From the Director’s Desk: Taking the Time to Dream by Lisa Brinkman

From the Director’s Desk 1

Congratulations, Seniors! 2-3

Spring Field Trip Photos 4-5

ETS Staff Shares Summer Job Stories 5

Welcome, Emily Krugh! 6

INSIDE THIS ISSUE!

Northern Kentucky University Educational Talent Search Summer 2013 Newsletter

High School Edition

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.

You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...” Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You'll Go! The Educational Talent Search staff would like to extend our sincere congratulations to all our graduating seniors! At

times, it may seem it’s just the beginning of another endless summer; at other times, you cannot believe how quickly the

time has passed. For our underclassmen and rising seniors, enjoy the next few years, for sooner than you think possible,

you too, will be graduating from high school.

How should I spend my summer, you ask? Go ahead and dream! I’m not talking about the kind of dreaming you do as you

sleep each night. I am referring to your capacity to plan for your future. What people or ideas are most important to you?

What do you hope to achieve in your lifetime? What makes you happy and fulfilled? If you have no idea what the answers

to these questions might be, do some self-reflection. Taking the time to ponder these questions is important, for they al-

low us to focus on the things we want out of life. It is my belief that this is a helpful exercise for people of all ages.

Through experience, education, and the passage of time, what we once believed to be true can change. So, take some time

for yourself this summer to contemplate the things that are important to you. The first step to achieving something

worthwhile is to dream it first, so DREAM BIG!

Happy summer from the Educational Talent Search Staff

Lisa Brinkman, Director

Zach Wells, Assistant Director

Allyson Knue, Educational Advisor

Emily Krugh, Educational Advisor

Candace Gibson, Administrative Secretary

ETS STAFF

Congratulations,

Seniors!

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Wherever you fly, you’ll be best of the best!

ETS congratulates our 111 graduating seniors!

Best wishes and good luck in all your future endeavors!

CLASS OF 2013!

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Wherever you go, you will top all the rest!

KEEP IN TOUCH!

Hey, Seniors! ETS wants to know

what’s next for you.

Like our Facebook page

facebook.com/nkuets

& post your plans.

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SPRING FIELD TRIPS ETS visited five different colleges in Kentucky this spring. In March, 9th and 10th graders learned all about Berea College and Eastern

Kentucky University. For the Junior Overnight in April, students explored Western Kentucky University, Bellarmine University and the

University of Louisville.

Did you attend an ETS field trip

this spring? Share your photos

with us via Facebook

(facebook.com/nkuets) & Twitter

(twitter.com/nkuets)!

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The ETS Staff has had their share of memorable summer jobs. Here are their favorite stories.

LISA

I got my first “real” job at Kroger, two

months shy of my 16th birthday. I started out as a bagger, but worked

my way up to cashier and staffing the front office. Working at Kroger gave

me the opportunity to meet people from other schools, some who have

remained my good friends. The most important person I met turned out to

be my husband! During my freshmen and sophomore years at college, I was

also employed at Bridetique, a bridal salon and tuxedo rental store. Every

Saturday I worked 10am-5pm at

Bridetique, then drove down Mall Road to Kroger to work 6pm-2:30am. I had

just enough time between jobs to relax a little and have a bite to eat. I sure

did like making the extra money!

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ZACH

My favorite summer job was in col-

lege when I worked at an indie mu-sic store called CD World. Even

though I worked there for a few years, summer was always the

best! With everybody out of school, our store was a popular hangout

spot in Colerain Township. People

would come in and talk music with us for hours. Occasionally, custom-

ers had horrible taste and I got to

educate them on some better mu-

sic! Still today, one of my favorite

feelings is turning somebody on to a

new band that they would have

never heard of without me. I cannot

think of a cooler gig!

CANDACE

I worked at my uncle’s pharmacy throughout high school and part of

college. I loved my job, but some-times I would be given the strang-

est tasks to occupy my time. We

bulk ordered boxes of 5000 packets

of Sweet N Low, and it was my job

to portion them out into bags of 100

and sell them for $1.00 each. To

keep from having to count out all

the little pink packets, I used this

antique pharmaceutical scale and

just made sure each bag weighed

the same. And yes, sandwich bag-

gies full of repackaged artificial

sweetener was one of our best

sellers!

ALLYSON

My first summer after college, I

worked for the local rec center’s

day camp. One day, I was assigned

to work in the art room where we

were making “sculptures” from

plastic baseballs and bats to mimic

a public art project in downtown

Cincinnati honoring the grand open-

ing of Great American Ballpark. We

had 20+ kids at a time, no tools and

lots of paint. Our sculptures were

creative yet flimsy, to say the least.

My favorite was a “flower” with

baseball bat “petals” attached to a

baseball center with glue and rub-

ber bands.

EMILY

When I was a sophomore in high

school, I worked at Sears Portrait

Studio. My job was to take pictures

of screaming babies and wiggly

toddlers. Then, I had to convince

their parents to buy as many photo-

graphs as I could. There were a lot

of angry moms who wanted to know

why I couldn’t get their four week

old baby to smile. It was a pretty

high-stress job, but it did teach me

a lot about how to remain calm

under pressure. I only lasted one

summer before I decided taking

portraits just wasn’t for me!

Share your

favorite summer

job story on the

ETS Facebook

page:

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Emily Krugh was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. She received her bachelor’s

degree in Education from the University of Cincinnati in 2009.

Emily joined Educational Talent Search in February of 2013 after teaching high school English for three years at Mt. Auburn International Academy, a charter

school in Cincinnati. She currently serves as the Field Trip Coordinator as well as the Educational Adviser at Grant County Middle and High Schools, Owen County High

School, and Maurice Bowling Middle School.

Emily brings her love for teaching with her to ETS. She also brings her passion for

making sure that every student has the opportunity to be successful in life. Some of her other passions include reading, photography, spending quality time with fam-

ily and friends, and owls (she’s kind of obsessed!). She also loves attending local

events and enjoying all that her hometown of Cincinnati has to offer.

She is excited to be a part of the ETS family and looks forward to making a differ-

ence in as many students’ lives as possible!

Welcome, Emily Krugh!

Northern Kentucky University

Educational Talent Search

Connect with ETS online!

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And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed!

(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)

KID, YOU’LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!

...Today is your day!

Your mountain is waiting.

So… get on your way! Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss