Internship Opportunity @ the Pacific Science Center

...with the opportunity to get PAID!!

Applications are now available for the TESSA (9th grade students only) and Discovery Corps (14 and older) internship programs at the Pacific Science Center. Get involved in fun, hands on activities behind the scenes at the Science Center. This is a great opportunity to build your resume and impress colleges. Through this internship program you will eventually be considered for paid employment.

Please come to the College and Career Center if you have any questions while filling out your application. If you have any questions specific to either program contact Josh Kemper at the Pacific Science Center:

Josh Kemper PACIFIC SCIENCE CENTER
Discovery Corps Coordinator P (206) 443-2884 F (206) 443-3631 jkemper@pacsci.org


9th graders -TESSA Application: http://www.pacsci.org/discoverycorps/XXIII_TESSA_App.pdf

10th, 11th and 12th graders- Discovery Corps Application:http://www.pacsci.org/discoverycorps/ClassXXIIIApp.pdf

Field Trip: UW Bothell for 9th grade students

Attention all freshmen students!

Friday, February 18th, the University of Washington Bothell is hosting a College Awareness Day on their campus. The event starts at 9am and ends at 1pm, which means students will be leaving Highline at 7:30 a.m. and returning by the end of the day.

This is a FREE EVENT: UW Bothell will be providing breakfast, lunch, and transportation.

This is a great opportunity to visit a college campus! You'll get to learn about what kind of resources are offered by the college to help their students be successful in their live and career.

If you are interested, come to the Career Center to sign-up and pick up a permission slip. You must sign up by February 4th and Permission slips must be returned by February 14th.

**There are only 100 spaces available so please get your permission slip returned ASAP.

Dear Sophmores, Junior and Seniors: We will organizing similar trips for you in March and April - stay tuned.

FAFSA Support

Thank you to all the students and families who attended “College Goal Sunday” last Thursday. The event was a HUGE success!! We had approximately 215 participants (as compared to about 90 last year), with some great help from Highline High School staff, College Success Foundation and CSF AmeriCorps volunteers. If you need additional support in completing your FAFSA, please do not hesitate to come to the College and Career Center

If you were unable to attend “College Goal Sunday” last week or have not yet completed your FAFSA application there are still resources available for you.

1) There are additional “College Goal Sunday” events in the Highline District that you are welcome to attend:
· Mount Rainier HS: January 13th from 2:30-6:30
· Evergreen HS: January 26th 2:00-6:00

2) Call FAFSA for support if you have any additional questions:
· 1.800.433.3243 or 319.337.5665

3) Come to the college and career center for support
· Contact Mrs. D or Mrs. Reilly to set up an appointment. You’re welcome to bring your parents or guardian
o Megan Demeroutis, College and Career Specialist, (206) 631-6776, macdanme@hsd401.org
o Rebecca Reilly, College Prep Advisor, (206) 631-6704, rreilly@collegesuccessfoundation.org

4) Visit NELA (Northwest Education Loan Association) for one-on-one support
· 309 23rd Avenue South, Seattle, WA 9814; (206) 461-5300
· Access the online workshops offered by NELA: http://www.nela.net/Centers/Pages/washingtonevents.aspx

Attention students preparing the take the SAT and/or ACT

Mark your Calendars:

On Friday February 11th, HHS will be hosting a FREE practice SAT/ACT exam from 12:30 - 4:30. We will have pizza for students when they finish their exam!

**Please let me know if you are interested so I can reserve a space for you (macdanme@stu.lemoyne.edu)

ALSO....

Highline High School Students have access to FREE KAPLAN

PSAT, SAT and ACT Online Test Prep

SAT and ACT Online Prep includes:
· Instructional videos for every tested topic
· 2 full-length Practice Tests
· 1,500+ practice questions
· Student and parent reports
· 24/7 access to resources
· Kaplan’s Higher Score Guarantee

PSAT Online Prep includes:
· Instructional videos for every tested topic
· 2 full-length Practice Tests
· 900+ practice questions
· Student and parent reports
· 24/7 access to resources
· Kaplan’s Higher Score Guarantee

To access this resource go to: kaptest.com/kas. These prep resouces typically cost $99. To get free access enter in the following codes when you go to check out.

SAT Prep code: SATKAS

ACT Prep code: ACTKAS

PSAT Prep Code: PSATKAS

**Please contact me if you need assistance.

Volunteer Opportunity @ HHS: After School Study Lab

The after school study lab at Highline High School is looking for student volunteers to help out as peer tutors. They are most in need of volunteers who can help out with math - Algebra II and higher, but would be happy to have anyone come in who would be willing to help out. Study lab is held Monday-Thursday from 2:05-3:15. Your level of commitment can be flexible. Please let me know if you are interested. Volunteering would be a great way to give back to your school community and earn volunteer points for your club (if you are looking to do so).

Come sign up in the College and Career Center

Cash Prize: Video Competition through the Port of Seattle

Port of Seattle Video Contest for Schools

The Port of Seattle is celebrating 100 years!

Students in King County are invited to get creative and show us "What the Port Means to Me!" in the Port of Seattle Centennial Video Contest for Schools. Cash awards between $4,000 and $6,000 will be awarded to the schools whose students submit the best videos as selected by a panel of community judges. There will be "People's Choice" awards so anyone can choose their favorites from among the semifinalist videos posted online. Videos can be educational, economic, occupational, cultural, historic, or just fun! Contest Entry Forms are due February 18 and the contest videos are due April 1. Find contest details here.

Entry Deadline: Feb 18th
**Please let the College and Career Center know if you are interested, so we have submit an application for Highline High School.

Culminating Project/Internship/Community Service Opportunity: Become a Blogger

Please find information below that was sent to me about an interesting community involvement opportunity for High School Students:

Hi, My name is Anita Chung, a Western Washington resident from Kirkland. I have co-founded a nonprofit youth literary online community, www.ponderlounge.org. We worked with a number of Seattle-based as well as some international teaching artists to develop an innovative, highly original, slightly academic approach to celebrate and facilitate the art of creative writing among young teens.

Our site launched last October. Membership has grown steadily, high-quality submissions have been coming in, and contests have been successful. To kick off our launch, we have an excellent internship opportunity for high school students interested in writing. The Blogger is a highly engaging online internship program; interns are empowered to define the daily lives of our original characters found on the site. To find out more, please click here.

Due to our nonprofit nature, such an internship may also be considered community service hours if applicable. We also welcome senior students to consider this opportunity for their culminating project.

I'd appreciate your comments/questions as well as your help to spread the word about PonderLounge. We would love to have interns and/or receive submissions from Highline High!

Regards,

Anita Chung
Co-founder
PonderLoungewww.ponderlounge.org
A youth literary community
Think.Write.Publish.

Attention Juniors: Mathematics Summer Program @ UW

The UW College of Engineering is pleased to present the 2011 UW College of Engineering Mathematics Academy.

The Math Academy is an intensive, four-week residential program held on the Seattle UW Campus in the summer. It is designed to help high-achieving rising seniors develop the math and problem-solving skills necessary to succeed in engineering disciplines, and exposes students to a variety of examples of engineering research and careers in practice.

Who Should Apply: The Math Academy accepts applications from current juniors (class of 2012) who will complete a minimum of pre-calculus by the 2010-11

For more information: www.uwmathacademy.org

Program Fee: $300 (finacial assistance is available for eligable students)

Application Deadline: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

Attention Juniors and Seniors: Summer internship opportunity

2011 Student Leader® Program

Since its inception in 2004, the Bank of America Student Leader Program has recognized more than 1,400 exemplary high school students who have a passion for improving their communities.

We are seeking high school juniors and seniors who are creating positive impact in King, Pierce and Snohomish County communities.

Selected applicants will:
Participate in an 8-week paid summer internship with a local nonprofit organization
Take part in an all-expense-paid week in Washington, D.C. at our Student Leadership Summit with hundreds of other community-minded students from the U.S. and U.K.
Learn how nonprofits, government, and business can partner to create a positive impact in our communities

If you know a community-minded junior or senior in high school who demonstrate leadership and extraordinary volunteerism, encourage them to apply!

Deadline to apply: January 12, 2011 (9:00 p.m. PST)

Have students visit: www.bankofamerica.com/neistudentleaders