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P.O. Box 5187, 1202 East Locust Bloomington, IL. 61702-5187 Phone: 309 - 829 - 8671 Fax: 309-828-3546
Tuesday, December 23, 2008 12:59 PM Highlights |
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Be Careful What You Post
High school seniors who are fretting over applications, interviews and grades for college have another thing to worry about: Will their Facebook or MySpace pages count against them in the admissions process?
A new survey of 500 top colleges by education company Kaplan found that 10 percent of admissions officers acknowledged looking at social-networking sites to evaluate applicants, and those, 38 percent said their views of applicants were "negatively affected" by what they saw.
"Be Careful What You Post." DistrictAdministration Dec.2008: 16
Bloomington Area Career Center The Community Open House gave high school students and parents the opportunity to meet and talk with BACC teachers, as well as college and business representatives. The festival showcased BACC career and technical educational programs with student presenters along with the BACC instructors. FALL LEADERSHIP Six students competed in the SkillsUSA State Fall Leadership Development Conference at the Holiday Inn Bolingbrook. The conference emphasize leadership, motivational and employability skills activities, election of officers and leadership contest competition. Visit the SkillsUSA page for more information. |
Tom Frazier,
Amber O'Day,
Edwin Sargent,
Cathy Ponder, Teacher Contact
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