COLLEGE AND CAREER RESOURCE CENTER
March is an exciti ng and scary month for high school students. Seniors are franti cally checking their mailboxes and email every day looking for acceptance lett ers to colleges and universiti es across the country, while the Juniors are starti ng to plan Spring/Summer college tours, are studying for the SAT and ACT tests, and ordering college informati on. Sophomores are fi nally starti ng to think seriously about college and may be planning Spring and Summer trips. Meanwhile, Freshmen are fi nally getti ng adjusted to the academic and social pressures of high school. And if that’s not enough acti vity, here are a few more events in March to keep you busy:
Summer Program Applicati ons
Does your son or daughter have plans yet for the summer? If not, encourage them to check out some of the great programs they could parti cipate in this summer. We have informati on in the College and Career Center for programs throughout the United States and the world. Programs vary from paid internships with local businesses to summer school at Ivy League universiti es to volunteer expediti ons in the Third World. You can learn Spanish in South America while snowboarding or do research on dolphins in the Bahamas. There are opportuniti es for students of all grade levels and interests. Many of the summer school and paid internship programs have March deadlines so start your research today. A good list of summer programs can also be found at www.petersons. com.
College Admissions Workshops for Juniors
All juniors will be required to att end a College Admissions workshop before they can schedule a one-on-one appointment with Ms. Castro, the College Counselor. Topics covered include choosing a career/major, fi nding the right college fi t, testi ng ti melines, playing sports in college, and the college admissions essay. There will be 12 workshops off ered this Spring. Juniors should come to the College and Career Center to sign up. Spaces are fi lling up fast!
College Applicati ons
Seniors-if you sti ll haven’t applied to colleges or would like additi onal opti ons, please see Ms. Castro ASAP. There are sti ll colleges accepti ng applicati ons including some of the Cal States.
Scholarships
Scholarships are coming in every day to the CCRC. There are some for all students, from 7th grade to Seniors in high school. They aren’t just for the students who are at the top of the class or who have high GPAs; some are based on community service, hobbies (e.g. skateboarding and rollerhockey), and there’s even one for “tall” students from the Tall Club of Orange County. Check out the “scholarship” secti on on the Mater Dei College and Career Center website or come by the CCRC for a list of scholarships.
mcastro@materdei.org or (714) 850-9561.
Mar. 6-7............Song NDA Nati onals, Orlando, FL Mar. 9-10..........Shakespeare Auditi ons, Litt le Theater (3:00 p.m.) Mar. 12-13.........Fullerton Theatre Festi val Mar. 13..............Choir, Spring Concert, TBA
Mar. 13..............Champion Dance Fundraiser, MDHS (Dance team hosts, does not compete)
Mar. 13-14.........Cheer /Song COA Championship, UCI Bren Center Mar. 17..............LMU Choir Festi val (AWE) Mar. 18-19.........Miss Dance Drill team USA, Bren Center, UCI Mar. 21..............Song, Best of the West Mar. 22..............LMU Choir Festi val (CS) Mar. 24-28.........Band at Washington DC Heritage Festi val Mar. 25-28.........Choir @ San Francisco Heritage Festi val Mar. 26-28.........USA Nati onals @ Anaheim Conventi on Center, Pep and Dance
Mar. 6...............Dance Celebrati on, Woodbridge High School (TBD) Mar.
PERFORMING ARTS UPCOMING EVENTS - MAR
6...............Cheer, Spiritclub State, Gibson Amphitheatre
For more informati on on any of these events, please contact Mater Dei’s Performing Arts Department at (714) 957-3784.
TS UPCOMING EVENTS - MARCH 2010
Muth Family Learning Center
Brain Power Boost
There is much abuzz in the educati onal research world on boosti ng brain power.
Brain Science, from early childhood
to old age, is proving that brains never stop growing and developing.
The hope that this science generates is that
brain fi tness promotes learning for life. Being smart is making smart and consistent choices that enhance thinking, memory, focus, and interest.
A recent arti cle in Health Lett er (Vol.4, NO. 1, from Reta, A Catholic Heathcare Trust Periodical) gives suggesti ons on how to boost your brain power through reading. The only trick is wanti ng to remember.
thinking about reading reduces the informati on gleaned. Ask yourself: “what am I reading and why? What is the arti cle/page/paragraph about? What seems to be the most important part? What is my opinion about the subject? Is there something diff erent than what I might expect? Is this informati on like something else I have read or experienced?”
Ask yourself these questi ons and answer mentally or on paper. Remember that memory is enhanced by wanti ng to remember. Find someone to talk with about what you have read and ask yourself all sorts of questi ons.
If the subject
is new to you, Google links that can give you some quick background informati on. These techniques are brain food. Be positi ve and be smart.
Invest in your personal growth. Come discover all that the Muth Family Learning Center has to off er you. For more info or to discuss your student’s needs, please call (714) 641-3694 to speak with Marilyn Wilson, Director or JoAnn McCune, Teacher and Learning Specialist.
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CLUB NEWS: American Cancer Society Club’s Walk-a-Thon scheduled for March 6, 2010 has
been postponed. The new date is May 8, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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