2009 SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Greetings.  It is with great excitement that NASA announcements a new national summer aeronautics enrichment program for high school juniors and seniors.  This new program, SOAR (Summer Opportunity in AeRonautics for High School Scholars), features interactive aeronautics activities, aeronautics design projects, flight simulation, RC model aircraft, model rocketry, scientific ballooning, wind tunnel testing, tours, and many other activities.  This free (travel expenses included) residential program will be held at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, during July 12-31, 2009.  Successful student applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher (U.S. Citizens, 16 years or older).

Please distribute the attached flyer to high schools and high school students participating in your organization's pre-college initiatives and others you have contact with.  The application deadline is April 20, 2009.

For more information or to obtain an E-application package:  SOARatNASA@gmail.com or www.soaratnasa.org

MOREHOUSE SUMMER PROGRAM FOR MALES IN HIGH SCHOOL     
      
      
MOREHOUSE SUMMER PROGRAM - 10th & 11th Grade        
         
Morehouse Summer Program @ Morehouse College in Atlanta , GA -  will be offering a Summer Institute (Proje ct Identity) for

African- American males entering the 10th and 11th grades.
              
       Three weeks at Morehouse - June 7 - 28
       *       Creative Writing -
       *       SAT Prep -
       *       Debate -
       *        Pre-Calculus -
       *       Leadership development  -
       *       Enrichment activities -

     
       $400 fee (includes meals, housing and activities).
     
       PROJECT IDENTITY is a federally funded program designed to stimulate interest in college attendance and the awareness of college entrance requirements for African-American and other minority males attending middle school. The Project a ims to help to develop and sustain the capacity of middle schools to prepare these young boys for high school and post-secondary education. By providing a network of support, particularly for the adults who influence middle school students, specifically, their counselors and families, Project Identity strives to channel and direct more minority males to higher education. Project Identity will give special attention to boys from backgrounds and communities that0A historically have not encouraged large numbers to pursue, enroll and succeed in post-secondary education.

       OUR VISION The vision of Project Identity is to expose middle school male students to the best academic resources and cultural activities so that learning becomes a source of inspiration to not only pursue the college option but to do so with enthusiasm and vigor. By assisting both parents and school counselors, Project Identity will create a learning environment for participants that extends beyond the classroom.
     
       FOR MORE INFO GO TO: htt p://www.morehous e.edu/projectide ntity/index. html <http://www.morehouse..edu/projectidentity/index.html>;

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Columbia, Maryland

Scholarships funded by The Pearl Foundation, Inc. of the

Iota Lambda Omega Chapter, Columbia, MD

Directions for 2009 Scholarship Applicants

(For an electronic version of this application, please e-mail: harrisvnd@comcast.net)

Applicants must be Howard County residents.

Applicants must be high school seniors (not necessarily in Howard County).

Immediate family of members of the Pearl Foundation, Inc, of Iota Lambda Omega

chapter are ineligible to receive scholarships.

Applicants must submit the following:

1. A completed application form (attached);

2. A one page resume which includes:

a. academic achievements,

b. awards,

c. recognition,

d. school activities,

e. community activities, and

f. leadership positions held;

3. A writing sample based on the statement below;

“In 1907, Ethel Hedgeman Lyle envisioned an organization of college women dedicated to service to their

school and the African American community. She and 15 other young women fulfilled that dream when Alpha

Kappa Alpha Sorority was founded at Howard University in Washington, DC. For over 95 years, the women of

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., have carried forth this proud tradition to render service to all mankind.”

In no more than two, double-spaced typewritten pages, describe how you see yourself contributing to the

African American Community and promoting ideals similar to those of the founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,

Inc.

4. An official transcript including SAT or ACT test scores;

5. A secondary School Report (attached) completed by your guidance counselor; and

6. At least one, but no more than two references.

Mail completed application to: (incomplete applications will not be considered)

Scholarship Committee

The Pearl Foundation, Inc.,

Iota Lambda Omega Chapter, AKA

P.O. Box 1276

Columbia, Maryland 21044

Click here for more information and an application

      Running Start is accepting applications for their 2009 Young Woman's Political Leadership Retreat.  Please share with teachers and encourage any high school girls you know to apply!!! They do not need to be interested in politics to be chosen to attend! 

Cost: The program is entirely FREE of charge, and travel scholarships are available to sophomores, juniors and seniors. 

WHAT: Running Start encourages high school girls from across the country to channel their leadership into politics. Participants will meet extraordinary women leaders of diverse backgrounds and learn the importance of having more women in political leadership and running for office.

Even if the girls are not interested in politics, this is a great way for them to build self-esteem, practice public speaking and learn to collaborate with other young women.

WHO: Open to rising sophomores, juniors and seniors in high school

 
WHERE: American University, Washington D.C. WHEN: July 15-19, 2009 (no applications will be accepted after February 16, 2009)

COST: The program is entirely FREE of charge, and travel scholarships are available.
       
APPLY ONLINE: http://www.runningstartonline.org/leadership-program/index.php

       U.S. House of Representatives Page Program

This email is directed to those of you who know someone who is 16 yrs. old and has a 3.0 GPA who might be interested in serving in the Obama Administration as a page.

Please share this information with friends, family and potential US House of Representatives Page candidates. The honor of serving as a page during the Obama administration will be an invaluable experience. Help identify students to participate in this enlightening educational opportunity.

Click here: Page Program, U.S. House of Representatives

        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   Deadline is Feb. 2.