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July 15, 2005
 
MU Booth Scholars Summer Program Begins Sunday
 
by HNN Staff
 
Huntington, WV (HNN) – The Booth Scholars Summer Program, hosted by Marshall University and designed to prepare students for higher education, takes place Sunday, July 17 through Saturday, July 30, 2005.
 
The students will be on Marshall's Huntington campus for the first week of the program, and in Washington, D.C., the second week.
 
Booth Scholars are Wayne County students who will be in the ninth through 12th grades during the 2005–06 school year. The program currently has 100 scholars.
 
Freshmen in the program will stay on campus for a week and take classes in public speaking, photography, theatre performance and electronic portfolio. Students in the program also receive a laptop and will participate in a laptop orientation class.
 
The students also will participate in recreational activities throughout the week as well as a dinner where they will learn proper dinner etiquette.Sophomores and juniors in the program also will be on campus throughout the week for the summer program. Sophomores will participate in orientation for graphing calculators, which they will receive. Juniors will participate in ACT preparation classes.
 
While in Washington, D.C., the scholars will visit the White House and tour the nation's capitol with U.S. Rep.,Nick J. Rahall, D–WV.
 
The students also will visit many other museums and historical landmarks throughout Washington, D.C. They also will visit Georgetown University and Washington University.
 
The Booth Scholars Program is designed to assist academically promising youth in a selected region of Appalachia in their preparation for entrance into and success in higher education. The program began in 2001 at Pikeville (Ky.) College. Students from Wayne County, one from Kentucky and one from Virginia, participated.
 
To qualify for the program, students must have at least a 3.0 GPA and have scored above average on the WESTEST.
 
For more information, persons may contact Brenda Napier at (304) 696–5205 or by e–mail at napier19@marshall.edu.