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From the College & Career Center

HS3 Senior retreat 2012

Scholarship list #2

 2013 Leap 1% Scholarship Application:
Applications available in the College & Career Center

Deadline: November 18, 2012

The Latino/a Educational Achievement Project (LEAP) was founded in 1998 to improve academic achievement of Latino/a students in Washington state. Our goal is for all students to graduate from high school with the skills, knowledge and confidence needed for success in postsecondary education or in today's information age and technology-driven workplace.

The LEAP1% Scholarship Fund provides financial support for Latino and Latina students to attend a post-secondary education institution. Awards are made at the LEAP Annual Conference and Legislative Day held annually in Tacoma.

The fund is made possible by individual donors and corporate and institutional sponsors. Contributions are tax deductible. Sea Mar is a non-profit, 501 (c) 3, organization.


To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

 Demonstrate financial need through individual/family hardship.

 Graduate of a Washington state high school or receive a GED certificate by June 2013.

 Be involved in leadership and/or service activities in schools and community.

 Be a high school senior or undergraduate student and qualify for in-state tuition in Washington state.

 Plan to enroll at a higher education institution or post high school training during the 2013-2014 academic year.

 Participate in a phone interview if selected as a semi-finalist. Selected students will be notified as to the date, time and location by December 2012.

 Selected students must attend the award ceremony on March 1, 2013. LEAP1% scholarship awards will range from $1,000 to $5,000.
• Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship:
www.jackierobinson.org

Application available Oct. 15, 2012

Deadline: February 15, 2013, 5pm (ET) - Application Due

an applicant must be a graduating minority high school senior, attend an accredited and approved four-year institution within the U.S., show leadership potential, present evidence of financial need, U.S citizen, a minimum SAT of 1000 combined on the math and critical reading sections or a composite ACT score of 22, and not possess a degree from a 2 or 4 yr college when applying for the scholarship.
• Coca-Cola Scholarship:
www.coca-colascholars.org

Deadline: Oct. 31, 2012

CURRENT high school (or home-schooled) seniors attending school in the United States, U.S. Citizens; U.S. Nationals; U.S. Permanent Residents; Temporary Residents (in a legalization program); anticipating completion of high school diploma at the time of application; planning to pursue a degree at an accredited institution; carrying a minimum 3.0 GPA at the end of their junior year of high school.
• Horatio Alger Washington Scholarship Program:
www.horatioalger.org

Deadline Oct. 25, 2012 (10) $5,000 scholarships

Senior in WA State

planning to enter college Fall 2013.

Critical financial need,

Involved in community activities, citizen of US. 2.0 GPA. Apply online
• U.S. Bank Internet Scholarships: 
www.usbank.com/studentloans

US Bank will award 30 to 40 $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors planning to attend accredited two- or four- year colleges full time next fall. Award recipients are selected through a random drawing process. No essays, no minimum GPA required. . APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM OCTOBER 2012 through MARCH 2013. The US Bank web site contains a wealth of information on paying for college and provides links to other helpful web sites, including the U.S. Dept of Education for the FAFSA form.
• ALERT Magazine Essay Contest:

No Deadline
 http://www.alertmagazine.org/ScholarshipRequirements.htm
 There is no deadline, but you must be a senior. Write an essay (600-1000 words) about a personal encounter you or someone you know has had with drug and/or alcohol abuse, how it was dealt with, and, in your opinion what was right or wrong about the way the incident or problem was handled. The best essays win the scholarships and will be published in ALERT Magazine. You must mail your essay with transcripts, photo, name, address, phone number and school name to PO Box 4833, Boise, Idaho 83711.
• Kids’ Chance of Washington:

No Deadline

www.kidschancewa.com
 This scholarship program is need-based for dependent children and spouses of workers killed or seriously disabled in a workplace accident in Washington. It is a non-profit organization funded through donations from industry and individuals. The application includes personal information including finances, documentation of Labor & Industries claim, essay, transcript, FAFSA form, letter of recommendation.
• Ron Brown Scholarship

Deadline: Nov. 1, 2012

www.ronbrown.org
 Scholars are each awarded $40,000 ($10,000 per year for 4 years)

• The Ron Brown Scholar Program seeks to identify students who will make significant contributions to society. Applicants must excel academically, show exceptional leadership potential and make an impact on their communities through service to others. To be eligible, applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, Black or African American and current high school seniors at the time of their application. Current college students are not eligible to apply. Applicants should demonstrate academic achievement, exhibit leadership ability, participate in community service activities and demonstrate financial need.

• American Chemical Society Scholarships

Application cycle begins: 11/1/12

www.portal.acs.org

scholarship based on financial need

for all student regardless of immigration status

The American Chemical Society sponsors scholarship programs for qualified applicants who want to enter the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, or chemical engineering, and students seeking a two-year degree in chemical technology. The programs are designed to encourage African-American, Hispanic, and American Indian students to pursue undergraduate college degrees in the chemical sciences and chemical technology.

*Be African-American, Hispanic/Latino, or American Indian *Be a U.S. citizen or permanent U.S. resident *Be a full-time student at a high school or accredited college, university, or community college *Demonstrate high academic achievement in chemistry or science (Grade Point Average 3.0, "B" or better) *Demonstrate financial need according to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form (FAFSA) and the Student Aid Report (SAR) form *Be a graduating high school senior or college freshman, sophomore or junior intending to or already majoring in chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering or a chemically-related science OR intending to or already pursuing a degree in chemical technology *Be planning a career in the chemical sciences.

• The Sullivan Leadership Award

Deadline: Nov. 15, 2012

www.seattleu.edu/sullivan
 four-year full scholarship

The Sullivan Leadership Award represents Seattle University’s holistic definition of academic excellence, one that transcends classroom performance. The award is a full scholarship, equal to tuition, room and board for each of four years, designed to support students whose records reflect their commitment to: Service, Leadership, Academic Rigor, Community, Spirituality, and Global Awareness.
• WA State Governors’ Scholarship for Foster Youth

Deadline: 11/15/12

https://www.collegesuccessfoundation.org/csf-pages/scholarships/washington-state-governors-scholarship  $2,000-$4000 per yr.

The Governors’ Scholarship for Foster Youth is a scholarship program that helps young men and women, who are currently in an open dependency court order in Washington State, or an open dependency tribal court order, continue their education and earn a college degree. Eligible students must meet specific criteria. The program is supported by Governor Chris Gregoire, The Honorable Gary Locke (former Governor), and other former governors of Washington State
• Walmart Associate Scholarship

DEADLINE 12/1/2012

http://walmartstores.com/CommunityGiving/8736.aspx?p=236

A $3,000 college scholarship is available to Walmart associates or dependents of associates who are graduating seniors with at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA and a demonstrated financial need.

• AXA Achievement Scholarship

Deadline: Dec.1, 2012

www.axa-achievement.com

Senior, US citizen, planning to attend 2 or 4 year college or university in Fall 2011. Demonstrate ambition and self-drive as evidence by outstanding achievement in an activity in school, community or the workplace.

• Seattle Hiroshima Club

Deadline: Dec. 20, 2012

*Available in College & Career Center (3) $1,000 scholarships

Three $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors. To be eligible, an applicant's parents, grandparents or ancestors must be from Hiroshima Prefecture. Parents or guardian must be a member of the Hiroshima Club by the time the scholarship application is submitted (annual fee of $5 per person). Applicants are judged on academics (minimum GPA of 3.6), school, and community extracurricular activities. Two letters of recommendation and an essay are required.
• Better Business Bureau (BBB) students of Integrity Scholar
Deadline: Dec. 31, 2012

www.alaskaoregonwesternwashington.bbb.org

Attends an accredited high school in Western Washington, Oregon or Alaska (one winner per state); A student of the 2011 or 2012 graduating class who will be attending college after graduation; Resides in Western Washington, Oregon or Alaska; Has a good academic standing and a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Making Decisions

Every day you face situations that require decisions. Your decision making starts when you get up in the morning and doesn't end until you go to bed at night.

Some decisions are so simple or automatic that they seem to require no thought, such as when you pull to the side of the road because you hear an emergency vehicle's siren behind you or when you buy concert tickets early because you know the performance will sell out. Other decisions require time and a great deal of thought.

As you progress in your career, here are some typical decisions you may encounter:

• Should you take a non-paying internship to gain experience in your field?

• Should you take a lower-paying job with great potential or a higher-paying job with less opportunity to move up?

• Should you take a job out of the area if it means moving your family to another state or country?

In your daily work, you'll run into issues that require good decisions:

• Should you call an expensive computer technician in to fix a problem with your company computer when you could spend several hours and maybe--or maybe not--solve the problem yourself?

• Should you go over the budget on a project to do the best possible job or stay in budget and do an adequate, but not great, job?

• Should you risk losing a customer by referring her to a competitor who specializes in her problem or try to keep the customer, even though you know you're not the best person for the job?

• Should you turn down a good-paying project for your company if you believe you can't meet the deadline or should you take the project and try to work it in with all your other projects?

• Should you confront a bully who is picking on a new employee or let the employee work it out on his own?

How do good decision makers come up with the answers they need? To make the best decisions, you need to do these four things:

• Look at both sides of an issue

• Get as much information on the issue as possible

• Evaluate all the information

• Think about how the information should be used

To try decision making yourself, add some fictitious information to one of the situations above and apply the four guides to come up with the decision you believe is best.

Next week, Career Headlines will cover the 21st century skill of collaboration.

WSU Campus Visit

21st Century Skills — Creativity

You probably hear people use the word "creative" to describe friends who paint, sing, write, dance, act or take photographs. But creativity is not limited to the performing and visual arts. In fact, creativity is one of the most important twenty-first century job skills.


So what does "creativity" mean when it relates to a job? The answer is really simple: It means looking at things in a different way.

You probably think creatively already in your personal life, but don't realize it. For example, during the weekend, you can probably come up with a creative way to get a ride to a place where you want to go. And chances are you will find a friend who has music you can download when you want a specific song. You may have found ways to convince your parents to buy you a car after they were hesitant at first.

Now, all you need to do is apply that same type of creative thinking to work. What would you do in the following situations that require creative thinking on the job?

• Your computer crashes and you lose all your email.

• An important out-of-town customer asks you to get him tickets to a big athletic event, and the team's website shows all tickets are sold.

• The only company car is in an accident, but it's needed for staff travel.

• The copier breaks down in the middle of making 200 copies of a report that must be ready for tomorrow's big meeting.

• The apartment your company has rented for an international coworker was sold by the owner, but the coworker won't be finished with the project for two more months.

• You learn that an immigrant worker who reports to you is being threatened with deportation because his working papers are not current.

• A client, who speaks broken English and has trouble interpreting your comments, asks for instructions on how to operate a tool.

• You discover that a piece of medical equipment is giving improper readings during patient medical tests.

• The competition is beating you on price, speed of delivery, and customer service.

• Clients owe your company a good deal of money, but everyone's so busy they don't have time to follow up on collections.

• Your most productive service person makes people feel uncomfortable by his intimidating manner.

• An inspector has downgraded your restaurant, saying you are not following safety and food preparation guidelines.

College visit dates added

Upcoming College Visits

On the

Evergreen Campus!

 

 October 8th ~ WSU ~ 12:30 Library


 October 9th ~ UW Bothell ~ 11am Library


 October 10th ~ UW Tacoma ~ 1:00pm Library


 October 11th ~ Eastern Washington University ~ 10:30am Library


 October 17th ~ Central Washington University ~ 1:00pm Library


 October 25th ~ Cornish College ~ 11:00am Library


 October 30th ~ Oregon Tech University ~ 9:30am Library


 November 1st ~ Boston University ~ 9:30am Library


 November 7th ~ Pacific Lutheran University ~ 8:00am Library

 

Dates are being added regularly so be on the lookout for updates!

21st Century Skills — Introduction

Last week, you learned that you can make millions of dollars in your career if you possess 21st century skills. But what are the 21st century skills?

Here's a simple answer: The skills, knowledge and expertise required for success in the job you take.

That's really broad! What does it mean? How are 21st century skills different from skills used by the last generation?

Every generation needs skills, knowledge and expertise, but more is expected of today's employees:

• Jobs require creativity. You'll be expected to come up with creative ways of looking at problems and then develop solutions that others might not think about.

• Jobs are technology based. And technology changes quickly. So you must be able to keep up.

• Jobs are global. The product or service you provide may be sold or produced around the world. You'll need to learn how to communicate and collaborate with people on the other side of the globe.

• Jobs require constant learning. School will never be over. You must keep learning new things, sometimes in a formal situation and sometimes on your own.

• Jobs connect more to your personal responsibilities and to being a good citizen. You may work from home, put in flexible hours, or communicate virtually. You'll have to find the balance that allows you to meet your obligations as a parent, a citizen and an on-call employee.

The next Career Headlines will begin showing you how to apply 21st century skills on the job. We'll start with "creativity," so you can learn how to think in new and different ways at work.