[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for Fri., March 7, 2008

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

College Advisor's Bulletin
Friday, March 7, 2008

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  CORROBORATE – to provide supporting evidence; 
verify.  The security videotape of the bank robbery corroborated the 
fact that the bank robber had a beard down to his knees.

FOR ALL GRADES
VIDEO CONTEST - SchoolTube teamed up with The United Nations Foundation 
and The People Speak to bring major global issues home with the Think 
Globally, Report Locally Video Contest! Students are invited to create 
a one to two minute video news package showing a local angle on one of 
four chosen global issues:  1. Kick the Habit... De-carbonizing our 
Lifestyles and Economies; 2. World Heritage... Local Sites and 
International Interests;  3.	Growing Up Girl... The Challenges Facing 
Girls Everywhere;  4.	World Water... Access to Clean Water.  The top 
three teams, consisting of two students and an educator, will get an 
experience of a lifetime - an all expense paid trip to New York to 
attend the United Nations Foundation Youth Leadership Summit.  
Background information and b-roll is available for all four topics on 
SchoolTube.com.  Deadline:  May 2, 2008, but entries uploaded during 
the months of March and April will also be eligible for early entry 
awards. For more information, go to 
http://www.schooltube.com/reportlocally.aspx .

21st Annual Health Careers for Students of Color, Saturday, March 8, 
9:00-2:30 pm.  Clark Kerr Campus, UC Berkeley, 2601 Warring Street, 
Berkeley.  For more information, call 510-547-1857.

Young Women in Public Affairs Award – Zonta Club of Berkeley/North Bay 
recognizes women ages 16-20 for their participation in public and 
political life, their commitment to the volunteer section, their 
leadership achievements and their dedication to the advancement of the 
status of women. Club winner will receive $1,000.  Applications 
available in D221 and at www.zonta.org .  Deadline:  March 15.

Stanford Black Student Union High School Conference – The conference 
will be held on the Stanford campus in the School of Education, 
Cubberly Hall on April 5 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.  Open to all black 
students.  The conference includes interactive workshops, on a variety 
of subjects, a tour of the Stanford campus and performances by the 
historically black fraternities and sororities.  Admissions officials 
will meet individually with parents on how to become competitive for 
admission.  $15 fee includes lunch and t-shirt.  Deadline to register:  
March 14.  Applications available in D221. For more information, 
contact Deawodi Ladzekpo at 818-606-9149 or 
bsu.hsc.coordinators at gmail.com .  Most information at 
http://bsu.stanford.edu .

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 
  .

JOB OPPORTUNITIES
SPRING BREAK JOBS – Sarah’s Science is looking for day camp counselors. 
  Students must be at least 16 years old, have experience working with 
children (babysitting counts), a positive attitude and enjoy guiding 
and mentoring children ages 5-12.  Camps are located in Oakland, 
Berkeley and Dublin.  Oakland and Dublin: March 24-28; Berkeley: March 
31-April 4, 8:00 am-5:30 pm.  Pay: $8.00/hour.  Applications available 
in D221 and at www.sarahscience.com .  For more information, call 
510-581-3739.

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.

NOTE NEW DEADLINE - 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 APRIL 3. Camps run from 6-8 weeks starting June 16 - August 8.

FOR JUNIORS
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 the African American student 
program it is March 14.

FOR SENIORS
*TODAY - Thursday, March 6, 8:30 am – if you applied to UC Santa 
Barbara, come to this presentation.  A representative from UCSB will be 
here to answer all of your questions. Sign up in D221 to attend.

City College of San Francisco – Tuesday, March 11, 12:20 pm (4th 
period).  This is an opportunity to hear about the wide variety of 
programs from culinary to aircraft maintenance to multimedia studies to 
fashion and film, as well as their transfer programs to four year 
colleges.  Sign up in D221 to attend.

Gap Year Fair – Sunday, March 16, 2:00-4:00 pm, Jewish Community High 
School of the Bay, 1835 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.

*TODAY - 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.

Unlocking Doors – Open to female high school seniors living in one of 
the 9 counties of the Bay Area whose parent/guardian’s combined annual 
income is not exceeding $45,000, who is the first generation in their 
family to attend a four-year university and who is a U.S. citizen or 
legal resident. $1,000 scholarship.  Applications available in D221. 
Deadline:  March 15.

Janice Scott Memorial Scholarship Fund – Open to seniors with an 
unweighted 2.5 or above who are planning to go to a 4 year college or 
university next year, have demonstrated leadership abilities and are 
U.S. citizens or permanent residents.  Application available in D221. 
Five $2,500 scholarships will be awarded.  Deadline:  March 15

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 .

COSMOS – California State Summer School for Math and Science.  
Available in a variety of subjects at UC campuses Irvine, Santa Cruz, 
Davis and San Diego.  Open to students completing grades 8-12.  
Although there is no minimum GPA required, admission is competitive.  
The total cost for the 4 week program, including room and board in a 
student residence hall, is $2,310 – financial aid is available.  
Applications available in D221 and at www.ucop.edu/cosmos .  Deadline:  
March 15.

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.

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