My Career Shines

Career Exploration through www.MyCareerShines.org 

Students,

Today, more so than ever before, career planning is so important when it comes to the direction that you will take in life after high school graduation. College is very expensive. To enter college without a career plan and direction can be very costly in terms of switching majors and wasting money on unnecessary classes.

Career exploration is an important step toward determining your future programs. Attached, you will find an instruction sheet on how to start using www.MyCareerShines.org .

Career planning and exploration helps identify important information about what types of college majors along with similar career paths that match your interests! MyCareerShines.org provides an extra hand to help you to decide what suits you best. It is a phenomenal way to stay in touch with creating your future ideas and plans. There is plenty of help that comes with having a www.MyCareerShines.org  account because most questions can be answered through this site. You will learn what interests your best needs and how to apply your skills in a professional career field.

The career exploration section of www.MyCareerShines.org  explains, in depth, what each major consists of and provides specific details of each career plan. You can pick and choose what to explore and take mini quizzes to assist you in understanding what applies to you. 

Emergency Management

Emergency Management

Emergencies, Disasters, and Catastrophes are not gradients, they are separate, distinct problems that require distinct strategies of response. Disasters are events distinguished from everyday emergencies by four factors: Organizations are forced into more and different kinds of interactions than normal; Organizations lose some of their normal autonomy; Performance standards change, and; More coordinated public sector/private sector relationships are required.

“You never know”

To learn which colleges offer Emergency Management and watch videos about Emergency Management please go to: http://collegemajors101.com/college-majors/emergency-management

Raise.me

Raise.me allows high school students to earn

scholarships from colleges for their achievements

in and out of the classroom.

Students are eligible to receive scholarship money for each achievement from the start of 9^th grade until midway through 12^th grade. 

Dear Students and Parents,

Through a new program called raise.me, you can automatically earn scholarships from colleges each time you achieve any of the following goals in school:

-          Get an A in a course  ($100 - $1,000)

-          Get a B in a course ($50 - $600)

-          Participate in a school club or sport ($25 - $250)

-          And much more

Our school is among the first in the country to take advantage of this opportunity, which is funded in part by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and U.S. colleges. 

Here is how you can get the most from this opportunity:

1)       Ensure that you create an account at www.raise.me.

2)       Start racking up those good grades, community service, extracurricular activities, and other achievements to include in your raise.me “Portfolio” in order to earn “Micro-Scholarships” from colleges.  As a student you will be eligible to receive scholarship money for each achievement from the start of 9^th grade until midway through 12^th grade. 

3)       Students: Visit www.raise.me  to create your account.

4)       Parents: Please go to: www.raise.me/parents for more information.

We hope using raise.me will make your path to college both more fun and affordable.

If you have questions, I encourage you to send an email to support@raise.me.  

Florida Hispanic Scholarship

Guidelines for 2017 Scholarship Application

ELIGIBILITY

In order to qualify students must meet the following criteria:

• Applicants must be of Hispanic descent.
• Applicants must have a minimum high school grade point average of 3.5
• Financial need will be a consideration
• Volunteer/Community Service will be high consideration factor

AWARD

Scholarship will be granted to students residing in the FHLC State House/Senate Member District. The Scholarship award will be applied to the 2017 FALL TERM.

SELECTION CRITERIA

The Florida Hispanic Foundation members and staff will review, rate the applications, and make final decisions on scholarship awards. The following criteria will be considered in evaluating applicants:

• Personal Statement/Goals
• Academic Achievement
• Financial Need
• Volunteer/Work Experience

GUIDELINES FOR COMPLETING THIS APPLICATION

Be sure to submit ENTIRE Application Package, which includes:

Please see the above attached PDF files: 

• Page 1 - PERSONAL DATA    
• Page 2: SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

• Be sure to enclose all of the proper attachments (includes Essay, Financial Need)

·         Do not use a binder, notebook or plastic sheet protectors for the application

APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED UNLESS COMPLETE.

If an application is missing information, our offices will NOT be able to inform the applicant

of deficiencies. We will send a letter of acknowledgment that your application has been

received.

SUBMIT COMPLETED APPLICATION, INCLUDING ALL DOCUMENTATION.

To the Office of the nominating State Senator or State Representative

DEADLINE

Completed Application MUST be Submitted by February 23,2017

• 4Staple or butterfly clip in the upper left hand corner is sufficient.

Materials Science

Materials Science

The Materials science major is an interdisciplinary field applying the properties of matter to various areas of science and engineering. Top material science schools prepare students for a rewarding career making the material we take for granted. This scientific field investigates the relationship between the structure of materials at atomic or molecular scales and their macroscopic properties. It incorporates elements of applied physics and chemistry.

“You never know”

To learn which colleges offer Materials Science and watch videos about Materials Science please go to:

http://collegemajors101.com/college-majors/materials-science

SeaWorld Scholarship $5,000

Greetings from SeaWorld Orlando’s Education Department!

We are pleased to share that as part of our commitment to helping students celebrate, connect and care for the natural world we all share, we are once again offering $5,000 scholarships. Available to any High School Senior in the state of Florida with a minimum GPA of 3.0 who demonstrates a commitment to conservation or environmental issues, this scholarship can be applied to the college or university of his or her choice.

We encourage you to post and share the attached PDF with anyone who might be interested in applying.

More details can be found at www.seaworldorlando.com/scholarship, or please feel free to reply to this message with any questions. 

FSU INTERIOR DESIGN AMONG NATION’S TOP PROGRAMS FOR FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
CONTACT: Anna Prentiss, College of Fine Arts
(850) 645-2706; aprentiss@fsu.edu 

FSU INTERIOR DESIGN AMONG NATION’S TOP PROGRAMS
FOR FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR 

February 2017 
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State University’s Department of Interior Architecture and Design has once again been recognized as one of the top interior design programs in North America by DesignIntelligence.  
DesignIntelligence, the respected industry journal of the Design Futures Council, serves as a regular source of information for publications such as Fortune, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune and NPR. The rankings have served for 17 years as the definitive analysis of architecture, landscape architecture, industrial design and interior design programs nationwide. 
“The department is pleased to know that our graduates are well prepared to take their place in the professional world,” said Lisa Waxman, chair of the department. 
In the deans and chairs survey of most admired programs, the FSU interior design graduate program ranked second. FSU was also well represented in a companion survey of hiring professionals about which schools are graduating the most qualified students. Of the 188 programs accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA), FSU’s graduate program ranked No. 9 and the undergraduate program ranked No. 19. 
“We have an incredibly dedicated faculty and a tight-knit learning community where students are supported by faculty, administration and one another,” Waxman said. “We were pleased to see that 100 percent of our students ranked their experience at FSU as ‘excellent.’” 
The department has been ranked in the Top 2 for the past five years. 

The Department of Interior Architecture and Design is part of FSU’s College of Fine Arts and has been fully accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) since 1975. The department offers a bachelor’s degree as well as three master’s degrees. 

Children of Helen Alliance Inc.

CHILDREN OF HELEN ALLIANCE INC.,

“Together we achieve the extraordinary”

February 1st, 2017

Subject: Children of Helen Alliance Inc., Scholarship Application

Dear Sir/Madam,

Warm greetings to you!  My name is Anastasia Fevrier from Children of Helen Alliance Inc., (formerly known as Children of Helen in Palm Beach Florida Inc.,). Our Organization has been working with the tri-state counties for the past five years in helping to identify eligible students for our annual scholarships.  To date, Children of Helen has awarded 25 scholarships to high school students in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties.  We are again seeking your assistance in disseminating our scholarship information to the high schools in your county.

We have two scholarship applications available online at http://www.chipbinc.com., on the educational assistance page.

The scholarship information is as follows:

Name: Children of Helen Alliance Inc. 2017 Scholarship

Eligibility: Caribbean Descent. GPA Requirement: At least a 3.0

The other application,   the Eligibility: St. Lucian Descent, GPA Requirement: At least a 2.5

Application Deadline: April 22^nd 2017.

Children of Helen was founded by civic-minded former residents of Saint Lucia in Palm Beach County, Florida. Our purpose is to represent Saint Lucia, our island of heritage, by making positive contributions to our nearby communities and extending to the tri-county areas. The organization seeks to provide educational assistance, promote social and cultural interaction amongst people of Saint Lucian heritage and other national groups. We aim to create a framework for us to contribute towards the empowerment of people of Saint Lucian and other Caribbean heritage in our communities.

Thank you for your continued support in helping us to empower our children. I may be contacted at (561)714-9981 if you have any questions.

Best Regards,

Anastasia Fevrier (Scholarship Committee)