College Reps to Visit Veterans Memorial

Representatives from the Admission Offices of Dartmouth College, Princeton University, Stanford University, and the University of Pennsylvania, in collaboration with the Region One Educational Service Center GEAR UP Program, will visit with BISD counselors on Thursday, October 22 from 9 am to 11:30 am and Veterans Memorial Early College High School parents from 1:30 to 3:30 pm in the school’s auditorium located at 4550 U.S. Military Highway 281. Veterans Memorial is the only BISD school currently participating in the GEAR UP Program. The meetings are designed to give parents and counselors an opportunity to engage in dialogue regarding preparation and access to the selective college admissions process. For more information, contact Celina Barrera-Scott, Veterans Memorial ECHS GEAR Up Counselor, at 574-5931.