COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120
PRINS. MEMO NO. 3
January 26, 2005
ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE/SECONDARY
TO: |
Principals |
FROM: |
Linda M.
Wallinger Assistant
Superintendent for Instruction |
SUBJECT: |
The Tomorrow25 Awards |
Bentley College announces Tomorrow25, a competition to identify 25 high-achieving students who are making a difference in their communities. Eligible students must demonstrate initiative, citizenship, intelligence, technological savvy, cultural awareness, social responsibility, a passion for the real work of people and organizations, and a commitment to making positive things happen in their community and school.
Recognition and prizes for Tomorrow25 finalists
include being featured in an advertisement in Time Magazine that announces the
award. The group will be invited to
Bentley (all expenses paid) to attend the Bentley Leadership Forum in Boston,
an all day event that features organizational leaders who will share their
commitment and experience with the audience.
Student participants will be able to interact with business leaders from
some of the countrys top organizations, meet their fellow award winners, and also
connect with Bentley faculty and students.
More information about the Tomorrow25 criteria and
nomination forms can be obtained at the Tomorrow25 website: www.bentley.edu/Tomorrow25. Students should submit applications online
no later than February 1, 2005.
For further information, please contact Dr. Willie
L. Stroble, Jr., Willie.Stroble@doe.virginia.gov,
school counseling specialist, Office of Middle and High School Instruction, at
(804) 786-9377.
LW/yba