EducationQuest has selected 15 schools to receive Eighth Grade College Access Mini-Grants. They are Bancroft-Rosalie Community Schools; Bluffs Middle School, Scottsbluff; Burwell Jr.-Sr. High School; Centennial Public School; Crawford Public School, Culler Middle School, Lincoln; Emerson-Hubbard Schools; Gering Junior High; Lefler Middle School, Lincoln; Madison Middle School; Oakland-Craig Public Schools; Stuart Public School; Valentine Middle School; West Point-Beemer Jr. Sr. High School; and Wisner-Pilger Jr. Sr. High School.
Through the grant funding (the grant was written by Mrs. Ras), 8th grade students at these schools will go on at least one campus visit and participate in activities related to college access, such as creating an Activities Resume, exploring careers that require higher education, and learning about financial aid and scholarships. The effort is part of EducationQuest’s 8th, 9th, and 10th Grade Initiative, funded by the federal College Access Challenge Grant, with the goal to increase the overall college-going rate in the state.
Bancroft-Rosalie students will be going Tuesday, Oct. 25, to Metro Community College in Omaha and Midland University in Fremont.
