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New FAFSA graduation requirement is a step forward for Alabama Chandra Scott As of April 2, 2021, only 41.2% of high school seniors across the state of Alabama had completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), a strong indicator of what postsecondary enrollment will look like in Fall 2021. Research reveals 92% of students who complete their FAFSA before graduating high school enroll in college the following fall, while only 51% of non-completers do. This should sound the alarm for all postsecondary leaders across our state. Last week, the Alabama State Board of Education vot...

The Marietta Sweet Corn Festival Committee has canceled the 2021 festival. The committee met Monday and voted unanimously to cancel the event scheduled to occur this year on July 16 and 17. The festival started in 2008 and has grown in size and detail every year until the pandemic. “We’ve tackled relocation, rain, recession and extreme heat, but the challenge of preventing the spread of this dangerous virus exceeds the skills and abilities of the festival committee and volunteers,” said Mark Doebrich, vice chairman of the festival’s committee in a press release Tuesday. “Our hope is...

Selection is based on academic achievement, leadership, and engagement in college and community service From News Reports OLEAN — Wellsville native Nicholas Smith, a student at SUNY Jamestown Community College, has been named a 2021 Coca-Cola Academic Team Bronze Scholar and will receive a $1,000 scholarship. The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation sponsors the Coca-Cola Academic Team program by recognizing 50 Gold, 50 Silver, and 50 Bronze Scholars with nearly $200,000 in scholarships annually. Each scholar also receives a commemorative medallion. “The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation has a long ...

Pratt Tribune Ciara Hodgkinson of Pratt, Kansas, a December graduate in agribusiness, along with Summer Smades of Leoti, Kansas, a senior in agricultural economics, has been awarded the David and Susan Barton Cooperative Leadership Scholarship through the Arthur Capper Cooperative Center and the Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University. Hodgkinson was an active student after transferring from Pratt Community College to Kansas State University. She served as president of Alpha Zeta and served as secretary and vice president of Collegiate Farm Bureau. She has been involv...

Announcements from March 2, 2021 Published: 3/2/2021 8:09:00 AM Taste the state The NH Food Alliance, a statewide network supported by the UNH Sustainability Institute and dedicated to growing a thriving, fair, and sustainable local food system in the Granite State, has partnered with several local and statewide organizations to host Meet New Hampshire Makers, a virtual tasting event part of the 2021 NH Food System Statewide Gathering, on March 11 from 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. In support of local small businesses, food producers, and artisans from across New Hampshire, the virtual event will hi...