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Pass the word.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:black'>FOUR-YEAR RENEWABLE SCHOLARSHIP: $2,000 AWARD<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:black'>ELIGIBILITY:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:black'><br><span class=apple-style-span>•Current high school (or home-schooled) seniors attending school in the United States.</span><br><span class=apple-style-span>•Neither parent has earned a four-year college degree.</span><br><span class=apple-style-span>•Must be attending a CSO partner college or university. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:black'> A complete list of CSO College Partners can be viewed here:</span></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://csopportunity.org/college_partners/coll_partners.aspx">http://csopportunity.org/college_partners/coll_partners.aspx</a>.</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:black'><br><span class=apple-style-span>•Seek financial aid by completing a 2011-2012 FAFSA and scholarship support for college.</span><br><span class=apple-style-span>•Involved in extracurricular and leadership programs in school or in the community.</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:red'>Deadline: May 27, 2011 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For complete information, application and requirements visit: <a href="http://www.csopportunity.org/scholarship/">http://www.csopportunity.org/scholarship/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#17365D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Rage Italic";color:#365F91'>Maria del C. Ramos<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'>Director, Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships<br>Texas A&M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'>PO Box 3011</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'>Commerce, TX 75249-3011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>http://web.tamu-commerce.edu/<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#A88420'>Please take a minute to complete our </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#244061'><a href="http://web.tamu-commerce.edu/audience/onestopshop/"><span style='color:#244061'>We Care</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#A88420'> survey online and let us know how we are doing!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#365F91'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'><img border=0 width=85 height=85 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image004.png@01CC0328.288D3620" alt=SpiritLogo.emf><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>