Widener University Engineering Camp for Girls

February 4, 2012 on the Widener Campus in Chester, PA

Girls in grades 9 -12 are invited to spend the day participating in hands on lab activities with volunteers from Widener's School of Engineering and from the Philadelphia section of the Society of Women Engineers.

Laboratory sessions will include topics such as Roller Coaster Design, Tower Building, Bridge Design, Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering, Water Treatment, Programmable Robots, Soils and Foundations, Electric-Powered Lego Vehicles, Reaction Kinetics, Aerodynamics and Flight, Pavement Design with Chocolate Asphalt, and Electric Sensors.

A separate program for parents is offered as an option for parents of girls who attended the camp. For more information, please call (610) 499-4042 or email engineering.girlscamp@widener.edu.

Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week

Summer 2012
Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week is an intensive program that educates high school students about the American free enterprise system. Bringing motivated students together with business people from throughout the state.PFEW takes place on the campuses of Lycoming College and Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, PA. You will have your choice of one of four weekly sessions in July or August. You will experience dormitory life. Space has been reserved and all meals will be provided!You will be sponsored by a local business, civic or educational group, chamber of commerce or a business association. Scholarships will be awarded by the Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week staff on behalf of the sponsoring organization.Students who will complete their sophomore or junior year by the summer session and have a sincere interest in being part of an intense and exciting week-long program are invited to apply. For more information, visit www.pfew.org.

Summer Science @ Jefferson 2012
Biomedical Sciences for high school students.
June 18 to July 13 (except July 4th)
Program Summary:
Through discussions with leading biomedical researchers and hands-on laboratory experimentation, SummerScience@Jefferson aims to foster an appreciation of the role of science in everyday life, to promote an informed understanding of scientific issues that make daily headlines, and to familiarize young people of all backgrounds with the vital and expanding field of biomedical research.For more information or to apply, go to www.jefferson.edu/summerscience.

Sleeping Bag Weekend at the University of Pennsylvania
The Advancing Women in Engineering Program is happy to invite junior women interested in Engineering to Sleeping Bag Weekend at the university of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science.
This program will provide your students with an insider’s view into life as a Penn Engineer.
Registration is available until Wednesday, Nov 2nd and there is NO COST to them for attending beyond whatever travel accommodations they might have to make, though there are a limited number of spaces available. Attached is a flyer for you to hand out to interested students, a copy is also available for download on the website.

http://www.seas.upenn.edu/awe/weekend.php

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Lebanon Valley College: Daniel Fox Youth Scholars Program

A Residential Program for Exceptional High School Students. Spend a week learning and living at a college known for its atmosphere of academic excellence, personal attention, and annual recognition by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top tier "Best Baccalaureate Colleges" in the North. This one-week, non-credit program enables exceptional high school students to preview college life by living on campus and taking an intensive workship in the sciences, social sciences, or humanities, choosing from among 20 programs. Students can take advantage of the all of the laboratories, computer labs, and athletic facilities the college has to offer including fun extracurricular activities such as off-campus trips, sports, and an outing to nearby Hersheypark.

Students who will have successfully completed 9th, 10th, or 11th grade by June 2011 are eligible to apply. For more information visit: www.lvc.edu/youth-scholars or see Mrs. Cardinal for a brochure.

West Point Summer Leader Seminar

How are you spending the summer after your junior year of high school? Get introduced to a completely different college experience by attending our Summer Leaders Seminar (SLS). This is a week-long immersion in academic, military and social life for those considering West Point. You will explore West Point from all angles, including some intense military training and athletic activities. It’s the best way to gauge the challenges you will encounter as a cadet. You can choose from a variety of courses in different academic areas, such as science, mathematics, engineering, humanities, modern languages, and psychology. You will also take part in daily military training – even on the rifle range. Test your physical abilities in athletic contests. For fun, you’ll take a boat ride on the majestic Hudson River. By spending time with current cadets, you’ll have the chance to ask them questions about West Point or the Army. The entire week will give you a good sense of whether West Point is a good fit for you.

Apply Early: Acceptance to the seminar is competitive, so apply online early. About 500 students are selected to attend each session of the seminar. The cost is $350, not including your transportation costs. Admission is on a rolling basis, which means acceptance letters will go out even before the April 1 application deadline. For more information visit: http://admissions.westpoint.edu/summer_program.html

Drexel University Summer Institutes

Each summer Drexel University offers highly motivated and talented high school students the opportunity to explore what college life is all about. In workshops led by Drexel faculty using our state-of-the-art labs and facilities, you'll gain a new understanding of the undergraduate experience. Drexel has summer programs in a variety of disciplines with schools within Drexel such as the LeBow College of Business, College of Engineering, Earle Mack School of Law, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, College of Medicine, The iSchool at Drexel College of Information Science and Technology. Admission to Summer Institute programs is competitive. Preference is given to those with outstanding GPAs, excellent standardized test scores, and active involvement in extracurricular activities or community service. To see if there is a program that interests you visit www.drexel.edu/summer

State Police Youth Week: is sponsored by The American Legion Department of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania State Police.

Program overview  June 13-19: Cadets participate in a wide variety of instructional sessions with Local and State Police and Federal Law Enforcement Agencies.  You will learn how to work as a team and be taught self-esteem, as you will be the future Leaders of our State and Nation.  There will be classes in Pennsylvania Vehicle and Crime Codes, forensic sciences, radar, riot control, tactical drug operation through the use of specially trained dogs, weapon firing, and other police-related skills. This is a six-day camp used to introduce students in all procedures of law enforcement. You should be physically fit and have a good academic record to be able to participate.  This is not a recreational camp.

Eligibility: Cadets, male or female, must have completed their sophomore (10th), junior (11th), or senior (12th) grade prior to June 20th of this year. Cadets must be in good health with no physical defects, and have an average or above standing in their class and, of course, express a personal interest in either law enforcement or military service. The fee is $125 per student. Applications are available at the guidance office. 

Summer Science Splash

Students entering 7th or 8^th grade can register.  The Summer Science Splash program is a week-long residential summer camp hosted by Science in Motion on the campus of Juniata College.  Spend your day performing experiments in the lab and outdoors using the same high-tech equipment which college students and research scientists use. During free time enjoy water activities, volleyball, bottle rocket, and other splashing competitions. At night, play games or sports, watch movies or talk with new friends. Choose from two sessions: July 25 - 30 or August 1 - 6. 

Go to www.juniata.edu/services/conferences/sciencecamp to register.

Widener Univeristy’s Engineering Summer Camp

Widener's Engineering Summer Camp was developed by engineering faculty at Widener to introduce high school students to the field of engineering in a nurturing, non-competitive, "hands-on" environment.

Students experience a four-day schedule full of computer workshops, demonstrations, films, laboratory exercises, discussion groups and presentations, all while having fun. High school students make concrete blocks, launch soda bottle rockets and explore the fields of chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering.

For more information go to: www.widener.edu/soe/engsucamps.asp

Penn Gems

August 2-6, 2010. Calling all middle school girls in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade who will be 7th, 8th or 9th graders next year! Join us for a great week of hands-on science, math, and engineering at Penn! You’ll learn about what’s happening in Bioengineering, Nanotechnology, Materials Science, Graphics and Computing. Discover how engineers change lives. Make new friends and learn from Penn students. Experience engineering through challenging, hands-on activities with your fellow campers. 

Go to www.seas.upenn.edu/awe/gems/ for more information.

Camp LeBow
Held at Drexel University's LeBow College of Business, Camp LeBow offers an introduction to business education through exceptional summer programs designed for outstanding high school students with an interest in business. Camp LeBow offers the opportunity to maximize and develop the business and leadership skills sought after by employers and college admissions officers.

For more information, go to www.lebow.Drexel.edu

What the Bible Says About...Failure
By Kelli Mahoney, About.com Guide

We've all been there...when we put our heart into something and it just doesn't seem to "click." Whether it is a class, making the team, or witnessing to a friend, we all experience failure from time to time. Sometimes we even feel like we've failed God. Yet, the Bible talks a little bit about failure, and helps us realize that God is with us all the way through it.

We All Fall Down
Everybody fails from time to time. No one you know is perfect, and almost everyone can outline at least a few failures. God understands and prepares us for it in Proverbs 24:16. We are not perfect, even in our faith, and God wants us to understand and accept that.
Proverbs 24:16 - "Even if good people fall seven times, they will get back up. But when trouble strikes the wicked, that's the end of them." (CEV)

God Lifts Us Back Up
God knows we're going to fail every once in a while. Yet, He also stands by us and helps us get back on our feet. Is it easy to accept failure? No. Can it make us depressed and feel down? Yes. Yet, God is there to help us work through our anger and disappointment.
Psalm 40:2-3 - "and pulled me from a lonely pit full of mud and mire. You let me stand on a rock with my feet firm, and you gave me a new song, a song of praise to you. Many will see this, and they will honor and trust you, the LORD God." (CEV)

God Wants Us to Correct Ourselves
So, God helps us back up, but does that mean we dwell on the failure or repeat the same behaviors? No. God wants us to acknowledge our shortcomings and work to better ourselves. Sometimes that means moving on to something else we can do better. Sometimes it means giving ourselves more practice. Other times it means being patient for things to work themselves out.
Jeremiah 8:4-5 - "The LORD said: People of Jerusalem, when you stumble and fall, you get back up, and if you take a wrong road, you turn around and go back. So why do you refuse to come back to me? Why do you hold so tightly to your false gods?" (CEV)

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Junior Class College Fair Trip