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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Student registration for Spring HSSP has just opened!</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Spring HSSP is a six-week academic program that runs on Sundays, beginning on February 20 and ending on April 2. Classes -- both academic and non-academic -- are offered in 4 time blocks between 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Open to grades 7-12, Spring HSSP offers exciting classes such as Physics of Modern Technology: AM Radio, Philosophy of Storytelling, and The Limit Does Not Exist. Check out the catalog and register at </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="https://esp.mit.edu/learn/HSSP/"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1155CC'>https://esp.mit.edu/learn/HSSP/</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Classes will be assigned by lottery; all registrations before February 10 will be considered equally, so take your time to look through the catalog. You can express interest in as many classes as you'd like and rank up to three classes per time block as 'priority'.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>The lottery stage of registration will close at 11:59 p.m. on February 10. We expect to publish lottery results on Feb 12. Once results go live, you'll be able to add and drop classes until February 16, when registration is entirely closed.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>The total cost of attending Spring HSSP is $40, which includes all six Saturdays of classes. We also offer generous need-based financial aid.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>We hope to see you this Spring! Email us at <a href="mailto:spring-hssp@mit.edu">spring-hssp@mit.edu</a> if you have questions about this program.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Best,</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Margaret, Marianne, and Joanna</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Spring HSSP Directors</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>