Preparing for College

June 5, 2011 By Head Coach Leave a Comment

Preparing for College

Intended to guide students and their families when selecting high school courses, Choosing Courses to Prepare for College was produced by a Faculty committee. Choosing Courses offers our best advice for students preparing for liberal arts colleges with high academic demands.

This pamphlet is not intended to provide a formula for admission to Harvard. While there is no single academic path we expect all students to follow, we know that the course work you undertake in secondary school can prepare you for your future liberal arts education. We hope you will find the piece helpful as you make the choices that will help you be a successful college student.

Choosing Courses to Prepare for College

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To the student
How can you best prepare for Harvard?
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Acknowledgements

Choosing Courses to Prepare for College was prepared under the auspices of three successive Deans of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences: A. Michael Spence, Henry Rosovsky, and Jeremy Knowles.

Alma College–One of the Midwest’s top DIII Colleges

March 10, 2011 By Head Coach Leave a Comment

The College

Alma College is a selective, residential private liberal arts college that highlights personalized education, social responsibility and extraordinary achievements. Devoted exclusively to the teaching and education of undergraduate students, the College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.

With an enrollment of 1,422 students (43 percent men and 57 percent women), the College employs a full-time teaching faculty of 87, of which 81 percent hold the Ph.D. or other terminal degree. The student-teacher ratio is 13:1, and no classes are taught by graduate students.

Alma College was founded in 1886 by Michigan Presbyterians. While still maintaining a close relationship with the Presbyterian Church (USA), the College offers an environment that welcomes students of all religious backgrounds.

The College’s attractive campus is located in the city of Alma (population approximately 9,000), located one hour north of Lansing in the center of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

National Recognition

Alma College is among the 10 percent of all colleges and universities in the nation to hold membership in The Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honors organization.

Alma College students report levels of educational experiences and faculty interaction that exceed the national norms by significant amounts, according to the 2007 National Survey of Student Engagement.

Amherst College–Top Ranked Liberal Arts College

November 21, 2010 By Head Coach Leave a Comment

Founded in 1821 as a nonsectarian institution for ‘the education of indigent young men of piety and talents,” Amherst College is now widely regarded as one of the premier liberal arts colleges in the nation, enrolling a diverse group of approximately 1,700 young men and women.
Renowned for its talented students, committed faculty, and rigorousacademic life, Amherst offers the B.A. degree in 36 fields of study. With a faculty-student ratio of 1 to 8, Amherst’s classes are characterized by spirited interchange among students and acclaimed faculty skilled at asking challenging questions. Students participate in sophisticated research, making use of state-of-the-art equipment and facilities. And Amherst’s open curriculum allows each student—with the help of faculty advisers—to chart an individual course through the more than 800 courses offered at the college; there are no distribution requirements. Honors work is encouraged and in recent years has been undertaken by nearly half of the graduating class.
Amherst is a member of the Five Colleges, a consortium with nearby Smith, Mount Holyoke and Hampshire Colleges and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Students may take courses at any of the colleges, and the schools’ proximity adds to Amherst’s rich social and extracurricular life.
Diversity, defined in its broadest sense, is fundamental to Amherst’s mission. The college enrolls students from nearly every state and from more than 40 countries, and for the past several years more than 35 percent of Amherst’s students have been students of color. Since its founding, Amherst has remained one of the few truly need-blind colleges in the nation; students are admitted without regard to financial aid, and each admitted student is guaranteed financial aid equal to financial need. The college’s financial aid packages are consistently the most generous in the nation, and among its peer universities and colleges Amherst has the most economic diversity. By any measure of accessibility and quality Amherst is consistently ranked among the top schools in the country. Its outstanding resources, dedicated faculty and rigorous academic life allow the college to enroll students with an extraordinary range of talents, interests and commitments.