[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for 09/11/07

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College Advisor's Bulletin
Tuesday, September 11, 2007

SAT WORD OF THE DAY: DEPOSE – to remove from power; overthrow.  The  
U.S. deposed Saddam Hussein from his position as head of the Iraqi  
government.

FOR ALL STUDENTS
Zoo Careers Night, Friday, September 21, 5:30-9:30 pm at the Oakland  
Zoo –Find out firsthand what working in a zoo is like and find out how  
you can get there yourself.  The program is designed for teenagers  
(ages 12-19).  Adults may attend, but only to accompany or chaperone  
their teens.  A chaperone is not required for teens to attend.  Cost:   
$15 teenagers, $7 adults.  For more info, contact Melinda Sievert at  
632-9525 x 201 or Melinda at oaklandzoo.org .

Jobs Available
King Middle School Afterschool ELL Tutorial is looking for Spanish  
bilingual tutors who can work from 3-4, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday,  
and from 2:15-3:15 on Wednesday.  We'll also hire monolingual  
English-speaking tutors who want to patiently work with middle school  
students.  You must be good in Pre-Algebra and Algebra and/or Science.   
You must be able to help students read and understand literature and  
history books. You must be in 11th or 12th grade and able to get to  
King on time!  Pay:  $9.00/hour.  Come by the Science Building, Room 7  
and ask for Patricia Rathwell or Akemi Hamai, or call 644-4811.

Albany Physical Therapy has an opening for a student to work 15-18  
hours per week (approximately 3 hours per day, Monday-Friday).  The  
student is responsible for filing, faxing, copying, laundry,  
straightening up treatment rooms and other miscellaneous jobs.  Contact  
Sherry at 526-2353.  Wages:  $8/hour.

Homework helper for 7th grade Latina in math and English, prefer junior  
or senior.  Located 5 blocks from BHS.  $12/hour.  Contact Micky  
Duxbury at 848-2674.

City of El Cerrito has immediate openings for jobs working with all  
ages of children in a variety of recreation settings.  Students must be  
at least 16 years old.  Flexible scheduling around school schedules.   
Pay:  $10.25-$14.86 per hour depending on experience.  Apply at the El  
Cerrito Community Center, 7007 Moeser Lane, El Cerrito.  For more  
information, contact Cori Diaz at cdiaz at ci.el-cerrito.ca.us .

FOR JUNIORS AND SENIORS
Keeping King’s Legacy Alive Scholarship - develop and submit a script  
for a 30 second public service announcement contributing to the public  
understanding of Dr. King's life and the movements inspired by his  
message of peace through social justice. Five finalists will be invited  
to meet with local film producers and representatives from the MLK  
Institute to share the inspiration behind their PSA. Of the finalists,  
one team will be chosen and those individuals/group will get to shoot  
their PSA with professional film producers, which will be aired on the  
Yahoo! website and on local TV stations on Martin Luther King Day 2008.  
Members of the winning team will also receive a $2500 scholarship. For  
more information, go to  
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/liberation_curriculum/psacontest   
Deadline to submit proposals – September 21, 2007

FREE SAT TEST PREP CLASSES – People’s Test Preparation Service will be  
offering free SAT prep classes beginning on Tuesday, September 18.   
Classes will be held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5:30 in  
room G302 for 10 weeks.  No registration is necessary.

FOR SENIORS
SENIORS:  Ms. Price and I will continue speaking to senior English  
classes this week.  You will be able to sign up for an individual  
appointment beginning on Monday, September 17 at 8:00 am in the  
College/Career Center.  Sign-up sheets will remain open for the rest of  
the semester.  Until then, please stop by at lunch or after school to  
get your questions answered.

REMINDER:  If you are applying to private colleges which need a  
counselor recommendation, your Senior Profiles were due on Friday if  
you are applying Early Decision or Early Action or to any school which  
requires a recommendation by November 1 and September 21st for Regular  
Decision.  You do NOT need to fill these out if you are applying only  
to the UC’s, Cal State Universities or community colleges.

COLLEGE VISITS
Seniors, sign up in D221 to attend college presentations.  All  
presentations will be held in the College/Career Center.  You must also  
pick up an authorization form for your teacher to sign so that you may  
miss his or her class.  This is a great opportunity to find out more  
about what individual colleges have to offer as well as to meet the  
admission officer who may be reading your application.   Students may  
not attend more than 10 college visits during the school year.   A  
complete listing of the September college visits is available at  
http://bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=finding-a-college .

TODAY- Tuesday, September 11
8:30 University of Washington
10:35 Grinnell (IA)

Wednesday, September 12 – LATE START DAY
9:30 Cal Tech
1:02 Northeastern (MA) – 4th period
2:34 Middlebury (VT) – 6th period

Thursday, September 13
8:30  Dominican (CA)
10:35 University of the Arts (PA)
12:20 Humboldt State

Friday, September 14
2:20 Linfield (OR)

Monday, September 17
10:35 Macalester (MN)
12:20 Reed (OR)
2:20 Brandeis (MA)

EARLY DECISION/EARLY ACTION WORKSHOPS
If you are planning to apply to private colleges under one of their  
early plans, come to one of the workshops to get more information on  
applying.  Sign up in D221 to attend.
Tuesday, September 11, 3:30 pm, Conference Room B
*Thursday, September 13, 7:30 am, College/Career Center – PLEASE NOTE  
CHANGE FROM WEDNESDAY DUE TO LATE START DAY
Friday, September 21, 7:30 am, College/Career Center

SAT/ACT TEST DATES – Friday, September 14 is the late registration  
deadline for the October 6 SAT and SAT subject tests.  Friday,  
September 21 is the regular registration deadline for the October 27  
ACT test.  Fee waivers for low income students are available in D221.

COLLEGE INFORMATION SESSIONS IN THE BAY AREA
Sun., September 16, 7:00 pm – Tufts University at JW Marriott Hotel,  
500 Post Street (corner of Post & Mason), SF.  RSVP:   
TuftsonTourRSVP at ase.tufts.edu .  Subject line:  San Francisco.  Include  
the student’s name and the total number of guests attending in the body  
of the text.
Sun., September 23, 7:30-9:00 pm – Washington U in St. Louis at Double  
Tree Hotel, Berkeley Marina, 200 Marina Blvd., Berkeley, (510) 548-7920
Sun., September 23, 3:00 pm – Boston College at Hotel Monaco, 501 Geary  
St., SF

SCHOLARSHIPS
* Keeping King’s Legacy Alive Scholarship – Applicants must develop and  
submit a script for a 30 second public service announcement  
contributing to the public understanding of Dr. King's life and the  
movements inspired by his message of peace through social justice.   
Five finalists will be invited to meet with local film producers and  
representatives from the MLK Institute to share the inspiration behind  
their PSA.  Of the finalists, one team will be chosen and those  
individuals-group will get to shoot their PSA with professional film  
producers, which will be aired on the Yahoo! website and on local TV  
stations on Martin Luther King Day 2008.  Members of the winning team  
will also receive a $2500 scholarship. For more information, go to  
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/liberation_curriculum/psacontest .   
Deadline:  September 21.

Sinkler Miller Medical Association Scholarship – Open to graduating  
seniors who are SF Bay Area residents with a minimum cumulative GPA of  
3.0 who have financial need.  12 scholarships of $1,000-$1,500 will be  
awarded.  Deadline:  September 20.  Applications available in D221.

Good Tidings Community Service Scholarship – Open to seniors who live  
in the SF Bay Area, have participated in community service and have  
financial need.  Scholarships range from $2,5000 to $5,000.  Deadline:   
November 9.  Applications available in D221.

Ron Brown Scholarship Program – open to black or African American  
seniors who have shown leadership, commitment to public service and a  
desire to make a difference, have financial need and are a US citizen  
or permanent resident.  Scholarship is for $10,000 per year for four  
years.  The deadline is November 1 to be eligible for other  
scholarships through the Ron Brown program or January 9, 2008 for the  
Ron Brown Scholarship only.  Applications available in D221.

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