ASD Seniors Get Jump Start With College Course Scholarships At Muhlenberg's Wescoe School
Six fortunate seniors in the Allentown School District, will be able to jump start their college careers months before their peers, thanks to a new partnership between ASD and the Wescoe School at Muhlenberg College.Monday, April 28, 2008 01:59 PM
The agreement between the college and the school district stipulates that three senior students from William Allen High School, and another three from Louis E. Dieruff High School, will have the opportunity to enroll in the courses of their choice during Muhlenberg’s second summer session. The students will be recommended for the opportunity by guidance counselors and principals at each school by June 1st. After meeting with Muhlenberg academic advisors about their future educational goals, the students receiving the scholarship will take part in classes from July 7 - August 14. There is no cost for the courses, aside from books or other materials, and nearly one hundred classes will be made available to the graduating seniors.
“The District and Muhlenberg College have had an extremely long and valuable relationship, dating back to the founding of both institutions,” says Dr. Karen S. Angello, ASD superintendent. “This is just one more way that we can collaborate and share Muhlenberg’s educational assets with our students; it’s another motivational tool.”
Throughout the summer, students will also benefit from academic mentoring by the Dean of the Wescoe School, Jane Hudak. She comments, "We work with many high school students from the surrounding region each summer who wish to get a jump on their college career. With our beautiful campus and small classroom size, Muhlenberg is a great place for students to "try out" the college classroom experience. Summer is an exciting time on campus, with many interesting courses from which to choose. I am thrilled to open this opportunity to students from William Allen and Dieruff High Schools."
About Muhlenberg College
Muhlenberg College is an independent, undergraduate, coeducational institution related to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Founded in 1848 to provide a liberal arts education in the Judeo-Christian humanistic tradition, Muhlenberg offers programs in the humanities, the natural and social sciences, and in professional areas such as business, education, pre-medical, pre-theological, and pre-law studies. Muhlenberg’s enrollment currently totals over 2,150 undergraduate students.
2400 Chew St, Allentown, PA 18104
484-664-3100
www.muhlenberg.edu
About Allentown School District
Founded in 1866, ASD is the fourth largest of 501 districts throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Allentown School District educates approximately 18,300 students in 22 pre-school, elementary, middle and high schools located throughout the City of Allentown. Over 2,000 administrators, professionals and staff members are employed.
31 S. Penn St., P.O. Box 328, Allentown, PA 18105
484-765-4000
www.allentownsd.org
