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</v:background></xml><![endif]--><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Counselors,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> The West Virginia Toyota Plant and Bridgemont Community College has collaborated to create a new program called the <b>Bridgemont/Toyota Advanced Manufacturing Technical Program</b>. Toyota and Bridgemont would like to enlist your help in informing qualified high school seniors and recent graduates about this great opportunity that allows students to combine manufacturing work and school as a way <span style='color:#1F497D'>to </span>pay for and earn a degree. While this is a 2-year associate degree program, <u>this information should be shared with all seniors who will be graduating in the top half</u> of their class who have technical/math/science inclinations who are interested in continuing their education this fall and may be interested in later pursuing a 4-year degree. Toyota and Bridgemont recognize that most students have made their post-secondary plans for next fall, but want you to help identify students who are still wavering with their decisions and may be a good fit for this program. Please announce as appropriate and if possible provide an information brief to your seniors.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Attached you will find a <i>Counselor Factsheet</i> that provides additional details about the program. Additionally, <i>Parent</i> and <i>Student Factsheets</i> to print and share along with a printable poster to display in your school are attached. While priority will be given to <i>Project Lead the Way</i> students, consideration will be given to all applicants. There is a very quick turnaround for this first round of applicants who will be entering the program in August 2012. <u>The deadline for applications is</u> <b>May 1, 2012. </b>For additional information about this program and to assist your students with the online application process, go to <b> </b><b><span style='font-family:MyriadPro-BoldCond;color:windowtext'><a href="http://www.bridgemont.edu/index.php/toyota">www.bridgemont.edu/index.php/toyota</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:MyriadPro-BoldCond;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>If you have trouble downloading the attachments, they may be downloaded directly from the website </span><b><a href="http://bridgemont.edu/index.php/toyota-amt/downloads.html">http://bridgemont.edu/index.php/toyota-amt/downloads.html</a>. </b><span style='font-size:8.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:MyriadPro-BoldCond;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:MyriadPro-BoldCond;color:windowtext'>By replying to this email, you will communicate directly with Toyota/Bridgemont representatives to </span></b><b><span style='font-family:MyriadPro-BoldCond'>receive</span></b><b><span style='font-family:MyriadPro-BoldCond;color:windowtext'> further clarity about this program.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for sharing this important information with your students.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC";color:#1F497D'>Barb </span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Futura Md BT";color:#365F91'>Barb Ashcraft</span></i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Futura Lt BT";color:#365F91'>School Counseling Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Futura Lt BT";color:#365F91'>Office of School Improvement</span></i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><img border=0 width=140 height=47 id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image005.png@01CD0D99.3E105EB0" alt="WVDE logo"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Futura Lt BT";color:#365F91'>Building 6, Room 617</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Futura Lt BT";color:#365F91'>1900 Kanawha Boulevard East</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Futura Lt BT";color:#365F91'>Charleston, WV 25305-0330</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Futura Lt BT";color:#365F91'>304.558.3199 P</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Futura Lt BT";color:#365F91'>304.558.0165 F</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Futura Lt BT";color:#365F91'>E-mail: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Futura Lt BT";color:blue'><a href="mailto:bashcraft@access.k12.wv.us"><span style='color:blue'>bashcraft@access.k12.wv.us</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors"><span style='color:blue'>http://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Futura Lt BT";color:#365F91'><a href="http://wvde.state.wv.us/" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>wvde.state.wv.us</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.8pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><img border=0 width=128 height=39 id="Picture_x0020_8" src="cid:image006.png@01CD0D99.3E105EB0" alt=global21-logolarge><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>