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Fee Waiver info

Students who are eligible for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and receive either Free or Reduced Lunch may be eligible for a Fee Waiver for the ACT, SAT , AP tests, as well as, College Applications. To get proof of your NSLP eligibility emailed to you, contact Nutrition Services at (925) 779-7600, extension 13395.

Testing Resources

Career Exploration

Big Future / College Board

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org

California Career Center

http://calcareercenter.org/

California Career Zone

http://www.cacareerzone.org

Career Assessment Test

http://www.myplan.com

NextStepU Magazine

http://www.nextstepu.com

Bay Area Career Guide

http://bacareerguide.org/home/

What is WUE?

Western Undergraduate Exchange. If you are a resident of a WICHE state, you are eligible to request a reduced WUE tuition rate of 150% of the resident rate at one of the 150 participating schools in the West. Search the WUE database to see which institutions participate, and which programs they have available at the WUE rate.

WICHE states include: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.

Source: www.wiche.edu/wue/students

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education

Follow this link to information about STEM summer programs on College Campuses

STEM Info

Welcome to the College and Career Center

The Career Center provides students with resources to assist with their searches for testing information, Colleges and their future Careers. Students and parents can find the Career Center inside the main library, first door on the right. Students may stop by before and after school or during their lunch period.

Upcoming Events!

Academy of Art University Annual Spring Show Open House, Saturday, June 1, 2013, 9am-5pm at Palace of Fine Arts, 3601 Lyon St., San Francisco.This is a FREE event. Register online: www.academyart.edu/events or call 800-544-2787

FIDM. Take a look inside the college campuses and classrooms by attending an open house event. For information http://fidm.edu/en/News+and+Events/

Notre Dame de Namur University. Open House June 18 or July 23, from 1pm-3pm. Tour the campus, hear about majors and programs. Online registration: http://info.ndnu.edu/undergraduate-event-open-house

Legal Summer Internship

This summer, GJEL Accident Attorneys will be launching an internship program designed to give high school students an in-depth look at what it means to be a lawyer. The week long program will highlight multiple facets of law and provide participants an opportunity to shadow attorneys in everything from early client interactions to depositions, to sitting in on an actual trial. The internship is unpaid, and will take place during the week of July 22nd. Deadline for application is Friday, June 21, 2013. For a  complete overview of the internship:  http://www.gjel.com/news/gjel-summer-internship-program.html

Cash for College Scholarship Announcement

The DVHS Career Center is pleased to announce the scholarship recipients of the 2013 Cash for College Workshop. Please join me in congratulating the following students!

Dajon Clay – DVHS Senior  $2,000 Cash for College Performance Based Scholarship

Perry Francois-Edwards – DVHS Senior $2,000 Cash for College Performance Based Scholarship

Lauren Michaelson – DVHS Senior $1,000 Cash for College Scholarship

These recipients were selected through East Bay Consortium. They all met the winning criteria by attending a Financial Aid Night and Cash for College Workshop in February, completing their FAFSA by the March 2nd deadline and completing a survey at the end of the DVHS Financial Aid/Cash for College workshop.

The recipients have been informed and must now complete the entry process by enrolling in an accredited college and by providing their information to the awarding organization, East Bay Consortium.

Students keep in mind that this scholarship is available to any high school senior who attends a Cash for College workshop at a participating high school and meets the eligibility criteria. For more information about Cash for College, visit the Cal Grant website. http://www.calgrants.org/index.cfm?navId=16

College Search

Explore all California Colleges www.CaliforniaColleges.edu

The Common Application provides an admission application – online and in print – for over 480 US and International member institutions. www.commonapp.org

Look at California Community College options www.californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu

Plan, explore and apply to one of the 23 California State University campuses. www.csumentor.edu

Picture yourself at at UC campus. Apply online to one of the 9 University of California campuses. www.universityofcalifornia.edu

College Week Live is an online College Fair and a free website that provides information for over 300 colleges all over the country. www.collegeweeklive.com

Today: 5/25/13

News

Los Medanos College Summer Bridge 2013

LMC Summer Bridge is a FREE 4 week program that prepares 100 incoming students for a comprehensive college experience. You should apply if you are a graduating senior and will be attending LMC in Fall 2013. Program deadline: Thursday, May 30, 2013. Register online at the link below.

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Posted by: Pamela Price
Published: 5/23/13

ConnectEd Studios Student contest

ConnectEd Studios is looking for high quality student work to add to the ConnectEd Studios student gallery. Winners will receive valuable prizes, such as an iPad, Lumix camera, Zoom audio recorder, and Samsung Galaxy Tab!

Who is eligible? Any high school student in a Linked Learning pathway/academy can submit work.

Visit the Student Gallery to view our previous contest winners' submissions, and check out the contest rubric for more criteria.

Deadline: Friday, June 7, 2013

Posted by: Pamela Price
Published: 5/17/13

College Bound Brotherhood 2.0 for African American Males

Scholarship: The College Bound Brotherhood 2.0 goal is to reach 500 African American young men, in the 2012-2013 Academic Year who are college-bound seniors in order to support their successful transition to college. Deadline: June 3, 2013. You must apply online.

Graduation Celebration on June 19, 2013. The College Bound Brotherhood 2.0 is celebrating the accomplishments of graduating black males who are heading to college in the Fall. Parents and friends are encouraged to attend. Light refreshments, special guest speakers, awards and recognitions. Graduating seniors who participate in teh celebration are eligible to receive a $100 book stipend. You must register online.

Posted by: Pamela Price
Published: 5/17/13

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