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		<title>Higher Achievement hosts Smart College Selection Workshop with Center for Student Opportunity/I’m First!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[May 13, 2013 &#8212; Higher Achievement hosted a Smart College Selection Workshop for our alumni in high school and their families.   Our partner Chelsea Jones from Center for Student Opportunity/I’m First presented the workshop, which covered everything that prospective &#8230; <a href="http://higherachievement.org/news/blog/higher-achievement-hosts-smart-college-selection-workshop-with-center-for-student-opportunityi%e2%80%99m-first/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Scholar Snapshots at Richmond</title>
		<description><![CDATA[April 11, 2013 – Rollercoasters at Higher Achievement? All it takes is Higher Achievement scholars, a little imagination, and the allure of popsicle prizes on an unseasonably warm spring day in Richmond, Virginia. Each day during a time called Community Meeting, &#8230; <a href="http://higherachievement.org/news/blog/scholar-snapshots-at-richmond/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Join us for a Community Event on Global Youth Service Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[April 11, 2013 &#8211; Higher Achievement and its scholars are working hard towards giving back to the local community on Global Youth Service Day. Five of our DC Metro AmeriCorps Fellows are planning service-oriented projects with their scholars in the DC Ward where their Achievement Center &#8230; <a href="http://higherachievement.org/news/blog/join-us-for-a-community-event-on-global-youth-service-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The 2013 ‘Best of DC’ Poll Results Are In!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Higher Achievement Wins Runner Up as Best Place to Volunteer in DC! April 11th, 2013 – We are excited to announce that Higher Achievement DC Metro has been awarded runner-up for “Best Place to Volunteer” by the Washington City Paper! &#8230; <a href="http://higherachievement.org/news/blog/the-2013-best-of-dc-poll-results-are-in/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>It’s Time to Spring2ACTion!: Join Us on April 17th</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  Mentoring might be ending, but Summer Academy is just beginning! We’re happy to announce that for the third year in a row, Higher Achievement will be participating in the Spring2ACTion giving campaign! Each year, Spring2ACTion encourages non-profits in Alexandria, Virginia and the &#8230; <a href="http://higherachievement.org/news/blog/its-time-to-spring2action-join-us-on-april-17th/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Spotlight Wednesday: AmeriCorps VISTAs Laura Selvey &amp; Laura Callow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Laura Selvey, the Volunteer Outreach VISTA at Higher Achievement DC Metro, thought that completing a year of service in AmeriCorps would give her the chance to do work that will make a difference. “And I was right!” she says.  “I get a huge &#8230; <a href="http://higherachievement.org/news/blog/spotlight-wednesday-americorps-vistas-laura-selvey-laura-callow/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Love in Every City: Highlights from the 2013 Literary Love Poetry Performances</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have no worry of the past or future for &#8220;worries bring tomorrows clouds over today&#8217;s sunshine&#8221;  -          Isaiah, 6th Grade Scholar March 19, 2013 &#8211; Isaiah and his fellow scholars wowed more than 1,000 guests who witnessed the power of our scholars&#8217; poetry &#8230; <a href="http://higherachievement.org/news/blog/love-in-every-city-highlights-from-the-2013-literary-love-poetry-performances/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>2013 Literary Love Poems from Higher Achievement Scholars</title>
		<description><![CDATA[March 19, 2013 &#8212; We hope you enjoy this compliation of orginial scholar poems from all of our affiliates. Pittsburgh The Definition of Love. Kamryn D., 7th Grade Scholar Love is special, exciting, and extraordinary. There is no definition for &#8230; <a href="http://higherachievement.org/news/blog/2013-literary-love-poems-from-higher-achievement-scholars/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>AmeriCorps Week Spotlights: Stephany Fry &amp; Christie Atlee</title>
		<description><![CDATA[March 15th, 2013 &#8212; Today we spotlight AmeriCorps Achievement Fellow Stephany Fry and VISTA Christie Atlee!     Stephany Fry, the Ward 4 Achievement Center Fellow, loves being apart of AmeriCorps because of the opportunity to make a direct impact &#8230; <a href="http://higherachievement.org/news/blog/americorps-week-spotlights-stephany-fry-christie-atlee/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>AmeriCorps Week Spotlight: Sara Medina-DeVillliers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[March 15, 2013 &#8212; Sara Medina-DeVillliers whole-heartedly believes that that everyone should be given the opportunities to pursue their academic passions. That is one of the main reasons why she chose to work at Higher Achievement Richmond. A 2012 graduate &#8230; <a href="http://higherachievement.org/news/blog/americorps-week-spotlight-sara-medina-devillliers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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