City Year is Hiring

"City Year," a non profit org, is hiring students who

are interested in helping their communities serving

as tutors and mentors to elementary and middle school

children. You must be between the ages of 17-24 and

commit to at least 10 months of community service

as mentioned as well as recruit volunteers, research,

evaluate and document service project results.

See me in room 404 for more info. You must also

attend an orientation session Mar 8, April 5, or May 3rd.

Lunch Passes

Many 10th and 11th graders have taken advantage of the

Monday lunch pass by doing well on the CST, at least one

proficiency. You guys are awesome! Keep up the good

work and remember that you must show IMPROVEMENT

on this next round of the CST, so keep doin' what ya been

doin! Keep that GPA up and keep those Proficiency and

Advanced scores comin'. And for all you students who might

be struggling a bit; take heart...focus on improvement; let's

take it HIGHER not LOWER!

The Eve and Gene Black Summer Medical Career Program

is still accepting applications until Feb 25th. If you are interested

in a summer internship in the medical field, see me ASAP. You

must be at least 16 yrs. and in the 11th or 12th grade. You may

request a stipend if there is financial need. Questions? contact

Ellen Osborne meosborne@ladpedsoc.org

Public Works High School Internship-Summer 2010

The Los Angeles Board of Public Works is now accepting appli-

cations for it's paid summer internship program. You can apply

on-line at http:// www.bpw.lacity.org/pwhip The application 

deadline in March 15.  Participants are exposed to careers in

water, wastewater architectural and environmental engineer-

ing industries. Partnering firms offer 6 week paid internships

and integrate classroom learning with real world experience.

In other words, you get paid and have something really out-

standing to put on your resume.

For more info check out the website listed above or contact

LA Board of Public Works Commissioner Andrea Alarcon

at 213.978.0294, or see me in room 404

Best Buy Scholarship for Volunteer/Employed Students

Best Buy has a scholarship available for students

who have volunteer and/or work experience.

Go to http://www.at15.com for more information

or to apply. It's open to 9-12 graders with solid 

grades.  1000 scholarships available at $1000 each.

Summer 2010 Arts Program

Happy New Year! Hope all is well. The California State

Summer School for the Arts (INNERSPARK) is seeking the most

talented high school visual, literary, media and performing

artists in California. Students will be selected from a rigorous

competitive application process and will attend one of the country's

premier summer arts institutes on the campus of Cal Arts in

Valencia from July 10 through Aug. 6, 2010

INNERSPARK  offers instruction in Animation, Music, Dance,

Film, Video, and Theater. There is a fee of $1,485 for families

that have the means to pay. AND No student who has the drive and

talent to succeed in the application process will be denied ad-

mission, solely on the basis of inability to pay."

See Mr. Snyder in 404 for more details and information.

Workplace Hollywood

Are you a diverse high school student interested 

in a career behind the scenes of the Film and TV

industry? Workplace Hollywood may be for you.

The program is open to 11th and 12th graders with

a 3.0 or better GPA.  Recruiting is going on now 

for this coming summer June thru August 2010 for

locations in Culver City, Santa Monica, and Los

Angeles.  To receive an application email:

intern@workplacehollywood.org The deadline is

March 1, 2010.  For more info, you can check out

the website www.workplacehollywood.org or

call 213.250.9921