Senior Pictures - Deadline Oct. 27th

Attention EC Seniors! 

The deadline to have senior photos made for the yearbook is 

October 27^th!

Contact the studio at 

(904) 398-1050 

to set up an appointment.

 

Harvard Offers Free Tuition!

Harvard University will continue offering free tuition for students with family incomes under $60,000/year. If you know of a family earning less than $60,000 a year with an honor student graduating from high school soon, Harvard University wants to pay the tuition. The prestigious university recently announced that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families can go to Harvard for free... no tuition and no student loans!

To find out more about Harvard offering free tuition for families making less than $60,000 a year, visit Harvard's financial aid website at: http://www.fao.fas.harvard.edu/or call the school's financial aid office at (617) 495-1581.

JASMYN to Host Jacksonville’s First Gay 5K in 2012

Register Today!

Join JASMYN and the LGBT and Ally community for the Inaugural “Strides for Pride” 5k Run/Walk benefiting the Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network.  This walk/run will debut on April 21, 2012 at Riverside Park and is open to runners and walkers of all fitness levels. A one-mile Fun Run for kids of all ages will also be included in the day’s events. Strides for Pride  welcomes the diversity of the entire Northeast Florida community —kids, teens, adults, families, gay and straight of all ages, races and cultural backgrounds.  Strides for Pride is an opportunity for ALL of us to Step Up and Step Out to create a better Jacksonville for our for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth.

Registration is only $20.00 and online.  Or you can download the  Strides for Pride Registration Form.  

Download the Strides for Pride Sponsorship Package for detailed information about how you or your organization can support the Race! Contact Emily Rokosch at 904-389-3857 ext 212 or emailerokosch@jasmyn.org for more information.

Schell-Sweet Community Resource Center

The Schell-Sweet Community Resource Center (SSCRC) provides health services, computer training, veteran services, grandparenting services, tax preparation, community service seminars/workshops, social services, employment referrals, and communication activities. SSCRC is part of the New Town Success Zone and Edward Waters College.


Contact information:
Mrs. Marie Heath, Director
Phone: (904) 470-8933
E-mail: mheath@ewc.edu

One valuable resource for counselors is the Florida Counseling for Future Education Handbook. This publication, updated annually, provides a comprehensive reference guide to postsecondary education in Florida. Sections taken directly from the Handbook can be used as handouts at parent meetings, advising sessions, or as supplements to a school’s own curriculum guide. The Handbook is available at http://www.facts.org/, under Counselors and Educators > Advising Manuals.

American School Counselor Association

Teleclass Series

Providing Guidance on Emotional Bullying in Girls

(Kindergarten through Grade 2)

Everyone who counsels girls, especially girls in Kindergarten through grade 2, is invited to register for a FREE 2-part teleclass series about emotional bullying (relational aggression). Register now for:
"When Girls Hurt Girls®: How to Guide Girls (Grades K-2) Through Painful Friendships & Emotional Bullying"

The first no-cost 45-minute call will answer life-changing questions, such as:

Why do such young girls use relational aggression?
What do girls in grades K-2 need to know to solve their own friendship problems?
What is the biggest misconception girls this young have about other girls and what should we teach them?
Tuesday, November 16, 4:30 p.m. Eastern/3:30 p.m. Central

Call Length: 45 minutes

Click here to register: http://www.awaythrough.com/teleclass4.htm

Make sure to join us on Tuesday, November 16, or request the recording if you can't call in.

A Way Through, LLC looks forward to sharing these teleclasses with ASCA members!

Monique Burr Foundation - Speaking up for children

In 2008, more than 25,000 children were trained and empowered to protect themselves through the Good-Touch/Bad-Touch Program.^® Through programs like “Monique’s Safety Net", an in-home case management program provided to high at-risk families referred by the University of Florida’s Child Protection Team, the cycle of abuse is stopped. The Foundation also supports other prevention and intervention programs offered through other nonprofit agencies that aid children and their families providing intervention in abusive situations and to ensure that the cycle of child abuse does not continue in the lives of those families. A new education program, Speak Up Be Safe, is being implemented in Duval County Public Schools this year. Click on the link above to find out more information about the Foundation and programs.

ASCA Fall Webinar Series

ASCA is offering the following webinars this fall:

RAMP It Up: An Overview

Oct. 21, 2010, 4 p.m. Eastern
Speakers: Mark Kuranz, ASCA, and Eric Sparks, Wake County Public Schools, N.C.
Members: Free; nonmembers: $25

Educating Students for Sustainability: Case Studies from Around the Country
Nov. 10, 2010, 6–7:30 p.m. Eastern
Members and nonmembers: Free

Legal and Ethical Complications in Working with Minors in Schools
Nov. 21, 2010, 2 p.m. Eastern
Speaker: Carolyn Stone, Ed.D., Florida North Atlantic University
Members: Free; nonmembers: $25
RAMP Overview: Program Goals, Classroom Guidance and Small Groups
Nov. 30, 2010, 3 p.m. Eastern
Speaker: Christy Close
Members: Free; nonmembers: $25

"See Dick. See Jane. See Dick and Jane Plan for Their Futures": Post-Secondary Planning for K-8
Dec. 14, 2010, 2 p.m. Eastern
Speaker: Sheri Sevier, Ph.D.
Members: Free; nonmembers: $25

Check out the Family Network on Disabilities

Family Network on Disabilities, Inc. is a national network of individuals of all ages who may be at-risk, have disabilities, or have special needs and their families, professionals, and concerned citizens. The mission of Family Network on Disabilities is to ensure through collaboration that individuals have full access to family-driven support, education, information, resources, and advocacy and to serve families of children with disabilities, ages birth through 26, who have the full range of disabilities described in section 602(3) of IDEA.

Is Your Mentee Interested in Earning a Free Computer?
Check this out...

Every day good deeds go unnoticed and often unrewarded. For this reason, First Coast Oncology is sponsoring the "Student Who Care" contest. Describe your good deed in a brief essay and have a chance to win your own computer.


For more information contact Jan Margolies @ 904.880.5522
Submit your essay online at: http://www.firstcoastoncology.com/essay-contest.html

NACAC Fair

Saturday, October 12th

Prime Osborne Convention Center

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Attending a college fair is the best way to gather information about colleges and universities. The National College Fair program provides valuable resources for students and parents attempting to navigate the college-admission process. The NACAC fair allows students and parents to meet one-on-one with admission representatives from a wide range of national and international, public and private, two-year and four-year colleges and universities. Participants will learn about admission requirements, financial aid, course offerings, and campus environment, as well as other information pertinent to the college-selection process. 

Students are encouraged to register prior to attending the event. Register online at www.gotomyncf.com.
 
More information about the Jacksonville National College Fair, including directions to the fair, a list of colleges exhibiting at the fair, and tips for preparing for the fair, is available on the NACAC Web site at Jacksonville National College Fair, by emailing collegefairs@nacacnet.org or by calling 800/822-6285. For more information, visit www.nacacnet.org. 
This event is free and open to the public. 

GANDHI MEMORIAL SOCIETY

&

University of North Florida

The Gandhi Memorial Society & Intercultural Centre for Peace are pleased to invite high school and college students to submit entries for the Gandhi Memorial Essay Competition 2010, on the commemoration of Mahatma Gandhi Birth Anniversary, the International Non-Violence Day.

The details of the competition are as follows:
- open to college and high school students studying in United States
- 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place awards for each category
- title of the essay is “ Peace is its Own Reward” based upon the lifelong practice of Mahatma Gandhi
- length: 500-600 words for college, 300-400 for high school
- entries must be submitted by September 17, 2010 to:
Event Lead Director, Mamta Gupta at gmamtajp@hotmail.com

Entries should include the name, address, and e-mail address of the student author. The name, address and e-mail address of the lead administrator of the author's school (e.g. college president, principal).

Awards will be announced and presented on October 2, 2010 during the commemoration function at UNF.


Judges for the Essay competition include: Dr. Tom Serwatka, Dr. Henry Thomas and Dr. Samuel Kimball.

Questions should be directed to:

UNF Intercultural Centre for Peace 620-2475; Ramesh Vashi 519-7907, Rajiv Gupta 745-3765, or Ashok Bazaz 642-6139.

“There is no way to Peace. Peace is the way.” Mahatma Gandhi