#middleschoolstudents

CollegeMinute sends congratulations the three winners of our CM Backpack Giveaway! No middle school students applied but we decided to upgrade the third backpack for another college student! Here are the winners:

High School Winner:

Rayvn Basinger - 10th Grader at Animo Leadership Charter HS who plans to major in Biomedical Science and Biochemistry in college

College Winners:

Anna Hyunh - Sophomore at George Washington University majoring in Mathematics and Computer Science

Paige Rodriguez - Sophomore at Texas Christian University majoring in Deaf Education/Speech Pathology

Please make sure to email your preferred shipping address and social media names to [email protected]!

Peace!

The 2014 Elections are less than 100 days away, so what better way to exercise your civic duty than by voting, and encouraging people to vote.

Students,

If you are 18 years old and older by Tuesday, November 4th, 2014, PLEASE VOTE at the 2014 Midterm Elections! It is extremely important that you take advantage of your right to vote and this article explains why. Check out reason #4 (my favorite) to see how to get paid for voting or time off from school!

You can register to vote online via your Secretary of State's website (California's site is http://registertovote.ca.gov/) or pick up paper Voter Registration Forms at your county election office, post offices, DMVs, public libraries, and other government offices. If you do not know where any of these places are located, GOOGLE THEM!

For middle school and high school students under 18:

You can still participate by volunteering at election polls (must be 16 years to be a Student Poll Worker), spreading the word, or by voting in student mock elections if available in your state. Check your Secretary of State's website to see if they host them. California students can participate in the MyVote California Student Mock Election on October 28th, 2014. Details here: http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/studentmockelection.htm

Hope this helps!

Best,

WHAT IS THE COLLEGEMINUTE BACKPACK GIVEAWAY?

In order to promote the pursuit of higher education, three (3) lucky students will receive backpacks stuffed with school goodies like notebooks, pens, pencils, highlighters, markers, folders, rulers, index cards, and so much more! Kyra's Shea Medleys is also throwing in large jars of their organic hair and skin Butter Creams for the high school and college students' backpacks. Be sure to check them out at www.KyraSheaMedleys.com.

HOW MANY WINNERS WILL THERE BE?

1 Middle School Student

1 High School Student

1 College Student

WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO ENTER?

Giveaway Requirements:

1) Be a current Middle School, High School, or College Student in U.S.

2) "FOLLOW" @CollegeMinute on Tumblr, Instagram, Twitter, and "LIKE" on Facebook

3) Repost post on Instagram and Retweet on Twitter using only ONE of the following hashtags: 

For Middle School Entry - #WinMiddleSchoolCM

For High School Entry - #WinHighSchoolCM

For College Students - #WinCollegeCM

4) Fill out short application survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1WYqRamidj6A9jSg3pJbtt43GAqu8Tq2Y_H-oYD-tQ-E/viewform?usp=send_form 

NOTE: Survey application closes on Monday, August 4, 2014 at 11:59pm

WHEN WILL WE FIND OUT WHO WON? 

Winners will be announced Friday, August 8th, 2014 at 7:00pm PST via:

Tumblr - collegeminute.tumblr.com

Instagram - www.instagram.com/collegeminute

Twitter - www.twitter.com/collegeminute

Facebook - www.facebook.com/collegeminute

CONTACT:

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please email [email protected]. Thanks!

Did you know that Social Media is a skill? Yes! Understanding how sites like Facebook and Twitter work can be a very valuable skill in the Communications and Marketing aspects of businesses, nonprofits, government agencies and more!

Did you know the Obama’s have Instagram accounts? Yep, you can follow them at @barackobama and @michelleobama ! This is a great way for people to stay up to date, see what’s happrning, and start political conversations. It’s pretty cool!

Most middle, high school, and college students all have at least one social media platform. Just by using it daily, you can develop your knowledge. For example, posting up to 140 characters on Twitter, pictures of daily life on Instagram, and relatable boards of things you like on Pinterest.

Idea: Create a Facebook page for your school club to attract potential members, promote fundraisers, and show everybody what your club is about! This will look so great on your college and job applications!

Peace!

CollegeMinute Team

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