Michael J. Ferber

2010 Latino Family College Night

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Ferber) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:18:00 +0000

Milwaukie High School Auditorium
Monday/Lunes 11/15/2010
7:00 PM - Welcome/Bienvenidos
7:10 PM - College Fair/Feria de Colegios
7:40 PM- Scholarship info for Latino Students/Becan para Latinos

Para mas informacion, llama Roberto Aguilar 503.353.5840 ext. 38311

2011 Pride Foundation/GSBA Scholarship

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Ferber) — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:46:00 +0000

The 2011 Pride Foundation/GSBA Scholarship Application will be available on October 15 at www.PrideFoundationScholar.org

This year, $500,000 is available in scholarships to support education and leadership development for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer students of any age; students who have an LGBT parent; and students who are straight allies and are committed to civil rights for the LGBTQ community. Since 1990, more than $3 million in scholarships have been awarded. Pride Foundation and the GSBA Scholarship Fund would like to encourage you to share this excellent opportunity for students of any age or sexual orientation from Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Washington who are pursuing any post-secondary education (including community college, public or private colleges & universities, trade apprenticeships, or certificate programs)! There are fifty different types of scholarships with awards up to $10,000 - but only one web-based application to complete!

Applications can be completed online at www.PrideFoundationScholar.org and are due by 5:00 p.m. PST on Friday, January 31, 2011.

Junior and Seniors interested in the Following Universities

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Ferber) — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:32:00 +0000

A program will be hosted by Emory University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Virginia at the Portland Marriot City Center on Monday November 1st at 7:00pm. The evening will be an introduction to the respective institutions and a discussion of their admission and financial aid processes will be included. My hope is that your family will attend this event if you are interested in these schools.

Below is the information regarding their evening program:

Monday, November 1 at 7:00 pm
Portland Marriott City Center
520 Southwest Broadway
Portland, OR 97205

2010 National College Fair

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Ferber) — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:29:00 +0000

General Information
Oregon Convention Center
Exhibit Hall C
777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Portland, OR. 97232
800/791-2250

Fair Hours:
Friday November 12th, 2010
9:00am-12:00pm noon
Saturday November 13th, 2010
1:00pm-5:00pm

For More Information?
e-mail collegefairs@nacacnet.org or info@nacacnet.org

Student Registration:
Online student registration is highly encouraged!

Information Sessions:
Understanding the College Admission Process
9:15am, 10:15am, 11:15am
Paying for College and Financial Aid
9:15am, 10:15am, 11:15am
How to Search, Apply and Compete for Scholarships
9:15am, 10:15am, 11:15am
Writing College Application Essays
9:15am, 10:15am, 11:15am

Opportunities Booklets Are In!

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Ferber) — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:42:00 +0000

The "Oregon Opportunities" is a a resource guide to help students and families prepare for postsecondary education opportunities in Oregon and learn about financial aid resources administered by the Oregon Student Assistance Commission.

Important Dates Identified in the Booklets
Monday November 8th College Night in Oregon, for more information visit:
www.collegenightinor.org
January 15, 22nd or 29th College Goal Oregon, for more information visit:
www.CollegeGoalOregon.org

Please check with the counseling department to pick up your booklet today!

CMC to CCC SHUTTLE TIMES

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Ferber) — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:12:00 +0000

Please be advised that the CMC shuttle is for CMC students attending courses at the CCC Oregon City campus only and that you should plan on being at the designated
pick-up locations 5 minutes prior to the departure time.

1st Shuttle from CMC to CCC
Leaves CMC at 9:00am Arrives at CCC at 9:20am

2nd Shuttle from CMC to CCC
Leaves CMC at 11:00am Arrives at CCC at 11:20am Returns to CMC at 11:30am

3rd Shuttle from CMC to CCC
Leaves CMC at 12:45pm Arrives at CCC at 1:05pm Returns to CMC at 1:20pm

4th Shuttle from CCC to CMC
Arrives at CCC at 2:35 Returns to CMC at 2:55pm

WHY SHOULD I TAKE THE PSAT?

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Ferber) — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:30:00 +0000

Juniors: Taking the PSAT is a very important first step in preparing for college, even if you are taking independent student courses outside of school. Since the PSAT is designed by the very same people who create the SAT’s it can provide you with personalized feedback on how to improve specific academic skills to help improve your score on the SAT’s. Every student who takes the PSAT on October 13th will receive a personalized study guideline highlighting areas in which they need to study to obtain a higher SAT score. According to the College Board, students who take the PSAT, on average, score higher on the SAT than those students who do not take the test.

The PSAT is also your opportunity to compete for the prestigious National Merit Scholarship, which can only be done if you take the PSAT on October 13th. There are also other scholarships opportunities for students of Hispanic and African-American decent. Scholarships are awarded to those top students who showed academic excellence through their score on the PSAT. These students will receive local as well as national recognition.

Now is the time to begin exploring colleges, majors and careers and with the PSAT you can access all this material for free when you take the PSAT using My College Quick Start. My College QuickStart offers you an SAT study plan, a list of colleges that offer your proposed major, and ideas of majors and careers that may appeal to you based on your personality and interest survey. Take a tour of My College QuickStart by using the link below:
www.collegeboard.com/quickstart

Educational Quote

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Ferber) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:42:00 +0000

Goethe:
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being.

Famous Quote

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Ferber) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:53:00 +0000

" Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource."

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Ferber) — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:32:00 +0000

"Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

Ralph Waldo Emerson