Dream Big! Work Hard!                 

IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR!!!

• Santa Rosa Junior College Orientation, Tuesday, April 5^th 10AM in the Library/sign up in the CCC
• College Fair, Sonoma State University, Tuesday April 5^th 6-8pm
• College Fair, Dominican University, Wednesday April 6^th 6- 8pm. Look for a postcard about pre-registration in your mail or visit
• CAL Day, Saturday, April 16^th 9-4pm at University of California at Berkeley, complete schedule of Cal Day activities will be online later this spring at www.calday.berkeley.edu 
• Senior Service Days, May 4^th and 5^th
• Junior / Senior Career Day, May 18^th
• Senior Awards, Monday, June 6^th

Tour of Novato -  Get involved!!     

San Marin High School's Goal

Is to Raise $25,000 to Purchase Computer Technology Benefiting the Entire School!

 

Parents, teachers, students, administration, alumni and friends come join the Tour of Novato and ride 10, 25 or 50 miles; or support the cause and make a tax deductible donation to support one of San Marin's riders. 

If you are cycling, encourage your friends & families to donate or to ride and join the fun!

Date:  Saturday, April 30, 2011

Place:  San Marin High School

Time: 7:00 a.m. Tour of Novato Ride

          9:00 a.m. Cycling for School's Fun Fair

Last year, San Marin riders raised over $5,000, during this event, with a limited number of riders. This year let's roll way beyond $5,000 and strive to have our donations climb to $25,000! GO MUSTANGS!!!

Week Three -In just a week, we almost doubled our donation - we are now at $1,800 (vs $1,053) and 12 registered riders .  There are only three more weeks to go and we need all of San Marin's help to reach our goal.

Visit the Tour of Novato website today:

For general information: http://www.tourofnovato.org

For an information flyer:   Information flyer click here 

To donate: http://www.tourofnovato.org/index.php?page=support&School=San%20Marin%20High

Please contact San Marin coordinator and Alumni parent, Sylvia Barry  sylvia@SylviaBarryRE.com or 415-717-0293 with any question or suggestions!

Your support is greatly appreciated!!!

SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM - June 20 - July 29 

The Summer Internship Program provides a 6-week intensive career exploration opportunity for students to gain hands-on workplace skills while learning about a particular career of interest.  Students  intern 9 hours per week with a local business or organization and work closely with a mentor supervisor. The summer program also includes a Career Management class. Internship applications are now available in the College and Career Center .

Students or parents who want more information, should contact Camille Madfes at cmadfes@nusd.org or 897-4206, ext. 735.

Steve and Kate's Kid's Camps

Looking for dynamic high school sophomores and juniors to join our team for an unpaid, summer apprenticeship in one of the following areas: Sewing & Fashion Design, Culinary Arts, Music Recording, Performing Arts or Ceramics. Previous experience working with children and proven interest in the subject-area you're applying for are preferred. Please complete the online application at http://www.steveandkatescamp.com/email/jobs/listings/apprentice.html  

Kaiser Permanente L.A.U.N.C.H Program

Kaiser Permanente in San Rafael is seeking qualified high school students between the ages of 15 and 20 for our L.A.U.N.C.H High School Summer Youth Employment Program. This is a paid internship, in which students will receive $8.00 per hour. Application deadline - May 6^th

, they can be picked up in the College and Career Center or downloaded from Kaiser's website.

Guide Dogs for the Blind

Guide Dogs for the Blind is excited to announce that applications are now available on our web site for our summer internship program.  I wanted to make sure eligible students at your school were aware and had an opportunity to apply if they were so inclined.  Please feel free to contact me directly with questions.  Please have all interested students go to our web site, www.guidedogs.com to read our job descriptions and consider applying.

Intern with Marin Organic! 

Create the solutions. Become the change. All are welcome to apply. 

The Marin Organic School Lunch and Gleaning Program is helping to transform the school lunch choices for our kids. Six years ago, Marin Organic saw the potential in creatively connecting local farms to local schools to help our communities thrive. Now this extraordinary program each week enables 10,000 students from more than half of Marin's schools to eat organic foods grown in Marin, while actively fostering a strong sense of place in children. Please join us! Marin Organic is offering 4 School Lunch Internships this spring.

Please contact Scott@MarinOrganic.org to apply today. More information on http://www.marinorganic.com/organic_school_lunch.php 

IT Training Internship for Graduating Seniors

Free IT Training for 18-24 year olds who live in the DC, MD, or VA, Providence, Boston, New York City, Atlanta, San Francisco Bay Area.  Any one with a high school diploma or a GED who are between the ages of 18-24 yrs old and have an interest in IT Refer them to this sitehttp://www.yearup.org/to learn more about this free program. This program asks for a 1 year commitment between the hours of 8:30 am and 5:00 pm. They provide the student with a stipend and after six months, internships at companies such as Freddie Mac and AOL to name a few.   Check out the website. www.yearup.org Year Up is a one-year, intensive training program that provides urban young adults 18-24, with a unique combination of technical and professional skills, college credits, an educational stipend and corporate apprenticeship. Success of their graduates -- enabling them to move on to full-time employment and higher education Year Up is about providing opportunities for urban young adults to demonstrate their true potential. 

We have achieved excellent results to date:   
· 100% placement of qualified students into apprenticeships   
· 83% student retention   
· 90% of apprentices meet or exceed apprenticeship partner expectations   
· 87% of graduates placed in full or part-time positions within 4 months of graduation   
· $15/hr average wage at placement  

Marin Conservation Corp is looking for students to work this summer!

You must be 15 by the start of the program, but not have attained age 19 by the end of the program. Have a desire to work in the outdoors and become involved in the development and maintenance of the nation's national resources. The application for the summer job can be picked up in the College and Career Center.