The Gifted Mentorship Program is designed for gifted\/talented juniors and seniors who are seeking additional academic challenges in the adult workplace.\u00c2\u00a0 Students must apply for the program and go through a training process before the program begins.\u00c2\u00a0 Students are then paired with a professional in the field of the student\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s choice and create an independent study course paired with the program\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s requirements.\u00c2\u00a0 This program offers a great opportunity to try a career in a professional environment before investing the time and money in higher education.\u00c2\u00a0 The mentorship program also looks great on transcripts and resumes, as well as potentially providing excellent and relevant professional references.<\/p>\n
The program runs throughout the school year for qualifying juniors and seniors, including a summer school option.\u00c2\u00a0 Students can qualify for the program based their GPA,\u00c2\u00a0 standardized test scores, teacher recommendations, an interview with coordinator Ms. Lisa Wiley, and\/or outstanding leadership, motivation, or community service experience.\u00c2\u00a0 Please visit the school district\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s website for more information at \u00c2\u00a0www.asdk12.org\/projects\/gifted<\/a><\/p>\n Jean Poulsen visits Steller on Tuesday during lunch in the library and is available after school by appointment to talk about the program with parents and students.\u00c2\u00a0 You can also email her at poulsen_jean@asdk12.org<\/p>\n IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES<\/p>\n 2011-2012 Application Deadline:\u00c2\u00a0 September 30, 2011 Jean Ivy Poulsen The Gifted Mentorship Program is designed for gifted\/talented juniors and seniors who are seeking additional academic challenges in the adult workplace.\u00c2\u00a0 Students must apply for the program and go through a training process before the program begins.\u00c2\u00a0 Students are then paired with a professional in the field of the student\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s choice and create an independent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stellerschool712.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stellerschool712.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stellerschool712.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stellerschool712.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stellerschool712.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stellerschool712.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7154\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stellerschool712.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stellerschool712.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stellerschool712.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nApplications can be turned into Jean in person NO LATER than September 30, 2011 – during lunch in the library or to the office where she has a mailbox.
\n(Mandatory training sessions will be announced in October.)<\/p>\n
\nMentorship Coordinator
\nGifted Education
\n742.3841<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"