[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for Monday, May 14, 2007

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


College Advisor's Bulletin
Monday, May 14, 2007

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  REMUNERATION – Something that pays an equivalent 
for; recompense; pay; monetary payment for services rendered.  The 
value of teachers’ contributions to society is not reflected in the 
remuneration they receive in their paychecks.

FOOD AND DRINK DONATIONS NEEDED FOR SENIOR AWARDS CEREMONY The Senior 
Awards Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, May 22 at 7:00 p.m. in the 
Community Theater.  This is a wonderful tradition where we honor 
seniors for all of their accomplishments and successes.  The ceremony 
is followed by a reception.  If you can donate baked goods (finger 
foods only, please) or drinks (water, juice or soda), please e-mail or 
call (644-6804) me.  Thanks very much.

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.

FOR SENIORS
TODAY - 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.

May 22 - Senior Awards Ceremony, 7:00 pm, in the Communty Theater.  IF 
YOU HAVEN’T YET TURNED IN YOUR FORM LISTING YOUR AWARDS AND/OR 
SCHOLARSHIPS, IT’S NOT TOO LATE!  Please drop off your form at  the 
College/Career Center. 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.

*June 1 – Last day for students to turn in a Transcript Request Form to 
Ms. Mellion in D173 so that we can send an official transcript to the 
school you will be attending in the fall.  Write “FINAL TRANSCRIPT” in 
capital letters across the top of the form and paperclip it to a 
stamped business size envelope addressed to the college, with Berkeley 
High School (1980 Allston Way, Berkeley 94704) as the return address.  
If you are under 18, please remember to have your parent or guardian 
sign the request form.  All colleges require that students send them a 
final transcript confirming their senior year grades.

*If you are getting below a C in any of your classes and are planning 
to attend a four year college in the fall, you MUST contact the college 
to discuss this.  All colleges will receive a copy of your final 
transcript.  By contacting the college and discussing your options with 
them, you may be able to prevent your admission from being rescinded.  
Please see me or Mr. Saraceno if you would like to discuss your grades 
or what to say to the college.

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
*If you haven’t yet signed up for an appointment with your College 
Advisor, it’s not too late!  There are now many appointment slots 
available.  Come to the College/Career Center to sign up.  If your last 
name begins with A-La, sign up with Ms. Abrams, for Le-Z, sign up with 
Mr. Saraceno.  We both also have shorter drop-in appointments every day 
at lunch and after school for all juniors and seniors.

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
SWIFT, a nonprofit cultural exchange organization in Oakland, is 
looking for families to host exchange students (aged 14-18) from Spain, 
France and China for 2-4 weeks this summer.  Host families can learn 
about another culture and practice foreign language skills while 
sharing US traditions.  For more info, please contact Miya at (510) 
525-5633 or mrsioson at yahoo.com.

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
Education Unlimited – offers educational programs at UC Berkeley and 
other colleges around the country.  The programs include:  
Communications, Arts and Technology Summer Programs (public speaking, 
writing, acting, video production, computer camp), Summer Academic Prep 
Camps (college admissions, SAT prep, high school, East Coast College 
Tour) and Summer Focus (at UC Berkeley only – a wide variety of UC 
Berkeley classes are offered).   Need-based financial aid is available 
at all programs.  For more information, call 510-548-6612 or go to 
www.educationunlimited.com

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!

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