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Jan 19, 2024 · HISD’s list of specialized programs and 2023-24 brochure outlines the different types of school choice programs in the district, such as Career and Technical Education, fine arts and STEM...
- Megan Menchaca
- Houston ISD Reporter
Jan 23, 2024 · • Even if some School Choice programs fill up completely, there are usually similar programs at other schools with space available. HISD offers many specialized and unique programs throughout the district. Please attend the Space Available School Choice Fair on March 23, 2024, at Lamar HS 9am-12noon.
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- Elks National Foundation Scholarship Program. The Most Valuable Student scholarship from the Elks National Foundation awards 500 scholarships to high school seniors, ranging from $1,000 to $7,500 annually.
- National Washington Crossing Foundation Scholarship. High school seniors planning to work in government service can apply for the National Washington Crossing Foundation Scholarship.
- Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation awards $3.55 million in scholarships to over 1,400 students annually. There are three different scholarship programs, including one for community colleges and one for two-year colleges.
- Cooke College Scholarship Program. The Cooke College Scholarship Program is available to high school seniors planning to pursue an undergraduate degree after graduation.
- What Exactly Is Early Recruiting?
- Early Recruiting in Sports Where Coaches Can Make Scholarships Offers
- Early Recruiting in Sports Where Coaches Can’T Make Scholarship Offers
- Why Are Coaches Offering Athletes So Young?
- Why Are Some People Against Early Recruiting?
- Is Anything Being Done to Delay The Rise in Early Recruiting?
- How Do The New Early Recruiting Rules Impact Families?
Early recruiting refers to the trend of college coaches recruiting athletes before the NCAA rules allow them to initiate communication with those recruits. For most Division I and Division II sports, coaches can start proactively reaching out to recruits June 15after sophomore year or September 1 of junior year. However, many coaches—think: Divisio...
When coaches get word of a young, stellar athlete, they reach out to that athlete’s high school or club coach. They get more information from the coach and have them set up a phone call with the athlete. Remember: if a recruit calls a college coach, the coach can alwayspick up, no matter how old the athlete is. From there, the coach might ask the r...
With recent updates to the NCAA rules, in all sports except football, M/W basketball and baseball, college coaches will no longer be allowed to extend verbal scholarship offers to student-athletes before June 15 after their sophomore year or September 1 of their Junior year. In addition, many of the loopholes that allowed coaches and recruits to co...
Early recruiting is a way for coaches in highly competitive programs to snag the best athletes before their competition does. And it makes sense from that perspective! Find, recruit and commit the elite student-athletes ahead of your rivals. The problem is that in order to stay ahead of the competition, coaches have to recruit earlier and earlier. ...
Early recruiting has put a lot of pressure on coaches, athletes and parents to push the recruiting timeline forward. This means athletes need to start competing at a high level sooner, coaches need to start thinking about recruiting classes years out and parents are trying to help their young athletes make very mature decisions. Early recruiting ha...
The NCAA has made it a goal to slow down or stop early recruiting. In 2017, 2018 and 2019, they passed new rules to prevent college coaches from extending scholarship offers before a prospect’s junior year of high school. The NCAA created new early recruiting rules for lacrossein April 2017, effective Aug. 1, 2017. They also passed the same rules f...
The new rules impact all DI sports except football, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball. High school juniors will now be allowed to take official visits beginning August 1 before their junior year. Under the old rule, athletes needed to wait until September 1 of their junior year. In addition, coaches are no longer allowed to be involved in ...
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Sep 5, 2023 · With more than 186,000 students of different interests and talents, HISD offers 128 unique magnet programs at schools throughout the district. From STEM, medicine, and biotechnology to law and performing and visual arts, and the programs are designed with accessibility, equity, and individual student growth in mind.
Mar 24, 2023 · Tenth graders in Houston Independent School District are encouraged to apply for EMERGE, a program that empowers and prepares high-performing students from underserved communities to attend and graduate from top colleges and universities across the nation that offer substantial financial-aid packages.
May 3, 2024 · Macalester College (St. Paul, MN) Merit scholarships awarded to approximately 50% of U.S. first-year students. Macalester (unlike many top schools) also offers merit scholarships to International Students. Merit awards range from $2,000 to $64,000 over four years.
