[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for Wed., May 2, 2007

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For more information please contact Ilene Abrams   
iabrams at berkeley.k12.ca.us  or 644-6804

College Advisor's Bulletin
Wednesday, May 2, 2007

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  MUNIFICENT – extremely generous.  We thanked  
our munificent donor for giving $100,000 for scholarships so that low  
income students could afford to attend college.

JOB OPENINGS
Recreation Jobs – the City of El Cerrito has immediate openings for  
students working with children of all ages in various recreation  
settings – summer and year round employment available.  Applicants  
must be at least 16 years old.  Apply at the El Cerrito Community  
Center, 7007 Moeser Lane, El Cerrito 94530 or email resume to Cori  
Diaz at cdiaz at ci.el-cerrito.ca.us . Pay:  $7.83 to $14.87 per hour  
depending on qualifications and experience.

Meyer Sound Labs has 4-6 paid summer internships for high school  
students (must be 16 year old) in manufacturing operations doing  
assembly or data entry type work. Interns must commit to a minimum of  
6-8 weeks for 30 hours per week. Interested students can either stop  
by Meyer Sound at 2832 San Pablo Ave. (near Ashby) between 8:30 AM  
and 5 PM to fill out an application, or can email hr at meyersound.com.  
To learn more about Meyer Sound Labs, visit www.meyersound.com.  
Deadline to apply is May 14, 2007.

Social Security Administration in Richmond is looking for 10 or more  
students for general office work including answering phones, filing,  
photocopying, etc, to work full-time Monday-Friday, 40 hours per  
week, during the summer.  Students must be at least 16 years old with  
a minimum GPA of 2.0 and must be either a U.S. citizen or permanent  
resident or otherwise authorized to be employed.  Students from low  
income families will receive priority in hiring.  Applications  
available in D221.  Priority deadline:  May 11.

FOR SENIORS
URGENT - Did you file your FAFSA by March 2nd, list a California  
college on the FAFSA and turn in a gold GPA Information Release Form  
to Ms. Mellion or your counselor or College Advisor by March 2nd?  If  
you did, but have not received a letter from the Cal Grant agency or  
have been told that they did not receive your GPA, please see Ms.  
Abrams or Mr. Saraceno in D221 immediately.

College Visit – a representative of the Canterbury University of New  
Zealand will be speaking in the College/Career Center on Wednesday,  
May 2 at 10:45 am (2nd period for late start day).  Sign up in  
advance to attend.

Are you interested in becoming an apprentice and learning a trade?   
There are many excellent apprentice programs available.  Check out  
this excellent web site to find out about them at http:// 
www.calapprenticeship.org as well as to get information on all of the  
trades.  Most of these are very well paying jobs!

If you would like to discuss your options for next year or need help  
understanding and comparing your financial aid packages, please stop  
by to see me or Mr. Saraceno any day at lunch or after school.

The following Cal State campuses are still accepting applications:   
Cal Maritime, Bakersfield, Chico, Dominguez Hills, East Bay,  
Fullerton (computer science and engineering only), Los Angeles,  
Monterey Bay, Northridge, Sacramento, San Bernardino, Stanislaus,  
Humboldt (will close on May 31), San Jose, and Sonoma (except  
interdisciplinary studies, liberal studies and pre-nursing majors).

FOR JUNIORS
  SAT/ACT TEST DATES –May 4 is the regular registration deadline for  
the June 9 ACT test.  Register at www.act.org.  May 9 is the late  
registration deadline for the June 2 SAT test.  Register at  
www.collegeboard.com.

FOR ALL GRADES
Volunteer at the California Shakespeare Theater.  This year’s  
performances include Richard III, Man and Superman, Triumph of Love  
and King Lear.  Performances begin on May 30 and end on October 14.   
Come to D221 for a volunteer form and the performance schedule.  This  
is a great opportunity to see the shows for free!

Summer Day Camp Jobs – Counselor in Training (completed grade 9, 10  
or 11, a volunteer position) and Junior Counselor (completed grade  
10, 11 or 12, may receive a weekly stipend).  Work with campers ages  
5-14.  Students can work for 4, 6 or 8 weeks from June 18-August 24,  
Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm.  Apply online at the UC Berkeley Department  
of Recreational Sports, www.oski.org or call 643-2477.

Aspire Education Project offers SAT and ACT practice tests at  
Piedmont High School, Room 39 at 9:00 am.  These are generally held  
one week before the actual test.  Test dates are on Saturdays: May 26  
and June 2. Students may take either test on each day.  For more  
information, go to www.aspireeducation.org or call (510) 658-7500.   
Cost is $20 payable at the time of the test.

SCHOLARSHIPS
Nancy Elizabeth Branch Scholarship – Open to African-American seniors  
planning to attend a four year college in the fall.  Essay and letter  
of recommendation required.  Deadline:  May 31.  Application  
available in D221.  Scholarship:  $1,000.

Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Northern California Scholarship –  
Open to U.S. citizens with a Japanese ancestry or legal Japanese  
residents of the U.S. who have a minimum unweighted GPA of 3.30 who  
have demonstrated academic interests in the study of fields of US- 
Japanese relationship and plan to attend an accredited college or  
university in the fall.  Two scholarships of $2,000 each will be  
awarded.  Received deadline:  June 8.

Richard D. Navies Scholarship – Open to graduating seniors who are  
U.S. citizens or legal residents who are a varsity athlete this year,  
has a minimum GPA of 2.5 and minimum ACT score of 20 or SAT score of  
900 who demonstrate leadership and commitment to service and have  
good sportsmanship and a positive attitude.  Two scholarships of  
$2,500 each.  Deadline:  May 1.  Applications available in D221.

SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS
Public Glass, San Francisco’s center for creation and education in  
the glass arts, is offering summer workshops for students ages  
14-18.  Each workshop is one week long and meets Monday-Friday, 9:00  
am-3:00 pm and costs $700.  Beginning workshop – June 18-22;  
Intermediate – July 9-13 and Advanced – July 23-27.  For more  
information, go to www.publicglass.org or call 510.836.3301.

We have applications for numerous summer programs.  Some are academic  
programs based in colleges around the country while others volunteer  
and language immersion programs around the world.  Many offer  
scholarship programs for low income students.  Check them out in our  
summer box in the College/Career Center!

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