Educational Talent

  Search II

  Mineral Area College

  P.O. Box 1000

  Park Hills, MO 63601

  (573) 518-2387

  (573) 518-2168 FAX

  ETSII@MineralArea.edu

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Fitz's Bottling Company                                               05/31/2007

Students toured Fitz's Bottling Co, learning about the history and proccess of bottling, marketing and selling rootbeer, as well as sampling some of the famous rootbeer themselves.  They then explored the St. Louis Walk of Fame, which honors the lives of great achievers who have called the city "home".

                     

The St. Louis Art Museum                                            05/31/2007

During small group tours, guides at the St. Louis Art Museum explained how students can judge and appreciate several styles of art depicting history, political views, philosophy, world cultures, religious history, and more.

                                                               

College of the Ozarks & Missouri State University      05/03/2007

Ten eleventh graders, winners of the ETS II essay contest to visit two colleges in two days, toured and spent the night at the beautiful College of the Ozarks, also known as Hard Work U.  On day two the students explored Missouri State University.

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The St. Louis Butterfly House                                       04/28/2007

Sixth graders explored the St. Louis Butterfly House, coming face to face with hundreds of butterflies from large to small and observed the proccess of metamorphosis before taking part in an educational and hands-on class about several unusual insects.

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Ice Skating                                                                    04/28/2007

Sixth graders laced up their skates and took to the ice with ETS II.  With all the tricks and fancy footwork, few would have guessed that most had never skated on the ice.

                 

The St. Louis Zoo                                                           03/17/2007

The ninth through eleventh grade field trip to the St. Louis Zoo included special tours of the Endangered Species Research Center and the Veterinary Hospital as well as a presentation on Zoo Careers.

                              

ETS II Week                                                                  03/17/2007

During ETS II week, students received free MAC T-Shirts as winners of the ETS II Refer-a-Friend Contest.  On Friday, students took time out from school for a pizza party with their Academic Advisor.

              

The St. Louis Science Center                                        02/10/2007

The seventh and eighth grade field trip to the St. Louis Science Center offered something for everyone.  For some the highlight of the day was the breathtaking, 3-D, video documentary of Kilimanjaro on the giant screen of the Omnimax...Read More>>

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The ETS II T-Shirt Design Contest 2007                    02/02/2007

Academic Advisor, Cindy Burnett wears one of the new t-shirts  while presenting, ETSII student, Angela Crowe with a check for $25.00.  Angela's eye-catching drawing was chosen as the official ETS II t-shirt design and is featured on over 400 new t-shirts.

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University of Missouri - St. Louis                                 01/20/2007

ETS II students in grades nine through eleven recently visited the University of Missouri - St. Louis.  The 300 acre campus is the third largest university in the state.  Nearly 16,000 students from 47 states and over 108 countries are currently... Read More>>

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The St. Louis Gateway Arch                                         01/20/2007

Crammed in tiny elevator pods, ninth through eleventh graders rode bravely to the top of the St. Louis Gateway Arch, 630 feet in the air, for a breath taking, first time view of St. Louis.  Once back on the ground, students explored the Museum of Westward Expansion, full of authentic artifacts, photos... Read More>>     

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City Museum                                                                  12/09/2006

Walking, climbing, crawling and sliding, sixth graders spent the day exploring the amazing attractions of the City Museum in St. Louis, MO.  Students slid through the Skateless Park, practiced pottery making in Art City and petted sting rays... Read More>>

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Educational Talent Search II at Mineral Area College, is a federally funded TRIO program.  It is funded by a $1,100,000 grant for five years.  Mineral Area College’s total contribution is approximately 2% of the total budget.  ETSII serves 600 students.  Mineral Area College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, disability, age, religion, creed or marital or parental status.  For more information, call the Title VI, Title IX, Section 504 and ADA Coordinator at (573) 431-4593 or U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights.