Boys & Girls Club Offering College Tour Trips

Beginning today, the Boys & Girls Club of Easton will hold a total of 17 college tours over the summer.

 

The college trips are open to all local teens. The cost for each tour is $5 for existing club members, and $20 for the first trip for non-members, which also includes a year-long membership to the club. Subsequent trips are then $5 each.

 

Each tour departs from and returns to the Boys & Girls Club facility in South Side Easton, 210 Jones Houston Way. Bus seating is limited, and registrations will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis.

 

Today's trip was to New York University (NYU).

 

Future trips are:

• Lehigh University on Tuesday, June 25, departs at 1 p.m., returning by 5 p.m.
• Bloomsburg University on Thursday, June 27, departs at 9:30 a.m., returning by 5 p.m.
• Howard Universíty on Monday, July 1, departs at 5 a.m., returning by 5 p.m.
• Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC) on Monday, July 8, departs at 10:30 a.m., returning by 2 p.m.
• West Chester University on Tuesday. July 9, departs at 11 a.m., returns by 5:30 p.m.
• Kutztown Universíty on Monday, July 15, departs at 8:30 a.m., returns by 1 p.m.
• Penn State Lehigh Valley on Wednesday, July 17, departs at 10 a.m., returns by 1:30 p.m.
• East Stroudsburg University (ESU) on Thursday, July 18, departs at 8:45 a.m., returns by 1:15 p.m.
• Bucknell University on Monday, July 22, departs at 9:30 a.m., returns by 5 p.m.
• Temple University (TU) on Friday, July 26, departs at 10:30 a.m., returns by 5 p.m.
• Rutgers University (Camden) on Monday, August 5, departs at 9 a.m., returns by 4 p.m.
• DeSales University on Wednesday, August 7, departs at 1 p.m., returns at 5 p.m.
• Moravian Cofíege on Friday, August 9, departs at 10 a.m., returns by 2:30 p.m.
• Lafayette College on Monday, August 12, departs at 9:30 a.m., returns by 1 p.m.
• Northampton Community College (NCC) on Wednesday, August 14, departs at 10:15 a.m., returns by 1 p.m.
• Cedar Crest College (an all female college) on Monday, August 19, departs at 10 a.m., returns by 2 p.m.

For more information about the Boys & Girls Club of Easton or the trips or to request a registration form, call  610-253-5846 or 484-239-2075 during regular business hours.

College Campus Tour Trips Offered by Boys & Girls Club

Local high school students looking to further their education after graduation will have the opportunity to tour
two college campuses via trips offered by the the Boys & Girls Club of Easton next month.

The tours will allow students the opportunity to visit college campuses, meet with faculty and admissions personnel, tour classrooms, dorms, fraternities, sororities, attend seasonal athletic events and interact with college students, learning first hand what each education institution has to offer, the club said.

Additionally, students will have the opportunity on the trips to learn about entry requirements, student loans, grant opportunities, and community involvement, as well as receive information on application preparation, scholarships, curriculums offered, financial aid, job placement ratio, and campus life.

A tour of Lehigh University is set for Saturday, April 6, with transportation from the Easton Teen Center, 1101 Northampton St., departing at 9:45 a.m., and departing from the Boys & Girls Club of Easton, 210 Jones Houston Way, at 10 a.m.

On Saturday, April 20, students can visit Syracuse University in New York. Transportation departs from the Easton Teen Center at 7 a.m., and departs from the Boys & Girls Club at 7:15 a.m.

The program is open to high schoolstudents who have at least a "C" average, have a good behavior record, and are in good standing with their school.

To help defray costs, there is a registration fee of $5 for current Boys & Girls Club members, and $20 for new registrants which includes a 12-month membership to the club as well. 

Those participating should bring their own refreshments for the trip.

Pre-registration with a signed permission form is mandatory, and forms can be obtained from both Club locations as indicated above. The registration deadline is Monday, April 2.

For questions please contact Boys & Girls Club Director Dean Young at 610-253-5846, or email stars@fast.net.

Tours to other colleges will be offered later this year, said the announcement about the events.