PL Page: Senior Night!

More than a hundred people participated in an open house on June 14th at Ivy Tech Community College to celebrate Grant County students and Twenty-first Century Scholars who:

1) Graduated from high school.

2) Devoted four years to a good citizenship pledge.

3) Participated for four years in Project Leadership’s mentoring program.

Families, mentors and community
members gathered to celebrate their successes and wish them well on their dreams to go to college.

To keep up to date with Project Leadership's programming, check out the PL page in the Chronicle-Tribune!

PL Page: Meet 28 of Grant County's Dreamers!

Our Community had a dream four years ago: Educate students and families about a life-changing Twenty-first Century Scholars program. Encourage them. Mentor them. Help them chase their dreams.

Community volunteers and students stepped forward.
Four years later, the first Project Leadership mentoring program class is graduating. Today, we profile 28 of those students and invite the community to celebrate their successes at a community open house from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Marion’s Ivy Tech campus.

To Keep up to date with Project Leadership's programming, check out the PL page in the Chronicle-Tribune!

Meet 28 of Grant County's Dreamers & recent high school graduates

Our Community had a dream four years ago: Educate students andfamilies about a life-changing Twenty-first Century Scholars program.Encourage them. Mentor them. Help them chase their dreams.Community volunteers and students stepped forward.Four years later, the first Project Leadership mentoring program classis graduating. Today, we profile 28 of those students and invite thecommunity to celebrate their successes at a community open housefrom 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Marion’s Ivy Tech campus.

The 28 Graduates:

Chelsea Hall- Attend IU South Bend and become a successful dentist.

Jacob Barnett- Attend Ivy Tech & Ball State for graphics communication & Music.

Charley Weaver- Attend Indiana Business College for graphic design.

Robert Luckey - Attend University of North Western Ohio to become a mechanic.

Kaitlyn O'Donnell- Attend Ball State and become a social worker or writer.

Aaron Fitziarrald- Attend college for cooking or computers.

Mariah Flowers- Attend IU South Ben to become a nurse practitioner.

Nathan Hobbs- Attend Ball State to major in math education.

Olivia Johnson-Attend Ivy Tech and transfer to forensic science school.

MarQuan Barnett- Attend Ivy Tech and work in the field of electric engineering.

Chelsea Dumpert- Attend Indiana Wesleyan University to double major in pre-;aw and history and minor in criminal justice.

Lindsey Foy- Attend Ivy Tech for Graphic Design.

Adam Koeberlein- Attend Indiana University to become a sports journalist.

Airiel Cavins- Attend Lincoln College of Technology and work in a body shop.

Jacob McMurray- Attend Ivy Tech for my prerequisites.

Kelsy Buckles- Attend Indiana University Kokomo and graduate with BBN.

Brandon Bosquez- Attend Indiana State, graduate and have a good job.

Brittany Baker- University of Indianapolis for doctorate in physical therapy.

Amy Bricker- Attend International Business College for graphic design.

Brittany Preston- Attend Ivy Tech and study nursing.

Eric Pearson- Graduate high school and get a job in Grant County.

Felicia Adams- Attend Ivy Tech for early childhood education.

Ericka Powell- Attend college to become a pediatrician.

Monte Arriaga- Attend Indiana Wesleyan Univerisity to become a RN.

Robert Burchell- Attend Indiana Wesleyan Univerisity to study chemistry.

Kalesa Guy- Attend Indiana Wesleyan University to study pre-med/Biology to become an optometrist.

Jessica Ashcraft- Attend IPFW and work in a career helping others.

Amanda Livesay- Attend Ivy Tech and Ball State to be a teacher or massage therapist.

PL Page: Scholars Unite!

Leadership. Community. Camaraderie.

Since the start of the school year, Twenty-first Century Scholars from Marion and Mississinewa high school have gathered once a month to celebrate all three. Club members take on leadership roles and responsibilities to help develop future skill sets. Each of the Scholars Club members make a good citizenship pledge and plan to go to college. In May, both groups gathered for an end-of-the-year reunion at Marion High School that included a cookout and prize drawings.

To keep up to date with Project Leadership's programming, check out the PL page in the Chronicle-Tribune!

Community Open House to Celebrate Seniors

On Thursday, June 14th, Project Leadership will be hosting a Community Open House in honor of the 2011 graduates participating in the mentoring program. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. and last until 7:00 p.m. in the Conference Center at Ivy Tech’s Marion campus, Ind. 18 and Interstate 69.
Project Leadership’s mentors, underclassman mentees, partners and the Grant County community at large are all invited to attend this evening to celebrate the hard work and achievements of the senior class.
All seniors interested in participating in this event must call Project Leadership at (765) 651-0650 to obtain their open house packet.

Project Leadership’s Fourth Annual Student Portfolio Competition

Student mentees in Project Leadership’s mentoring program are invited to submit Portfolios for Project Leadership’s Fourth Annual Student Portfolio competition. Both completed Portfolios and individual pages will be accepted for judging.

Prizes will be awarded in the following categories:

•Individual Portfolio Pages (10 Awards Total)
•Growth & Development Award (For Updated Portfolio)
•Outstanding Freshman Portfolio
•Outstanding Sophomore Portfolio
•Outstanding Junior Portfolio
•Outstanding Senior Portfolio
Entries must be received at Project Leadership’s office by 4:00 p.m. on May 13, 2011.
For more information, call Project Leadership at (765) 651-0650.

FAFSA Correction Deadline

Your senior year can often seem like a series of deadlines. First come standardized tests, then the college application deadlines. Scholarship deadlines come next, FAFSA completion, and before you know it May 1st brings with it the deadline to make a final decision on the college you plan to attend.

Even after you’ve met each and every one of these deadlines, there is still one looming that you must be certain not to miss. May 16th is the State of Indiana’s deadline to make corrections to your FAFSA. If a student plans on taking advantage of any of the state’s financial aid programs (such as the Frank O’Bannon Grant, Twenty-first Century Scholars and many more), all corrections to the FAFSA must be made by this date.

Once a student has completed the FAFSA, it is processed by the federal government. If there are issues that need attending to, the government attempts to contact the student in one of two ways. If the student provided an email address, they will be sent an email regarding any changes that must be made. An email is usually sent within five days of FAFSA completion. If the student did not provide an email address, a letter is sent through traditional mail. This letter can take up to two weeks to arrive.

Some students may have created a new email account to complete the FAFSA. It is important that students remember to check this email address regularly to monitor the status of their FAFSAs. If your FAFSA was accepted without the need for corrections, this is where your Student Aid Report (SAR) will be sent. Otherwise, you will receive a notice explaining what corrections must be made to your FAFSA. Similar mailings will be sent through traditional mail if you did not include an email address in your FAFSA. If you have additional questions or are having trouble accessing the email you provided in your original FAFSA, feel free to contact the Federal FAFSA Hotline at 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243) for help.