[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for Thurs., May 10, 2007

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

College Advisor's Bulletin
Thursday, May 10, 2007

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  FORTHRIGHT – straightforward; direct.  Magic  
Johnson is admired for his forthright advice to young people who are  
at risk of contracting AIDS.

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
May 14, 1:20 pm – a representative from the U.S. Navy will be  
available in the College/Career Center to speak with seniors.  Sign  
up in advance in D221.

Thursday, May 10 – deadline to turn in your Senior Awards Ceremony  
Form 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 other  
officials, 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.

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
ACT TEST DATES – May 18 is the late registration deadline for the  
June 9 ACT test.  Register at www.act.org.

May 17, 7:00 pm -- The Brown Alumni of San Francisco will present an  
introduction to Brown University at the Theatre of Lick-Wilmerding  
High School, 755 Ocean Avenue, SF.  A member of the office of  
admissions will be available to answer your questions.

FOR ALL GRADES
JUNIORS AND SOPHOMORES - Chicano Latino Youth Leadership Project,  
Inc. Summer Conference will be held from July 28-August 4 in  
Sacramento. During the conference, you will spend a day at the state  
capitol and learn about the legislative process, learn skills to  
organize and run a political campaign and attend a college fair where  
you can meet with admission staff and financial aid experts.  You  
will also learn about Chicano Latino history and learn leadership  
skills.  Attendance at the conference is free, including room and  
board and transportation.  To be eligible, you must currently be  
enrolled in a California high school for the 2006-2007 academic year,  
currently be in either 10th or 11th grade and have not previously  
attended the conference.  All applications must be postmarked by May  
11 – THIS FRIDAY.  Applications are available at:  http:// 
www.clylp.com/s/107/index.aspx?sid=107&gid=1&pgid=2000 .

SCHOLARSHIPS
*Are you planning to attend UC Berkeley next year?  If so, then apply  
for the Fullwood Scholarship.  Four students from Berkeley High  
School will each be awarded a $2,000 scholarship.  Applications are  
available from Ms. Harris in D221.  No essay is necessary.  Priority  
is given to students who have financial need. Deadline:  May 17.

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.