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April 12, 2004 12:15 PM US
Eastern Timezone
The
CollegeBound Network Searches for Two Stand-Out Students
to Receive $5,000 Scholarships
NEW
YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2004--The CollegeBound
Network announces the launch of its eighth annual
Student of the Year Scholarship Contest with BIG news --
this year's scholarship has grown to $5,000, thanks to
its major partner, Chela Education Financing. Along with
this extra cash, winners will receive prizes, including
a personal computer.
The national scholarship encourages students to write
and dream of their futures, while giving them an
opportunity to reflect on the importance of attending
college. In addition to submitting an application and
transcript, they must also complete an essay: "You're
writing your autobiography...Share the chapter entitled
'My College Years.'"
This competition coincides with the release of
CollegeBound Teen Magazine's 2004 National Spring
Edition, which reaches over 725,000 college-bound
students across America, providing them with free,
valuable college-prep resources.
Entries must be received by May 14, 2004. Two
grand-prize winners will be announced on July 2, 2004.
Winners will each receive a $5,000 scholarship from
Chela Education Financing; a personal computer; K-Swiss
Classic(TM) shoes, K-Swiss apparel, athletic bag, CD
holder, key chain, and sport towel; a gift basket filled
with an N.Y.C. New York Color hat, T-shirt, and $25
worth of cosmetics; full-length Princeton Review
classroom or online prep course for the SAT or ACT; and
Peterson's Essay Edge "College Grand Service."
Twenty-five runners-up will receive an N.Y.C. New York
Color gift bag, K-Swiss Classic(TM) shoes and a K-Swiss
T-shirt; Peterson's 2004 Undergraduate Guide to
Four-Year Colleges; and The Princeton Review's Cracking
the SAT or Cracking the ACT book and CD.
Sponsors are American Apparel, Chela Education
Financing, H&M, Hot Kiss, K-Swiss, Jones Soda, La
Femme, Mecca, N.Y.C. New York Color, Office of National
Drug Control Policy/Partnership for a Drug Free America,
Peterson's, Playtex, and The Princeton Review.
Students can enter at CollegeBound.net, or apply by
sending a SASE to Student of the Year, 1200 South
Avenue, Suite 202, Staten Island, NY 10314.
About The CollegeBound Network
Since 1987, The CollegeBound Network has worked in
partnership with America's colleges and universities,
Fortune 1000 companies, military branches, and leading
educational companies to help students achieve their
academic and lifestyle goals. The CollegeBound Network's
suite of products include CollegeBound Teen Magazine,
eight sites within CollegeBound.net, StudentPak Direct
Mail, and CollegeBound Email NewsFlash. |
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