<p class="SmBody style58 style10 style180" style="margin-top: 0;">Students in the <strong>Talent Search (TS)</strong> program have the opportunity to put the pieces together by exploring career options, visiting college campuses, learning study skills, applying for college/financial aid/scholarships, and participating in the ACT/SAT test preparation. All services are free to qualified participants.</p>
<p class="SmBody style58 style10 style180"><strong>Talent Search </strong>is provided at McGregor School by a federal grant through the Department of Education. The purpose is to:</p>
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<li><span class="style181">identify youth with potential for postsecondary education</span></li>
<li class="style181">encourage them to continue and graduate from secondary school</li>
<li class="style181">enroll in programs of postsecondary education</li>
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<p class="style181">Two-thirds of the 600 participants must be low income and first generation college students (with neither parent having a 4-year degree)</p>
<p class="style34">Since 1998 here are some accomplishments of the students in the Talent Search Program in McGregor:</p>
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<li><span class="style182">Total number of students served at McGregor: 157</span></li>
<li class="style182">McGregor students in the program as of 9/1/10: 57</li>
<li class="style182">TS seniors graduated from high school: 99% (the national goal is 74.9% according to the National Center for Education Statistics, 2008.)</li>
<li class="style182">TS graduates in a postsecondary institution of their choice: 83% (the national average is 67% according to teh National Center for Education Statistics, 2007) Minnesota average is 70% according to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, 2008)</li>
<li class="style182">Fieldtrips and college campuses visited this past year: Duluth Omnimax Theatre, Concordia University, Hamline University, Bemidji State University, Itasca Community College, St. Scholastica</li>
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<p><span class="style184">For more information on Educational Talent Search go to:</span> <a href="http://www.css.edu/Administration/Educational-Talent-Search.html" class="style185">http://www.css.edu/Administration/Educational-Talent-Search.html</a></p>