Admission deadlines, efforts to bolster the graduation rates and support programs to help students succeed were among the topics discussed when Cal Poly Pomona hosted meetings with area high school and community college leaders. More than 50 administrators attended the…
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More than 450 high school students will visit campus on Friday, Jan. 9, for the 23rd Annual High School Scene Festival and Technical Olympics. The all-day event, which is sponsored by Cal Poly Pomona’s Department of Theatre and New Dance,…
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Thanks to Upward Bound, local high school students have the opportunity to make their dreams of higher education become their reality. As a federally funded project through the Department of Education...
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For many high school graduates, the thought of starting college may seem stressful, overwhelming or scary. However, incoming freshmen who participated in the Summer Bridge...
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Cal Poly Pomona will receive a $230,000 grant to help 500 low-income high school students prepare for college via a program called Talent Search. Students from the Chino Valley Unified School District will receive...
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Valerie Strawn, a history major, is one of 30 students across the country named a 2011 Gilder Lehrman history scholar. Strawn will attend a concentrated history program from June 18 to 25 in New York City. The program encourages passion…
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An effort to promote financial careers to high school students has earned a College of Business Administration team a spot in a national competition. The students beat business schools in California, Hawaii and Nevada in a regional competition in March…
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Encouraging kids to reach for a nectarine instead of a candy bar isn’t easy, but if they put some muscle in growing their food, they’ll probably want to taste the fruits of their labor. Community gardens have become both an…
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Is it magic or chemistry that transforms an oily tub of Crisco into a smooth, apple-scented, berry-colored bar of soap? It could be both. “Who would have thought that shortening would become soap? It’s like magic,” says Cynthia Guevara, a…
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More than 60 teachers from across the country will be taking two-week intensive Project Lead the Way (PLTW) instruction from July 18 to 30. PLTW is a pre-engineering curriculum for middle and high schools and community colleges to better prepare…
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