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The
Detroit
College
Promise
is
reminding
DPS 9th
Graders
to
register
for
scholarships
DETROIT,
MI -
Ninth
grade
students
in the
Detroit
Public
Schools
are
eligible
for
scholarships
if they
simply
sign up
on line
and
complete
high
school,
administrators
of The
Detroit
College
Promise,
said
today.
The tax
exempt
nonprofit,
based on
the
Kalamazoo
Promise,
is
visiting
all 33
DPS high
schools
and
using
volunteers
to sign
up as
many 9th
graders
in the
Detroit
Public
Schools
as
possible
for the
scholarship,
before
the
December
1, 2011
deadline.
Students
register
by
either
completing
a one
page
form
(available
at:
http://www.detroitcollegepromise.com/scholarshipapplication.pdf)
or
online.
“Our
scholarship
allows
any DPS
student
to
receive
money
for
college,
as long
as they
sign up
and
complete
high
school,”
said Dr.
Nat
Pernick,
the
program’s
executive
director.
“We are
encouraging
all
students
to
register.”
Last
year,
2,311
students
registered;
this
year
1,500
students
have
registered
to date.
In the
spring,
students
who
register
and live
in
Detroit
will
receive
a
Scholarship
Certificate,
to
motivate
them to
stay in
school
and be
the best
student
they can
be. They
also
receive
letters
of
encouragement
from
President
Obama
and
others.
A
college
/ career
expo and
reception
is also
planned
for
these
students
in the
spring.
Students
who
provide
an email
address
also
receive
monthly
email
newsletters
with
information
about
financial
aid,
other
scholarships,
and
educational
programs
by other
community
organizations.
The
Detroit
College
Promise
has a
mission
of
strengthening
the
Detroit
Public
Schools
and help
to
repopulate
Detroit,
by
offering
a
financial
incentive
to
students,
in the
form of
a
scholarship,
just for
living
in
Detroit
and
graduating
from a
DPS
school.
For the
current
college
term,
159 DPS
graduates
have
"claimed"
scholarships
totaling
$45,000,
and are
receiving
$1.4
million
in
grants
from all
sources.
Students
can
register
beginning
in
kindergarten
and
through
December
1 of
grade 9.
Parents,
students
or those
interested
can
contact
The
Detroit
College
Promise
at
248/646-3269
or visit
www.DetroitCollegePromise.org.
Website:
www.DetroitCollegePromise.org
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http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Detroit-College-Promise-Fan-Page/353479619569?ref=ts
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http://twitter.com/detroitcollege
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