{"id":20943,"date":"2013-11-12T13:28:38","date_gmt":"2013-11-12T23:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=20943"},"modified":"2020-07-09T16:13:09","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T02:13:09","slug":"hawaii-high-school-students-get-help-applying-for-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2013\/11\/12\/hawaii-high-school-students-get-help-applying-for-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> high school students get help applying for college"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> staff volunteers at Farrington High School CAES<\/abbr> Event, October 28, 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

More than 200 Farrington High School<\/a> seniors received assistance in applying to a University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> System<\/a> campus earlier this week to kick off College Application and Exploration Season (CAES<\/abbr>)<\/a>. An initiative of Hawaiʻi<\/span> P-20<\/abbr> Partnerships for Education<\/a>, CAES<\/abbr> encourages high school seniors, particularly prospective first-generation college students from low-income families, to apply to at least one college before they graduate from high school, giving every student the option to continue their education and attain a college degree. Over 25 college personnel from University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Mānoa<\/a>, Kapiʻolani<\/span> Community College<\/a> and Honolulu Community College<\/a> were on-hand to guide the Farrington High School students in filling out an online application to a University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> campus of their choice. A second event targeting the remainder of the senior class—an additional 200 seniors—was also held at the school.<\/p>\n

“Our goal at Farrington is to increase student achievement and our college going rate, so the help we received during our first CAES<\/abbr> event from the 糖心视频<\/abbr> campuses was incredible,” said Farrington High School Principal, Al Carganilla. “We are trying to change the mindset of our students from if<\/em> you are going to college to when<\/em> you go to college and these are the steps you need to take.”<\/p>\n

“In order to reach the Hawaiʻi<\/span> Graduation Initiative<\/a> goal of 55 per cent of working age adults with a 2- or 4-year college degree by 2025, it is essential that our young people pursue postsecondary education, whether that means a four-year university, a community college or other additional training beyond receiving their high school diploma,” says Karen Lee<\/strong>, executive director of Hawaiʻi<\/span> P-20 Partnerships for Education. “We must encourage our students to pursue education beyond high school, or as a state, we won’t be positioned for competitiveness in the 21st century. Helping students with their college applications is a key component.”<\/p>\n

During CAES<\/abbr> application events, local volunteers, staff, and personnel from the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> campuses and other Hawaiʻi<\/span> colleges will work with over eleven high schools statewide during the next few months to plan activities that encourage their seniors to complete a college application. Among the schools participating this year include: Castle High School, Farrington High School, Kahuku High School, Kailua High School, Ke Kula ʻo ʻEhunuikaimalino<\/span>, Kohala High School, Konawaena High School, McKinley High School, Roosevelt High School, Waialua Intermediate and High School, and Waiʻanae<\/span> High School. Each school coordinates its own application event with the goal of every senior completing and submitting at least one college application. In addition, some schools are planning pre- and post-application activities that target younger students to get them thinking about college early and start them on track toward the college application process.<\/p>\n

About College Application and Exploration Season <\/h2>\n

College Application and Exploration Season is an initiative of Hawaiʻi<\/span> P-20<\/abbr> funded in part by GEAR UP<\/abbr> Hawaiʻi<\/span><\/a> and the College Access Challenge Grant<\/a>. This effort is based on the College Application Week program, in association with the American Council on Education<\/a> and the Lumina Foundation<\/a>, started by GEAR UP<\/abbr> North Carolina in 2005, and has since expanded to 30 states.<\/p>\n

For more information on Hawaiʻi<\/span> P-20<\/abbr> Partnerships for Education and upcoming CAES<\/abbr> events read the 糖心视频<\/abbr> System news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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