<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-92c9f809-6c72-422d-f33d-46920cd6040f"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear ESP Students,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">With spring less than a month away, it’s time for Spark again! We’d like let you know that </span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">student registration for Spark is now open</span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. The first round of student registration is </span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">due by 2/28</span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Spark is a two-day program for 7th and 8th grade students happening on March 11 and 12 this year. We have over 200 different classes which you can see</span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="https://esp.mit.edu/learn/Spark/2017/catalog/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(74,134,232);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Classes being taught this year include Intro to Hand Lettering, Rockets, Mutant Plushie Lab, and more!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Join us in learning about almost anything on MIT's campus!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">How to Register</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Spark uses a lottery to assign students to classes. You can enter class preferences until Tuesday, 2/28 at 11:59 PM, at which point we will run the lottery.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To get a full schedule, we recommend ranking your top 3 classes and starring at least 10 classes per time block. All class choices will be entered into the lottery. Our lottery is not first-come first-served; as long as you enter your preferences before the deadline (2/28), they will be considered equally with everyone else’s.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Start the registration process by completing registration steps 0-2</span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> at <</span><a href="https://esp.mit.edu/learn/Spark/studentguide.html" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://esp.mit.edu/learn/Spark/studentguide.html</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">>. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">---</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">More detailed information is available at our</span><a href="https://esp.mit.edu/learn/Spark/moreinfo.html" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Spark details page</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> or in our</span><a href="https://esp.mit.edu/learn/lotteryFAQ.html" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Lottery FAQ</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Finally, make sure you regularly check the email address that your account is registered under. Only registered students will receive future emails about Spark 2017.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">If you have any questions, email us at <</span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:spark@mit.edu">spark@mit.edu</a></span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">>. Happy registering and see you at Spark!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Arkadiy and Andrew</span></p><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Spark 2017 Directors</span></span><br></div>