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Cirkled In is excited to announce our June 2023 “No-Sweat” $2,500 Scholarship Award winner, Jacob Warner. Attending Alabama’s first virtual high school, Jacob has harnessed his strong work ethic and thirst for knowledge, thriving in independent and co-curricular learning environments. Jacos is a member of many school academic teams focused on learning math and languages. Jacob balances academics with sports involvement, part-time work, and volunteering, making him a well-rounded and dedicated scholar. Congrats to Jacob!
Not even a pandemic could stop rising junior and March 2021 scholarship winner, Lindsey Scogin, from achieving her academic and extracurricular goals!
Lindsey just finished her sophomore year at Farmington High School in Arkansas where she was involved in school leadership activities such as National Honor Society and student council, where she will serve as Secretary for the 2021-2022 school year!
Schools were closed for more than a year. Students faced tough physical, mental, and emotional turmoil一all while the entire education system was altered faster than it has ever been before.
As we approach a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic, Cirkled In couldn’t help but ask: How did confusion, panic, and unprecedented disruption impact the 2021 college admissions process? As the answers trickled in, the responses were shocking.
BELLEVUE-- Today, Cirkled In and company CEO and founder Reetu Gupta were named as participants in the 2021 CooleyED Pitch Event. The company, founded in 2018, is among nine companies who will be presenting a three-minute pitch on Tuesday, February 2 at 4pm ET.
Unprecedented challenges in every sector of economy, unprecedented constraints in both home and work life, and unprecedented impacts to physical, mental and psychological health.
But also, a year with exceptional innovation especially in education and healthcare, excellent resilience on every human-being, and extraordinary empathy with outpour of help and support by people within their communities.
As we celebrate Thanksgiving, we may rightfully be inclined to think about the COVID, tragedies, the election, and many more newsmaking topics that upended schools, college admissions, and homelife. However, we must take the time to think about and honor what 2020 has taught us.
Whether you’re a high schooler who just turned 18 or an 91-year-old grandma watching as her grandkids play in the front yard, it’s your responsibility to cast a ballot at every opportunity you get. It is how each and every one of us has our voice heard and participates in our democracy.
As students prepare to attend virtual proms, Zoom graduations, and even some in-person, socially-distanced ceremonies, we look ahead to what the summer and eventually fall will bring for our students. But the truth is--there is a lot we do not know.
With the constant news cycle, tweets, and thought pieces surrounding the pandemic plaguing communities across the world, how do you find time to take a break and re-center yourself? This Friday, I’m taking the time to remind my friends and colleagues of the importance of stay aware but also finding the time to decompress and focus on the things that matter most to you.