TEACHER RECOMMENDATION INFORMATION FORM
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Important
Information |
| An information session about
the Areva Summer High School Apprenticeship Program for juniors and
seniors will be held on Thursday, March 31 at 6:30 PM at the Mill Ridge
location. Students interested in Nuclear Technology and future careers
in the Nuclear Industry should attend. You must make a reservation |
Computers and Technology at
Virginia Tech (C'Tech2, )
June 26 " July 9, 2011
Click here for more information |
Check out the
US Naval Academy Summer STEM
program for rising 10th graders (June 13-18) and for rising 11th graders
(June 20-25). The program is free, but selected students musts provide
their own transportation to Annapolis. Application deadline is March 31.
For more information visit
http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/stem.html |
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International Space Olympics
The Virginia Department of Education has
announced an opportunity for as many as ten (10) Virginia public school
students who will be juniors or seniors during the 2011-2012 school year
to participate in the International Space Olympics in the Moscow Region
of Russia. The competition will be held during October 2011, and
students who are selected will receive a travel scholarship for $2,800
that will cover all major costs of participation in the Space Olympics.
For additional information and an application, please go to
Superintendent's Memo #063-11, at the link below:
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2011/063-11.shtml
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Sweet Briar College is hosting
a free weekend to girls to "EXPLORE ENGINEERING". The event is April 1-2
and you can register at sbc.edu/engineering. Info is on the bulletin
board outside of guidance.
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Sweet Briar College summer program in the arts/theater may be of
interest: Details at http://www.sbc.edu/blur |
Khan Academy --
http://www.khanacademy.org/
-- is a very useful site. There you can find short (15 minutes or so)
video presentations on just about any topic covered in most subjects offered
from elementary school through AP courses. I checked out a few math videos and
found them very easy to follow. If a student is absent or just needs help with,
for example, “conic sections: hyperbolas,” this is a great resource.
Another website which
might be of interest is called “Engineering: Go For It” at
www.eGFI-K12.org.
Congressional Youth Leadership Conference* and
National Youth Leadership Forum* offer summer
and school year sessions which several JF students have attended and found very
rewarding.
Looking for worthwhile TV programs to enjoy as a family? The National
Education Association, National PTA, Afterschool Alliance and YWCA have formed
the Smart Television Alliance. For information and to sign up for Smart News,
visit SmartTelevisionAlliance.org*
Juniors/Seniors: Lots of information about the particular colleges you
are interested in, your chances of acceptance, specific majors, grad programs,
etc. is available on College
Confidential*
Over the past few years several JF students have
participated in the following two programs (there are school-year and summer
sessions) and have found them very worthwhile.
Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth provides a wide
variety of "Distance Education " opportunities. @ ctyinfo*
The "mother load" of
information about gifted learners and programs for them: Hoagiesgifted.org*
A new website
game to practice vocabulary for the SAT/ACTs: (It also donates 20 grains of rice
to the UN World Food Program for every correct answer you get. So far, the
site's sponsors have paid for over 24 billion grains! (see freerice.com for more
information).
*Free online SAT/ACT Tutoring @ number2.com*
Free SAT and ACT prep
plus! @ virginiamentor.org*
