We are now taking registrations for the 2011 JA Innovation Camp!  This year’s event will be held on Emory University’s campus and will take place Tuesday, June 7^th – Wednesday, June 8^th. 

Students will be staying in the dorms this year, and this will be a great chance to get a taste of college life!  For more information and to register, click here. 

Also, we encourage students to sign up in teams of 10 – so if you want to participate with nine of your friends from school, call Jerrod Compton at 404.257.1932 ext. 209 to learn more about how you can sign up as a team. 

Summer Internships Available!www.atlantawatershed.org.  

1101    Accounting/Financial
1102    Communications/Conservation
1103    Customer Service
1104    Data Entry/Clerical
1105    Engineering
1106    Environmental
1107    Grounds Maintenance
1108    Information Technology
1109    Legal
1110    Mechanical/Technical
1111    Public Safety
1112    Warehouse/Buildings

The link will open on April 11 and  close on April 29.  Students accepted into the program must pass a criminal background check and drug screening. khoward@atlantaga.gov

http://handsondiscovery.handsonatlanta.org/discovery-schools/discovery-calendar

·         The Vivien Thomas Summer Research Program (VTRSP) of Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) is a six week program established in 2002 to recruit high school students to serve as apprentices in biomedical research laboratories. Students are mentored by an MSM research faculty and they conduct research by learning the content, process, and methodology involved in inquiry science. This immersion into authentic biomedical research coupled with being mentored by research faculty dramatically increases the transfer of knowledge, skills, and application of science.

Since its inception, 165 students have participated and successfully completed the program. Mentors have come from the following departments: Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Anatomy & Neurobiology.

http://www.msm.edu/prospective_students/admissions/PipelinePrograms/VivienThomas.aspx

The Morehouse School of Medicine’s Medical Preparatory program was established in 1991 to encourage minority high school students to pursue a career in the fields of medicine, allied health and/or biomedical science.  Since its inception, thousands of metro area high school, homeschooled & faith based school students have participated in the program and the exposure has helped them to make wiser decisions relevant to a major.  With the medical students from the school of medicine serving as positive role models, mentors and tutors for the program participants, students receive an extra boost to propel them forward in the their quest to become healthcare professionals.

http://www.msm.edu/prospective_students/admissions/PipelinePrograms/MedPrep.aspx

Check out these exciting summer opportunities … Colleges are looking for students who participate in interesting experiences that broaden minds, build skills, and engage young people in a community … I challenge you to challenge yourself and plant the seeds for a great college career … 

TAG Education Collaborative Announces 2011 High School Summer Internship Program

Send Your Daughter to Camp Congress this Summer

If you plan to pursue the study of cyberspace at college, this scholarship might be for you.

There are opportunities for graduate study as well!

We have come across a great list & we wanted to share it with you …

Atlanta Public Schools Scholarship Reference Guide

http://srt5.atlantapublicschools.us/176020119174134863/lib/176020119174134863/2010-2011_ProjectGRADBinder_FINAL.pdf

The Guide to UNCF Colleges & Universities

http://www.uncf.org/members/collegeguidefb/pages/pdf/cg.pdf

Ebony-Jet HBCU Guide

http://www.ebonyjet.com/ebony/hbcu_guide0809.pdf

The Authoritative Guide to College Grants and Scholarships

http://greatscholarshipguide.com/guides/The-Authoritative-Guide-to-College-Grants-and-Scholarships.doc

Federal Pell Grant Guide

http://greatscholarshipguide.com/federal-pell-grant-guide.html

U S Scholarship Guide

http://www.usscholarshipguide.org/

MedEdPORTAL Editorial Board Scholarship Guide

https://services.aamc.org/publications/showfile.cfm?file=version153.pdf&prd_id=290&prv_id=357&pdf_id=153

College: 10 Step Guides - How to Write a Winning Scholarship Essay

 http://www.supercollege.com/guide/guide.cfm?t_id=2&g_id=21&step=1

Atlanta City Council President Ceasar C. Mitchell will host his 10^th semi-annual College Prep Series, offering free college prep entrance exams and counseling for students and parents.

Additionally, in an effort to promote healthy living, Mitchell has added a Wellness/Fitness component based on the First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” initiative. The free event series is open to all middle and high school students and parents in metro Atlanta.

The series takes place in April at Fredrick Douglass and Henry Grady High Schools and concludes with a College Fair Express at Atlanta City Hall.

Find out more here!

The 2011 

YOUTH ENTREPRENEUR of the YEAR

AWARD

$5,000.00 CASH

(All Applicants Will Receive A Certificate Of Participation)

Qualifications: 

    your accomplishments                                         

    of your business, product or service, market

    potential and finances

                 http://www.acg.org/atlanta/

Deadline:  Friday, April 8, 2011