Published May 21, 2010
By Sara Schilling, Tri-City Herald staff writer
An event aimed at helping students prepare for college or other education beyond high school is from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday in Pasco.
“College Bound Day” will include information on financial aid and presentations from Columbia Basin College and Washington State University Tri-Cities officials.
Seventh- and eighth-graders also will be able to sign up for the state College Bound Scholarship program, which provides tuition and books to students from low-income families who meet certain requirements.
Students must sign up for the scholarship by June 30 of their eighth-grade year.
“It motivates them to do well and plan for their education beyond high school,” said Janie Morales-Castro, a College Bound Scholarship counselor who covers the Tri-City area.
The event is being put on by the College Success Foundation, CBC and WSU Tri-Cities. About 200 students and their families are expected to attend.
Even if students aren’t eligible for the College Bound Scholarship, they’re encouraged to show up because there’s plenty of college readiness information to share, Morales-Castro said.
The College Bound Scholarship provides tuition and book money for students from low income families who keep up their grades and stay out of trouble through high school.
The scholarship can be used at public or private universities, community colleges or technical colleges in the state.
More than 3,300 students from the Tri-Cities already have taken the College Bound pledge.
Saturday’s event is at the Gjerde Center at CBC. There’s no charge.
For more information about the College Bound Scholarship, go to www.hecb.wa.gov/collegebound
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