- Richard S. Sherman - Great Neck North Middle School
- College Awareness Day
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College Awareness at NMS
May 2022
We are excited to let you know about our third College Awareness scavenger hunt which will take place Monday, May 2, 2022 coinciding with College Decision Day. As I am sure you are well aware, it is never too early to promote college awareness. In fact, studies show that college awareness should begin as early as 6th grade.
Since April, Blazers Live and SCO students have been introducing collegiate vocabulary terms such as tuition, room and board, scholarship, GPA, transcript, mascot, Greek Life, ACT, SAT, public school, private school, in state, out of state etc. Using the vocabulary learned, students will be engaging in a school wide scavenger hunt. During the scavenger hunt, teachers and staff will be present in hallways wearing spirit wear from the college or university they attended. Students will approach teachers and staff asking questions regarding their college experience(s).
The goal is for our students to use language relating to college while gaining collegiate awareness.
When colleges found out what we had planned, they were incredibly supportive. In fact, we received over 1,000 giveaways from colleges.
We are excited to let you know about our third College Awareness scavenger hunt which will take place Monday, May 2, coinciding with College Decision Day. As I am sure you are well aware, it is never too early to promote college awareness. In fact, studies show that college awareness should begin as early as 6th grade.
Since April, Blazers Live and SCO students have been introducing collegiate vocabulary terms such as tuition, room and board, scholarship, GPA, transcript, mascot, Greek Life, ACT, SAT, public school, private school, in state, out of state etc. Using the vocabulary learned, students will be engaging in a school wide scavenger hunt this Friday. During the scavenger hunt, teachers and staff will be present in hallways wearing spirit wear from the college or university they attended. Students will approach teachers and staff asking questions regarding their college experience(s).
The goal is for our students to use language relating to college while gaining collegiate awareness.
When colleges found out what we had planned, they were incredibly supportive. In fact, we received over 1,000 giveaways from colleges.
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Albertus Magnus College
Alfred State University
Alfred University
Anna Maria College
Auburn University
Babson College
Baldwin Wallace University
Bard College
Barry University
Baruch College CUNY
Boston College
Boston University
Bowdoin College
Brown University
California Institute of the Arts
California State University, Channel Islands
Carleton College
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University
Catawba College
Centre College
Christopher Newport University
City University of New York - CUNY
College of New Jersey
Colorado College
Denison University
Duquesne University
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Elizabethtown College
Emory University
Franklin & Marshall College
George Washington University
Gonzaga University
Goucher College
Hamilton College
Ithaca College
Johnson & Wales University
Keene State College
Le Moyne College
Loyola College, Maryland
Marquette University
Molloy College
Montclair State University
Muhlenberg College
New York University
Ohio State University
Pace University, New York City
Pomona College
Providence College
Queens College CUNY
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Roger Williams University
Rutgers University
Sarah Lawrence College
Seton Hall University
Siena College
Simmons University
St. John's University - Queens Campus
St. Joseph's College - New York, Brooklyn Campus
SUNY New Paltz
SUNY Alfred State College
SUNY College at Potsdam
SUNY Fredonia
SUNY Oneonta
SUNY Potsdam
SUNY Stony Brook
Syracuse University
The University of Alabama
The University of Arizona
The University of Scranton
Towson University
Union College (New York)
University of California Los Angeles
University of Charleston
University of Chicago
University of Maryland
University of Michigan
University of New Haven
University of Notre Dame
University of Pittsburgh
University of Scranton
University of South Florida
Utica College
Vanderbilt University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Wagner College
Wake Forest University
West Point - Army National Guard
West Virginia University
Williams College
Yeshiva University
Each student will receive one of these generously donated prizes upon completion of the scavenger hunt.
We hope you are as excited as we are about this event!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Israel, School CounselorMrs. Heather Blasi, School Counselor
Mrs. Tracy Murtagh, Counseling Center Secretary
Dr. Tracey Segal, School Counselor and Department Chairperson