[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for Thurs., May 3, 2007

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CONTACT:  Ilene Abrams  iabrams at berkeley.k12.ca.us  or 644-6804

College Advisor's Bulletin
Thursday, May 3, 2007

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  HARANGUE – a long, strongly expressed speech or 
lecture.  After learning at school about the health risks of smoking, 
my daughter delivered a lengthy harangue this evening in an effort to 
get me to quit.

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.

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 (except nursing and recording arts), 
Dominguez Hills, East Bay, Fullerton (computer science and engineering 
only), Los Angeles, Monterey Bay, Northridge, Sacramento, San 
Bernardino, Stanislaus, 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.

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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