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December 2008: McAllen, TX

If you were to tell me seven months ago that I was going to have a business of my own, I would have probably laughed. But now, I can proudly say I own one...

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Next, we did an activity from Media and Messages: Building a Foundation of Communication Skills (Module 2). Parents were put into teams and then given a poster board, markers and a ruler. We had a copy of the pages that asked them to come up with a slogan and logo for YAMA YAMA foods. After giving the parents a little background, they started the project. We had students who are familiar with the Ford PAS program help them get started. After 20 minutes, we asked them to come up in teams and present their projects.

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SME Ford PAS Scholarship Applicants

1. All scholarship applicants must be a past or present student of a
Ford PAS program at their high school or in a Ford PAS after-school/weekend/summer/college program.
2. All applicants must be seeking a bachelor/associate degree in engineering or technology at an accredited college or university in the United States.
3. All applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale. Annual renewal will require a minimum GPA of 3.0.
4. Two letters of reference are required; one must come from a Ford PAS instructor.

Henry Ford Academy Scholarship Applicants

1. Scholarship applicants must be a graduating senior from Henry Ford Academy.
2. All applicants must be seeking a bachelor/associate degree in engineering or technology at an accredited college or university in the United States.
3. All applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale. Annual renewal will require a minimum GPA of 3.0.
4. Two letters of reference are required; one must come from a Henry Ford Academy instructor.
5. Scholarship recipients who attend University of Michigan-Dearborn will be given preference

*Access to 100 LI businesses
*Seminars
*One-to-One Resume Review
*Interviewing Skill Builders

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West Bloomfield School District officials give teachers the tools they need not only to teach students, but to inspire them. That’s why five years ago West Bloomfield was one of the first districts involved with the Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies program. Often referred to as the Ford PAS program, it is designed to link high school students learning traditional academic subjects with "real life" applications, such as challenges they may face in college or the workplace.

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Area high school students from eight schools spent the morning and early afternoon hours at University of Detroit-Mercy May 15, 2008 during Ford PAS Day.

Ford PAS (The Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies) was developed by the Ford Motor Company Fund as part of its efforts to encourage high school students to pursue education and build successful careers. PAS is an academically rigorous, interdisciplinary curriculum and program that provides students with content knowledge and skills needed for future success in areas such as business, economics, engineering and technology.

Participating students represented Cody, Denby, Mumford and Southeastern high schools, Detroit Public Schools; Shrine Catholic High School; Southfield Regional Academic Center; and West Bloomfield High School.
They enjoyed an action-packed day where they got to meet their fellow Ford PAS students from other schools, toured the U of D-Mercy campus, attended a Career Explorathon (grades 9 and 10), learned about financial aid for post-high school education, and participated in games and activities.

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Jackie Leatherman covers Hidalgo County government and general assignments at The Monitor. She can be reached at (956) 683-4424.

All it took was a rough idea for two Edinburg High School students to bring home $2,000.

Sophomore Victoria Valdez and junior Christina Zerda traveled with four other students from the Rio Grande Valley last month to participate in the 6th Annual Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies Networking Conference in Palm Springs, Calif.

Fourteen students and several teacher nominees nationwide were invited to the conference, which is intended to prepare students for successful careers in business, engineering and technology.

At the three-day conference, the students came up with a business plan for a community project. They voted on which team received the $2,000 grant, and the other six teams received $500 to help implement their proposals.

Victoria and Christina proposed an arts & crafts program for youth at the Edinburg Boys & Girls Club.

Christina, 16, said she was just thinking about how she enjoyed the arts when she was a student and wanted to see more resources for students in Edinburg.

Now, the two are going to approach local Boys & Girls Club leaders to see if they can realize their plan. They’re also going to work on raising money from area businesses and organizations to further expand their project by the end of the year.

The Ford Partnership requires quarterly updates and business plans as they go along with their project.

Victoria, 15, said she was “very surprised” when she learned she and Christina had won the grant.

“I thought our business plan proposal was too short,” she said. “The others seemed kind of lengthy and had a lot of subtext.

I think it was just a matter of making sense throughout the whole business plan. Ours was simple and to the point.”

Area high school teachers have been using Ford projects in their classrooms for the past several years.

Victoria Valdez and Christina Zerda, not pictured, received a $2,000 grant to bring an arts program to the Edinburg Boys & Girls Club.

Photo Credit: Nathan Lambrecht

From The Monitor
, July 8, 2008

Each earns $10,000 for college

By David Wallace
C & G Staff Writer

WEST BLOOMFIELD &emdash; Three students from West Bloomfield High School won $10,000 national scholarships to pursue engineering degrees in college.

The students participated in the Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies and won the scholarships, which the Society of Manufacturing Engineers sponsored with Ford PAS. West Bloomfield High School has a bit of a dynasty going with the scholarship winners in the past few years.

“Now we have three more, and we had three last year and two the year before. So, over $80,000 in scholarships have been won by our students,” said Kate Soderstrom, the Ford PAS coordinator at West Bloomfield High School. The students receive $2,500 a year for four years.

West Bloomfield students have almost monopolized the scholarships.

“There are four available nationwide, and so for us to have gotten three of them is pretty remarkable,” said Soderstrom.

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One of the key issues in reducing the use of energy is educating consumers on their options, especially in the realm of alternative energy. Ford, through its education program, is helping bring that information to high school students through a new curriculum.

The Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (Ford PAS) has won awards for its educational efforts. Its new curriculum, named “Working Toward Sustainability,” will guide students through the issues surrounding energy consumption and fossil fuels, as well as introduce them to alternative energy center. The curriculum is structured to build on students' existing science knowledge and makes use of extensive hands-on-learning techniques.

The curriculum is being made available to teachers and schools free of charge and can be downloaded from the Ford PAS website. Teachers will also have the opportunity to pick and choose from four modules to help keep the curriculum relevant to their teaching plans and state requirements.

"Ford is excited to introduce a learning module that is generating great interest among students and that will have a clear impact on their futures. Working Toward Sustainability is an example of how classrooms can make a "real-world" connection, in which students offer solutions to the problems we face as a country," said Cheryl Carrier, Program Director for 21st Century Education Programs at Ford Motor Company Fund in a ... Read the entire article at www.matternetwork.com.

Are you currently or have you been enrolled in the Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (Ford PAS) program? If so, you could be eligible for a scholarship to help you to study with AFS for a summer abroad!
Thanks to a partnership between Ford Motor Company Fund and AFS-USA, Inc., scholarships are now available to Ford PAS students between the ages of 15-20.

Visit http://www.afsfordpas.org/ for all details!

If you prefer, or if you are having trouble with the online form, please fill out a Word form and e-mail it to info@fordpas.org:
• Alumni Form (for those graduating in 2008)
• Student Form.