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Entries are now being accepted for the fifth annual MLK Breakfast Celebration Community Group Contest. Youth in Kettering and Oakwood are encouraged to submit original entries in a variety of categories including: Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Written Expression and Community Service. Deadline for entries is Dec. 19.
The contest makes the Kettering Oakwood MLK Breakfast unique because it engages the youth of both communities. Winners are asked to attend the breakfast, and some are asked to share their entries with the audience. Cash awards are given to grade group winners at the break fast.
Students may submit entries at their school, at the Kettering Government Center and at the Oakwood Community Center. Specific contest guidelines can be found at www.komlk.org. For more information about the contest, contact Shawn Fry at shawnfry@sbcglobal.net.
Emily Amburgey, a ninth grader at Oakwood High School, recently attended a Girls in IT conference at Sinclair Community College. The conference, called “We Are IT,” was a one-day event designed to provide an introduction to the application of Information Technology to the work world to over 200 girls through fun and interactive activities. In conjunction with the Department of Education, Sinclair was one of 18 sites throughout Ohio sponsoring this conference.
Prior to the conference, Emily entered the essay contest by writing how Information Technology affects her life. Emily won second place in the contest. Her prize for second place was an I-phone.
“As I was writing the essay, I was surprised to realize how much I use Information Technology in my daily life. During the conference I learned how many jobs there are in this field,” said Emily.
When the local Oakwood Chapter of the Greater Dayton Chapter of AFS-USA, Inc. dissolved this year, its funds were transferred into a scholarship fund of AFS-USA to benefit students attending Oakwood High School who may be in need of financial assistance to enable them to participate in one of the many AFS/USA study abroad opportunities. Interested students are invited to complete a pre-application form and submit it directly to AFS-USA Admissions. The student should make sure to note that they are applying as “Oakwood High School Scholars.”
Once the pre- application is filed, AFS will assign an Admissions Advisor to answer questions that the student may have and assist the student in filing the full application. The student’s financial needs are assessed by AFS-USA Admissions staff, which together with the AFS-USA Financial Committee, make recommendations for awards of scholarships.
For information about the AFS-USA study abroad programs, the application process and scholarships, interested students are encouraged to consult the AFS/USA web site www.afs.org/usa or call 1-800-AFS-INFO.
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