July 3, 2008
Booth Scholars Summer Program returns to Marshall July 13
By Huntingtonnews.net Staff
Huntington, WV (HNN) --– Marshall University will open its Huntington campus to 115 Wayne County high school students beginning Sunday, July 13 as they take part in the annual Booth Scholars Summer Program.
The Booth Scholars Program is composed of students with academic potential from a specific region of Appalachia, in this case Wayne County. It is designed to help them prepare for college and to have future success in higher education. In order to qualify for the program, the students must have at least a 3.0 GPA and an above-average score on the WESTEST.
The program began in 2001 at Pikeville (Ky.) College with students from Wayne County, Kentucky and Virginia participating. The Wayne County portion of the program moved to Marshall in 2004.
“The goal of the program is to open the students’ eyes to the rest of the world, to expose them to different cultures and ideas and to make them hungry to learn more,” said Brenda Napier, the program’s director.
This year’s theme for the program is “Living the Dream.” It is directed to educate the students on subjects related to history since it is an election year. The students also will be involved in classes that are created to help them prepare for their specific needs in the future, and take part in social and cultural activities.
The first week of the program, the 25 freshman participants will be staying in Gibson Hall on the Huntington campus beginning July 13 while the 90 sophomores, juniors and seniors will be commuting to campus, beginning July 14.
The second week will be a travel week for all 115 students. They will leave for Boston on July 21 and return on July 25.
“Our theme is ‘Living the Dream,’ and Boston is a historical city,” Napier said. “We have students here interested in MIT and Harvard, and we will be touring both of those schools.”
Napier said the program has made tremendous progress and more students want to become involved each year.
“All students strive to get into this program because it is like being a Yeager Scholar of Wayne County,” Napier said.
For more information on the program, contact Napier at (304) 696-5205.
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Booth Scholars Summer Program returns to Marshall July 13
By Huntingtonnews.net Staff
Huntington, WV (HNN) --– Marshall University will open its Huntington campus to 115 Wayne County high school students beginning Sunday, July 13 as they take part in the annual Booth Scholars Summer Program.
The Booth Scholars Program is composed of students with academic potential from a specific region of Appalachia, in this case Wayne County. It is designed to help them prepare for college and to have future success in higher education. In order to qualify for the program, the students must have at least a 3.0 GPA and an above-average score on the WESTEST.
The program began in 2001 at Pikeville (Ky.) College with students from Wayne County, Kentucky and Virginia participating. The Wayne County portion of the program moved to Marshall in 2004.
“The goal of the program is to open the students’ eyes to the rest of the world, to expose them to different cultures and ideas and to make them hungry to learn more,” said Brenda Napier, the program’s director.
This year’s theme for the program is “Living the Dream.” It is directed to educate the students on subjects related to history since it is an election year. The students also will be involved in classes that are created to help them prepare for their specific needs in the future, and take part in social and cultural activities.
The first week of the program, the 25 freshman participants will be staying in Gibson Hall on the Huntington campus beginning July 13 while the 90 sophomores, juniors and seniors will be commuting to campus, beginning July 14.
The second week will be a travel week for all 115 students. They will leave for Boston on July 21 and return on July 25.
“Our theme is ‘Living the Dream,’ and Boston is a historical city,” Napier said. “We have students here interested in MIT and Harvard, and we will be touring both of those schools.”
Napier said the program has made tremendous progress and more students want to become involved each year.
“All students strive to get into this program because it is like being a Yeager Scholar of Wayne County,” Napier said.
For more information on the program, contact Napier at (304) 696-5205.
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