[BHS etree] COLLEGE|CAREER: Advisor's Bulletin for April 30, 2008

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College Advisor's Bulletin
Wednesday, April 30, 2008

SAT WORD OF THE DAY:  TEMPERATE - mild; avoiding extremes.  Because of
the moderating influences of ocean currents, the islands of Hawaii
have a pleasant, temperate climate.

FOR ALL GRADES 
*VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY - Thursday, May 22, Lake Temescal, East Bay
Regional Park District hosts Special Kids Fishing Derbies for disabled
elementary school children.  Every child needs an older "buddy" to
escort them through the day's activities.  Volunteers will attend an
orientation before the elementary students arrive, receive a free
t-shirt and breakfast and lunch.  For more information, call
510-544-2205 or e-mail DChambers at ebparks.org .  

Intern for Congresswoman Barbara Lee over the summer - Interns will be
taught how to organize, empower and mobilize the voting public behind
both Congresswoman Lee and the causes and candidates she endorses.  No
experience is necessary.  To apply, send a resume and cover letter
(outlining your commitment to progressive political action and what
you hope to get from the experience) to:  interns at leeforcongress.org
or fax to 510-663-1573 or mail to Barbara Lee for Congress, Attn:
Internship, 1736 Franklin St., Suite 400, Oakland, CA  94612. For more
information, call 510-663-1207.  

Free Youth and Young Adult Financial Education Seminar - Wednesday,
April 30, 4:00-6:00 pm, Oakland City Hall Chambers, 1 Frank Ogawa
Plaza, Oakland.  Information on filing for an income tax refund,
saving and establishing credit, employment opportunities, resource
fair and more.  For more information, contact:  Annie Flores,
510-286-1670 ext. 14 or Helen Wu, 510-238-3245.

Do you have a problem to solve?  MTV wants to help!  Contact them with
your issue and they may hook you up with a mentor to help support and
advise you how to solve it.  Open to students between the ages of
14-19 who need help with a problem you're having with friends,
self-esteem, parents, bullies, body image, etc.  Contact MTV at
helpme at mtvstaff.com .  Include your contact info and try to be
specific about your situation.  

Immediate internship opportunity available with Indie-Pop Music, LLC,
an independent record label with offices located in the Bay Area and
New York City. Approximately 4 hours/week is required, where you will
help in the development, distribution, and promotion of all Indie-Pop
artists. Creativity, dedication, and the ability to work on a team is
required. Included on Indie-Pop's roster is Berkeley High's own, "The
Cataracs."  If interested, please contact Joshua Andriano, at
917.420.0607, or by email at Josh at indie-pop.com .

Outward Bound Gay and Lesbian Youth Leadership Mountaineering Course,
July 11-20, 2008
Saguache Range, Colorado.  This 10-day wilderness leadership course is
designed for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered young adults
(ages 16-25) from across the country. During these transformational
mountaineering adventures, students have hands-on opportunities to
challenge themselves both physically and mentally. They work to
strengthen leadership skills and test problem-solving and risk-taking
techniques both individually and as a community of LGBT people. 
To learn more visit: http://outwardboundwilderness.org/lgbt.html or
call: 888-837-5211. 

STAGE DOOR CONSERVATORY will be hiring three students to work as
apprentices from June 16 through August 25.  Apprentices will assist
with the day-to-day operation of our musical theater camp and with
rehearsals. They will also select and focus upon one specialty area
and focus on this area during their apprenticeship.  Each apprentice
will be paid a $1,000 stipend at the conclusion of the 10 week period
and can be absent for one week during the season, with the exception
of the weeks of August 2 and August 18. Program hours: 8:30 AM to 4:00
PM, MON - FRI. Apprentices must also work at our shows on August 8, 9
and 10 and 22, 23 and 24.  For more information and an application,
please email us at stagedoor2005 at yahoo.com. Counselor-in-training
opportunities are also available.

Project WHAT! raises awareness about the impacts of parental
incarceration in children, with the long-term goal of improving
services and policies that affect children of incarcerated parents. We
are now accepting applications from youth (ages 15-24) who have had a
parent in prison or jail at some point in their lives. Pay is
approximately $10/hour plus local transportation stipends. Position is
PART-TIME (approx. 6 hours/week during the summer and 3 hours/week
during the academic year). For details, see the attached job
description and application or visit our website at:
http://www.community-works-ca.org/programs/projectwhat.html. For a
hard copy of the application, call the Community Works office at
510-486-2340 and leave your FULL name, phone, and address. If you have
questions, please call the Program Director, Anna Wong, or email:
projectwhat at gmail.com. Deadline is May 2, 2008.   

Free writing workshop, "Finding Your Voice," sponsored by Youth
Speaks, a national organization dedicated to Spoken Word performance,
education and youth development programs.  Facilitators: Katri Foster
and Lauren Whitehead.  Wednesdays 4-6pm in Room C327. This workshop
will encourage you to rethink what you've been told and to question
what you've assumed through creative exploration of the world around
you. All Youth Speaks After School Writing Workshops are FREE for
everyone and no registration is necessary.

FOR JUNIORS
*College Information Night, Tuesday, May 13, Scottish Rite Center,
1547 Lakeside Dr., Oakland.  Student/Parent sessions sponsored by
Duke, Georgetown, Harvard, Penn and Stanford.  

SAT/ACT TEST DATES - May 6 is the regular registration deadline for
the June 7 SAT and SAT subject tests.  May 9 is the regular
registration deadline for the June 14 ACT test.  Fee waivers for low
income students are available in D221.   

FOR SENIORS
CAL GRANT - YOU HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE.  If you did not turn in your Cal
Grant Information Release Form before March 2, you have another chance
to do so.  Pick up a "Late Cal Grant GPA Verification Form" from D173
and return it to Ms. Mellion no later than May 12.  

Are you planning to attend UC Berkeley in the fall?  Applications for
two scholarships for UC Berkeley students are available in the
College/Career Center.  Stop by and pick one up as deadlines are
coming up quickly!

Are you planning to attend a UC campus in the fall?  If so, you must
take the Analytical Writing Placement Exam on May 10 unless you scored
30 or better on the Combined English/Writing test on the ACT; 680 or
better on the Writing section of the SAT reasoning test; or a 3, 4 or
5 on either AP English test.  For more information, including practice
test questions, go to http://www.ucop.edu/sas/awpe/index.html .

Hispanic/Latino students - win free tickets to and from your college
campus.  Southwest Airlines and the Hispanic Association of Colleges
and Universities (HACU) are sponsoring a travel award program.  If you
are enrolled in a two or four year college, have at least a 2.5 GPA
and economic need, you can apply for up to four round-trip tickets on
Southwest Airlines for yourself and/or your parent to use when
traveling to or from your college.  For more information, go to
www.hacu.net .  Deadline:  May 30.  

May 1 is the deadline for you to send a Statement of Intent to
Register (SIR) to one of the colleges which has accepted you.  After
that date, many colleges will withdraw your admission.  It is
unethical to send an SIR to more than one school and if colleges find
out that you have done so, they may rescind your admission.  If you
are waitlisted at your first choice school, you must deposit at
another school since no one will be admitted from the waitlist until
after May 1.  If you would like to discuss your college choices or
have questions about financial aid, waitlists, other schools which are
still accepting applications or anything else in the college
application process, please see your college advisor at lunch or after
school.  

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.

*Check Center Scholarship - Open to graduating seniors from Berkeley
High School with a minimum GPA of 2.5 who is planning to attend a
vocational/training school or a two or four year college or
university.  Applications available in D221. Deadline:  May 5.  

Chinese American Citizens Alliance - open to graduating seniors of any
nationality who complete the application, including the required essay
part of the application.  Applications available in D221.  Received
deadline:  May 2.

Manos de Esperanza - Open to graduating seniors with a minimum GPA of
2.8 who has financial need, plan sto enroll in a two or four year
college program or graduate program and has involvement with the
community.  Several $500 scholarships are available.  Applications
available in D221.  Deadline:  April 30.

Scotlan Scholarship Award - Open to graduating seniors from an Alameda
County high school who have a minimum GPA of 3.0, have participated in
community service for at least two years, 
have financial need, and are U.S. citizens, native born. Scholarship:
$2,625 per year for four years. Applications available in D221.
Deadline:  April 30.

Nahas Scholarship Award - Open to graduating seniors from an Alameda
County high school who have a minimum GPA of 3.0, have participated in
community service for at least two years, have competed in a
competitive sports program for at least two years, and are U.S.
citizens, native born. Scholarship: $2,625 per year for four years.
Applications available in D221.  Deadline:  April 30.

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

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