Invitation for Parents: Success Beyond School

We are delighted to announce the first events in our Success Beyond School series for 2022. These are free-of-charge, live online seminars featuring career experts, designed to help parents amplify their children’s career potential.

We have 5 fantastic seminars this term, including topics such as 'how to help your child choose their career' and 'how to inspire young women to become entrepreneurs.' These events are for parents of students aged 12-18 and are free to attend.

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This program is designed to immerse incoming students into the rigors of college life while providing academic, financial, and social preparation for the first-year university experience. The five-week residential program includes enrollment in credit bearing courses taught by experienced faculty. Students improve study skills, enhance time management, and engage in leadership development to build capacity for academic success. The dates for the program are May 30,2020 to July 2, 2020.

Requirements:

• 2020 High School Graduate

• Admitted to UNM-Main Campus as a First-Year Student

• ACT English Score 17-28 or SAT Writing Score 430-699

• ACT Math Score 17-24 or SAT Math Score 460-589

• Minimum HS Unit GPA of 2.75

• Enrolled Member of a Federally Recognized Tribe

• Completed FAFSA

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A Census job provides great pay ($16.50/hour), flexible hours, weekly pay, and paid training.

Apply here.

For more information or help applying, call 1-855-JOB-2020

Deadline: February 15, 2020

This is an opportunity for Latino students in 10th and 11th grade wanting to learn how government works. CHCI will bring a group of Latino high school students to D.C. to learn about how the Federal Government works, meet key leaders, visit historic sites and develop a deeper understanding of how they can affect positive change in their communities and their nation.

Apply here.

Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes is a three-week summer residential program held on Stanford campus that provides academically talented and intellectually curious students currently in grades 8–11 with intensive study in a single course. Courses can be found here.

Apply here.

Youth Leadership Conference (YLC) is a program for high school students seeking to improve leadership skills and learn about the U.S. government and civic responsibility. The conference, which takes place March 27-29, encompasses hands-on participation in activities based on the U.S. Constitution, personal finance, the free enterprise system, the U.S. Supreme Court, effective communications, and leadership.

Requirements:

• 2.5 GPA or better (must provide current copy of transcript)

• The Bill of Rights and My Responsibilities essay (Students submit an essay of 500 words or less describing what this means to them as a United States citizen. )

• Medical release waiver

• Items on the packing list

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The PREFACE Program is for students who will be in either the 11th or 12th grade in the fall. Interested candidates should review the information on the PREFACE website and complete the online application.

Your best score on the ACT/SAT comes from the best prep. Start this month with a free, instructor-led bootcamp from Kaplan. Review test content, learn strategies, and have your questions answered by the experts. Learn more.

Deadline: February 28, 2020

The Center for Native American Youth, in partnership with Columbia University’s Summer Immersion Program for High School Students, is offering one full-tuition, residential scholarship for a Native student to attend a 3-week pre-college program during summer 2020 in New York City. The CNAY-Columbia scholarship covers the cost of housing, tuition, weekday meals, coursework materials, and other required student services. The estimated value of the scholarship is over $10,000. *Students are financially responsible for their own travel to and from the program, as well as spending money for incidentals, souvenirs, and recreational activities.

Applicants must be:

• American Indian, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian;

• In grades 9-12 or entering their first year of college in Fall 2020; and

• At least 15 years old by the start of the program.

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Summer internships for various institutions for a 10-week period.

Minimum requirements:

• Be a current AISES memberships at the time of application.

• Students must be an enrolled member or descendant of an enrolled member of a federally or state recognized American Indian Tribe, Alaska Native Village, or Native Hawai'ian or descendant of a Native Hawai'ian.

• Students must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student at either an accredited four-year college/university, or a full-time student at a two-year college enrolled in a program leading to an academic degree.

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HVAC & R (Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration) classes will be offered in the summer for the first time in 2020.

To learn more, contact the CNM School of Applied Technologies at 505-224-3711 or technology@cnm.edu

Deadline: February 28, 2020

The American Indian Higher Education Consortium is hosting a college fair at the Albuquerque Convention Center on Monday March 23, 2020. There will be two sessions, one from 9 am to 11:30 am and one from 1 pm to 3:30 pm.

Contact the following for more information and to register:

• Mechelle Crazy Thunder
  (505) 346-7740
  mechelle.crazythunder@bie.edu

• Tawna Harrison
  (505) 922-6516
  tawna.harrison@bie.edu

• Duane L Reeder
  (505) 922-6540
  duane.reeder@bie.edu

Deadline: April 1, 2020

Healthcare Exploration Program will focus on providing high school students interested in careers that can be applied in the Healthcare setting with pre-college job shadow experience. Students should have an interest in careers such as nursing, business, health information management, laboratory, respiratory, radiology, surgery, primary care, information technology, pharmacy, public health, quality, epidemiology, physical therapy, or social work. Program will accept 4 - 6 students per session, through a competitive application process. Awardees will be selected by CGH's Board Committee. There are two, four-week sessions: June 1 - June 26 and July 6 - July 31. Students may only participate in 1 session per year. Applicants must reapply annually if they wish to participate more than one year. Program hours/days are Monday - Friday, 8 am to 12 pm. Students will be required to come at 7 am on certain rotation days, but will be notified. Students will receive a stipend of $500 per session.

Qualifications:

• Be current high school students in their sophomore, junior and seniors graduating in the 2019-2020 school year.

• Successful applicants must agree to a drug/alcohol test and criminal background/fingerprinting post offer/prior to beginning the program.

• Applicants must be 16 years old by start of the program.

• Only applicants who attend a school or are homeschooled in Cibola County will be considered.

• Only applicants who have received all childhood immunizations will be considered. Records must be submitted during onboarding period.

• Applicants who are finalists may be interviewed by the selection committee.

• If selected, satisfactory attendance is required. Please do not apply if you are unavailable during the program time (scheduled vacations, other commitments, etc).

• Applicants must have a valid email address that they will check as communication is via email.

• Cumulative grade point average should be a 2.8 or better at the time of application.

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This program equips high-achieving high school juniors from low-income backgrounds with the knowledge, confidence, and resources to apply to top colleges.

Awards from this program may include:

• A full scholarship to a college summer program at Stanford, Yale, Notre Dame, and more. Scholarships are valued at up to $20,000 and cover travel, tuition, and room & boar

• Quest for Excellence Awards, such as $1,000 for a laptop, campus visits, or test score fees.

• An invitation to a QuestBridge National College Admissions Conference.

• Up to a $500 travel voucher toward attending a QuestBridge National College Admissions Conference at Stanford, Emory, or UChicago.

• Personalized college essay feedback.

• One-on-one admissions telementoring from Amherst College students.

• Specialized guidance and resources for the college application process.

• Access to an online community of peers who are also applying to top colleges.

Deadline: March 24, 2020

Apply here.