Colleges across the country are recognizing students from Thomas Jefferson High School for their on-campus success. Click any achievement to discover alumni from Thomas Jefferson High School, view their personalized Merit pages, and learn about what they are accomplishing.
(see more)Colleges across the country are recognizing students from Thomas Jefferson High School for their on-campus success. Click any achievement to discover alumni from Thomas Jefferson High School, view their personalized Merit pages, and learn about what they are accomplishing.
Local students serving as Augustana ambassadors
Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill., has a team of 116 student admissions ambassadors who help the Office of Admissions recruit new students.
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2013 Dec 5
Students earn scholarships at Fort Lewis College
Several area residents received merit scholarships to attend Fort Lewis College for the Fall 2013 semester. These merit scholarships are renewable for up to 120 credits if criteria are met. Fort Lewis College also offers several other scholarships, including grants, the Finish in Four! Scholarship, FLC Foundation scholarships, alumni scholarships, departmental scholarships, Native American scholarships, and outside scholarships.
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2013 Nov 6
New students enroll at Fort Lewis College
The Fall 2013 semester welcomed more than 1300 new transfer and freshmen students to Durango, Colorado.
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2013 Oct 7
Concordia University, Nebraska Welcomes Freshmen
Concordia University, Nebraska welcomed an incoming class of nearly 300 freshmen to campus in its 120th academic year. The freshmen represent 30 states and five countries.
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2013 Sep 18
Local Students Chosen as a Member of the Student Outdoor Leadership Team at Fort Lewis College
The following local students have been named as member of Fort Lewis College's Student Outdoor Leadership Team through Outdoor Pursuits:
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2013 Aug 12
Local student named to Augustana College spring term Dean's List
Augustana College announced 883 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2013 spring term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
From your area, students who have earned this honor include:
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2013 Jun 27
Augustana students studied abroad in Ghana
Twenty-two Augustana College students studied abroad in Accra, Ghana, for six weeks during January and February. During their time in Ghana, students engaged in service-learning internships throughout the city and lived with Ghanaian families in Accra.
Students who traveled to Ghana include:
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2013 May 30
Local students named to Augustana College winter term Dean's List
Augustana College announced 872 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2012-2013 winter term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
From your area, students who have earned this honor include:
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2013 Apr 16
Local Students Named to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
The following local students have been named to the 2013 listing of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges:
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2013 Feb 5
Local students named to Augustana College fall term Dean's List
898 students have been named to the Dean's List at Augustana College for the 2012 fall term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
From your area, students who have earned this honor include:
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2013 Jan 16
Area Students Qualify for CSC Dean's List
Students from the region are among the 384 names on Chadron State College's fall 2012 dean's list.
In order to qualify for the list, students must earn a grade-point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and be enrolled in at least 12 hours of coursework.
Students from the region:
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2013 Jan 5
Local Students Enroll at Fort Lewis College
The following local students have enrolled as freshmen at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado:
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2012 Sep 19
Local Students Chosen as a Member of the Student Outdoor Leadership Team at Fort Lewis College
The following local students have been named as member of Fort Lewis College's Student Outdoor Leadership Team through Outdoor Pursuits:
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2012 Jul 17
Local students named to Augustana College spring term Dean's List
831 students have been named to the Dean's List at Augustana College for the 2012 spring term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
From your area, students who have earned this honor include:
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2012 Jun 22
Local Students Received Departmental Honors at Fort Lewis College
The following local students have received departmental awards at Fort Lewis College for the 2011-12 academic year:
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2012 Apr 27
Local Students Win Campus Writing Awards at Fort Lewis College
The following local students have received Campus Writing Awards at Fort Lewis College:
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2012 Apr 4
Local students named to Augustana College winter term Dean's List
821 students have been named to the Dean's List at Augustana College for the 2011-12 winter term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
From your area, students who have earned this honor include:
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2012 Mar 30
Local students perform with Augustana Symphonic Band
The Augustana Symphonic Band began its spring 2012 tour of the Pacific Coast on Friday, Feb. 17, stopping at two locations in Illinois before continuing to California, Oregon and Washington. To conclude the tour, the band will perform a home concert on Saturday, March 10, at 8 p.m. in Centennial Hall (3703 7th Ave.) on Augustana's campus.
Among the students peforming:
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2012 Feb 20
Local students named to Augustana College fall term Dean's List
Nearly 900 students have been named to the Dean's List at Augustana College for the 2011 fall term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
From your area, students who have earned this honor include:
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2012 Jan 26
Augustana students performed a disaster relief concert
More than six months have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake, and the people of Japan are still trying to rebuild their lives. To reverently remember and show sympathy for the Japanese people, members of the Augustana College Symphonic Band performed a disaster relief concert on Saturday, September 24.
Free will donations were collected at the concert. Donations totaled $1,550, and funds raised will be distributed through the American Red Cross for relief efforts in Japan.
"It is easy to forget about such disasters, yet much of Japan is still uninhabitableaEUR"much remains to be done," said Augustana's Director of Bands James Lambrecht, who has programmed select musical works related to Japan in order to expose the students and Augustana community to Japanese musical culture.
From your area, the students involved included:
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2011 Sep 29
Area students cast in 'Charlie Brown' at CSC
Students from the area are among the cast members starring in the Chadron State College theatre program's upcoming production of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown."
Six students will play the parts of the timeless characters created by Charles Schulz in his comic strip, "Peanuts." The play will run Oct. 6-9 in the Memorial Hall auditorium. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
Following is information about the students from the area who have been cast:
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2011 Sep 26