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GET WORK PERMITS IN THE COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER

Stop by the College and Career Center to pick up a Work Permit application after you get hired.  You will fill out the "For Minor to Complete" Section, your new boss will fill out the "For Employer to Complete" Section, and your parent or guardian will fill out the "For Parent to Complete" Section.  Remember to have your Social Security card (or a copy of the card) with you when you bring your completed Work Permit Application back to the College and Career Center in Room 332 so that Miss Gildon can issue your Work Permit.

FIND SCHOLARSHIPS, BE DISCOVERED BY COLLEGES, AND GET FREE SAT AND ACT PREP

Students,staff, and parents can register for free for the Zinch Prep Awards Program and then get personalized scholarship matches (from over $1.9 billion in scholarships), discover and be discovered by colleges (over 5,000 colleges and universities) you may not have known about without this special search, and get free SAT and ACT prep.  Register for for the Zinch Prep Awards Program at http://www.zinch.com/highschool.

Next SAT is March 9th (February 22nd is the late registration deadline)

Register by the late deadline of February 22nd for the March 9th SAT test online at www.collegeboard.org/.  You cannot use a fee waiver for the late deadline and you must pay both the fee and the late fee to take the test.  The next regular deadline is April 5th for the May 4th SAT.  If you qualify for a fee waiver, please stop by the College and Career Center before the April 5th deadline to get your waiver to register for the May 4th test.

Register for the April 13th ACT (3/8 Deadline)

Register before March 8th for the April 13th ACT online at www.actstudent.org.  If you qualify for a fee waiver, stop by the College and Career Center to get your waiver before you apply for the test.

College and Career Center

The Lakewood High School College and Career Center

is your resource for information about

POST-SECONDARY OPTIONS, including:

CAREERS

COLLEGES – COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND 4-YEAR COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES

APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS

Paid, on-the-job training to learn a skilled trade such as carpenter, plumber, electrician

TRADE SCHOOLS/VOCATIONAL EDUCATION/SPECIALTY SCHOOLS

MILITARY

Also: Work Based Learning (Previously known as ROP Classes)

Classes and Internships for 11th and 12th Grade Students

FINANCIAL AID: FAFSA, Cal Grant Submission, and Scholarships

JOB BOARD/WORK PERMITS

Assistance completing job applications and preparing for interviews  

VOLUNTEER/SERVICE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Volunteer Village, the LBUSD Service Learning Fair, was on Tuesday, October 16th from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the El Dorado Park West Community /Senior Center (2800 Studebaker Road, Long Beach).  Stay tuned for the 2013 event date.

Services Resources  of the Career Center include:

GUEST SPEAKERS, COLLEGE/MILITARY REPRESENTATIVES AND WORKSHOPSThroughout the year the College and Career Center hosts workshops on topics ranging from “Completing College Applications” and “Applying for Financial Aid” to “Job Search Techniques (filling out applications, creating a resume, interviewing skills)” and “After High School…What’s Next”

COLLEGE CATALOGS – California Community Colleges, CSU, UC, Private Colleges and Universities

QUICK REFERENCE WEBSITES – A list of valuable web site addresses that offer assessment tools and sources of information on careers, colleges, scholarships, and financial aid

The College and Career Center is located in Room 332

Students are welcome before school, during nutrition, lunch, after school, or by appointment.

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