Education Extra Opportunities.Byline: The Register-Guard University of Puget Sound The University of Puget Sound (often called UPS or just Puget Sound) is a private liberal arts college located in the North End of Tacoma, Washington, in the United States. representative visits area Katie Harris, an admission counselor at the University of Puget Sound, will visit area schools this week to provide information about the independent liberal arts college Liberal arts colleges are primarily colleges with an emphasis upon undergraduate study in the liberal arts. The Encyclopædia Britannica Concise offers the following definition of the liberal arts as a, "college or university curriculum aimed at imparting general knowledge in Tacoma. Thursday sites will be Sheldon High School Sheldon High School may refer to:
Friday sites will be Marist High School, 8:30 a.m.; South Eugene High School South Eugene High School is a public high school located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It was founded as Eugene High School around 1900, and was located at Willamette Street and West 11th Avenue in a brick building that later served as Eugene's city hall. , 9:50 a.m.; Churchill High School, 11 a.m. ; and North Eugene High School North Eugene High School is a public high school of about 1,200 students in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It is located at 200 Silver Lane near the Santa Clara area of Eugene.[1] North Eugene's mascot is the Highlander. , 12:15 p.m. To arrange an interview, students may e-mail sharris@ups.edu. For more information, contact the university's Web site at www.ups.edu or call the Office of Admissions at (800) 396-7191. On Nov. 1, Harris will be at the Mid-Willamette College Fair, which will be noon to 3 p.m. at Lane Community College. Johns Hopkins offers tests for gifted students The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth “CTY” redirects here. For other uses, see CTY (disambiguation). The Center for Talented Youth (CTY) is a gifted education program for school-age children, founded in 1979 by Dr. Julian Stanley at Johns Hopkins University. is accepting applications for a talent search. Parents of gifted children in second grade through eighth grade may register their children for advanced tests in math and verbal reasoning. Information and applications are available at www.cty.jhu.edu. Application deadline is Nov. 15. Fifth-graders invited to enter Arbor Day poster contest Students in fifth grade are invited to enter the 2004 Arbor Day National Poster Contest, sponsored by the National Arbor Day Foundation The National Arbor Day Foundation is the world's oldest and largest tree-planting organization.[1] Its million members plant millions of trees every year. New members receive 10 free trees. . This year's theme is "Trees are Terrific ... in Cities and Towns!" Prizes will be awarded at state and at national levels. A free activity guide for teachers containing lesson plans, student handouts and contest rules is available at the World Forestry Center; call (503) 488-2100 or e-mail chenry@worldforestry.org. Contest deadline is March 12. |
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