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Girlstart After School May 2014 Update
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is top of mind for our girls: one of our Girlstart After School girls had the opportunity of meeting Itengineering means that your investments in Girlstart are proving themselves. We are finally able to show what the new President ofself-reported Southwesternpositive University in Georgetown. She academic introducedsuccess herself as a member theto happens--beyond changes--for a girl’s when she is of able participate in Girlstart School. graduating class of 2121After and that she would like a scholarship to Southwestern. Except, as she told him, “Southwestern doesn’t have a college of engineering, and I want to be a mechanical engineer. Could you
You did this. You made this progress possible. Your support keeps us strong, and ready to help more work on that so that I can attend Southwestern and study engineering?” (We understand that she has the girls do better on their science and math tests, and in their coursework. Because of you, Girlstart president’s card and he promised he’d get to work onhave it, byathe way.)future. girls acrossbusiness Texas are stronger. And because of you, they bright
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95% of them demonstrated acumen in the scientific method and the engineering design process. That’s our first goal for Girlstart After School.
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Duck University Fuentes Elementary Taylor, TX: July 7-11 92% know that if they do well in STEM in school, they are more likely to get into college. Girls seeking Kyle, TX: June 9-13 Hemphill Elementary Girlstart STEM Center STEM in college is our second 97% of After girls want Boys to attend even Valley & Girlscollege, Club of Brazos Camelot Elementary Buda, TX:School June 23-27 Austin, TX: goal. June And 9- August 1 Girlstart Bryan, TX: July 21-25 San Antonio, TX: June 9-13 though 55% of them would be first generation college students. Boys & Girls Club of Elgin Columbia Neighborhood Center Boys & Girls Club of Bellevue Pfluger Elementary Elgin, IL: July 7-11 Sunnyvale, CA: June 16-27 Bellevue, WA: July 28-Aug. 1 Buda, TX: June 16-20 95% also said that they were interested in a STEM career. That’s our third goal for Girlstart After School.
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