Countdown to College blog details program’s success

Dr. Jane Anderson, Brother Ed Siderewicz and Edith Galvez pose with two of this summer's Countdown to College participants.

Saint Mary’s hosted its first Countdown to College July 24-Aug. 7 in Winona. To view photos and read articles written by students and educators of the Countdown to College program, go to http://countdown-to-college.blogspot.com.

Countdown to College, a two-week program for students from economically underprivileged communities, will be offered to students each year for four years — beginning just after they complete eighth grade and continuing until they reach college age — helping to assure each student is prepared for a successful college experience.

The 25 participants in Countdown to College attend schools in the Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago and Tucson metropolitan areas. Preference is given to graduates of Saint Mary’s middle school partners in the NativityMiguel Network of Jesuit and Christian Brothers’ schools, which are located in these cities.