THE DAILY BULLETIN
CANYON HIGH SCHOOL
TUESDAY, MARCH 25 2014
TUTORING TUESDAY AFTER SCHOOL IN THE LIBRARY
LATE START WEDNESDAY—MARCH 26
GENERAL
CONGRATULATIONS to Senior, Band President, David Sandridge for being awarded the NROTC $180,000 Scholarship to become a Marine Corps Officer! He has thus far been accepted to Purdue and Arizona State University.
SUMMER SCHOOL APPLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE. If you are planning on going to summer school at Golden Valley, you must print out the forms. The forms can be found on the counseling blog, canyoncounselor.blogspot.com. You will find "summer school forms" as a permanent link on the right hand side.
If you are planning on attending Opportunities for Learning (OFL), please see your counselor. They have the forms you need.
All of summer school is based on a first come, first placed basis. Don't procrastinate. Get your paperwork in as soon as possible to guarantee a spot!
If you have any questions, please stop by the Counseling Office. We would love to help you.
ATTENTION ALL SENIORS AND JUNIORS--Prom Tickets are on sale!! Hurry and buy your tickets today!! Ticket prices are $200 per couple with an ASB card and $210 without. Prices go up next week.
ARE YOU THINKING OF GOING TO A CAL STATE UNIVERSITY? This spring almost all of the CSU's have a preview day. These open house dates range from March 28- April 26. So if you are interested in checking out these campuses, check out the school website.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN GETTING AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE AND LEARNING TO FLY? You might be interested in NOVA Southeastern University. Located in Fort Lauderdale Florida. Graduates of the program are guaranteed interviews with the industry leaders including Express Jet Airlines and Piedmont Airlines, to name a few. For information call 800-338-4723 or visit their website at www.nova.edu/aviation.
ENJOY GREAT FOOD AT EVEREST and raise money for Yes I Can ALL DAY March 26th
Come to the Canyon Country location, present the flyer, and EVEREST will donate 15% back to Yes I Can
Stop by C-3 during brunch or lunch to pick up a flyer or ask a Yes I Can student
HEY COWBOYS Want to get some sweetheart chocolates? Well your choir is selling them for 50 cents each after school, so come get your delicious white chocolate lolli-pops! Come to A-Lecture Hall to get some!!
MEETINGS
ANIME CLUB is meeting today in room G-220. Hope to see you there!
CHECKMATES CHESS CLUB and YU-GI-OH Club meet every Wednesday and Friday and G-117. Bring your lunch. Questions ask Mr. Clark
COME GET YOUR CLUB ON! Your Bible club, that is! There will be home-baked goodies and fantastabular conversations about the Bible and related topics. Come this Thursday at lunch to the A Lecture Hall.
COWBOYS! The GSA is having a meeting on Thursday, March 27 in C-4 at lunch! We’ll be selling tickets to the PFLAG Barbeque for $5. Hope to see you there!
SENIORS
SENIOR STARS: If you have been accepted to a 4-year college or university and plan on attending that school in the fall, please see Mrs. Hettema in the counseling office. We will make a star in your honor and place it on the Senior Stars bulletin board outside of the counseling office. Also, if you have received notice of any scholarships or awards, please let Mrs. Hettema know.
ATTENTION SENIORS: PROM SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION: Only Canyon Seniors may apply. Pick up an application from Mrs. Aguilar (registrar’s office windows) and return the application to her by March 31. The winner will receive a prom bid for two persons to attend Canyon’s Prom, Diamonds Are Forever” on April 19, (Prize valued at $200).
SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP: The Santa Clarita Valley Association of School Administrators is offering a scholarship to one Canyon Senior. In order to apply you need to have at least a 2.5 GPA, have plans to attend a college or program after graduation, and have attended schools in Santa Clarita for at least seven years.
COC is offering a $500 scholarship to a senior that plans to attend COC. If you are planning to attend COC in the fall and have at least a 2.0 GPA, please pick up a scholarship application in the counseling office. The application is due back to Mrs. Goller by April 4th.
A LOT OF STUDENTS PLAN ON GOING TO COLLEGE. But did you know that you can go to PRE-College? That means you can go to art programs and space camps, take college courses and GET COLLEGE CREDITS from top-ranked universities AND even travel the country to go to college programs for HIGH SCHOOL students. You can meet students from all over the world! Here is a sample of what is out there!
Summer Programs for 2014
IN CALIFORNIA
· UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, Summer Environmental Design Academy, for architecture, landscape architecture and sustainable city planning, July 7- August 15, $80 application fee due by April 26th, [email protected]
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· UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, has 5 programs, including Early Start, Academic Enrichment, and Research Mentorship Program (earn up to 8 UC credits and participate in graduate level research), 3.3 minimum gpa, look on-line or call 805. 893.2315
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· Stanford, High School Summer Institute (a 3-4 week program for students ages 14-17) OR Summer College (ages 16-19) where a student can choose from 125 courses and earn Stanford college credit, go to precollegiate.stanford.edu
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UCLA, Los Angeles, California, 2-week summer program, UCLA Design Media Arts Summer Institute, 310.267.4907 or email: [email protected] UCLA also has a Summer Writers’ Camp and many summer institutes like, Art, Nanoscience Labs, International Diplomacy, Stem Cell Science, Mock Trials w/UCLA Law, Acting & Performance Institute, AND over 100 classes offered to high school students.
· Columbia College, Hollywood/Tarzana, California, Filmmaking Workshop (this is a film and television school), 4 weeks, www.columbiacollege.edu or 818.401.1294 or 818.345.8414, [email protected]
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· Summer Discovery pre-college enrichment programs, you can attend programs @ UCLA , UC Santa Barbara, University of Michigan, Emerson College in Boston, U of Texas, Georgetown, Penn, Johns Hopkins, Shanghai China, or London England, Florence Italy, or Spain, etc. www.summerdiscovery.com/ or 516.621.3939
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· Institute for Educational Advancement, South Pasadena, California, This is a program for gifted youth, past internships include Art Center College of Design, California Institute of Technology, Children’s Hospital of LA, and more. It is a pre-college Apprenticeship Program, 626.403.8900 www.educationaladvancement.org
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· Otis College of Art and Design, LA, California, Summer of Art, intensive four-week, study at an art and design, www.otis.edu/soa, or 800.527.6847
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· Occidental College in LA, June 15 – 22, the is to study astronomy, connect with top colleges, [email protected]
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· CIP, Long Beach, California, for students with Asperger’s, ADHD, and LD, spend 2 weeks on a college campus learning social, career, and life skills, www.cipsummer.com or call 877.Know.CIP. 6 sites include Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson, California, July 6 – July 18, 2014 AND University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California, June 29 – July 11, 2014
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· FIDM, LA, hands-on workshops for fashion, 3 days for $300. June 26-28, fidm.edu/go/summerprogram
· There are more programs out there including Cal Arts, San Diego State, UC Davis, USC
OUT OF STATE
· Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, July 7- August 1, Seventeen Fine Arts programs to choose from including Art, Design, Architecture, or Creative Writing, www.pratt.edu/precollege, 718.636.3453
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· Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island – Brown Leadership Institute, choose from Alaska, Costa Rica, or Rhode Island, for global awareness and socially responsible Leadership www.brown.edu/summer
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· New York University – Pre-college and high school program, www.nyu.edu/precollege, or call 212.998.7006 or email [email protected]
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· Cornell University Summer College, Ithaca, New York, get a head start on college by earning an average of 3-6 college credits, about 30 course choices, from business to veterinary science, programs run for three to six weeks, www.summercollege.cornell.edu, or 607.255.6203
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· Cook Honors College at Indiana University in Pennsylvania, Summer Honors Program, many academic courses to choose from, www.iup.edu/honors/summer or call 800.487.9122 or e-mail [email protected]
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· Northfield Mount Vernon, Mass., for credit and enrichment classes, call 413.498.3290, www.nmhschool.org
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· Marist College in New York (on the Hudson) , can earn 3 credits, call 845.575.3226, www.marist.edu/precollege
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· Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Co., Pre-college Program, three time blocks to choose from, [email protected], (719) 389-6098
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· Barnard College/Columbia University, New York City, Pre-college programs in dance, women entrepreneurs, science, or young women’s leadership, www.barnard.edu/summer or contact [email protected] or 212.854.5262
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· Boston University, Boston, Mass., Summer Term High School Programs, you can enroll in undergraduate classes for college credit, pursue in-depth research, or choose a one or two-week seminar, deadline for application depends on which program, [email protected] or (617) 353-5124
· Washington University in St. Louis, High School Summer Scholars Program, five-week program that lets you choose college courses from a variety of academic disciplines- Earn up to seven units of college credit, http://summerexperiences.wustl.edu, or call toll free (866) 209-0691
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· George Washington University, Washington DC, Pre-College Program WITH ON-LINE OPTIONS, non-credit courses allow stud