Juniors (and Sophomores)!!

What? Virtual College Exploration Week sponsored by StriveScan

When? Monday, April 20-Thursday, April 23

For Who? High school students looking for college information

How? Sessions offered each hour throughout the day – REGISTER only for what you are interested in!

How much? FREE, FREE, FREE!

How to learn more: Click the link below.

Summary: Over the course the week, StriveScan will offer a number of information sessions to students about different college topics. Register for one session or as many as you want! On April 21 at 11am, there is an information session about the Pennsylvania state schools (Bloomsburg, ESU, West Chester, Mansfield, Millersville, IUP, etc.), it’s called The PASSHE System- PA at a Glance . There are many topics covered in these sessions, if you have any questions about which sessions to register for please email me.

Click the link to learn more and to register for a session!! https://www.strivescan.com/virtual/  

Sophomores & Juniors:

Please see the email that was sent to your school email regarding two wonderful opportunities.

Sophomores:  Tomorrow’s Leaders Today (TLT)

Juniors:  Leadership U

Applications are available on www.LeadershipLackawanna.com.

We have been sending students to TLT for years (Leadership U is a new program) and everyone involved always says what a great experience it is.  Please look to apply and let your school counselor know if you have any questions.

Leadership Lackawanna is extremely sensitive to the current situation of our country, however, we would like to proceed forward with accepting applications for our youth initiatives – Tomorrow’s Leaders Today and Leadership U.   Both have an application deadline of May 15^th. These programs are not scheduled to begin until July and mid-October, however, we do have the technology in place should we need to teach remotely. 

Tomorrow’s Leaders Today program develops the leadership, interpersonal and managerial skills of high school juniors and provides real-world experiences in the areas of philanthropy, non-profit organizations and community service.  Sessions are held one full weekday each month.  Leadership Lackawanna’s Tomorrow’s Leaders Today Program accepts applications from sophomores who attend high school in Lackawanna County or in the Lackawanna Trail and Western Wayne school districts. 

Leadership Lackawanna and Penn State Scranton are proud to offer a new, collegiate-level initiative called Leadership U. Participants will gain leadership and community engagement skills in the areas of public speaking, S.T.E.A.M., historical awareness, financial literacy and career exploration.  Leadership U will be held July 1 through August 12, 2020.  Sessions are held each afternoon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. There is no class July 6.  This Program accepts applications from juniors, with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher, who attend school in Lackawanna County or in the Lackawanna Trail or Western Wayne school districts.  If selected, the student must be a senior to participate. Upon successful completion, participants will receive three college credits to Penn State.  The credits are for a general education, 100 level class and are transferable to most institutions.

Please review the Newsletter from Mrs. Chernin, Mr. Fitzsimmons, Mrs. Gribble & Mrs. Palko.

https://ww3.westernwayne.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/High-School-Guidance-Letter-COVID-19-1.pdf

From CollegeBoard:

As schools and communities navigate the unprecedented challenges posed by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the health and safety of educators and students are the AP Program’s top priorities. Here’s how we’re supporting schools:

• We’re providing free remote learning resources. 
• We’re investing in the development of a new at-home testing option.

Through our members across the country, we understand the new time constraints on everyone in the education community. These solutions are meant to be as simple and lightweight as possible for both students and teachers — without creating additional burdens for school leaders during this time.

• Traditional face-to-face exam administrations will not take place. Students will take a 45-minute online free-response exam at home. 
• Some students may want to take the exam sooner rather than later, while the content is still fresh. Other students may want more time to practice. For each AP subject, there will be 2 different testing dates.

The full exam schedule, specific free-response question types that will be on each AP Exam, and additional testing details will be available by April 3. We’ll also unlock any relevant free-response questions in AP Classroom for digital use so students can access all practice questions of the type that will appear on the exam.

https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/coronavirus-updates

Information regarding updates on dates for the SAT, ACT and AP Exams.

https://pages.collegeboard.org/natural-disasters

http://www.act.org/content/act/en/covid-19.html

https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/…/new…/coronavirus-update

The U.S. Census Bureau is looking for workers. If interested apply online at www.2020census.gov/jobs. If there are questions, please see your school counselor or call 1-855-562-2020.

Enumerator: Primarily hiring for this job opportunity 

Job description: Locally hired workers who perform field enumeration activities in and around their respective neighborhoods. 

Census field supervisors: appoints, trains and supervises enumerators who are engaged in data collection. 

Wayne County Pay rates:

Enumerators: $16.00 an hour 

Census field supervisor: $17.50 an hour 

.58 cents per mile mileage reimbursement