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November The College and Career Center is open to ALL students. We are open M-F from 8:30am-4:30pm. Programs located in the College and Career Center: AACE Educational Talent Search and PACT Inc. Both of these programs are federally funded TRIO programs. The mission of each program is to help low-income, first generation youth pursue some form of secondary education. PACT and AACE serve students through one-on-one advising, workshops, and free field trips. ALL students are welcome to join either program, regardless of income level, and all services provided are FREE. AACE Upward Bound AACE Upward Bound is also a federally funded TRIO program. Its goal is to increase the rate of low income and/or first generation college bound students enrolling in post-secondary education, as well as graduating from a post-secondary institution. Students can only apply for the program during their 9th or 10th grade years and participate until graduation. Not all students who apply will get in. Upward Bound provides students with tutoring, guidance, field trips, Saturday College and an intensive summer program. College and Career Center Staff: College and Career Center Counselor: Jeanine Fenton – jfenton66@gmail.com Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30-4:00 AACE TS Educational Advisor: Kirk Whitelaw – kwhitelaw@sfaacets.org Hours: Monday-Thursday, 9:00-5:30 AACE Upward Bound Educational Advisor: Elizabeth Ul – elizabeth@aaceupwardbound.org Hours: Wednesday, 10:00-4:00; Thursday, 10:00-1:00 PACT Educational Advisor: Angie Holbrook – angie@pactinc.or Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday 8:30-5:00 UPCOMING EVENTS: Hip-Hop Conference at Skyline College! Rock the School Bells, Hip-hop Workshops and Concert, Saturday, November 22, 9am-10pm, $15-25, contact rocktheschoolbells@gmail.com for info or stop by 114 for flyer! Do you need a job? Need help with your resume, interviewing skills, etc.? Employment Assistance available every Tuesday and Thursday during LUNCH in Room 114 (College and Career Center) through the Richmond Village Beacon. Ex’pression College for Digital Arts is hosting an open house on Saturday, November 8 from 9am-12:30pm. Go to www.expression.edu to register. Cal Maritime Preview Day is Saturday, November 8. Come check out the campus and talk to the college representatives. Go to http://www.csum.edu/ to register. Westmont College in Santa Barbara Preview Days! November 13-14. Come check out the campus! Go to http://www.westmont.edu/admissions/preview-days.html to register. University of the Pacific Preview Day! Saturday, November 15, 9am. Come explore the U of P campus! Go to http://web.pacific.edu/x17495.xml to register. CSU Dominguez Hills Preview Day on Saturday, November 15 from 10-2. Go to http://www.csudh.edu/outreach/F08adadmain.htm to register. Interested in Fashion? Check out the FIDM Open House and Runway Show! Saturday, November 22 at 10:30am at the San Francisco Campus! Address is 55 Stockton St, San Francisco. Sign up online at www.fidm.edu/insidesf or come by Rm.114 for brochure! Want to win $$ by designing a poster or video about job safety and health for teens? Entries due in January 2009 and entry forms can be found at www.youngworkers.org College Visits at Wash: ****All Students are welcome to attend. Passes available in Room 114. Monday, 11/3- 7th period-San Jose State University (Aviation and Technology Dept) Tuesday, 11/4- Lunch-Academy of Art Wednesday, 11/5- Lunch-Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY) Friday, 11/7- 7th period-Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA) Thursday, 11/13-Afterschool- St.Mary’s (Oakland, CA) Tuesday, 11/18- Lunch- Wyotech SENIORS!!! All CSU Applicants can apply beginning October 1, 2008 at www.csumentor.org All UC Applicants can apply beginning November 1, 2008 at www.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply All CSU and UC Applications are due by NOVEMBER 30, 2008! SENIORS AND JUNIORS!!! Need to take the SAT?? Please see registration deadlines below. Visit Rm. 114 if you need a fee waiver! Register online at www.collegeboard.com Test Dates- Dec 6, Jan 24, Mar 14 Registration Deadlines- Nov 5, Dec 26, Feb 10 Need to take the ACT too? More registration deadlines below. Fee waivers
available in 114. Register online at www.actstudent.org Registration Deadlines- Nov 7, Jan 6 SAT PREP Do you need some SAT Prep help? The College Board is offering a new FREE service to improve your scores. Go to www.collegeboard.com/satskillsinsight The San Francisco Public Library is hosting a series of FREE SAT workshops this Fall. Check out http://successlinktutoring.com/SFPL.html for dates and locations. SENIORS!! Need help applying to UC, CSU, or private school? Need help writing your personal statement? Feeling overwhelmed with applications, tests, essays, etc.? Come to one of the College and Career Center Workshops! All workshops in Room 114. Passes available in 114 for 7th period workshops. See workshop schedule below:November: 1. Tues. Nov. 4th - UC application- afterschool (3:16pm) 2. Thurs. Nov. 6th - UC personal statement- afterschool (1:25pm) 3. Mon. Nov. 10th - UC personal statement- 7th period 4. Wed. Nov. 12th - UC application- Lunch and afterschool (3:16pm) 5. Thurs. Nov.13th- College Essay Writing (applications, scholarships, etc.)- Lunch and afterschool 6. Wed. Nov. 19th - CSU application- 7th period
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