Los Alamos: LAHS CareerResCtr Update

Next ACT: October 27 at LAHS, late deadline 10/05, standby only after tht http://www.actstudent.org

December 8 at LAHS, regular deadline 11/02
Next SAT: October 6 in SF, standby only
November 3 at LAHS, late deadline 10/11 http://www.collegeboard.com
December 1 at LAHS, regular deadline 10/30

The December test dates are the last which may be used for admissions at University of California and most selective private schools.

PSAT Reminder
On Wednesday, October 17th, morning busses will run on their usual schedule for sophomores and juniors who will be taking the PSAT. Because of the early Wednesday dismissal at the elementary schools, the return busses will leave the high school between 12:30 and 12:45, although students will be done with the exam considerably before then. Students might want to bring a snack or lunch to have while they wait.

Emory University – Friday, October 12, 10:0
ABQ College Fair, Sunday, 10/14, 12:00 to 3:00, Convention Center
Macalester – Monday, October 15, 9:00
Wash U. St. Louis – Monday, October 15, 10:00
Austin College – Monday, October 15, 11:00
Loyola New Orleans – Tuesday, October 16, 8:30
Bucknell – Tuesday, October 16, 9:00
U. of Oregon – Tuesday, October 16 10:00
CU Boulder – Tuesday, October 16 11:00
Mt. Holyoke – Tuesday, October 16, 12:00
Vanderbilt – Tuesday, October 16, 1:00
Penn (Univ. Of) - Tuesday, October 16, 1:30
George Washington University – Tuesday, October 16, 2:00
Carnegie-Mellon – Wednesday, October 17, 9:30 (Sr. Conf. Day)
U. Puget Sound – Thursday, October 18, 8:30
Seattle U – Thursday, October 18, 1:00
Whitman - Thursday, October 19, 9:30 (change in day & time)
Colorado State – Monday, October 22, 8:15
Prescott College – Tuesday, October 23, 12:15
Harvard – Wednesday, October 24, 11:00
Eastern NMU – Thursday, October 25, 9:00
NMSU – Monday, October 29, 10:30 – 11:30
Princeton – Tuesday, October 30, 8:50
*Adams State – Tuesday, October 30 10:00
Colgate – Tuesday, October 30, 1:30
U. Denver – Friday, November 2, 11:00
Lehigh Univ – Thursday, November 8 8:30
Claremont McKenna – Wednesday, November 14, 11:00
*Changed time or added since last posting

Rice Admissions Information Session
Laura Villafranca, Senior Assistant Director of Admission, will be at Mesa Public Library on Monday, October 15,7:00 pm to answer questions about admissions, academic programs, and scholarships.

Gates Millennium Scholars
Program is open to seniors who are African-American, Native American, Asian Pacific Islander-American, or Hispanic, have cumulative GPA of 3.3 (unweighted), and are eligible for Pell Grants as determined by FAFSA (usually family income of under $50,000).

Employment
Partially disabled woman seeks organizational help a few hours a week after school, primarily helping to organize home office files and making new files and file indices. Job involves using Microsoft Word on a laptop computer with Windows Vista to create file labels, file indices, etc. She is willing to do some training and will provide lots of guidance as to what she wants, needs someone who is conscientious, dependable and pays close attention to detail and accuracy. Not appropriate for someone allergic to cats, beginning pay $10.50 an hour, more based on experience. Since this involves working in her home, she is happy to have parents attend interview. Contact information from CRC.




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Edwina Lieb
Advisement/Career Center
Los Alamos High School
1300 Diamond Drive
Los Alamos, NM 87544
505.663.2595 (ph) 505.662.6846 (fax)