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Monday, November 15, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n
STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University and the Poolville Independent School District have signed a pact designed to assist PISD seniors who want a college education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Poolville and Tarleton leaders finalized an arrangement offering guaranteed admission and annual scholarships for the top 25 percent of the district\u2019s high school graduates beginning with the 2021-22 academic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As part of the Distinguished High School Partnership, Tarleton also will waive ACT (American College Test) or SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) requirements for students in the top quarter of their class and application fees for students who qualify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is an honor and privilege for Poolville ISD to partner with Tarleton State University on the Distinguished High School Partnership Program,\u201d said district Superintendent Jeff Kirby. \u201cWe are thankful for the chance to work with such a wonderful university to help give our students the opportunities they deserve.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tarleton is developing similar agreements with other school districts in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Guaranteed Award Program (GAP) assures first-time-in-college students graduating in the top quarter of their high school class between $1,000 and $4,000 in scholarships. Students graduating from one of Tarleton\u2019s Distinguished High School Partners will receive an additional $500 or $1,000. Admitted freshmen must submit a general scholarship application to determine eligibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re very excited to partner with Poolville ISD to ensure that some of the best and brightest students in Texas have the opportunity for a high-quality university experience,\u201d said Tarleton President James Hurley. \u201cThis partnership aligns with our commitment to become a first-choice institution for regional high school seniors. They are destined to be our leaders, and we have a social and economic responsibility to invest in their well-being.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information on GAP, go to www.tarletonstate.us\/gap<\/strong><\/a>. To learn how to become a Tarleton Texan, visit www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/index.html<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tarleton State University and the Poolville Independent School District have signed a pact designed to assist PISD seniors who want a college education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":40457,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[423],"tags":[431],"class_list":["post-40455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics-research","tag-administration"],"acf":{"image":false},"author_meta":{"display_name":"keegan","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/author\/keegan-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2021\/11\/6775-300x200.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["Academics & Research<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Academics & Research<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["Administration<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Administration<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 4 years ago","modified":"Updated 4 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on November 15, 2021","modified":"Updated on December 1, 2021"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on November 15, 2021 11:04 am","modified":"Updated on December 1, 2021 11:37 am"},"featured_img_caption":"Lion logo with text \"Poolville ISD\" on a brown background.","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40455\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}