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EDUCATION & SCHOLARSHIPS

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School Board Members to Hold Community Meetings
Community meetings throughout Orange County are planned for the months of February and early March. All school board members will hold meetings joined by selected staff.

The agenda will address the 2010-2011 budget, the elected chair position, education reform, the building program, academic achievement, the U.S. Census and other topics of interest. A question and answer period will follow the presentation.

Anyone is welcome to attend any meeting. Requests for translation assistance can be made by calling 407.317.3463 three days in advance of the scheduled meeting.

The meeting times and locations are as follows:
District 6 Board Member Nancy Robbinson
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Howard Middle School

District 3 Board Member Rick Roach
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Lake Como Elementary School

District 5 Board Member Kathleen “Kat” Gordon
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Educational Leadership Center

District 7 Board Member Christine Moore
Monday, March 1, 2010
6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Wekiva High School

District 2 Board Member Daryl Flynn
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Colonial High School

District 4 Board Member Vicky Bell
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
6;30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Hunter’s Creek Middle School

District 4 Board Member Vicky Bell
Thursday, March 4, 2010
6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Chain of Lakes Middle School

PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS

University of Pennsylvania PhD Prep Program for Black Males -- The Univ of Penn is launching an 18-month Academy focused on preparing Black males for admission to Ph.D. programs in education immediately upon completion of their undergraduate studies. They will begin the Academy this fall with 10 Black males who are in their junior year of college. Check it out here: www.gse.upenn.edu/blackmen.

Each Academy participant will receive a 4-day all-expense paid visit to Philadelphia this fall; opportunities for meaningful engagement with the dean, faculty, graduate students, and Black male alumni; free enrollment in a 3-month Kaplan GRE Prep Course (for which Penn is paying $1,200 per participant); a current Black male Ph.D. student who will mentor him through the application process; and an application fee waiver when he applies for Fall 2011 admission to Penn (valued at $85). Most importantly, those who are admitted to our Ph.D. Programs two years from now will be fully funded for their entire 3-4 years of doctoral study. Submit applications by August 21st. The Academy is only for Black men who are starting their junior year this fall and planning to graduate in Spring 2011.

FREE!! MIT announces its MITES Program, (Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science), a challenging 6 week summer program that prepares promising rising seniors for careers in engineering and science. If you are selected, all educational, housing, meals and activity costs are covered. You must, however, pay for your own transportation to and from MIT. To apply, go to http://mit.edu/mites/www.

FREE!! Princeton Un iv ersity announces its Summer Journalism Program for low-income sophomores or juniors with at least a 3.5 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) who have an interest in journalism. The cost is free including travel costs to and from Princeton ! Apply now! Go to www.princeton.edu/sjp.

CITY YEAR, WASHINGTON DC (Americorps) - Graduating seniors who are not sure what they want to do after high school should consider applying for a paid community service position with City Year, Washington, DC., a group of 17-24 year olds committed to full-time service for ten months in the Washington, DC community. Benefits include: living stipend ($200 per week), health care coverage, free metro pass, and $4,725 educational scholarship. For more info: www.cityyear.org or email: cmurphy@cityyear.org/dc or call: 202-776-7780, Amanda Seligman. Recruitment open houses will be held once a month at their headquarters: 918 U Street, NW , 2nd floor, Washington , DC 20001

Featured Scholarship: Jackie Robinson Foundation
The Foundation, established in 1973 to perpetuate Jackie Robinson's pioneering legacy and provides scholarships to minority students that excel in areas of academic achivement, leadership capacity, community involvement and financail need. For more information visit www.jackierobinson.org

White House Internship Program

Those selected to participate in the program will gain valuable job experience and an inside look at the life of White House staff while building leadership skills.

Kappa Alpha Psi Mentor Program Spring Intake
For young men grades 8-11 with a GPA of 2.5 or higher

We are beginning the process of our Spring intake for new members for our program. Our goal is to provide young men with the skills to become leaders in their communities while also providing them with worthy career aspirations as well as the tools to accomplish both. We do all of this with a strong emphasis on community service and high academic pursuits.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Scholarship
$1,000.00 For Three Young Women

This scholarship is for young women who complete an honors course of instruction, graduate from high school this year, and attend an accredited college or university in the fall. Two of these three will be awarded to graduating seniors who attend Historically Black Colleges or Universities.

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ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY SCHOLARSHIP
FREE Scholarships to African American Males
Do you know any African American males who are in Senior high school who want to go to college out of state for Free? Clemson University and other colleges are looking for future African American male teachers and will send them to universities/college for 4 years FREE.
This is for MALES ONLY.
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For More information click on the lick below. There are about
10 different Colleges or Universities
More Scholoarships
1) Bell Labs Fellowships for under-represented minorities http://www.bell-labs.com/
2) Student Inventors Scholarships http://www.invent.org/collegiate/
3) Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships http://holocaust.hklaw.com/
4) Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships http://www.aynrand.org/contests/
5) Sports Scholarships and Internships http://www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html
6) Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/sk_v6.cfm
7) Fin Aid: The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid scholarships http://www.finaid.org
8) Presidential Freedom Scholarships http://www.nationalservice.org/scholarships/
9) Wired Scholar Free Scholarship Search http://www.wiredscholar.com/paying/scholarship_search/pay_scholarship_se
10) Hope Scholarships & Lifetime Credits http://www.ed.gov/inits/hope/
11) William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students http://www.apsanet.org/PS/grants/aspen3.cfm
12) Guaranteed Scholarships http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/
13) Easley National Scholarship Program http://www.naas.org/senior.htm
14) Maryland Artists Scholarships http://www.maef.org/
15) Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship (for AfrAm students in South Florida) http://www.jackituckfield.org/
16) Historically Black College & University Scholarships http://www.iesabroad.org/info/hbcu.htm
17) International Students Scholarships & Aid Help http://www.iefa.orgÂ Â Â Â Â
18) College Board Scholarship Search http://cbweb10p.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/html/fundfind01.html
19) CollegeNetâ€™s Scholarship Database http://mach25.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/M25/index
20) Federal Scholarships & Aid Gateways 25 Scholarships Excel http://www.blackexcel.org/25scholarships.htm
21) Scholarship & Financial Aid Help http://www.blackexcel.org/fin-sch.htm
22) FAFSA On The Web http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
23) Aid & Resources For Re-Entry Students http://www.back2college.com/
24) HBCU Packard Sit Abroad Scholarships http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/packard_nomination.html
25) INROADS internships http://www.inroads.org/
26) ScienceNet Scholarship Listing http://www.sciencenet.emory.edu/undergrad/scholarships.html
27) Graduate Fellowships For Minorities NationwideÂ http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/list.phtml?category=MINORITIES
28) Rhodes Scholarships at Oxford http://www.rhodesscholar.org/info.html
29) Coca-Cola Two Year College Scholarships http://www.coca-colascholars.org/programs.html
30) Brand Essay Competition http://www.instituteforbrandleadership.org/IBLEssayContest-2002Rules.htm
31) Gates Millennlum=2 0Scholarships (major) http://www.gmsp.org/nominationmaterials/read.dbm?ID
32) Xerox Scholarships for Students http://www2.xerox.com/go/xrx/about_xerox/about_xerox_detail.jsp
33) National Assoc. of Black Journalists Scholarships (NABJ) http://www..nabj.org/html/studentsvcs.html
34) Saul T. Wilson Scholarships (Veterinary) http://www.aphis.usda.gov/mb/mrphr/jobs/stw.html
35) Multiple List of Minority Scholarships http://gehon.ir.miami.edu/financial-assistance/Scholarship/black..html
36) BOEING scholarships (some HBCU connects) http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/educationrelations/scholarships
37) Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students http://www.beanactuary.org/minority/scholarships.htm
38) Burger King Scholarship = 20 Program http://www.bkscholars.csfa.org/
39) Siemens Westinghouse Competition http://www.siemens-foundationorg/
40) GE and LuLac Scholarship Funds http://www.lulac.org/Programs/Scholar.html
41) Union Sponsored Scholarships and Aid http://www.aflcioorg/scholarships/scholar.htm
42) Scholarship Links (Ed Finance Group) http://www.efg.net/link_scholarship.htm
43) Scholarships and Fellowships http://www.osc.cuny.edu/sep/links.h
44) Scholarships for Study in Paralegal Studies http://www.paralegals.org/Choice/2000west.htm
45) Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities http://ccmi.uchicago.edu/schl1.html
46) ACT-SO bEURoeOlympics of the Mind 'A Scholarships' http://www.naacp.org/work/actso/act-so.shtml
47) Black Alliance for Educational Options Scholarships http://www.baeo.org/options/privatelyfinanced.jsp

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