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An Easy First Step Into High School and Beyond.

TEXAS SCHOLARSHigh School and Beyond

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Pick your high school classes.

The future of Texas depends on you and your

achievements as a high school student. Your completion

of high school and the recommended high school

program will make you a valuable contributor in shaping

the future of your community and of Texas. Texas

Scholars is a program that helps you prepare and shape

your own plan for success in high school and beyond.

What if you could choose to do anything, or have

any job? What would you want to do? Now is the

time to dream about your future and think about your

passions. Now is also the time to begin understanding

the difference between what you “need” and what you

“want.” If you want to attend a community college or

university, enlist in the military, or pursue a career, you

need to begin planning now in order to be ready when

you get there. The future is yours. You can choose now

just to get through high school or choose to make

a commitment to graduate as a Texas Scholar with

a plan for the future and a purpose for life.

The better educated you are, the better

your opportunities will be.

You’re in the driver’s seat now. Texas Scholars gives

you a roadmap for planning your high school course

schedule, so when you complete your senior year

you will be well prepared for the future. Give yourself

a head start now by logging onto the Texas Scholars

Web site, www.TexasScholars.org. Create your own

secure account online where you can develop a plan

for high school and beyond and keep a record of your

high school success. Check out where that success can

take you, as you discover from the Web site a world of

career opportunities that are waiting for you. Hey, it’s

your future. Now is the time to get ready - Texas Ready.

Graduating as a Texas Scholar means you have

completed the Recommended High School

Program and other courses that community colleges,

universities, the armed services, and employers will

look at as they consider you for enrollment or for a job.

Texas Ready means you have finished high school with

the level of knowledge and skills necessary for success

in college, the military, or the workplace. You will have

checkpoints along the way - regular classroom quizzes,

tests, and standardized testing - to help you see your

strengths and to identify areas where you need

to put forth more effort or need to seek help.

Remember, there are steps you need to take now in

order to get where you want to be in the future. Texas

Scholars can help you plan each step along the way.

Master’sDegree$56,958

DoctorateDegree$87,644

ProfessionalDegree$99,207

No HighSchool

Diploma$14,349

Technical andAssociateDegree$31,684

HighSchool

Diploma$23,233

Average Annual Income by Educational Attainment - U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 plus cost of living increases.

Bachelor’sDegree$45,648

The first step toward a brighter

future is easy and only a click away.

Log on today to www.TexasScholars.org, register

to be a Texas Scholar, and discover how your academic

achievement can feed your passions and fuel your

success. Remember, the future success of Texas

depends on you completing high school as a

Texas Scholar and graduating Texas Ready.

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