Counseling News – Academy of the Canyons News

8 Colleges, 1 Info Night

jcubbage — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 22:54:02 +0000

In the fall and spring, the Deans and Directors of Admission of Claremont McKenna College, Colorado College, Connecticut College, Grinnell College, Haverford College, Kenyon College, Macalester College, Sarah Lawrence College hold receptions across the country. They invite you and your parents to attend one in your area. The program will include presentations on admission, financial aid, and each of the colleges. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions about each college individually.

Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 07:00 PM
JW Marriott L.A. LIVE
900 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 07:00 PM
Long Beach Marriott
4700 Airport Plaza Dr
Long Beach, CA 90815

Go to http://8ofthebestcolleges.org/ to register for the event.

COC Summer Advanced Manufacturing & Welding Camp

jcubbage — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 22:47:21 +0000

College of the Canyons has a summer camp opportunity for students who will be entering grades 10^th – 12^th in the fall 2015.

Advanced Manufacturing & Welding Camp

Let COC expert instructors guide you though a journey into the world of working with metal. Campers will work in a real live welding & metal fabrication laboratory using many of today’s common welding process in addition to taking part in interactive entrepreneurial building activities each day.

Students will cut, drill, and shape metal into various projects using equipment such as drill presses, metal lathes, horizontal mills, plasma cutters and more!

Assigned metal projects will be completed using acquired skills in conjunction with specified welding & cutting and fabrication equipment. Safety training is included and all related personal equipment will be furnished.

A great track for someone who may be considering a career in Manufacturing.

Dates: July 20th – July 24th, 2015
Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Location: College of the Canyons, Welding and Metal Fabrication Laboratories
Cost: $195, includes tuition, t-shirt, lunches for all 5 days & two field trips

Go to http://www.canyons.edu/Offices/CommunityEducation/Pages/Advanced-Manufacturing-and-Welding-Camp.aspx for more information and registration.

St. John’s College Info Meetings 5/2

jcubbage — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 16:02:06 +0000

St. John’s College in Annaplolis, Maryland and Santa Fe, New Mexico will holding an information meeting on Saturday, May 2, 2015 in Los Angeles, CA at:

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
300 South Grand Ave., 22nd Fl.
Los Angeles, CA 90071-3132
2-4pm
Please RSVP by calling 800-331-5232

Go to www.sjc.edu for more information about the school.

Duke, Georgetown, Harvard, UPenn, Stanford Info Meetings–May 2015

jcubbage — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 15:35:10 +0000

Exploring College Options is a special recruitment program sponsored by the undergraduate admissions offices of five of the country’s leading universities: Duke University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Stanford University. At each event, representatives from the five universities will conduct brief slide presentations about their institution and answer your questions about the sometimes-mystifying world of college admissions. You will learn what distinguishes one fine university from another, what competitive colleges look for in the selection process, and what you can do to enhance your college application. You must register to attend the event at http://www.exploringcollegeoptions.org/

Los Angeles, CA – Downtown
Sunday, May 10, 7:00 pm
Westin Bonaventure
404 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071

Anaheim, CA – Orange County
Monday, May 11, 7:00 pm
Anaheim Marriott Suites
12015 Harbor Boulevard, Garden Grove, CA 92840

Ontario, CA
Tuesday, May 12, 7:00 pm
DoubleTree Hotel Ontario Airport
222 North Vineyard Avenue, Ontario, CA 91764

Los Angeles, CA – San Fernando Valley
Wednesday, May 13, 7:00 pm
Warner Center Marriott
21850 Oxnard Street, Woodland Hills, CA 91367

Irvine, CA – Orange County
Thursday, May 14, 7:00 pm
Hilton Irvine/Orange County Airport
18800 MacArthur Boulevard, Irvine, CA 92612

Summer Internship at KHTS AM 1220 due 5/30

jcubbage — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 15:32:24 +0000

KHTS AM 1220 radio and news station in Santa Clarita is looking for summer interns who are interested in photography and writing for our online news publication. KHTS has the most widely circulated local daily newsletter in the Santa Clarita Valley, with more than 28,000 readers. Interns are given the opportunity to contribute real news writing with personalized by-lines to our award winning website. We offer flexible hours, and education is always the top priority.

In addition to professional experience, we offer our interns workshops in news writing, search engine optimization, photojournalism, feature writing, event coverage and skills to communicate with community leaders, public figures, teachers, law enforcement, emergency responders, artists and more.

Some requirements are:
·Interest in news, journalism, video, and/ or photography.
·Some Knowledge about the Santa Clarita Valley.
·Excitement to meet new people and share the stories of our community in the Santa Clarita Valley.
·Motivation to learn new skills and contribute to the station.
·Willingness to cover events out of the normal 9-5 shift, i.e. weekends, evenings.
·Willingness to cover a variety of stories, i.e. news, features, news releases, events, breaking news, politics, sports.
·Experience in writing, journalism, video, and/ or photography.

Apply by May 30, 2015:
Email: jobs@hometownstation.com with a resume and writing and/or photography portfolio.