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| Mary Jo Sarro, M.Ed. |
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Parents, if your dependent college bound student is applying for any
type of financial aid or has received any scholarships, you will need to
file a FAFSA application. Apply online at www.FAFSA.ed.gov.
You and your student also need to check with the college(s) to which
applying to determine if they require a CSS PROFILE application to be
filed. College codes are available from each particular college website
or from the www.CollegeBoard.com website. Watch for deadlines.
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| Mary Jo Sarro, M.Ed. |
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COLLEGE ENTRANCE TESTS
PSAT, SAT, ACT & SAT SUBJECT TESTS
by Mary Jo Sarro
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college entrance tests are important for college admission, so take
them seriously. Colleges will give students a range of test scores that
they expect. Students can prepare for the tests with an instructor or
by themselves by using one of the many review books. There are various
instructors that offer review classes, in a group setting, as well as
privately. Students, if you decide to prepare alone or with an
instructor, you will still need to invest a lot of time and effort, but
the payoff is huge. Preparation and practice are the keys
to performing at your potential on these important tests. If time
permits you may want to consider retaking the SAT and SAT Subject Tests,
but colleges will see all of your scores, not just the highest ones.
Many private and Ivy League colleges require the SAT Subject Tests, so
check with each college. The PSAT is the standardized test that provides practice for the SAT Reasoning Test. You will need to register for the PSAT exam in your junior year. By taking the PSAT, you have a chance to enter the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) Scholarship programs. The SAT measures critical thinking, reasoning and writing skills students have developed over time and skills they need to be successful academically. Register as early as possible to secure the closest location for taking the test. The ACT is a multiple-choice test which covers four skill areas: English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science. The Writing Test, which is optional, measures skill in planning and writing a short essay. Register as early as possible to secure the closest location for taking the test. SAT Subject Tests (formerly SAT II: Subject Tests) are designed to measure students' knowledge and skills in particular subject areas, as well as their ability to apply that knowledge. This exam is offered in individual subjects. Take at least three subject tests. Register as early as possible to secure the closest location for taking the test. Talk with your Guidance Counselor or Advisor about which tests to take. Just remember, being informed and planning ahead are the watchwords for any important test.Mary
Jo Sarro, M.Ed., is the Author of COLLEGE P.R.O.
(Planner/Resource/Organizer) "Simplifying the Application and Selection
Process" A Step-by-Step Guide for High School Students. She
is the Founder and President of Threan Communications, LLC, a
communications company that empowers students to make positive life
choices and dedicated to Giving Students a Voice. Please email your ASK
MARY JO questions to maryjosarro@threancommunications.com
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| "Attention all Earthans . . . Welcome to TCN." |
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TCN IS LAUNCHED
Threan Communications Network (TCN) was launched on Saturday, July 18, 2009 by Threan Communications, LLC, a communications company that integrates traditional and social media networks, organizes socially responsible events and cyberevents and is the publisher of Bodykids News and the Bodykids Book Series, with nationally acclaimed Bodykids Characters.
Mary Jo Sarro, M.Ed., a Social Entrepreneur and President of Threan Communications, LLC, said she was excited about the planned expansion of services into the NEW MEDIA including new plans for the website at http://threancommunications.com and for Social Networking Sites like Twitter a http://twitter.com/threan.
"The explosion of interactivity anticipated by our renewed commitment to the Community during our 20th Year Celebration of Community Service has been exhilarating," Sarro said. "Preparing for important upcoming projects, like THE COLLEGE P.R.O. PROJECT, with National Sponsors and Colleges keeps us sprinting, but we expect our work to have a vital impact on the future."
According to Mary Jo Sarro, "During these times, we believe that every high school student who needs a COLLEGE P.R.O. (Planner/Resource/Organizer) should get a COLLEGE P.R.O. and we are on a mission to make it happen! Colleges have a responsibility to build relationships with prospective students and to engage them at that critical phase in the students' development."
"We have invested a great deal to make great things happen," Sarro said. It is hard work but it is a labor of love. We believe that creating and coordinating new alliances will create a synergy that will go beyond our wildest dreams!" To contact Mary Jo Sarro, email at maryjosarro@threancommunications.com
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Viewing Americana on the Fourth of July (Fully Restored Metallic Copper '57 Chevy Bel Air).
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| Upcoming (J8) Youth Summit is a Reality (July 5-12, 2009) |
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THE 2009 (J8) SUMMIT
This year the (J8) young people's summit will be held in Rome, Italy, July 5-12, 2009, in tandem with the G8 meeting in L'Aquila, Italy. The (J8) Summit will include the participation of teams of youth from all over the world with the focus on climate change, the financial crisis, and poverty in Africa as they affect the lives of children and young people.The young (J8) leaders will have the opportunity to meet with G8 leaders on Thursday, July 9, 2009. Letting young people have a direct voice with world leaders is a positive step toward promoting mutual understanding. www.ThreanCommunications.com
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| Shelly Palmer Speaks at Harvard Club of NYC of New Media Age
By CHRISTOPHER A. SARRO casarro@optonline.net
Posted June 25, 2009 at 11:40 a.m.
Shelly Palmer, President of the Emmy Awards in New York and the Host of MediaBytes, "updated" his audience at the Harvard Club of New York City on Wednesday night, June 24, 2009 about Twitter, Facebook and other Social Media creations of the Super Digital Age. "With the implementation of the recent upgrade in television from analog to digital this month, nearly everything now is digital, except some radio," Palmer said. "The breakthrough today is Real Time Streaming Data, which is only 24 months old."
Palmer explained that we have moved from a "Static Web" of Websites to a "Dynamic Web" of Weblogs/Blogs to the current "Real Time Web" of Social Networking Sites like Twitter, Facebook and others. "The time of communications as walled gardens is OVER," he exclaimed. "We are rapidly moving to a time of consumer control of media consumption. One-to-many is moving to one-to-one to many-to-one."
Although it may seem new and something to consider in the future to many people, in fact, Social Networking is relevant now to our current lives as witnessed by the events in Iran and the emergence of Twitter to the national and international spotlight. As Shelly Palmer says, "Everyone needs to know that real time data is not going away." With all the paradigm-shifting changes that are transforming the Social Media, it is clear that the "meta-data" is undergoing a "meta-morphasis" into a stunning new reality for the six billion of the world simultaneously to consider.
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| Christopher Lawrence Sarro at NYU Commencement in Yankee Stadium |
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| Sarro at Baccalaureate Celebration Radio City Music Hall |
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| Christopher L. Sarro inside RCMH |
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| Christopher, President Clinton and Bob Goen on ET |
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| Christopher honored by President Clinton |
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| Author goes from Media Man to College Man to Media Man |
Christopher Lawrence Sarro, the author of Bodyman Saves the President, the creator of the original, nationally acclaimed wholesome superhero character, Bodyman from the Planet Threa, honored by President Clinton, and a former Teen Reporter for Bodykids News, has graduated from the New York University, College of Arts and Science. A Graduation Celebration for the NYU Class of 2009 was held near Washington Square Park in the Village, followed by a Baccalaureate Celebration for the College of Arts and Science held at Radio City Music Hall and presided over by Dean Matthew S. Santirocco on Tuesday, May 12, 2009. The University Commencement was held at the new Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 and presided over by President Sexton and Board of Trustees Chairman Martin Lipton, with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as the keynote speaker.Secretary of State Clinton commended the students for their efforts toward obtaining a great education at NYU, praised the University for its preeminent Study Abroad Program and then called upon the entire audience to go forth and assist the State Department by participating in an age of "Citizen Diplomats."The College of Arts and Science, the oldest school at NYU, founded in 1832, was the first school in this year's conferring of degrees as the Class of 2009 celebrated at the new Yankee Stadium the University's 177th Commencement. Pomp and circumstance permeated New York City with processions led by NYU's Pipes and Drums and the Empire State Building was adorned in the University's colors with bright violet lights in honor of the NYU proceedings. While enrolled at NYU, Christopher L. Sarro majored in Politics and minored in Economics. He also participated in the NYU Study Abroad Program, including studying at La Pietra, a noted historical estate and the current NYU campus in Florence, Italy. He traveled extensively throughout Europe, has a detailed photo journal and plans to write and share many of his experiences with Bodykids News as a Contributing Columnist.Christopher is also a graduate of Lakeland High School in Yorktown, New York, where he played Basketball and Baseball, was President of the Honor Society and was an Officer in the Student Government. He received a Congressional Recognition for Leadership, a Westchester Golden Apple Service Award, a Westchester County Proclamation, the Superintendent's Achievement Award for Community Service and was named by TV News Channel 12 Westchester as a Student Making a Difference for his "Giving Teens A Voice" community service projects. As a team of young entrepreneurs, Christopher, his sister, Michelle, and his brother, Alexander, were selected by a review panel and received a grant from Youth Venture to develop their Bodykids characters and stories and to support their journalism and motivational speaking to help younger students. Congratulations to Christopher and the Class of 2009!www.bodykidsnews.com
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| Polish Center, Yonkers, NY |
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| Mary Jo at Opening Day |
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| Opening Day Kickoff Breakfast at the Polish Center in Yonkers |
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| Mary Jo with Louis Kirven |
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REGION 9 NAMES RITA LABATE
PUTNAM VALLEY REPRESENTATIVE OF RETIREES PEF
Putnam Valley, New York - Rita Labate has been named the Putnam Valley Representative of Region 9 Retirees New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF).Rita is a retired Registered Nurse who worked for New York State in Elmira, New York.www.bodykidsnews.com
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