2024-2025 course selections deadline

Friday March 22, 2024

Career CLUSTER SPOTLIGHT

Energy

Careers in the energy industry relate to extracting or harnessing power from a variety of sources, refining it and distributing it, and ensuring its safe use by consumers. With vast supplies of natural resources and ever-improving technologies, the United States is a global leader in the production of energy.

Career CLUSTERS & PATHWAYS

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources ~ Architecture and Construction ~ Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications ~ Business Management and Administration ~ Education and Training ~ Energy ~ Finance ~ Government and Public Administration ~ Health Science ~ Hospitality and Tourism ~ Human Services ~ Information Technology ~ Law, Public Safety, and Corrections ~ Manufacturing ~ Marketing ~ Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math ~ Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

College CORNER

SCHOLARSHIPS:

• Email Mr. Maccarini if you need a Community Service "verification letter" for your scholarship application.

• Local Scholarships in Naviance & ELHS Guidance

• Scholarships with March Deadlines 

• Scholarships for STEM Students

• Scholarships for College Students

• Scholarships for Students with Disabilities

MAJORS/CAREERS:

• Your 2024 Guide to the Most Common Interview Questions and Answers

• 20 Highest Paying Blue-Collar Jobs (And How to Get One)

COLLEGE VISITS:

• What to Know about College Visits

• Tips from Students on Making the Most of College Visits

UPCOMING WEBINARS:

community service

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Community Service Information:

• Student hours log - Log into your school gmail account to view this document

• Graduation requirement

• Volunteer ideas

• Documentation form

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• WHAT: St. Michaels Clothing Drive - Help take donations from cars and load them in the truck. 

• WHEN: Saturday April 27 from 330-530pm & Sunday April 28 from 730am-130pm - students can sign up for partial shifts

• WHERE: St. Michaels Church in E.L.

• HOW: Email Mr. Maccarini to sign up

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• WHAT: E.L. Community Garden - Help maintain the "sharing garden" that benefits the senior center

• WHEN: Open May 13 thru October 20 - flexible volunteer schedule

• WHERE: E.L. Community Garden at Browns Farm in E.L.

• HOW: Email donna.prather@eastlongmeadowma.gov

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More ideas..."DISABILITIES"

Consider lending a hand to people with intellectual or physical disabilities. You can help with nearby Special Olympics events, or organize inclusive clubs or activities at school. Perhaps you can educate people about what it’s like to have autism, Down syndrome or other special needs.

Here are some websites to get you started: 

• Autism Speaks - American Council of the Blind - Special Olympics - Best Buddies / E Buddies - UNICO - Make a Wish - The Miracle League Buddy Program

Here are some student led projects: 

• Lindsey planned a “sensory friendly” movie presentation at a local theater for people with autism or other special needs, after learning that most people with these disabilities are denied this simple pleasure because they may not be able to sit still or stay quiet for an entire movie.

• Grayson raised money to provide seven children and young adults with disabilities with all-terrain power wheelchairs that allow them to safely navigate the great outdoors with their peers. 

• Paloma lobbied legislators, led rallies, gave speeches, created a website and generated publicity to help secure $1.25 million in state funding for kids her age with visual impairments.

• Cameron coaches Special Olympics athletes and, as public relations director for his local Special Olympics program, organizes fundraisers that have raised more than $64,000 over the past five years so that athletes can travel to and compete in sporting events free of charge.

E.L. Recreation dept jobs

Click here to see the summer job opportunities at the E.L. Recreation Department

rensselaer summer engineering program

DEADLINE: April 19, 2024

Are you a high school sophomore or junior (entering 11th or 12th grade in the fall of 2024) with a passion for engineering or technology? PREFACE is a summer experience hosted by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for students interested in pursuing a career in engineering or technology who are part of groups that have been historically underrepresented or underserved in science, engineering, and other technological fields. Click here to learn more!