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SJRCC Press Release
March 2009
SJRCC Open House gives high school students personal look at college life
St. Johns River Community College recently welcomed local high school seniors to its annual Open House to inform the potential freshmen of educational opportunities, scholarships and financial aid while giving them a more in-depth look at what college life would be like.
Students from Orange Park, Middleburg, Fleming Island, Clay and Ridgeview high schools and the Bannerman Learning Center toured the campus and attended presentations on the Associate in Arts (transfer) degree as well as programs in respiratory care, computer science and architectural design and construction technology. Students were treated to lunch and a drawing for a $250 scholarship to SJRCC. Ridgeview High School student Maxwell Manire was selected as the scholarship winner.
Open registration for the summer A term begins on March 16. Summer A classes begin May 11. For more information, contact SJRCC at 808-7400 or visit the Web site at www.sjrcc.edu. SJRCC has locations in Palatka, St. Augustine and Orange Park and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of St. Johns River Community College.
PHOTO CAPTIONS:
PHOTO ONE: Middleburg High School students take a break from their tour of the SJRCC campus during the College’s annual Open House. From left: SJRCC student ambassador Maddie McGuigan, Anita Timlick, Jacob Griffin, Shelby Dasher, Chris Taylor, Hilary Knoblauch and Katie Jennings.
PHOTO TWO: Ridgeview High School student Maxwell Manire was the winner of the $250 scholarship presented by SJRCC Dean of Admissions and Records O’Neal Williams.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Susan Kessler
SJRCC Director of Public Relations and Publications
5001 St. Johns Avenue
Palatka, FL 32177
(386) 312-4020
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