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!
SUM
MER
JO
BS
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:
Facebook.com/
nkuets.
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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!
ets.nku.edu
facebook.com/nkuets
twitter.com/nkuets
instagram.com/nkuets
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
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