[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for Mon., May 7, 2007

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College Advisor's Bulletin
Monday, May 7, 2007

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  EXPEDITE – to increase the rate of progress.  
More construction workers were brought on to the project to help 
expedite the repair of the section of Interstate 580 which was 
destroyed by the tanker truck fire.

JOB OPENINGS
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.

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
*Seniors – don’t forget to turn in your Senior Awards Ceremony Form by 
this Thursday, May 10 so that you can participate in the Senior Awards 
Ceremony.  The ceremony will be held on Tuesday, May 22 at 7:00 pm in 
the Community Theater.  We want to honor all of our seniors who have 
won any awards, including those from teachers and counselors, or 
scholarships you have received during your high school years.  It is a 
wonderful way for you to get the acknowledgement you deserve and 
celebrate with many others from the class of ’07.  If you haven’t 
received a form, you can pick one up in D221.

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!

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 9 is the late registration deadline for the 
June 2 SAT test.  Register at www.collegeboard.com.  May 18 is the 
regular registration deadline for the June 9 ACT test.  Register at 
www.act.org.

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!

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
*Summer internship for 10th and 11th grade students interested in 
engineering:  The Career Intern Program through the East Bay Municipal 
Utility District is open to 10-11th graders interested in engineering.  
This a PAID summer internship ( $9.40 hr) where the students will be 
working with mentors full time over the summer and making a commitment 
to 5hrs a week during the school year.  The deadline has passed ( April 
25th) but they are still looking at apps and will consider students who 
get the applications in ASAP.

The Museum of Children's Art (MOCHA) is seeking high school students 
who have an interest in visual arts for volunteer positions at their 
Summer Art Camp as Art Apprentices.  Volunteers assist younger children 
in art making activities, preparing materials for art projects, helping 
with clean up and supervising children during recess/snack breaks. The 
Art Apprentices enjoy our weekly field trips with the children to other 
museums and programs in the Bay Area.  The Camp is located in downtown 
Oakland, only blocks from the 12th BART station and the Broadway bus 
lines. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in a job training 
position and have fun too. The commitment is a minimum of 2 weeks (not 
necessarily sequential) for 5-6 hrs a day.  For more information and an 
application: call Anthea at (510) 465-8770 x 308 or 
http://www.mocha.org .

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!

*New to the bulletin today.