from left to right, nicole morden-cormier, interim director of education at superior-greenstone district school board, lakehead president and vice-chancellor dr. moira mcpherson, and maria vasanelli, interim director of superior north catholic district school board, signed the memorandum of understanding on tuesday, sept. 25.

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nipigon 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 will have a greater chance of attending university thanks to a memorandum of understanding signed with 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 on tuesday, sept. 25.

current and future grade 4 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 from george o’neill public school and st. edward catholic school who are eligible will now have the opportunity to enroll in the achievement program. 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 who are eligible to participate, attend special on campus programming at the university and meet certain criteria to earn financial support toward their first year of tuition at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . 

lakehead president and vice-chancellor dr. moira mcpherson signed the memorandum of understanding with nicole morden-cormier, interim director of education at superior-greenstone district school board, and maria vasanelli, interim director for superior north catholic district school board.

“the achievement program is 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s commitment to supporting access to postsecondary education by providing opportunities for 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 who experience socioeconomic barriers,” dr. mcpherson said.

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lakehead introduced the program in 2011 to help 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 obtain a postsecondary education at the university. eligible participants enrol in grade 4 and continue with the program until grade 12, with annual opportunities to earn financial assistance by completing specific requirements at their school, community and at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 .

at the end of those nine years, the accrued value of each student’s financial support will help fund their first year at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . lakehead provides additional spots each year, based on available funding, for eligible 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 to enrol.

morden-cormier said the superior-greenstone district school board is pleased to partner with 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 to bring the achievement program to 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 at george o’neill public school. 

“we know that 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 who feel a strong sense of belonging are more likely to succeed. 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s achievement program has been designed to do just that – to ensure that 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 become familiar with and feel welcome at the university beginning in grade 4,” she said.

“this program reflects our strong belief in providing equity of access to education as it offers children who might otherwise not have been able to attend university the opportunity to experience it. we believe that this program will have a significant impact on our 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 .”

vasanelli said: “superior north catholic district school board is pleased to partner with 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 in providing a progressive opportunity to our 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 . it is partnerships such as these that strengthen the community in supporting 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 to reach their potential through relevant education.”

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