SUMMER 2008 TRIP: NEW YORK CITY - June 11-13, 2008
Login to our tour at http://www.smithsonianstudenttravel.com to view your personal information and itinerary. You will need three pieces of information to login: 1) Our tour ID: 439325, 2) Your account number, which will be listed on your 1st payment information from our office, and 3) your birth date as the password in the format of mm/dd/yyyy with zeros and slashes.
These are a few of the “Big Apple Bites” you will enjoy: Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Radio City, Empire State Building, NBC Studios, Ground Zero, Central Park (evidence of glaciers in Northeastern US), United Nations, Rockefeller Center, Fifth Avenue, Grant’s Tomb, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Harlem, Greenwich Village in SoHo, Wall Street, Chinatown, Little Italy, Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Museum of Natural History, Broadway Production and an interactive/”hands-on” Broadway play workshop.
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Participants must have Medical Care Authorization & Release Form signed by parent/guardian and notarized.
PRE-PORTIONED Cookie Dough $5.00/3 lb. box
We have extra dough: Chocolate Chunk, Snickerdoodle, Sugar, Peanut Butter, Oatmeal Raisin, Walnut Chocolate Chunk, White Chocolate Macadamia.
Anyone wishing to make a purchase, please call Three Oaks Middle School at 731-285-3100 and ask for Mary Anne or Malissa.
DESTINATION IMAGINATION
You can catch a glimpse of next year’s challenges at www.idodi.org .
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Seniors:
You should have applications in to your post-secondary schools of choice by now. If not, don't delay any longer. Also, remember as you apply, you must request from your guidance office that your transcript be sent to the schools with which you are applying.
NOW: Get a pin # for yourself and your parents/guardians for Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at www.fafsa.ed.gov . Online application completion and submission is the way to go. Log on January 1, 2008 to complete and submit your information, as government funding is granted on a first come, first served basis. You will not receive any federal or state funding without completing this important step.
Be sure to check the guidance office for local scholarship applications. Also, remember www.fastweb.com . Seek out for yourself (don't depend on others) funding for your training as it is readily available.
Tennessee Governor's School
www.state.tn.us/education/govschools
The State of Tennessee provides twelve summer programs for gifted and talented high school students. These programs provide challenging and intensive learning experiences in these disciplines: Arts, Humanities, International Studies, Engineering, Science, Prospective Teachers, Scientific Exploration of Tennessee Heritage, Information Technology Leadership, and Agricultural Science. Three new programs beginning in 2008 are Computational Physics, Emerging Technologies, and Scientific Models and Data Analysis.
Applications
for the Tennessee Governor's Schools are available:
Agricultural Sciences - University of Tennessee at Martin http://www.utm.edu/departments/caas/tgsas/
Arts - Middle Tennessee State University http://www.mtsu.edu/~gschool/
Computational Physics - Austin Peay State University http://www.apsu.edu/governors%5Fschool/
Emerging Technologies - Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tn. http://www.tntech.edu/govschool/
Engineering - University of Tennessee at Knoxville http://www.cs.utk.edu/GS/
Humanities - University of Tennessee at Martin http://www.utm.edu/departments/govschool/
Informational Technology Leadership - Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tn. http://www.tntech.edu/govschool/
International Studies - University of Memphis http://cas.memphis.edu/govschool/
Prospective Teachers - University of Tennessee at Chattanooga http://www.utc.edu/Academic/TeacherPreparationAcademy/
Sciences - University of Tennessee at Knoxville http://www.cs.utk.edu/GS/
Scientific Exploration of Tennessee Heritage - East Tennessee State University http://www.etsu.edu/cass/governors/default.asp
Scientific Models and Data Analysis - East Tennessee State University http://www.etsu.edu/cas/math/mathexcellence/index.jsp
The Davidson Institute for Talent Development is offering high-achieving young people across the country the opportunity to named as Davidson Fellows. Individuals named will receive a $50,000, $25, 000 or $10,000 scholarship in recognition of their outstanding achievements in the areas of science, technology, mathematics, music, literature, and or philosophy. Visit www.davidsonfellows.org for more information, or to download an application.
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Tennessee Association for the Gifted Summer Scholarships |
http://www.tag-tenn.org/scholarship.html
AIMING FOR EXCELLENCE
A team of parents, teachers, community members, and administration are taking a serious look at our educational program for gifted students. This evaluation will help us determine our achievements and set goals for the future. Gifted program standards of both the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) and Tennessee Association for Gifted (TAG) are being used as guidelines.
Note: If you would like to receive correspondence via e-mail as opposed to U.S. Postal Service, please send a message stating so to meaves@dyercs.net .
"For some strange reason, no matter where I go, the place is always
here."---Ashleigh Brilliant 
