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INTERESTED IN A HEALTHCARE CAREER?

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Learn more and tour Lancaster General Hospital’s Surgical Operating Rooms on Sunday November 6th 2016

 Lancaster General Hospital’s Perioperative Services Department will hold an Open House on Sunday, November 6th

Tours of the operating rooms and recovery room will be held at 1, 2 and 3pm

The Open House is for anyone ages 12 and older interested in a surgical nursing or other health related career. Students under age 18 must be accompanied by a parent or responsible adult.

Representatives from the Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences will be present and information will be available.

Call 717-544-7888 to reserve a tour time for the Perioperative Surgical Open House held at Lancaster General Hospital, 555 North Duke Street, Lancaster PA on Sunday November 6th 2016 at 1,2 and 3pm. Please RSVP by November 1st.

FREE parking is available on Lime Street Parking Lot B or if lot is full use the James Street Parking Garage. Tour begins at the information desk on the second floor of the Orthopedic Center.

For general questions regarding this event, please call # 717-544-5758 Monday thru Friday from 9am-2pm

 

 

 

Common Application essay prompts for 2015-16 applicants

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The Common App (Application) is an online college application used by over 500 colleges and universities.

Website: https://www.commonapp.org  (you can subscribe for updates here).

 

Here are the essay prompts for the Common App next year (this is relevant for current juniors!)

  1. Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
  2. The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later success. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
  3. Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea.  What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?
  4. Describe a problem you’ve solved or a problem you’d like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma-anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.
  5. Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.

 

Current juniors could spend some time this summer working on college essays to distribute the senior year workload which is heavy in the fall, considering their coursework plus college applications. Also, juniors could ask several teachers for letters of recommendation this June to be written over the summer. Teachers get inundated with requests for letters of recommendation in the fall and winter.

 

NCAA Updates

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  ARE YOU AWARE?

The requirements are changing for students who enroll full time at an NCAA Division I school after August 1, 2016.

Students must graduate high school and meet ALL the following requirements:

  • Complete 16 core courses:
    • Four years of English
    • Three years of math (Algebra 1 or higher)
    • Two years of natural/physical science (including one year of lab science if your high school offers it)
    • One additional year of English, math or natural/physical science
    • Two years of social science
    • Four additional years of English, math, natural/physical science, social science, foreign language, comparative religion or philosophy
  • Complete 10 core courses, including seven in English, math or natural/physical science, before the seventh semester. Once students begin their seventh semester, they may not repeat or replace any of those 10 courses to improve their core-course GPA.
  • Earn at least a 2.3 GPA in their core courses.
  • Earn an SAT combined score or ACT sum score matching their core-course GPA on the Division I sliding scale, which balances their test score and core-course GPA. If students have a low test score, they need a higher core-course GPA to be eligible. If they have a low core-course GPA, they need a higher test score to be eligible.  If they have a low core-course GPA, they need a higher test score to be eligible.

For more resources regarding these changes, visit NCAA.org/student-athletes/play-division-i-sports or the Division I Academic Requirements Guide.

Millersville Summer Camps

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MU Summer Art & Design Camps for Grades 8-12

Posted on March 18th, 2015 by hsgifted

This summer, young artists can join the fun on MU Campus! New Art & Design Camps will be offered for students in grades 8-12 as portfolio building opportunities for high school students. These camps are offered in the same vein as the Technology & Engineering Camps that have been so popular throughout the past 20 years and are sure to inspire budding artists. The sessions will all be held in Breidenstine Hall, conveniently located right next door to Osburn Hall, just in case students and their siblings want to mix & match.

http://www.studentservicesinc.com/ticket-sales/millersville-art-design-camps/

MU Summer Tech & Engineering Camps for Grades 3-12

Posted on March 18th, 2015 by hsgifted

Throughout the summer months, the Department of Applied Engineering, Safety & Technology at Millersville University of Pennsylvania offers a variety of technology camps for children and teens from grades 3-12. The camps offer participants the opportunity to receive exciting hands-on experience with fascinating technology, while stimulating creative minds-on learning. Technology & Engineering Camps are normally half-day, 15 hour per week sessions.

http://www.studentservicesinc.com/ticket-sales/millersville-technology-engineering-camps/

 

SAT Prep Course Information

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Sylvan Learning Center

Lancaster

Offers SAT/ACT prep classes

Website:  http://locations.sylvanlearning.com/us/lancaster-pa/program/sat-prep

Call: 717-293-0300

Schedule a Free Full Length Practice Exam: http://locations.sylvanlearning.com/us/lancaster-pa/promotions/get-a-free-sat-or-act-practice-exam

 

Kaplan SAT Prep Courses, Online and at Locations around PA

Website: http://www.800score.com/sat-pennsylvania.html
Princeton Review

Self Paced Online SAT Prep

Math, Verbal, or both

http://prep.princetonreview.com/products?test=sat&instruction=class&product=in_person&zip=17551&program=fundamentals

 

Abbey Harris

Lancaster Area SAT Prep Instructor

Offering Spring Session at Lancaster Mennonite

Offering Summer Session at Janus School

http://satprepco.com/index.html

 

PREP Books

Students can prepare by buying and using a prep book (B&N, Amazon)

Popular Review publishers:

  • ·      College Board
  • ·      Princeton Review
  • ·      Kaplan

 

Free SAT/ACT Prep Apps:

  1. The Official SAT Question of the Day By The College Board
  2. IntelliVocab for SAT
  3. SAT Up
  4. SAT Connect
  5. iPredict
  6. ACT Question of the Day
  7. ACTStudent
  8. SATLadder

Summer Opportunities

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If you are interested in a career in Health or Biomedical Sciences please stop in the counseling office to pick up information about a one week summer opportunity at Lebanon Valley College.  You will get hands on experience in the fields of pharmacology, biochemistry, medical ethics, immunology, and molecular biology.  Make the most of your summer and set yourself apart from the crowd by participating in programs like this.

The Wildlife Leadership Academy is a wildlife/fisheries focused program for HS students.  If you are interested in a career in this area please stop in the counseling office to pick up information about summer programs where you can get intensive field experiences in wildlife and fisheries biology.  This is a fabulous chance to get to know experts in the field and find out if this is a potential career area for you!

Millersville College Fair

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Millersville University is hosting a large College Fair on Thursday, March 12th and the Penn Manor Counseling Department will be taking advantage of this event being so conveniently close.  Juniors who are interested in learning about how to get the most out of a college fair and who would like to research colleges, technical schools, and military programs are encouraged to pick up a permission form and return it to the HS Counseling Office by Monday, March 2nd in order to attend a morning session at the College Fair.   College visits can be time-consuming and expensive.  Please encourage Juniors to capitalize on this valuable experience.

 

In addition– From 5-7 pm parents, guardians, families and students are invited to attend the College Fair so mark your calendar.

 

For additional information on the event visit MU Admissions at

http://www.millersville.edu/admissions/undergrad/visit/college-fair.php?utm_source=slider&utm_medium=homepage&utm_campaign=pacac

 

Classes for Students interested in Careers in the Law Field

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Classes for Students interested in Careers in the Law Field

 

CSB will offer a class from 5-7pm on two Wednesdays a month, the 2nd and 4th week, of March, April, and May, and is no cost to the student.

 

The classes will introduce the students to a variety of legal fields including Tort law, Criminal law, Family law, The Bill of Rights, and the Pennsylvania Legal System.

Guest speakers who are employed in the legal field will be invited to speak to the students about the law.

Interested students should contact :

 

Cherie Taylor, Esquire

Academic Liaison

Consolidated School of Business

ctaylor@csb.edu