Each year, nearly 40,000 high school students from across the nation enter to win a share of the $2.2 million in educational scholarships and incentives awarded through the VFW’s Voice of Democracy audio-essay competition. The VFW established the Voice of Democracy...
The school year is flying by and Early College Applications’ deadlines are already looming for many high school seniors. November 1 marks the first of two early college application deadlines. And, if you’re applying early decision (binding) or early action (no...
by Beverly Stewart, M.Ed. Early college acceptance can be a wonderful thing. The pressure is off for those lucky high school seniors who have received acceptance to the colleges of their choice. But, the temptation to simply coast until mortarboards are tossed into...
One of the most important elements of the college admissions process is testing! Students are strongly encouraged to do some kind of test prep and now there’s a fabulous resource that will make it easy to find just the right help. Built by a guidance counselor...
Did you know that more than 160,000 U.S. students stay home from school each day from fear of being bullied? Bullying is everyone’s issue, and when we’re united, the cause is strong. So, what can you do to help? If you want to make a stand against...
by Beverly Stewart, M.Ed. Where can you dig for prehistoric dinosaur bones, take a whirlwind trip through the solar system, or measure yourself against a brave medieval knight? At your local museum, of course! Museums – whether science, space, natural history,...
