College Night Virginia Is Next Week at T.C. Williams High School

Overwhelmed by the thought of planning for college? If so, the Scholarship Fund of Alexandria invites you to join other middle and high school students and their parents at College Night Virginia—a free, college-planning event being held at T.C. Williams High School on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Come get answers to your questions about college admissions and paying for college. The event includes:

• Free pizza
• College-planning tips
• A chance to win one of three $500 scholarships and some great raffle prizes!

T.C. Williams graduate and Scholarship Fund of Alexandria Portrait of Success, Michael Tilghman will discuss with students his path to college as well as talk about the impact that higher education has made on his life.

Experienced professionals will take the mystery out of financial aid and guide you through the process of planning and paying for college. College Night Virginia can help you start to see college as an affordable, attainable goal—and give you the tools to get there.

Please register for the event at http://www.acps.k12.va.us/face-centers/

College Night Virginia is co-sponsored by the Scholarship Fund of Alexandria, the T.C. Williams College and Career Center, the ACPS Family and Community Engagement Center, AVID, Building Better Futures, & ECMC.

For more information, contact College Adviser Margaret Feldman at margaret.feldman@acps.k12.va.us or (703) 824-6730.

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