<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; ">BHS College and Career Center Bulletin</span><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><br><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Week of March 18, 2013</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><br><br><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">College Advisor: Angela Price</span><br><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Phone:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><a href="tel:510-644-6804" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">510-644-6804</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><br></span><a href="mailto:AngelaPrice@berkeley.net" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">AngelaPrice@berkeley.net</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><br><br><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">College Advisor: Skyler Barton</span><br><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Phone:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><a href="tel:510-644-4576" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">510-644-4576</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><br></span><a href="mailto:SkylerBarton@berkeley.net" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">SkylerBarton@berkeley.net</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><br><br><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">College and Career Center Hours: 8:00 – 4:00 p.m.</span><br><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">BHS CEEB Code: 050290</span><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; ">*Indicates updated information.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><br></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">*SAT Word of the Week: Phlegmatic - calm or indifferent; not easily excited</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">The boy is so phlegmatic that nothing bothers him.</span><br><br><br><b style="font-size: 15px; ">*ACT Practice Test Opportunity for BHS JUNIORS:</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"> Get realistic practice</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">and try your hand at the types of questions you'll face on the actual</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">exam. You'll receive a personalized score report pinpointing your</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">strengths and weaknesses.</span><br><br><b style="font-size: 15px; ">Saturday, March 23, 2013</b><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">$20 ACT Full Length Practice Test (Fee waivers are available for students</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">who qualify for Free Lunch - See Ms. Price or Mr. Barton)</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><i>Students may sign up in the College and Career Center - Deadline to<br>sign up is Thursday, March 21st.</i></span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">FOLLOW UP STRATEGY SESSION: Thursday, March 28, 2013, 6:00-7:00pm,</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">BHS College and Career Center (D221). Scores back strategy session for</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">parents and students. Pick up your scores, get answers to your</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">college admissions questions and learn some great strategies and</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">techniques to increase your score on the real ACT!</span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Berkeley High School College Advisors are currently conducting class</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">presentations for all Juniors at BHS. Beginning on Monday, March</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">11th, Juniors may come to the College and Career Center to sign</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">up for an individual appointment with their respective College Advisor.</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Appointment sheets will be available before school, during the lunch</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">period, and after school. Appointments are scheduled on a first come,</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">first served basis, and each Monday, an additional week of appointment listings will become available.</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Drop-in Hours: Before school, Lunch, After school.</span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">College Advisor Assignments:</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Ms. Angela Price - BIHS (all) and AC (last names L-Z)</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Mr. Skyler Barton - AHA, AMPS, CAS, GRN and AC (last names A-K)</span><br><br><br><b style="font-size: 15px; ">2. JUNIORS & SENIORS* - *TRADES UNION FAIR*:</b><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">On Friday, March 29 from 1:30-5:30 pm BTech is sponsoring a Trades</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Union Fair. Berkeley High students who want to attend the 1:30 pm</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">session will need to get permission from their teachers to miss class.</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">All interested BHS Juniors and Seniors who would like to attend</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">should sign up in the College and Career Center.</span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Here is a list of some of the Trades that will be in attendance:</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Roofers and Waterproofers Apprenticeship Program</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Sheet Metal Workers Apprenticeship Program</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Carpenters Apprenticeship Program</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Iron Workers Apprenticeship Program</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Brick, Tile and Marble Apprenticeship Program Sprinkler Fitters</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Apprenticeship Program</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Painters and Allied Trades Apprenticeship Program</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Elevator Constructors Apprenticeship Program</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Electrical Workers Apprenticeship Program</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Plumbers and Steamfitters Apprenticeship Program</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Cypress Mandela Training Center</span><br><br><b style="font-size: 15px; ">SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, April 21, 2013</b><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Where: Berkeley High School</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">What: BHS 2nd Annual COLLEGE FAIR and 1st Ever CASE STUDIES Event</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Who: Exclusive to BHS Juniors and Parents/Guardians</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Details</span></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><br><b>COLLEGE FAIR -</b> Enjoy an opportunity to meet and chat with college<br>admissions officers and representatives from over 55<br>colleges/universities. There is no RSVP required for this portion of<br>the day (1:00-4:00 p.m.)<br><br><b>CASE STUDIES</b> - The Case Studies Workshop will group students and<br>parents with college admissions officers to discuss what colleges look<br>for when admitting students. Learn how college admissions<br>representatives analyze mapplications and make their decisions. RSVP<br>deadline was March 1st.<br><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Deadline to submit FAFSA for consideration of initial awards: March 2nd!</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">If you plan on attending community college and you have not yet</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">submitted your FAFSA, you can come to the College and Career Center</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">during lunch or after school for assistance.</span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Sending Mid-Year Grade Reports: For schools on the Common App, your</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">counselor who you have identified to provide a Secondary School Report</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">will also upload your mid-year report (transcript) online. For</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">non-Common App schools that require mid-year reports, you must submit</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">a transcript request form with a stamped and addressed envelope to our</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Registrar's Office, D-173.</span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Please check all of your accounts and school websites for requirements</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">and deadlines. We recommend that you check all of your accounts and</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">school portals at least once per week for updates.</span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><b>CSU PLACEMENT TESTS:</b> CSU requires you to take the English Placement Test</span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">(EPT) and the Entry-Level Mathematics Test (ELM) before you enroll. Your</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">scores are not used for admission purposes, but they do determine</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">which math and English courses you should take to begin your career at</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">CSU. Most students will have to take the exam, but there are some</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">circumstances under which you may be exempt.</span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Seniors: If you are planning on attending a CSU, we encourage you to take</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">care of this requirement (Placement Tests) early in the spring.</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">By completing this process early, you will not have to worry about missing</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">any deadlines for this requirement. Free online preparation for these</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">exams is available at <a href="https://www.ets.org/csu/about/">https://www.ets.org/csu/about/</a></span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">We recommend adhering to the earliest deadline for any CSU that you've</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">applied to. Remember, CSU deadlines are campus specific, and CSU's do</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">not all share the same deadlines.</span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">*Upcoming Dates for EPT/ELM Testing at Local Campuses:*</span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">CSU East Bay</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Test Date: 4/6/13 Registration Deadline: 3/22/13</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Test Date: 4/20/13 Registration Deadline: 4/5/13</span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">SFSU</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Test Date: 4/20/13 Registration Deadline: 4/7/13</span><br><b style="font-size: 15px; "><br>SENIOR GRADES COUNT! </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"> Whether you are applying to a private</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">college/university, CSU, UC, or out of state public school, senior year</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">grades count! While you may be admitted to a college in the winter or</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">early in the spring, this is traditionally a preliminary admittance</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">pending receipt of your official senior year grades at the end of the year.</span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Quest Bridge College Prep Scholarship for Juniors: This program</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">provides opportunities designed to help outstanding low-income high</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">school Juniors prepare to apply to top colleges. Most College Prep</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Scholars come from households earning less than $60,000 annually and</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">have experienced long-term economic hardship. A note about citizenship</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">requirements: U.S.citizens, Permanent Residents, and international</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">students attending high school in the United States are eligible to</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">apply for the College Prep Scholarship. Submission of one College Prep</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Scholarship application makes a student eligible for several awards,</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">including; full scholarships to college summer programs, college</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">admissions conference invitations and all-expense-paid college visits.</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">For more information, visit <a href="http://www.questbridge.org/">www.questbridge.org</a></span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><b>JUNIORS/SOPHOMORES – Standardized Testing</b></span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">SAT Reasoning and Subject Tests: Register at <a href="http://www.collegeboard.org/">www.collegeboard.org</a></span><br><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Test Date Regular Reg. Deadline Late Reg. Deadline</span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">May 4 Apr. 5 Apr. 19</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">June 1 May 2 May 17</span><br><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">ACT Test: Register at <a href="http://www.act.org/">www.act.org</a></span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Test Date Regular Reg. Deadline Late Reg. Deadline</span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Apr. 13 Mar. 8 Mar 22</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">June 8 May 3 May 17</span><br><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">New SAT and ACT registration procedures - photos required during</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">registration! To produce an honest and fair test-taking environment for all</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">students and prevent test-taker impersonation, the College Board (for SAT</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">tests) and the ACT testing agency (for the ACT) have implemented enhanced</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">security measures for all students taking the college entrance tests.</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Students will be required to submit a current, recognizable</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">head-and-shoulders photo that will be printed on the new photo admission</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">ticket. For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.collegeboard.org/">www.collegeboard.org</a> or</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><a href="http://www.act.org/">www.act.org</a>.</span><br><br><b style="font-size: 15px; "><br>SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES</b><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">*College Prep Camp at the Lair of the Golden Bear - Hosted by UC</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Berkeley, June 11-15 or 15-19, 2013 for current sophomores and</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">juniors. Essay and Personal Statement Workshops, college planning</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">seminars and fun activities in the</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Stanislaus National Forest! $695 per person or register with a friend</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">and save $195 each. Apply at <a href="http://www.alumni.berkeley.edu/lair">www.alumni.berkeley.edu/lair</a> (click on</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">College Prep Camp link).</span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">*embARC Summer Design Academy at UC Berkeley: a 4-week opportunity for current</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">juniors and sophomores (July 8 - Aug. 2, 2013). EmbARC is an</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">intensive, four-week summer design academy for high school students</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">held at the College of Environmental Design (CED). embARC brings</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">together students from diverse backgrounds to CED to study</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">architecture, urban design and sustainable city planning through a</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">series of lectures, field trips and design studios. For more</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">information, visit</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><a href="http://ced.berkeley.edu/academics/summer-programs/embarc-design-academy">http://ced.berkeley.edu/academics/summer-programs/embarc-design-academy</a></span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Engineering Possibilities in College (EPIC): Grades 9-11, July</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">14th-19th. Grade 12, July 28th - Aug. 2nd. EPIC can help you</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">discover if engineering is for you. EPIC is a one-week summer program</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">at Cal Poly for students in grades 7-12 that lets you experience</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">hands-on engineering projects. Apply at <a href="http://EPIC.CALPOLY.EDU/">EPIC.CALPOLY.EDU</a></span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Berkeley Echo Lake Camp - is accepting applications for the 2013</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">summer season! This is a great opportunity for students to gain</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">valuable experience working at a youth-based camp near Lake Tahoe.</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Students 16</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">and older are welcome to apply, all minors under 18 will need a school</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">issued work permit for hiring eligibility. Download applications at</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Parks_Rec_Waterfront/Recreation/Echo_Lake_Camp_Job_Announcements.as">http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Parks_Rec_Waterfront/Recreation/Echo_Lake_Camp_Job_Announcements.as</a>px</span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">The Academic Talent Development Program (Freshman, Sophomores, and</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Juniors): ATDP offers challenging and enriching summer courses for</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">students who are passionate about and dedicated to learning. This</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">program is held on the UC Berkeley campus. For more information, you</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">may visit <a href="http://atdp.berkeley.edu/">atdp.berkeley.edu</a></span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">AFS - Intercultural Exchange Organization: The vast majority of AFS</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">participants take part in the school-based exchange programs, which give</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">students from all over the world the chance to fully immerse</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">themselves in a new culture. Participants live with host families and</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">attend a local school</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">as a full-time student during the course of an academic year, semester or</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">trimester. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.afs.org/">www.afs.org</a></span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">FACES Summer Medical Academy for High School Students: The</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">FACES Coalition Summer Medical Academy is a tuition-based,</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">intensive summer experience designed to expose high school students to</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">the fields of medicine, nursing and allied health professions.</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Offered in partnership with Samuel Merritt University (SMU) in</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Oakland, CA, the program dates are July 8 - July 19, 2013. For</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">additional information about the program and to access an application,</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">you may visit the Coalition website at <a href="http://facesforthefuture.org/">facesforthefuture.org</a>.</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Applications are due April 5, 2013.</span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Washington University in St. Louis - Architecture Discovery Program</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Portfolio Plus Program: This pre-college program gives students the</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">opportunity to develop skills and produce work in a real studio. Students</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">will pursue specific interests such as Architecture, Ceramics,</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Communication Design, Painting, Printmaking/Book Arts, or Textile</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Design. Open to students 16 or older who have completed their</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">sophomore year of high school. Application Deadline: May 15, 2013. For</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">more information and an application visit</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><a href="http://samfoxschool.wustl.edu/summer/pre-college">samfoxschool.wustl.edu/summer/pre-college</a></span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">UC Berkeley Summer Pre-Collegiate Program: The Pre-Collegiate program</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">offers you the chance to join the community of more than 250 high</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">school students who spend their time enjoying a summer at Berkeley.</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Take advantage of Berkeley courses, co-curricular activities, and</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">workshops planned just for you. Spend time on campus taking advantage</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">of all it has to offer, while simultaneously earning college credit.</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">For more information, please visit</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><a href="http://summer.berkeley.edu/student-types/high-school-students">http://summer.berkeley.edu/student-types/high-school-students</a></span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">USC Summer Programs extends this tradition of excellence to outstanding</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">high school students through 4 and 2 week summer course options,</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">offering students a preview of "freshman year" through a variety of</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">college subjects. Applications are now available at <a href="http://summer.usc.edu/">summer.usc.edu</a></span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Cornell University Summer College offers programs in Architecture; Art</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">and Design; Business; College Success; Engineering; Environmental</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Studies; History and Politics; Hotel Management; Humanities; Law and</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Government; Medicine; Psychology; Research and Science; and Veterinary</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Medicine and Animal Science. For more information, visit</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><a href="http://www.summercollege.cornell.edu/">www.summercollege.cornell.edu</a></span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><b>*SCHOLARSHIPS</b></span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">*Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated Sigma Iota Chapter, Oakland,</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">CA. Scholarship offers financial support to African American High</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">School Seniors who plan to continue their education at a four year</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">university or college. Applications are available in the CCC (D-221),</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">and must be submitted or postmarked by April 1, 2013.</span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">BERKELEY COMMUNITY FUND SCHOLARSHIP: The Community Fund provides</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">4-year scholarships and mentoring support for academically talented</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">and resilient Berkeley High School students. Application information</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">packets are available in the College and Career Center.</span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Students Rising Above - For current Juniors, C/O 2014: Students Rising</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Above is looking for high school juniors who have demonstrated</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">strength of character in the face of challenging odds, and dream of a</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">college education. Selected students come from low-income households</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">and are rising above tremendous difficulties and succeeding in school</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">and in life despite their circumstances at home. These difficulties</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">include poverty, neglect, violence, addiction and homelessness.</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Applicants are required to have a 3.0 GPA, and applications are due on</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">April 4, 2013. For more information, please visit</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><a href="https://scholarselect.com/scholarships/4775-copy-students-rising-above-program">https://scholarselect.com/scholarships/4775-copy-students-rising-above-program</a></span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Wa Sung Community Service Club Merit Award Scholarship program:</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Numerous $1,000 scholarships will be awarded. Qualifications include</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">being a graduating senior of Asian descent, and awardees will be based</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">upon individual scholastic achievement, involvement in</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">extra-curricular</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">activities, work experience, community service and financial need.</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Applications are available at <a href="http://www.wasung.org/">www.wasung.org</a>, and must be postmarked</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">on or before April 2, 2013.</span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Italian American Federation of the East Bay: Requirements include</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">being a senior of Italian ancestry and graduating from a high school</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">in the East</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Bay. Applicants will be evaluated by the following factors: Their</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">scholastic record, activity and other evidence of leadership and</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">character,</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">recommendations from faculty, and a personal statement. Applications are</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">available in the College/Career Center, and the deadline is April 30.</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Splawn Scholarship: Requirements include demonstration of financial</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">need, minimum 2.6 GPA, and demonstration of paid or unpaid employment,</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">community</span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">service and/or extracurricular activities. Students who have extraordinary</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">circumstances in their lives as well as students who may not have the</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">chance to attend college without financial assistance are encouraged</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">to apply. <a href="http://www.fsrequests.com/splawnscholarship">www.fsrequests.com/splawnscholarship</a>. Deadline is Monday,</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">April 15.</span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Ann & Jon Reynolds Scholarship Awards* (Seniors): These scholarships</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">will be awarded to the successful applicants at $3,000 per year. Two</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">awardees will be selected. The eligibility criteria includes a record</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">of community service involvement, a minimum GPA of 3.0, native born</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">U.S. citizen, and submission of a Student Aid Report Summary from</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Federal Student Aid Program. Applications are available in the College</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">and Career Center. Application deadline is April 30, 2013.</span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">NCGA Foundation: Youth on Course is a program of the NCGA Foundation.</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Through the YOC, deserving youth have the opportunity to develop life</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">skills and values through golf. Youth who have never had exposure to</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">the game haven access to clinics, on-course play, internship</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">opportunities and scholarships. Applicants must meet the requirements</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">of a minimum 3.0 GPA, and acceptance to a four-year</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">college/university. For instructions, please</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">visit <a href="http://negafoundation.org/grants/scholarships/">http://negafoundation.org/grants/scholarships/</a> Deadline to apply is</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">April 1, 2013.</span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">AXA ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP: The AXA Foundation is the philanthropic</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">arm of AXA Equitable, directing the company's philanthropic and</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">volunteer activities and working to improve the quality of life in</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">communities across the country. This program distributes over $1.3</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">million per year in scholarships. Common qualities in scholarship</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">winners include ambition and drive, determination to set and reach</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">goals, respect for self, family and community, and ability to succeed</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">in college. For more information, please visit</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><a href="http://www.axa-achievement.com/">www.axa-achievement.com</a>. Applications for 2013 are available now.</span><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">E4FC - Educators for Fair Consideration - <a href="http://www.e4fc.org/">www.e4fc.org</a>: Visit this site</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">for a listing of local, regional, and national scholarships available for</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Bay Area immigrant students.</span><br><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; 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