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SEEDS to Ring NASDAQ Opening Bell
On January 14, SEEDS announced that The NASDAQ OMX Group Educational Foundation provided a multi-year grant to support its Scholars' Capstone Experience.
To celebrate its partnership with NASDAQ, NJ SEEDS will be ringing the opening bell on Tuesday, March 25 at the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square.
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Application Season Comes to a Close
Applications for New Jersey SEEDS programs close today at 5:00 p.m. and we're ready to meet the next class of SEEDS scholars!
 Nearly 200 students applied in time for SEEDS' Early Decision deadline in December, and staff and volunteers interviewed approximately 50 finalists at Dwight-Englewood School and the SEEDS Office earlier this month. Congratulations to the 25 Scholars and Young Scholars who have already been accepted.
Best of luck to our potential new students as admissions season comes to a close. For additional information on applying to SEEDS, please contact our Admissions team.
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Placement Overview
Scholars, Young Scholars and CPP seniors are awaiting admissions decisions from schools across the country. Though it's still early in the process, SEEDS is proud to report that 13 Scholars and Young Scholars have already received acceptances to selective schools.
In addition 19 of SEEDS' CPP seniors have received acceptances to colleges and universities, including: Colgate University, Denison University, Dickinson College, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Hood College and Ohio Wesleyan University.
Congratulations to all SEEDS scholars on their hard work this year!
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 On January 4, Young Scholars participated in the first Brown Bag Lunch Session of the semester (pictured left) at Newark Academy where they discussed "Staying Motivated" with YSP alumni Terryl Wilson (YSP '10, Fay School '13, Berkshire School '16) and Kika Weirich-Freiberg (YSP '10, Fay School '17). Young Scholars also engaged in their first book club session (pictured below left) with YSP alumni and middle and high school aged volunteers on January 8. Girls read The City of Ember (Jeanna DuPrau) and boys read Game (Walter Dean Myers).
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SEEDS Scholars had their annual "Welcome Back" day at The Pingry School on January 4. It was the first time that Scholars from all three sites had class together since July. Over the past few weeks, Scholars at each site received visits from alumni to discuss the transition to selective schools across the country. The first panel took place at Dwight-Englewood School on February 8 (pictured above right). Alumni visited Scholars at The Pingry School and Seton Hall Prep on February 22.
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 On January 4, SEEDS' College Preparatory Program hosted its first annual
homecoming event for graduates (pictured right). Nineteen alumni visited current CPP students at Orange High School to share their college experiences and participate in a series of workshops focusing on academics, campus involvement and college lifestyle.
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 SEEDS' Guidance Department recently launched a blog for SEEDS alumni. The blog offers weekly high school and college guidance, including tips on college applications, internship opportunities, standardized test scores, interviews and more. Guidance officers will continue visits to graduates at placement schools across the country, as well as hosting other networking and social events. On January 16, CPP alumni met to catch up over bowling (pictured above left).
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Guidance worked closely with SEEDS' Alumni office to organize the annual Alumni Holiday Spectacular (pictured above), held December 27 at Skylark on the Hudson. More than 180 SEEDS graduates in high school and college, as well as post-college alumni attended the event. While there, SEEDS' Alumni Alliance launched its 2nd Annual Alumni Matching Gift Challenge.
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Save the Date
For SEEDS' Annual Parents Luncheon! Join SEEDS on Saturday, March 22 to celebrate the role of SEEDS' families in our scholars' journeys. Contact Jamie McClintock, Development Officer, Parents Program, for additional information or to RSVP.
View photos from last year's event.
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