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This weekend TORCH students were the recipients of many local scholarships and awards. TORCH students received the following awards:

TORCH Scholarship:

Briseiry L.
Mauricio L.
Pablo O.
Josh W.

Wayne Stickle and Jennifer Tuma Memorial Scholarship:

Britani C.

DAR Good Citizens Award

Brenda K.

Northfield Hospital Auxilary Scholarship:

Maelynn R.

“Friends of the Library” Scholarship

Zaret C.

Natalie Perry Smead Memorial Scholarship

Maelynn R.

Cardinal Glass CG Scholarship

Michael S.

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St. Paul College is a community and technical college in downtown St. Paul. It offers programs in: nursing, cosmetology, culinary arts, American Sign Language, carpentry, plumbing, automotive service, and many more. The school was voted the number 1 community college in the country by Washington Monthly magazine.

St. Paul College offers tours and information [...]

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Friday, December 3, over 40 TORCH students, and 250 more students from southern Minnesota, visited the Southern Minnesota Multicultural Student Career Day and College Fair hosted by Riverland College. The day started with a talk by Elia Bruggeman who emphasized the importance of getting a college degree. Three current and former [...]

This year, there were 22 seniors involved with the TORCH program. On June 5th, all of them graduated! Congratulations to:

Alexis, Letitia, Kaylee, Adriana, Javier, Nyakuan, Mayra, Madina, Minhthu, Allyssia, Diego, Salvador, Priscilla, Dario, Gabriela, Giovanny, Karen, Salma, Katie, Jennifer, Erika, and Holly!

¡TORCH ya tiene su propio fondo de becas! Se dan las becas anualmente a estudiantes que alcanzan los siguientes criterios:

Minoría, de bajos ingresos familiares, primera generación en asistir al colegio/universidad; o
Han participado en las actividades del programa TORCH de NHS.
Han sido acepatdo por una escuela pos-secundaria de 2 o 4 años.
Han participado y intentan continuar [...]

TORCH now had its own scholarship fund! Scholarships will be awarded annually to students who meet the following criteria:

Minority, low-income, or fist generation college bound; or

Have been involved in the  NHS TORCH Program.

Have been accepted at a 2 yr or 4 yr post secondary program.

Have been involved and intend to continue to be involved in [...]

In January, TORCH hired Lisa Gaetjens to work part-time as a Postsecondary Specialist. Lisa will be working to support alumni during their college careers and helping seniors make the transition to life after high school. She will also be coordinating the Riverland PSEO program and communicating with Spanish-speaking families.

Great news! Starting in August, TORCH will [...]

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