Green Park students learn more about college life during Whitman visit

April 29, 2008
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Special thanks to Whitman College professors Deberah Simon, Allison Calhoon and Andrea Dobson for treating 56, 5th grade students from Green Park to an exciting day on campus during the "I'm Going to College" Program. Students participated in chemistry, astronomy classes, dined on campus and were even received a guided tour from President George Bridges.

The students participated in a chemistry class taught by Deberah Simon, assisted by Allison Calhoon and an astronomy class taught by Andrea Dobson.

Students dined on corndogs, maccaroni and cheese, and the other wonderful faire at Jewett Hall; heard about our sports teams and athletic opportunities from Coach Tom Olson and saw a slide show of Brien Sheedy's ascent of Mt. Everest. They also had a tour of campus and heard from President Bridges and Tony Cabasco about the importance of a college
education.

The students received T-shirts and backpacks donated by Northwest Education Loan Association (NELA) and notebooks created by professors Dobson, Simon and Calhoon. The students' backpacks had a dictionary and thesaurus donated by the Admission and Financial Aid Offices, as well as calculators, pens, keychains, rulers and various other items which were donated by Key Bank, US Bank and Bank of America.