Scholarship twarted, but not abandoned

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Real Estate Agent with Century 21 Results Realty GA RE Lic # 282060

Call me the King of Plan B…

As always, I try to have a plan B.  This one still needs more development, but I am getting there.

I have been trying to work with Parkview High School here in Gwinnett County for the last several weeks on a $1000 scholarship for a student blogger.  As part of this, I have had a couple of volunteer judges from the Active Rain real estate community agree to help sort through the entered blogs.  Further information about the criteria and the latest updates are here.

Well, I am against a major roadblock.  Officials at the school have informed me that blogs are not allowed as part of the curriculum, and therefore cannot be part of a scholarship’s requirements.  I am still hardheadedly pursuing this concept.  I think there are some tremendous benefits for both the students and the school.

So, I will make a commitment here:

I will continue to offer the scholarship.

The school is not able to promote the scholarship, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be offered.  I will have to rely of search engine placement, word of mouth and viral marketing to get the word out.  So, the big question is…  Will there be students interested in pursuing this scholarship?

Contact me through my site.  Read the links to see what sort f conditions.  We will maintain that the blog cannot violate any part of the GCPS Student-Parent Handbook.

I will be updating this subject in the next few days to fill in blank spots in the requirements.

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Comments (4)

Zen Ziejewski
Keller Williams Realty - Laguna Niguel, CA
Laguna Niguel Real Estate
I hope things work out for you.  It sounds like a great idea.
Dec 06, 2007 06:46 AM
Marchel Peterson
Results Realty - Spring, TX
Spring TX Real Estate E-Pro
Lane, I'm sorry to hear it was thwarted but hey if there is a will there is a way. 
Dec 06, 2007 12:12 PM
Christina Bennani-Persechini
Keller Williams Realty Boston North West - Lexington, MA
Realtor - The House For You
Good for you, there was a time digital photos weren't accepted either. Schools can be slow to adapt to the times, they are lucky you are staying with it.
Dec 06, 2007 12:21 PM
Lane Bailey
Century 21 Results Realty - Suwanee, GA
Realtor & Car Guy

Zen - Should I say your name calms me?  But, I'm going to make it work. 

Marchel - I have the will.  

Chistina - I wish I could see the look on the administrator's face when she replies to my emails.  They seem so dismissive... like I'm a student and have to accept her word... but I wasn't good at that in high school, either.

Dec 06, 2007 02:56 PM

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