America Online Announces 2003-2004 AOL Aspires Grant Winners.Business Editors/Education Writers/High-Tech Writers DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2003 Eleven Washington, D.C.-Area Schools Receive Grants of Up to $10,000 Each to Implement Programs Boosting Innovation in Education 2003 AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Aspires Schools Receive Renewal Grants Bringing Total Program Grants to More Than a Quarter Million Dollars After-school mentoring, literacy programs, media and technology advancement, career counseling Noun 1. career counseling - counseling on career opportunities counseling, counselling, guidance, counsel, direction - something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action , and character-building initiatives are among the innovative approaches to realizing the dreams of disadvantaged youth that will be supported by the second annual AOL Aspirations Grants, announced today by America Online See AOL. , Inc. Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Jon Miller
Jon Miller (born October 11, 1951 in San Francisco, California) is an American sportscaster, known primarily for his broadcasts of Major League Baseball. . AOL, the world's largest interactive services company, awarded grants of up to $10,000 each to 11 middle and high schools from Washington, DC, Virginia and Maryland to implement 2003-2004 school-year programs designed to nurture the lifetime career aspirations of disadvantaged youth. The grants are meant to be used as flexible resources to help raise students' aspirations. Some of the funds may be used for student projects, college awareness activities, rewards and recognition of student achievement, supplies to enable students to pursue particular interests, and support to restructure a department or area in the school that would impact students and raise their aspirations. In addition to this year's grants, AOL also announced the award of renewal grants to 12 of last year's AOL Aspires schools to continue the success of the programs they initiated during the 2002-2003 school year. To date AOL has awarded more than a quarter-million dollars in grants to local schools. "The AOL Aspires program is at the heart of America Online's efforts to open the doors of education and opportunity to youth in our community," said Miller. "These grants will help schools as they encourage their students to aspire and achieve in both their academic and personal lives." Public schools from the greater DC-metro area were eligible to apply for the AOL Aspires grants. The schools were asked to submit proposals outlining programs they would offer to help their students establish and achieve their academic and personal aspirations. Proposals from the schools were then reviewed by a committee of AOL employees who, in turn, visited each school and made recommendations for grant finalists. 2003-2004 AOL ASPIRES GRANT RECIPIENTS: Broad Run High School, Ashburn, VA Broad Run High School will purchase computer and audiovisual equipment to support 9th grade students who have been identified as being at risk of failure, at a time when their life is wrought with the struggles of a new school setting. These students will be placed in what is called "Delta team", a setting in which students work with a team of teachers in the subject areas of English, Math and Social Studies and in which class sizes are limited to 15. Students will use the technological equipment in this high-support setting to develop and give presentations to the community, schools and their own student body. Graham Road Elementary School elementary school: see school. , Falls Church Falls Church, independent city (1990 pop. 9,578), NE Va., a residential suburb of Washington, D.C.; inc. as a town 1875, as a city 1948. There is diverse light manufacturing, including telecommunications equipment. , VA Graham Road Elementary faculty plan to use their AOL Aspirations grant to start a program encouraging students to raise expectations of themselves and set goals for the future. The program will encourage students to demonstrate increasing competence with media and technology; participate in a technology focus group; accept leadership roles; participate in youth and career-development experiences, including job shadowing and field trips to colleges; and undertake a research project culminating in a shared technology-based presentation. Jefferson Middle School Jefferson Middle School is a middle school located in Jefferson City, Tennessee. The middle school is home to the football team the Elks, which has won more conference champs than any other middle school in Tennessee. , Arlington, VA Jefferson Middle School plans to purchase several laptop computers, as well as a digital camera, for their High Intensity Language Training (HILT) students. At this time, HILT students have limited access to technology due to their teachers' lack of comfort with using technology as well as teachers' concerns that technology will take time away from their core curriculum. With this in mind, the school plans to provide HILT teachers with stipends to attend 15 hours of professional development to teach them how to successfully integrate technology into their existing curriculum. Joseph B. Johnson Joseph Blaine Johnson (August 29, 1893 - October 25, 1986) was a politician in the U.S. state of Vermont. He was born in Helsingborg, Sweden and became a naturalized U.S. citizen, settling in Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont. Learning Center, Manassas, VA The Joseph B. Johnson Learning Center seeks to connect its at-risk student population with accelerated students, using technology as the bridge. Johnson Learning Center plans to establish JLC JLC Jaeger–LeCoultre (Swiss watch maker) JLC Journal of Light Construction JLC Juvenile Law Center JLC Jewish Labor Committee JLC Joint Labour Committee JLC Junior League of Chicago JLC Junior League of Cleveland Productions, a video production process designed to engage these at-risk students The term at-risk students is used to describe students who are "at risk" of failing academically, for one or more of any several reasons. The term can be used to describe a wide variety of students, including,
Louise A. Benton Middle School, Manassas, VA Louise A. Benton Middle School plans to build a lending library lend·ing library n. A library from which books may be borrowed or rented for a minimal fee. Also called circulating library. Noun 1. of laptop computers outfitted with Kurzweil software and scanned books. The intent is to encourage all students to voluntarily read for leisure, and to focus specifically on students with reading difficulties. By targeting students with reading disabilities, Benton School teachers and administrators are hoping these students will begin to spend time voluntarily reading on their own and, in time, improve their reading skills and set higher personal goals for themselves. Robinson Secondary School James W. Robinson, Jr. Secondary School, known as Robinson Secondary School, opened in 1971, is the largest public school in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Opened as a "white only" school due to fairfax county civil law changes blacks were allowed into the school in 1972. , Fairfax, VA Robinson Secondary plans to use its AOL Aspirations grant to implement the "Experiment in Living" program. Aimed at disadvantaged youth, this program seeks to help the students investigate and evaluate a variety of career choices. Through this investigation, the students will contact employers to arrange forums with speakers from different fields, arrange visits to businesses, and shadow professionals in their workplace. The culmination of their investigation will be to formally present their findings about these different career opportunities to underclassmen at their school. Bell Multicultural High School, Washington, DC Bell Multicultural High School will implement the Multicultural Career Intern Program, which will create an after-school program for 50 of the school's most at-risk young female students. This program will include academic tutoring, diversionary activities, individual case management, group counseling, immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. and naturalization naturalization, official act by which a person is made a national of a country other than his or her native one. In some countries naturalized persons do not necessarily become citizens but may merely acquire a new nationality. support, teen pregnancy prevention, parenting classes and support groups for teen parents, as well as a young women's empowerment support group. Jefferson Junior High School, Washington, DC The AOL Aspirations Fund will allow two classes of Jefferson Junior High School students to participate in the "Media Messages: Youth's Roles and Responsibilities" program. This program aims to assist students in analyzing print and electronic media in order to better understand the media's impact upon youth, their families, communities, schools and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . Through the implementation of this program, Jefferson Junior High School hopes their students will be able to envision a positive future in which they will be active and informed citizens. Oak Hill Academy Oak Hill Academy is the name of a number of primary and/or secondary schools, including:
Oak Hill staff plan to focus on students who are academically ready to achieve at higher levels, covering tuition and computers for online Advanced Placement and college courses. The faculty plans to choose students who have demonstrated a commitment to furthering their education, and who have completed high school or a GED GED abbr. 1. general equivalency diploma 2. general educational development GED (US) n abbr (Scol) (= general educational development) → program, to enroll in online college courses at Anne Arundel Community College Anne Arundel Community College, founded in 1961, is located in Arnold, Maryland. The college was named "Community College of the Year" by National Business Alliance in 2000. AACC has also received many other awards in recent years. . Other students will have the opportunity to enroll in an online AP course at the "Virtual High School Collaborative" offered by the Concord Consortium and Hudson Public Schools of Massachusetts. Benjamin Banneker  This article requires authentication or verification by an expert.Please assist in recruiting an expert or [ improve this article] yourself. See the talk page for details. Middle School, Burtonsville, MD Benjamin Banneker Middle School will further a burgeoning literacy program, "Reading Rocks the World," to reward students for reading on their own. The goal is to create a community in which reading is viewed as a desirable activity that is recognized by all teachers, students and staff as a positive thing to do. The school hopes the Aspirations Grant will enable it to create more rewards for students, such as field trips or author visits, thus encouraging more reading. Program administrators also plan to purchase electronic "reading tools" and create a student advisory reading board. Richard Montgomery High School Richard Montgomery High School (#201) is a secondary public school located in Rockville, Maryland. Richard Montgomery High School is named for Richard Montgomery, an American General who died while attempting to capture the British-held (now Canadian) city of Quebec. , Rockville, MD Richard Montgomery High School will develop the FOCUS Media Team, an effort to close the growing gap between the achievements of minority students and their white and Asian counterparts. This closure will be achieved by engaging the interests of participating students while they work together in several areas of media production and technology to create biweekly segments to air on their school news channel. The Aspirations Fund grants are part of AOL Aspires, America Online's national philanthropic strategy designed to foster the imaginations and aspirations of disadvantaged youth. Under this theme, AOL is sponsoring a range of initiatives that focus on economically disadvantaged youth and help them to reach their potential through educational and career opportunities, while nurturing creative talent. For more information on this year's AOL Aspirations Fund grant recipients as well as other AOL philanthropic initiatives, visit AOL Keyword: AOL Aspires or www.AOLAspires.org. About America Online, Inc. America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of AOL Time Warner Inc. Based in Dulles, Virginia Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headquarters of AOL, Orbital Sciences Corporation and ODIN technologies and the former headquarters of MCI Inc. are located in Dulles. , America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. |
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