{"id":40818,"date":"2022-01-19T10:41:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T16:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=40818"},"modified":"2022-01-26T10:42:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T16:42:07","slug":"tarleton-everman-isd-sign-pact-for-admission-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-everman-isd-sign-pact-for-admission-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton, Everman ISD Sign Pact for Admission, Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2022\/01\/6865.jpg\" alt=\"6865\" class=\"wp-image-40820\" width=\"401\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2022\/01\/6865.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2022\/01\/6865-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday, January 19, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Beginning with the high school graduating class of 2022, Tarleton State University will provide annual scholarships and guarantee admission to Everman High School seniors who graduate in the top quarter of their class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Everman Independent School District and Tarleton leaders finalized the agreement with a memorandum signed at the January meeting of the ISD\u2019s board of trustees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the Distinguished High School Partnership, Tarleton will waive ACT (American College Test) or SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) requirements for students in the top 25 percent of their class and application fees for students who qualify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe firmly believe that the best students at Everman High School are prepared to succeed,\u201d said Tarleton President James Hurley. \u201cThis partnership allows them guaranteed admission and is the next step in our providing a high-quality university experience to students in our region.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tarleton is developing similar agreements with other Texas school districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEISD understands the importance of this partnership with Tarleton State University. The partnership will provide opportunities for our students to be successful,\u201d said Dr. Felicia Donaldson, Superintendent. \u201cWe are thankful for this wonderful opportunity for our students and look forward to seeing the success of the program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President\u2019s Guaranteed Scholarship Program 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<p>For more information on the President\u2019s Guaranteed Scholarship Program, go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/guaranteedscholarship.html\"><strong>www.tarleton.edu\/Guaranteed Scholarship<\/strong><\/a>. To learn how to become a Tarleton Texan, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/index.html\"><strong>www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/index.html<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beginning with the high school graduating class of 2022, Tarleton State University will provide annual scholarships and guarantee admission to Everman High School seniors who graduate in the top quarter of their class.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":40821,"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":[382,423],"tags":[431],"class_list":["post-40818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage","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\/2022\/01\/6865-1-300x200.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/homepage\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">_Homepage<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/academics-research\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Academics &amp; Research<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">_Homepage<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Academics &amp; Research<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/academics-research\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Administration<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Administration<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 4 years ago","modified":"Updated 4 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on January 19, 2022","modified":"Updated on January 26, 2022"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on January 19, 2022 10:41 am","modified":"Updated on January 26, 2022 10:42 am"},"featured_img_caption":"Seal of Everman Independent School District, featuring \"EISD\" and \"Student Success.\"","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40818","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=40818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}