RELAY 4 LIFE!!!!!

SAGE Members,

GO TO RELAY 4 LIFE KICK-OFF TONIGHT!!!!

Bring $50 and sign up your team! (If you sign up later, it's $10 per person...which means you could pay up to $150...)

Location: Mountain Pointe Drama Room
Time: 6:30 PM
Date: TODAY!!!!

Volunteer Opportunity

First of all, remember to come to the college information meeting tomorrow (Wednesday the 5th)!! Even if you aren't a junior or senior this will help, it's never to early to start planning for the future!


If anyone is looking for a local volunteering opportunity, Thursday the 6th there will be a volunteer training session at the Ironwood Library from 4-5 pm. Once you are trained you can set up a regular volunteering schedule throughout the school year.

If you are interested, call the library at (602) 534-1910 or email Sheila Levine at sheila.levine@phxlib.org


Thanks & see you at the meeting tomorrow!
Alyssa McAlister
Public Relations Officer

Scholarships 101

Hi everyone!

Here's a brief overview about scholarship information:

• When to Start Looking- Some scholarships are open to all grade levels (9-12), but most prominent ones are only open to Seniors. That being said, Senior year (or the summer before) is the best time to start focusing on getting a scholarship.


• AIMS Information- In order to get this scholarship, you need the following: 'B' or better in all 16 core classes + cumulative GPA of 3.5 in these core classes + exceed all thee sections of the AIMS by the end of your Junior year. NOTE: This only covers tuition, not anything else (room and board, books, etc.)


• The Truth About National Merit- The top 15,000 finalists are chosen from the 1.4 million students who take the PSATs their Junior year. In selecting the "winners" of this scholarship, the organization looks at: academic records, PSAT and SAT scores, recommendations, activities and leadership, and a personal essay. Each "winner" receives a $2500 scholarship. Colleges and corporations may also issue annual stipends that range from $500 to $2000 a year. For more info, go to www.nationalmerit.org .


• The Breakdown of Flinn- If you: rank in the top five percent of your graduating class, have a minimum 3.5 GPA, score a minimum of 1280 (math and reading) on the SAT or a 29 on the ACT, and are a US citizen and Arizona resident (for at least two years), you are eligible to apply. The top twenty students in the state receive: the full cost of tuition and fees for four years at an Arizona public university, a three-week overseas seminar plus two additional summer or semesters of international study-related travel, personal mentoring by Flinn Foundation professionals and university faculty. Download the application at http://www.flinnscholars.org/. NOTE: Students should apply for this by mid-October of their Senior year.


• Scholarships of the Rest of Us- If you don't feel as though you meet the criteria of these scholarships above, or want a shot at possibly some more money, check out http://www.collegeandfinance.com/32-weird-scholarships-almost-anyone-can-get/ for scholarships ranging from $1,000 for writing the best essay about why being tall is cool to $10,000 for developing a new candy!


• Other Places to Look- TUHSD's Scholarship page- www.tuhsd.k12.az.us/view.php?page=55.82. This site is updated regularly, so check it often. Fast web - http://www.fastweb.com/. Create an account and have opportunities mailed directly to you.

Best of Luck!

Shivani Kapur

Applying for Universities (Since "college" is a misnomer and "University" is a bunch of "colleges" therefore it should be applying to "University")

Steps to applying for Universities (and colleges)
1. Be a pain in the neck. In a good way though. Let everybody know you want to go to a university. Find people that can help you gently squeeze all the good advice you can get from them.
2. Push yourself; seriously, if you know what you want to do, then freaking sign up for those classes and make the most of them. Universities like persistence. Sometimes you can get college credit for classes you take during highschool; take advantage of them.
3. Explore universities; just because the university has the right major doesn't mean that it's right for you. Go the campus, talk to students, stay overnight or something. Don't let freshman orientation be your first day on campus grounds.
4. Apply to get in to the university. That's a given.
5. Apply for scholarships; Get dat cash. It's out there, and if you don't get it then some other, faster kid will. Which means APPLY EARLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-Bryant (One of the College Info Coordinators)

AIMS Retakes

Next week, juniors will have a chance to retake the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Exams. Tuesday, 28 October students will have the chance to retake the Writing portion, Wednesday, 29 October students will have the chance to retake the Reading portion, and Thursday, 30 October is reserved for Math. Juniors needed to have signed up for AIMS retakes well before today--so if you are planning on signing up now, you will have to wait until next semester -- which is when all sophomores will need to take the exams. Next semester's schedule is as follows:

* 24 February - Writing
* 25 February - Reading
* 1 April - Math
* 2 April - Science (NEW)

For those of you who want to study for this exam, you might wish to review my teacher website AIMS page, which is http://staff.tuhsd.k12.az.us/dwhite/index_files/Page1650.htm, where I have provided links to study guides, rubrics, and a practice test.

Good luck to all of you who have chosen to retake it. For those of you who have not yet taken it, no worries until next semester (I'd still take a look at the website though if I were you).

Take care,

Mr. White

Consider Internships

So as your looking at what your going to do next year, or if your looking at your computer screen wondering what you can do, you should look at some internships. Internships are a great way to get experience, possibly get some money, and get exposed to a field you want to major in or pick in the future. For example there is an array of internships down at ASU. The one that I know best is Biodesign, this is an internship where they teach you how interact with various cells and as the name suggests, it relates to Biology. My sister, Mugdha Golwalkar, can answer some of your questions regarding this particular internship, but it requires attendance of at least twice a week excluding weekends. Many internships will require such hours, think of an internship like a job. If you only show up one day or two days at your job, your not going to get paid much and your not going to get that much experience as opposed to going everyday. There is an array of internships around us, all you have to do is look. I suggest looking on the SAGE blog for posts about internships as well asking any of us about them. Remember if you have any questions email us at mailto:dvsagedvsageclub.com@gmail.com. If you have any questions regarding the above internship email me at shardul.golwalkar@gmail.com.

--Shardul

Sage Meetings

Hello all!

For anyone who wonders when SAGE meetings are, here is a complete list of all the dates:

11/5
11/20 ** Thursday
12/3
12/17
1/14
1/28
2/11
2/18
3/25
4/8
4/22
4/29
5/6

Also, don't forget PSATs this weekend! good luck everyone! Get a good night sleep, and eat a nutritional breakfast.

And, everyone age 18 or over: Don't forget to register to vote, and if you're already registered, then VOTE!

-Ellen