[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for Tuesday, May 29, 2007
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CONTACT: Ilene Abrams iabrams at berkeley.k12.ca.us or 644-6804
College Advisor's Bulletin
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
SAT WORD OF THE DAY: SQUANDER – to waste foolishly. After winning the
lottery, Homer Simpson squandered his fortune on a lifetime supply of
Duff Beer.
Thank you Jackie Ruggles, Honorah Curran and Paula Shober for
volunteering on Friday to help at Ms. Harris’ desk. You were all a
great help and made it possible for us to assist many more students.
JOB OPENINGS
Roughing It Day Camp in Lafayette is looking for junior counselors
(students entering grades 11 or 12 in the fall) for volunteer positions
as well as paid positions for graduating seniors. Transportation is
provided. All staff will be trained during the week of June 18-23.
Session 1: June 25-July 20; Session 2: July 23-August 17. For more
information, call 925-283-3795 or e-mail jobs at roughingit.com . For
more information: www.roughingit.com .
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.
FOR SENIORS
*CSF Sealbearers – The tassels and cords for you to wear at graduation
have arrived. Pick yours up from Ms. Harris in the College/Career
Center.
*SENIOR EXIT REPORT – If you have not turned in the Senior Exit Report
to D221 or your teacher, you must do so immediately, or you will not be
able to pick up your graduation tickets. Come to the College/Career
Center to fill out a form TODAY! It only takes a few minutes.
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
*The Junior Summer To Do List and the Senior Profile are now available
in the College/Career Center. Students are required to fill out the
Senior Profile if they are applying to any private schools or
scholarships which require a counselor recommendation or School Report.
I strongly recommend that students complete the profile during the
summer, as the fall semester is extremely busy. There is also a
section of the Senior Profile which parents/guardians must complete.
*Thinking of applying to a UC campus? The new Introducing the
University is now available in the College/Career Center. This
information packed-booklet is a great resource on each UC campus,
including majors and admissions, as well as the UC system as a whole.
Don’t forget to pick yours up!
VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTISTS – The National Foundation for Advancement
in the Arts is accepting applications for cash awards up to $10,000 and
an opportunity for arts enrichment programs. The early deadline, which
provides for a 30% discount on the $35 application fee, is June 1. The
final deadline is October 1. Students who will be seniors during the
2007-08 academic year who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents may
apply. Awards range from $500 to $10,000. For more information, call
800-970-2787 or go to www.youngARTS.org .
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.
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
Canon Jones Memorial Scholarship – students must have been in either
the Berkeley Boosters/Police Activities League, CAS at Berkeley High or
a member of the Southside Church of Christ in Richmond and accepted at
a four year college or university. Two scholarships of $1,000 each
will be awarded and are renewable. Recommendations and essays
required. Applications available in D221. Deadline: June 22.
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
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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