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NMC’s Start Smart seminar wraps up
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Posted on Dec 01 2014
The Northern Marianas College’s Start Smart seminar wrapped up Wednesday last week with 48 seniors from Rota and Tinian high schools flown over to attend the outreach event at the Saipan World Resort. The seminar has been instrumental, according to the college, in preparing students for college and bringing a host of them to “Start Smart” at the community college here.
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- High school seniors from Tinian and Rota participated in NMC’s Start Smart seminar last week. The Start Smart seminar was made possible by the College Access Challenge Grant Program. (Contributed Photo)
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- Ambassadors from the College Access Challenge Grant Program helped to facilitate the Start Smart event. (Contributed Photo)
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- Marianas High School seniors show their information packets during the NMC Start Smart event last week. The Start Smart seminar was made possible by the College Access Challenge Grant Program. (Contributed Photo)
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- A high school senior participates in Financial Aid Jeopardy, an activity that reinforces key financial aid information and points. (Contributed Photo)
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- Seniors from Marianas High School pose for a photo at NMC’s Start Smart seminar. (Contributed Photo)
It was the first time for Rota and Tinian seniors to be flown over to Saipan for the event, according to the college. Previously, seminars were held on the respective islands.
The three-day event featured both private and public school students. On Wednesday, talks taught students to “get smart” about credit so they would learn how to use credit wisely. Financial aid information, and options for paying for college were also presented.
In all, hundreds of high school seniors from Marianas High School, Kagman High School, Saipan Southern High School, Tinian Junior Senior High School, Dr. Rita Inos Junior Senior High School, Mt. Carmel, and Grace Christian Academy participated in the seminar.
NMC president Dr. Sharon Hart and the Public Schools System’s Education Commissioner Dr. Rita Sablan also were listed as speakers at the event.
Team building exercises and an icebreaker led by LJ Castro got students to bond. Graduates from the workforce also talked with students about their first-hand experiences of college.
