[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for Mon., 2/25/08

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

College Advisor's Bulletin
Monday, February 25, 2008

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  TRITE – dull; unoriginal; overused; hackneyed.  
Many expressions now considered trite, such as "look before you leap," 
were originally coined by Benjamin Franklin.

African American Education Summit – Saturday, March 1, Cal State East 
Bay, 9:00-3:00.  Includes empowering workshops for students and 
parents; college admission information and resources; financial aid and 
scholarship information; entertainment and vendor expo.  Lunch 
provided.  For more information and to register, go to 
http://wwwsa.csueastbay.edu/AA_Summit/ .

FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES – The Bay Area Hispanic Youth Symposium will be 
held June 25-28 at  St. Mary's College of California in Moraga.  There 
is space for 150-200 students.  To be eligible, students must have an 
overall GPA of 2.5 or above and be a current freshman or sophomore in 
high school.  The Hispanic Youth Symposium is a four day, three night 
program that provides:  College access and matriculation information, 
Career exposure, A network of role models and mentors, Culturally 
relevant curriculum, Motivational speakers, Leadership development 
workshops, College life experience and $14,000 in scholarships through 
speech, art, talent, and essay competitions.  Application deadline:  
March 15.  Apply at:  http://hispanicyouth.org/students.php . For more 
information, please contact Andrew J. Gonzalez via e-mail at 
agonzalez at hispanicfund.org or via phone at (202) 280-5040.  For a video 
of the HYS on Youtube, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPmDOIXax70 
  .

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28 AT LUNCH, CONFERENCE ROOM B – SOPHOMORES:  Do you 
want to engage in hands-on leadership training?  Intern at a 
professional work place?  Explore community issues and interview 
community leaders?  Work with diverse youth from the Bay Area?  Get the 
skills and experience to make a difference in your community and plan 
for your future? Stand out in your college applications?  Earn $1,200 
at the same time?  Come to an information session to learn more about 
CORO'S EXPLORING LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, a full-time summer and part-time 
junior year program.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Summer camp jobs – City of Berkeley, Echo Lake Camp near South Lake 
Tahoe is hiring for maintenance and kitchen staff as well as 
counselors.   Most staff work 8 hour days.  Counselors work about 8 
hours each day through the week and have weekends off.  Shifts vary 
depending on department.  For more information, go to 
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=8752 or call 
510-981-5140.

FOR JUNIORS
PARENTS/GUARDIANS OF JUNIORS – If you missed the junior parent night on 
February 5, you may borrow a copy of the DVD for up to two nights.  To 
sign up, contact Angela Price at angela_price at berkeley.k12.ca.us .

EXPERIENCE BERKELEY PROGRAM – This FREE summer program includes panels 
with students, faculty and alumni, personal statement workshops, 
academic planning, financial aid sessions and more.  Students stay in 
the UC Berkeley residence halls during the program. There are two 
separate programs – one for high achieving African American students 
(either July 10-12 or July 31-August 2) and one for high achieving 
Latino students (June 19-21).  This is an excellent program.  Pick up 
your applications in D221.  Deadline for Latino student program is 
February 29, for the African American student program it is March 14.

JUNIORS – If you haven’t done so already, sign up for a meeting with 
your college advisor.  Students in CAS and AHA sign up with Ms. Abrams. 
  Students in CPA and SSJE sign up with Ms. Price.  Students in AC whose 
last names start with A-Lea sign up with Ms. Abrams; those with last 
names Lee-Z see Ms. Price.  Sign-up sheets will remain available for 
the rest of the semester.

FOR SENIORS
*Gap Year Fair – Sunday, March 16, 2:00-4:00 pm, Jewis Community High 
School of the Bay, 835 Ellis Street, San Francisco.  Free fair with 
exhibitors offering a variety of gap year options for students who are 
interested in taking some time off before attending college.  For more 
information, call 508-755-2571 x18.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 at 8:30 am a representative from Sacramento State 
will be in the College/Career Center to answer your questions.  If you 
applied for admissions for Fall 2008, don’t miss this the chance to get 
information on academics, orientation, assessment tests, class 
registration and much more.  Sign up in D221 to attend.

CAL STATE DEADLINES – March 1 is the application deadline for these 
campuses: Dominguez Hills, East Bay, San Bernardino, Bakersfield, Los 
Angeles, Sacramento State, and Monterey Bay. After March 1, due to 
budget cuts, you will not be able to apply for admission to any Cal 
State campus for the fall 2008 term.  If you and need help with your 
application, please see me or Ms. Price as soon as possible.

FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOPS – We will be holding workshops on filling out 
the FAFSA both before and after school in the Berkeley High library. 
The last workshop will be held:
Tuesday, February 26, 3:30 pm  - LAST FAFSA WORKSHOP
Please sign up in advance in the College/Career Center so that we have 
enough computers for everyone.  Prior to the workshop, pick up the 
FAFSA on the Web Worksheet so that you can prepare the necessary 
information.

CAL GRANTS – IF YOU HAVEN’T TURN IN YOUR CAL GRANT GPA INFORMATION 
RELEASE FORM, YOU MUST DO SO IMMEDIATELY!  Cal Grants are free money 
from the state of California based on the student’s GPA and family 
income. The money may be used at any accredited California college, 
public or private. Applying for the Cal Grant is very easy.  You just 
need to fill out two documents.  1.  Fill out and submit the FAFSA by 
March 2 listing a California college to receive the information.  2. 
Fill out the Cal Grant Information Release Form, a very simple form 
available in D173 and D221, and return it to D173 IMMEDIATELY!!!

SAT/ACT TEST DATES – March 7 is the regular registration deadline for 
the April 12 ACT test.  April 1 is the regular registration deadline 
for the May 3 SAT and SAT subject tests.  Fee waivers for low income 
students are available in D221.

SCHOLARSHIPS
For the complete list of applications available in the College/Career 
Center, go to http://www.bhs.berkeley.k12.ca.us/ , click on Services, 
then College/Career Center, then Scholarships.

SBC Memorial Foundation –  Open to graduating seniors or college 
students who have volunteered for a significant number of hours within 
the last 18 months, have a minimum unweighted GPA of 3.0, live in the 
greater San Francisco Bay Area  and plan on attending a two or four 
year academic, vocational or technical school in the fall.  $1,000 
scholarship.  Applications available in D221 and at 
www.sbcfoundation.org . Deadline:  March 1.

Lend A Hand Foundation – Open to all graduating seniors.  $500 
scholarship.  Deadline:  March 1.  Applications available in D221.

New American College Fund – Open to foreign-born graduating seniors 
planning to enroll in a two or four year college in fall 2008 who have 
financial need, have lived in California for three or more years during 
high school, have community or extracurricular involvement and have a 
minimum unweighted GPA of 3.0.  Scholarships of up to $5,000.  
Applications available in D221 and at http://www.e4fc.org/ . Deadline:  
March 5.

Hispanic Heritage Youth Award - Graduating senior planning to enroll in 
college in the fall who is a US citizen or permanent resident, has at 
least one parent of Hispanic heritage, minimum unweighted GPA of 3.0 
and is willing to travel to the awards ceremony in your area (Northern 
California).  Grants of $1,000 to $3,000 will be awarded.  Applications 
available at http://youthawards.hispanicheritage.org . Deadline:  March 
14.

SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES
Information on many more programs is available in D221 and at the 
College/Career Center website: 
http://bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=home-2 .

Metropolitan Transportation Commission Summer High School Internship 
Program – Students must be at least 16 years old, have completed the 
10th grade and have a GPA of 2.8 or higher (although some students with 
lower GPA will be considered).  Graduating seniors are eligible to 
apply. Interns will learn about opportunities in the transportation 
field and provide assistance to MTC’s transportation partners.  25 
internships available at sites throughout the Bay Area.  Interns are 
paid $9.50 per hour and may work full or part-time for up to 8 weeks 
between June and August.  Applications available in D221 or at 
www.mtc.ca.gov/jobs/high_school .  Deadline:  March 28.

Camp Galileo is an art, science and outdoor summer day camp for kids 
entering K-5 grade. Volunteer Summer Intern positions at Camp Galileo 
are available for high school students in over 19 communities 
throughout the Bay Area.  Summer Interns can earn high school community 
service credits, gain leadership experience, make new friends and enjoy 
an enriching and rewarding summer experience with children entering 
K-5th grades. Summer Interns assist with all aspects of camp—from 
helping kids with art and science classes to setting up camp games.  
Students can volunteer for 3-8 weeks. Applications available online at: 
www.galileoed.com/volunteer ; Application deadline is February 29th! 
Camps run from 6-8 weeks starting June 16th - August 8th.

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