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TO HAND OUT THIS WEEK:

• Revised Spring 2012 Learning Commons  Schedules: http://bit.ly/BHSECQ_LearningCommonsSpr2012
• 1^st Semester Final Grades with Narratives
• (Y1’s Only) SAT and ACT Registration Handout: http://bit.ly/BHSECQ_CTO_TESTS

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. ATTENTION Year 1’s – Upcoming SAT Registration Deadline – THIS FRIDAY!

UPCOMING SAT TEST REGISTRATION DEADLINE: THIS Friday, February 10th 2012

UPCOMING ACT TEST REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, March 9th 2012

Register for the SAT at www.sat.collegeboard.org or the ACT at  www.actstudent.org

Find out how to register here: http://bit.ly/BHSECQ_CTO_TESTS

COST: SAT = $49.00, ACT = $49.50  SAT Subjects = $22.00 per test

Need a Fee Waiver?

Students eligible for Free or Reduced Lunch can receive a Fee Waiver for the SAT and/or the ACT. Fee waivers will not work after the Regular registration deadline. Fee Waivers are available in the CTO (room 635)

Need to Take a Prep Class?

Sign up for the Princeton Review SAT Prep Class or the Revolution Prep ACT Prep Course. You should have received emails about this, but if you haven’t, come to the CTO. These courses are each discounted at $399.00 for Bard Students until February 15^th.  There are significant scholarships available and no student should be afraid of applying because they cannot pay for it. Additionally, in the CTO we keep a list of Free and Low-Cost SAT prep that is run through NYC.

2. ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS:  Camp Cardiac- New York 2012 – Free Program

Scholarship and standard applications are now open for Camp Cardiac-New York 2012, and we invite your students to apply by visiting http://www.campcardiac.org .
This 1-week summer day camp is open to high school students (including 2012 graduates) ages 15 years and older (as of the start of the camp) interested in exploring careers in medicine. Please feel free to contact me with any questions – Michael Yensel – Camp Cardiac voice: (312) 659-0246 fax: (312) 268-6322 myensel@campcardiac.org

3. ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS:  WRITE A PLAY! NYC – Deadline March 1, 2012

Write A Play NYC, the New York City Playwriting Competition, is open to all NYC students. Plays are judged in three categories: elementary, middle, and high school. All entrants receive a Certificate of Achievement, a written evaluation of the play, and an invitation to the annual Awards Ceremony.

Send your scripts, postmarked on or before March 1, 2012 to:

Young Playwrights Inc. NYC – Post Office Box 5134 – New York NY 10185

GUIDELINES

• Plays must be submitted by students, not teachers.
• There are no restrictions on length, style, or subject, but collaborations of more than three writers will NOT be accepted.
• Screenplays and musicals are not eligible, nor are adaptations.

More Details: http://www.youngplaywrights.org/NYC_Comp..html

4. ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS:   New York State Summer School of the Arts – Still accepting Late applications for Choral Studies and Orchestral Studies 3-Week Summer Program

Go to http://www.oce.nysed.gov/nysssa For more information.

The Summer Schools of the Arts are directed and staffed by internationally acclaimed artists and companies such as the New York City Ballet and The Philadelphia Orchestra. Students work in small groups and in one-on-one sessions with professionals and with other students of similar ability. The program is open to all high school age students who qualify through auditions. Tuition assistance, based upon financial need, is available. No students who qualify are denied NYSSSA’s opportunities because they cannot afford them. NYSSSA represents the wide spectrum of cultural, ethnic, social, and economic that is New York State.

For further information please use the following contact information: The New York State Summer School of the Arts; NYS Education Department; Room 866 EBA; Albany, NY 12234; Phone: (518) 474-8773; Fax:(518) 473-0770; Email: NYSSSA@mail.nysed.gov

5. ATTENTION ALL FEMALE STUDENTS:   Smith College Summer Science and Engineering Program for Girls – DEADLINE March 1^st

The 2012 SSEP is open to academically talented girls who will enter grades 9, 10, 11 or 12 in fall 2012. Enrollment in the program is limited to ensure the quality of the academic experience. The SSEP has a selective admissions process, based on academic performance in middle and/or high school, a written essay and a teacher recommendation. The program welcomes applications from students with all levels of previous science training. Students need not have taken advanced science courses but must have a strong record of academic achievement, a high level of motivation and a willingness to explore.

Significant Financial Aid Is Available for many students.

Find out more here: http://www.smith.edu/summerprograms/ssep/apply.php

6. ATTENTION ALL FEMALE STUDENTS: Sadie Nash Summer Institute – Summer Program with Stipend – DEADLINE February 17^th 2012

The Summer Institute requires an initial commitment of six weeks.  There is a stipend attached. The summer program lasts for six weeks from July 5th – August 12th, 2012 Monday through Friday from 10:00am until 4:00pm (on Fridays, we have special events and the hours are different).  The Summer Institute is located in Manhattan.  There will be required pre-session orientation meetings in early June to prepare you for the summer, and to provide an opportunity to meet staff and to get to know each other.  During the summer you and your peers will take interesting classes, meet women involved in different forms of leadership, take workshops on issues that are important to you, go on trips and explore your own and others’ leadership.

Find out More here: http://www.sadienash.org/apply_summer.htm

New York City Summer Institute DEADLINES:

• Friday, February 17th, 2012
• Friday, March 16th, 2012
• Friday, April 13th, 2012
• Friday, May 4th, 2012

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1. Reminder! Blood Drive, January 12th 

Donate Blood & receive 2 free movie tickets- must be 16 yrs or older ; Faculty can donate too  *Remember to bring ID and social security #.  Permission slip also needed from 16 yr olds.

Thursday, Jan 12th from 9am – 3pm
8th fl Auditorium

Contact Valerie Kaplan in the Main Office with any questions

2. Sports Journalism Institute of the Boston Globe – All Expense Paid program at Princeton University – Deadline February 15th

This is an all-expenses-paid summer program for high school student journalists from low-income backgrounds that will take place for 10 days in August on the campus of Princeton University. The program is entering its 11th year; since 2002, more than 200 students from high schools across the country have been selected to participate in the program. They were taught by journalists from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Miami Herald, The New Republic and The New Yorker; they covered Yankees, Mets, Jets and Liberty games and held a press conference with New Jersey’s secretary of state; they met with Princeton University’s president and dean of admissions; they received counseling on their college applications from our staff, which consists of Princeton University alumni and undergraduates; and they published their own newspaper.

ELIGIBILITY:

• They must currently be Y1′s
• They must have at least an unweighted 3.5 grade point average (out of 4.0).
• They must have an interest in journalism.
• The combined income of their custodial parent(s)/guardian(s) plus child support payments, if any, must not exceed $45,000.

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1. “Tackling Test Taking Anxiety” Workshop Series

A 4-part workshop that will prepare students to take their final exams by giving them techniques to manage their test anxiety.  For all students.

• Thursday, January 5,  Monday, January 9, Thursday, January 12, Tuesday, January 17   –  3:30 – 4:15 pm
• Room 623
•  Contact Person: Kate Fullerton , Guidance Intern (Guidance Office)