The Memorial Service

GANDY, Margaret Jean Parham, 77, of Tampa, went home April 8, 2010.
Memorial services will take place at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 24, 2010, at Plant High School auditorium. A reception will follow at Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Margaret Gandy Scholarship, care of Plant High School PTSA, 2415 S. Himes Ave., Tampa, FL 33629

In Memorium

GANDY, Margaret Jean Parham, 77, of Tampa, went home April 8, 2010.
She was a native Floridian born in Orlando, Fla., August 14, 1932. She graduated from Florida State University with a bachelor' s degree in recreation education, was a member of Delta Zeta sorority and managed the campus radio station. Her second degree was a Master of Religious Education from Duke Divinity. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. Margaret was an advocate for education and committed to her faith, her family, and her students. She was an active member of Palma Ceia United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women. She started as a volunteer at Plant High School in 1985 and became a member of the school staff in 1986. Margaret developed the first guidance resource specialist program in the state at Plant High School and nurtured similar programs throughout the state of Florida receiving national recognition for her accomplishments. With her creative loving mind she could unerringly find the strategies for positive outcomes. Her students at Plant High School affectionately nicknamed her office "Gandyland." In the summer of 1998, she founded and shepherded the Henry B. Plant Rowing Association leading the Panther Girls varsity four rowing team to become the first Hillsborough County boat to win a major event in a state competition in 2003. She was recognized in 2002 as the Rotary Clubs first recipient of the "Outstanding Educator Award." After retiring in 2003, she continued her work through College Guidepost and actively worked with the Southern Association for College Admission Counseling. She is predeceased by her parents, Ernest and Sophia Parham and sister, Dorothy Lusink. Margaret is survived by her beloved husband of more than 50> years, William "Bill" Gandy; son, Lee (Renee' ) Gandy; daughter, Marcia Gandy (Aaron MacMaster); four grandchildren, Brandon (Roxanne), Christian (Jamie), Jarrod and Joshua Gandy, and her great-granddaughter, Allie. She is also survived by many loving family members and very dear friends

Class of 2011 – Now is the time to:

     Be sure that you have taken or are registered to take the SAT and ACT this spring.  Waiting until later is not in your favor.

      Plan your senior year curriculum

      Make a list of colleges/universities that are of interest to you.

      Take time to go to each website and read the first page of admissions to see what type of students that college/university desires.

       Collegeguidepost.com connects to every college/university in the USA on the college search page.

It looks quick and easy

Gather the information for the College Application! One glance and it looks quick and easy.  It is not -- it takes time!  It is a good idea to download a copy of the application, fill it out by hand before going online to complete.  You'll save yourself some surprises, and you can get the job done quickly.
 

Working on that essay?

Choose what you want others to know about you -- crystallize your thoughts to make the topic clear and interesting.  It is in your best interest to get a draft completed soon!
 

Applications for the class of '10 are appearing on-line each day.

The Common App. for 392 colleges and universities is ready for you at www.commonapp.org.  Check the Members List to see if your choices use this application.
Check below to see where the College Guidepost class of '09 and '08 have been accepted.
 

New links on the College Search Page

We have added a link that uses your personal preferences plus GPA and Test scores to find the colleges/universities that are a perfect match and a good match; where you are most likely to be accepted.

Another link takes you to interactive tours of each campus from the student point of view.

Try College Search on the navigation bar for a fun experience. (Subscribers)

How does $996,000 sound?

This is the amount in scholarships earned by the class of '09 who used the steps, hints, and strategies from College Guidepost while on their journey through the college admissions process.

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College Guide Post Class of ’09

The College Guide Post class of ’09 is accepted in a variety of colleges and universities. They are as follows:
Ivey League Institutions:
Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, and University of Pennsylvania.
Competitive  Private   Universities:
American, Boston University, U of Chicago, Duke, Emory, Fordham, Georgetown, George Washington, Miami of Ohio, Northwestern, Northeastern, Tufts, Tulane, University of Miami, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Washington & Lee, Washington University
Liberal  Arts:
Bates, Boston College, Bucknell, Birmingham Southern, Emerson, Florida Southern, Gonzaga, Iona, Loyola of NO, Samford, Stetson, U of Tampa
Public  Institutions:
Auburn, College of Charleston, CUNY-Hunter, Florida Atlantic-FAU, Florida Gulf Coast-FGCU, Florida State-FSU, Georgia Southern, Massachusetts College of Art, New College      
AND
Universities   of:
Alabama
Central Florida-UCF
Colorado-Bolder-UCB
Illinois-Chicago
Florida-UF
North Carolina-UNC
North Florida-UNF
South Carolina
South Florida-USF
Virginia-UVA
West Florida-UWF
West Georgia

College Guide Post Class of ‘08

College Guide Post Class of ‘08

Athletes who used the hints and steps from the college search page for athletes will be participating in ‘08-’09 on teams at:
Elon College
Florida International University
Georgetown University
Ohio State University
Stanford University
University of Pennsylvania
University of Wisconsin
Yale University

Those following the guides for the military experience have been accepted at
The Air Force Academy 
The Naval Academy.

Those students who applied to the large public universities have been accepted at:
Clemson University
College of Charleston
Florida State University
Penn State University
Syracuse University
University of Alabama
University of Central Florida
University of Florida
University of Florida Honors College
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina – Charlotte
University of South Florida
University of Texas – Austin
University of Virginia

Many students using College Guide Post were interested in the private colleges and universities. They will be studying at:
Cornell University
Emory University
Duke University
Furman University
Georgetown University
Harvard University
Miami University of Ohio
New York University
Northwestern University
Princeton University
Samford University
St, Leo University
Tulane University
University of Mary Washington
University of Oxford – UK
University of Pennsylvania
University of Richmond
University of Tampa
Vanderbilt University
Wake Forest University
Washington & Lee University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute