Announcements

Current announcements can be found at the NovaFolios website at http://www.novafolios.com/announcements and this URL (only available to Nova students and staff). ***Announcements for the week of October 4, 2010 Hello Nova Athletes Nova's ultimate frisbee team has begun practicing. Come join us out by the swing set Mondays and Wednesdays from 4-5:30 pm. no prior experience necessary all are welcome. Come play and have fun! ________________________________________________________________________ Former Nova teacher Sheri Brown will be back at Nova this Wednesday to give a presentation on the type of Japanese dance she has been performing around the world- Butoh. She will be here along with world acclaimed Butoh master Katsura Kan. They will perform and talk about the history of the art form, show interested people a little about how to perform Butoh and answer questions. All are welcome this Wednesday in the cafeteria from 4 to 5:30. Let's welcome Sheri back and learn a little about this amazing art form. Questions? talk to Joe ________________________________________________________________________ Action Faction/Beyond Action Faction News 10/4/10 Save the Date What? Twisted Sister Gender Bender Queer Youth Halloween Dance Party Where? DAR Mansion 800 E Roy St. Seattle, WA 98108 When? October 17th, 2010 1-4 PM Why? To celebrate the season and raise some funds for Queer Youth Space and Camp Ten Tree How? show up in costume and participate in a costume contest with fabulous prizes, dance party, and a youth drag show bring last year's costume bits and trade them in our costume exchange $5 sliding scale donation Who? The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Abbey of St. Joan are sponsoring this event! ---------- BRA DRIVE We need bras of all sizes and shapes for our Trans Youth Resource Center. Bring them to Eyva! ---------- Period Supply Drive Bring your favorite period supplies and put them in the period locker so everyone has a back up in an emergency. Feel free to leave recipes for your favorite period snacks, period advice and stories or little surprises! ---------- Sex Health Information Take a moment in coor to write down questions about sexual health, gender and/or sexuality and someone from action faction will be by to collect them. We will post answers and resources in the sexual health lockers in the near future. You can also write down what you would like to have in the sexual health lockers as well. The lockers are outside the lounge so check them out if you haven’t seen them before! ----------- Trans Youth Resource Center In exchange for cleaning and organizing the storage room off of the lounge Mark has agreed to let us have half of the storage to transform into our resource center. We will be cleaning and organizing this room over the next few weeks so if you have stuff in there that you don’t want us to rearrange let us know as soon as possible. Thanks. If you had other plans for this space or disagree with its use as a trans resource center please feel free to come to day to day this week where our formal request will be presented. Thanks!!!! ------------ Camp Ten Trees Airen Lydick, director of Camp Ten Trees, will be visiting Beyond Action Faction at 2PM this week to talk with us about supporting Camp Ten Trees so if you are interested in helping stop by but check with your social justice teacher first. They have an annual auction and could use donations of art/knitting etc. Send a rep from your social justice activity if you think your group has something they would like to offer. ________________________________________________________________________ Hey Nova students it's time for our FIRST DANCE OF THE YEAR!!!! The Halloween Dance is coming up on October 29th. It will start at 6:30 pm and go till 10:00 pm.... Tickets will cost $5.00 during pre-sale and $10.00 at the door. If you want to bring a guest there are permission slips in the office, make sure that these are back by the 27th NO LATER. TICKETS GO ON SLE NEXT MONDAY DURING LUNCH.... ________________________________________________________________________ Someone has taken sunglasses belonging to Zander. He left them on his bag, walked away for a moment, and then found them gone when he returned. Please return these sunglasses to Zander or leave them in Adam’s box in the office. Thank you. ________________________________________________________________________ SBOC students have to clean tables when they are don’t throw away their garbage, are tardy or have other discipline issues. They also get stuck cleaning up garbage that Nova students leave. Also, sometimes Nova students come late to lunch and ask if they can go to the front of the line because they are due in class soon. Most don’t even ask and will go to the back of the long line. Could this be explained to Nova students as a social justice issue? ________________________________________________________________________ Teen Tix for reduced admission for cultural events (ages 13-18) http://www.seattlecenter.com/teentix/ Seattle has many museums that have free admissions on first Thursday of each month. Also, art walks. http://freemuseumday.org/sea.html ________________________________________________________________________ RE: ORCA CARDS: THE CARDS MAY READ “TO EXPIRE ON……” – the cards get reloaded with $$$ every month. So, they will read that way as they near the end of each month. Bus drivers cannot refuse a student. The cards should reload with $$ by the 1st of every month, but…… they will eventually get there.: ________________________________________________________________________ RE: STUDENT LOCKERS: Student Fiona Colum has been working on organizing lockers for new students. All this information should be available to those students requesting a locker by Coor on Monday. Please let them know their patience is appreciated! ________________________________________________________________________ There are complimentary tickets available to the Women’s Chorus show “We Are Family” Saturday October 16 @ 2:00pm Benaroya Hall These are offered to QUEER Youth and their families. Please see Joleen for more Info and to reserve your spot. ________________________________________________________________________ ACE Mentor Program for students interested in architecture, construction or engineering careers. Apply online fast. http://www.acementor.org/658 ________________________________________________________________________ PIZZA PIZZA! Little Caesars Looking ForAll Positions FT/PT!!!! Where: Seattle Reply to: job-btthu-1975421207@craigslist.org New Little Caesars Pizza is opening soon at 3820 Rainier Ave. South in the Rainier/Beacon Hill area. Located next to Safeway and Ross. Great opportunity to work where the #1 rule is to make Little Caesars a FUN place to work. Our Hot-N-Ready concept is to "Serve Every Customer With a Smile And A Perfect Pizza In 30 Seconds Or Less Everytime!" A $5 large pepperoni and cheese pizza ready to go when you are - made with 100% real cheese, fresh tomato sauce, and the only true national chain still making their dough fresh EVERY DAY! Just wait till you try our Crazy Bread with Crazy Sauce....Delicious! Looking For All Positions: Full time/Part time --MANAGERS ,SHIFT SUPERVISORS ,CREW MEMBERS,CASHIERS,SHAKER BOARDERS Come join a great team. Opening around October 7th! Come work for a great company at a fun filled pace. Whether you're looking for full time, an after school job, a second job to earn extra money, or just want a change of scenery, we want people who are hard working and love to make customers happy. Contact this posting with your resume or swing by the store after October 1st and grab an application. Jobs fill up fast and usually don't do second round of hiring for 6-9months. ________________________________________________________________________ Meat Cutter-Safeway Where: Seattle Reply to: See Below Join the Safeway Team in Seattle as a Meat Cutter. To apply visit www.safeway.com/careers, click Store Positions, Apply Now, select location of Washington, and begin the process in the new window that launches. When selecting a store, search for Store 1508 located at 3820 Rainier AVE S, Seattle, WA 98118, choose Meat for department and Meat Cutter for position. Experience preferred ________________________________________________________________________ Network Representative-Mockingbird Where: Seattle Reply to: Kara@mockingbirdsociety.org The Mockingbird Society has an open Network Representative position available (job description attached). This position is for a foster youth or alumni between the ages of 14-24. The pay scale is $8.55 to$9.50. If you or someone you know would be interested in this position please have them e-mail me their cover letter and resume by October 7th by 5pm. ________________________________________________________________________ Best Buy Retail Sales Where: Seattle Reply to: See Below The Best Buy Retail Sales: YOUR OPPORTUNITY Seize it - with a job at Best Buy Tukwila Best Buy is now hiring for all Seasonal positions Basic Qualifications: To be considered for a position, complete an online application at http://careers.bestbuy.com ***we are looking for applicants who speak Spanish, Mandarin, Chinese and Russian*** Best Buy offers competitive compensation, employee discounts, a wide range of benefits, and excellent career opportunities. TO APPLY, complete our online interview at: http://www.bestbuy-jobs.com/careers/ (Please allow 15-30 minutes to complete application) Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer ________________________________________________________________________ Hotel Breakfast Bar Host Where: Lynwood Reply to: job-zc9n6-1976204761@craigslist.org The Holiday Inn Express Lynnwood is searching for a new Breakfast Bar Host. Host candidate must be an early morning person with above average people skills. Customer service skills and previous food handling experience are highly desirable. Working shifts on weekdays and weekends are both required. Those without food handler's permit and full availability need not apply. Please attach and email in your resume. ________________________________________________________________________ Teller-Watermark Credit-Union Where: Bellevue Reply to: job-m34s3-1971965921@craigslist.org Teller- Bellevue The primary role of the Teller is to meet the needs of the member as well as anticipate other possible needs promptly and professionally. This includes a variety of member service functions involving receiving and/or disbursing of funds, processing deposits, withdrawals, loan payments, travelers checks, cashiers’ checks, money orders, and cash advances. They are required to balance each day's transactions and verify cash, money order, travelers check, cash advance, and general ledger totals. The Teller’s responsibilities involve constant and direct interaction with credit union members and potential members and require the ability to accurately record information, cross sell Credit Union product and services, assess member needs, and communicate effectively. Benefits include: Employee Medical, Dental, Vision, Accident, Life, and Disability premiums paid at 100%. Very competitive 401K plan Educational Assistance Employee Assistance Programs Generous Paid-time-off ________________________________________________________________________ EVENT STAFF-University of Washington Where: Seattle-UW Reply to: See Below Work with the University of Washington Football and Basketball Teams CSC, the Leader in Crowd Management ®, is hiring energetic, reliable, event staff for the 2010 NCAA football season and the 2010 – 11 basketball season. You set your own schedule while earning extra money. Must be at least 18 years of age with G.E.D. or high school diploma, have a clean background, and reliable transportation. We are scheduling interviews now!! Call and get your interview today!!! We also set up groups that want to earn funds for their organization! Our address is 10728 Lake City Way NE, Seattle, WA 98125.Or Call (206-292-5165). You can also check us out at http://www.csc-usa.com. Click on the locations link and find our Seattle office on the map. ________________________________________________________________________ Round Table Pizza Where: Renton Reply to: job-nrevj-1969413892@craigslist.org Looking for candidates that are talented, friendly, outgoing, flexible and have a great attitude. You must enjoy interacting with customers and be able to consistently follow product specification guidelines. Round Table offers a positive team oriented environment serving families and businesses. Part time positions we are hiring include: Shift Supervisor Crew Leader Crew Member Please apply in person, complete an application. and provide a copy of your resume between the hours of 2pm - 4pm only. Preferred applicants will be contacted for interviews. Unfortunately we will not be able to consider anyone who calls by phone or comes in at any other time. These are immediate part time openings. Dining Room Aide Where: South-Lake Union Reply to: Mirabella is Seattle's finest and newest not-for-profit Continuing Care Retirement Community. Mirabella offers Independent Living Residences, Assisted Living Residences, and all private Skilled Nursing and Memory Support Suites. Mirabella's mission of creating and enhancing lifestyle opportunities for seniors that promote health, wellness, and vitality is at the forefront of the retirement revolution. We understand that the seniors of today want to stay involved in the world around them. We are currently seeking a Dining Room Aide to join our team. The Dining Room Aide assists in cleaning and re-setting tables in an orderly manner as well as to help maintain smooth function of the dining room. A Dining Room Aide may also assist at maintaining salad bar, delivering orders and assisting other dining room staff as needed. License/Certification: Must have a valid Washington State food handlers permit. Part Time Position If you are interested in applying for this position, please visit www.mirabellaretirement.org/careers to complete an online application or respond to this ad with your resume and cover letter ________________________________________________________________________ School Lunch Substitutes Where: Seattle Reply to: See Below MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Possess a valid Food Handler’s Permit. Ability to read and write English, compute and apply basic mathematical calculations. Ability to follow instructions and use fundamentals of meal preparation following approved safety and sanitation procedures. Ability to speak and write effectively and communicate with students, staff and public in a courteous and professional manner. Ability to follow written and oral instructions. Be willing to learn and follow procedures, policies and requirements of the Nutrition Services program. Required to provide reliable transportation. Required to provide a current and active phone number. Please see craigslist add for application link http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/fbh/1976845626.html ________________________________________________________________________ Subway Senior Sandwich Artist Where: Seattle-Ferry Terminal Reply to: job-hphkt-1968059351@craigslist.org Position Summary: The Senior Sandwich Artist® performs a variety of duties relating to Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) - style service including greets and serves guests, product preparation, maintaining food safety and sanitation standards, and light paperwork. Trains newer Sandwich Artists® in all tasks and responsibilities. Exceptional customer service is a major component of this position. Tasks and Responsibilities: Performs all tasks and responsibilities of a Sandwich Artist® as outlined in Sandwich Artist® job description Understands and adheres to all quality standards, formulas and procedures as outlined in the Operations Manual. Maintains professional appearance and grooming standards as outlined in the Operations Manual. Trains newer or less experienced Sandwich Artists® in their tasks and responsibilities. Performs light paperwork duties as assigned. PREREQUISITES: Education: Some high school or equivalent Experience: Experience in QSR environment. Ability to understand and implement written and verbal instruction. Physical: Must be able to work any area of the restaurant when needed and to operate a computerized Point of Sale system/cash register. Position requires bending, standing, and walking the entire workday. Must have the ability to lift 10 pounds frequently and up to 30 pounds occasionally. Background Check is part of application process. Can be applied in person at 801 Alaskan Way #D, Seattle Ferry Terminal, Seattle WA 98104 ________________________________________________________________________ LAKE CITY Taco Bell Where: North-Seattle Reply to: job-ank8u-1967403369@craigslist.org SEARCHING FOR "CUSTOMER MANIACS". Taco Bell is hiring for Team Member positions at our Lk. City location. We often use the acronym "C.H.A.M.P.S." This represents who WE are: Clean, Hospitable, Accurate, we Maintain our premises, we build great Products, and we have Speed with Service! We have flexible scheduling, although must be available per store business needs. Growth opportunities are available after basic training and certifications. This is a position for full/part time. To apply please visit our location or reply to this email. ________________________________________________________________________ Hotel-Front Desk Associate Where: Renton Reply to: job-nm5hd-1976995791@craigslist.org Are you an enthusiastic service-oriented individual looking to join a dynamic fast paced company? Larkspur Hotels is currently recruiting for the following position: Part-Time Front Desk Associate Guest Service Qualifications: Ability to read and write effectively to communicate with others. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations in a calm and professional manner. Provide genuine customer service. Work hours vary and may include days, nights, weekends and holidays. The Company provides competitive wages and an exceptional benefits package. “Larkspur Hospitality conducts post-offer Background Check/Drug Testing” Qualified candidates should submit resume for immediate consideration to: www.larkspurhotels.com/careers E.O.E. www.larkspurhotels.com ________________________________________________________________________ Students, please recognize that lunch starts at 11:25. Please do not knock on the lunchroom doors before then – the cooks are working to prepare the meal and shouldn’t be disturbed! Thank you for your consideration. ________________________________________________________________________ If you are interested in leading Orientation Tours and Exhibition Night, come to Recruitment committee this Friday in room Terrance. Questions? Find Natasha C. and/or Marina H. ________________________________________________________________________ https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/default.aspx Look at the links on here to see if your college(s) uses this. Pay special attention to supplemental application forms that each college might require. ________________________________________________________________________ Reminder: if you have any big issues that may pertain to the whole school, or a committee to start, or are just curious as to how we decide things here, come to Day to Day, Tuesdays, Adam’s room (33). ________________________________________________________________________ You’re invited to to perform with Rainbow City Band, “The Pride of Seattle”, in their next concert! ENCHANTED A night of Disney magic! Saturday, October 16th, 2010 at Edmonds Center for the Arts Perform with the Band! Rainbow City Band is Seattle’s only LGBTQ concert band. We’re inviting LGBTQ teen musicians and their friends to perform with us at our October 16th concert at Edmonds Center for the Arts. We have a fun concert planned that will include favorite Disney music from great movies like: Beauty and the Beast, Pocahontas, Aladdin, Enchanted, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, The Incredibles, … and more! Musicians will get to take part in a Saturday music retreat (lunch included) with the band and conductors, Michael Clark and Anita Valdez, to learn three pieces they will perform with the band at their October concert! Won’t you join us? For more information on how to join RCB for the music retreat and concert, please send us an email: info@rainbowcityband.com Or give us a call: (866) 841-9139 x2126. ________________________________________________________________________ PSAT: Again, this year the PSAT will be available to all 10th and 11th graders. Testing will be on Wednesday, October 13th starting at 9:00 -students will need to arrive at school at 8:30. Due to “budget constraints” please make certain that only 10th and 11th graders plan to participate. Please encourage students to attend, especially if they have “visions of colleges in their heads” – it’s paid for by SPS! Susan Watters (referred to as “I” in the rest of this announcement) has a supply of Student Guides, they include a Practice Test w/Answer Key for Reading-Writing-Math. I’ll get a them into teacher boxes today so that they can be handed out in Coor on Monday-27th to interested students. Additional copies will be available on the BIG Counter in the office. A mailing is going out this week to all parents/guardians of 10th & 11th graders with info. I’m also hoping to recruit parent volunteers to assist. SAT: The next SAT & SAT Subject Test is November 6th. The regular registration deadline for this test is October 8th. Students should register on-line. I have a small supply of SAT sample question booklets available for those that are interested. We have a limited number of SAT Fee Waivers, if needed, fee waiver eligibility is based on free/reduced lunch qualification. ACT: The next test date for ACT is December 11th. The regular registration deadline for this test is November 5th. Students should register on-line. I have a small supply of “Preparing for the ACT” booklets available for interested students. We have a limited number of ACT Fee Waivers, if needed, fee waiver eligibility is based on free/reduced lunch qualification. Please don’t hesitate to come to Susan Watters with any questions you may have. ________________________________________________________________________ Day to Day is starting a Committee Poster by the office. In order for this to work, we need help from committees! Please send a representative to the board and add your committee’s information! Info on the board should include when and where you meet. This is also where you can announce if exciting things are happening in your committee, such as votes on school issues (i.e. Budget Committee, Day-to-day Decisions), etc. Also, in the quest for committee awareness and documentation, Day-to-Day is reminding committees to talk to your teachers and get your information into Tinysys. If you have any questions/comments, join us Tuesdays in Adam’s room. ________________________________________________________________________ ***Announcements for the week of September 20, 2010 DRIVER’S ED. (Traffic Education) WILL ONCE AGAIN BE TAUGHT HERE AT NOVA. The class will take place on Wednesday mornings from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in either Room 29W or Room 30. Registration forms are available in the office. Registration/1st class is this Wed. 9/22. The minimum number of students necessary is 4 or 5. See Karen for more info if needed. ORCA CARDS: Any student needing an Orca card, new or replacement, needs to see Robin the office. Students need to be aware that any damage to the card (holes punched, etc.) will void the card. These cards are meant to last for the students’ duration in SPS. Replacement cards are $5 and may not be readily available, as the system is still in its “set-up” phase. ________________________________________________________________________ Hello Nova. Our Ultimate program is beginning. Ultimate, or “Ultimate Frisbee” is a team sport with league play in the Spring and practice now. Join us after school in the field between the swing set and the parking lot at 4pm today, Monday 9/20. We will discuss the best days to have practice. We will also go over the basic rules and then scrimmage. All levels of experience welcome. Come play and have fun! ________________________________________________________________________ Team Read has openings for students who would like to tutor elementary students in reading twice a week at some elementary schools, 3:30-5 pm. Students can earn hourly pay, volunteer service hours or future funds for college. Applications are available in the main office or online (www.teamread.org). ________________________________________________________________________ U.W. has minority outreach visitation workshops for Latino, African American or Pacific Islander seniors and Native Americans, 9th-12th. Get more information from bulletin board south of the library or from the Career Center (office room D, SBOC). Construction careers field trip on Thursday, Oct. 7. Hands-on activities. Get more information and sign up in the Career Center. ________________________________________________________________________ The University of Washington is firmly committed to enrolling a strong and diverse student population. To support this goal, the UW Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity has developed interesting and lively programs for underrepresented high school seniors (American Indian/Alaska Native, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Pacific Islander). These programs inspire students to attend college as well as give them an inside look at the UW. Although these programs are designed to appeal to underrepresented high school students, any student, regardless of ethnic background, may attend If interested. Below are brief program descriptions and links to the applications. Thank you for your continued support. Karl Smith Associate Director Office of Admissions/Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity Essence of Success October 11-12 Essence of Success is a two-day, overnight conference for African-American high school seniors who are interested in attending the University of Washington-Seattle. 'Essence' was created to encourage African-American students to pursue higher education as well as give them a closer view of the UW through the eyes of academic excellence and diversity enhancement. Application deadline: Friday, October 1, 2010 Essence of Success Application: http://depts.washington.edu/reach/docs/eos/EOS_2010_Application.pdf Readiness for Islander Success in Education October 25-26 R.I.S.E. is an outreach program to assist high school seniors of Pacific Islander heritage transition to college. Participants engage with UW students and staff to gain awareness of the UW's campus resources, admissions process, writing, scholarship, and cultural workshops. Current UW Pacific Islander students play a major role in facilitating educational and empowerment workshops for participants. Community leaders and faculty are also invited to participate as facilitators to share their unique cultural heritage and experiences. Application deadline: Friday, October 1, 2010 RISE Application: http://depts.washington.edu/reach/docs/rise/RISE_app_2010.pdf Native American Student Day October 21-22 NASD is a program targeted for Native American high school students, educators, counselors, as well as tribal education offices to visit the UW campus, meet the Native community and learn about our programs and services for Native students. Application deadline: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Native American Student Day Application: http://depts.washington.edu/reach/programs/NASD.php Esperanza En Educación East Conference: October 18-19 West Conference: November 1-2 Esperanza En Educación (EEE) is a two-day, overnight conference designed to serve Latino high school seniors interested in attending the University of Washington - Seattle campus. Attendees are provided with resources that will enable them to achieve their goal in pursuit of a higher education. The conference agenda includes interactive workshops such as essay writing, visiting academic departments, financial aid & scholarship, and student life. All of the workshops are designed by OMA staff in collaboration with UW professors, students and department representatives. The conference is sponsored by the Office of Minority Affairs and is free of charge. Application deadline: Friday, October 8, 2010 EEE East Application: http://depts.washington.edu/reach/docs/eee/EEE_2010_East_Application.pdf EEE West Application: http://depts.washington.edu/reach/docs/eee/EEE_2010_West_Application.pdf ________________________________________________________________________ The University of Washington (UW) Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity cordially invites African-American high school seniors to participate in the 10th Annual Essence of Success Conference. “Essence” will be held at the University of Washington-Seattle Campus on October 11 – 12, 2010. The Essence of Success Conference is a two-day overnight event that encourages African-American students to pursue higher education, as well as allowing them the opportunity to explore life as a future Husky! We ask that you inform students of this wonderful opportunity to experience the UW. We are only accepting 100 students so please encourage any students that are interested to apply as soon as possible. All applicants must meet the UW’s minimum admission requirements and have 3.0 GPA or higher. Participation in this conference is on a first come first served eligibility and availability basis. The application deadline is Friday, October 1, 2010. Each student is required to submit a complete application and a copy of their high school transcript (unofficial transcripts are accepted). Thank you for your support in our collaborative endeavor to encourage students to pursue higher education. Sincerely, Jennifer Rance ________________________________________________________________________ Hello, I am writing to share an exciting opportunity for high school students on your campus. Our Students For Choice High School Internship is open and we are seeking enthusiastic teens for the 2010-2011 school year. The position is meant to engage teens in the fundamentals of community organizing through service and practice. I have attached a PDF file with more details about the positions as well as a link below to our website. I hope that you will print this and post it around your office or better yet, directly pass this information along to any teen you know who might be interested. Thanks in advance for your support! Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Online job description: http://www.prochoicewashington.org/about/jobs.shtml#7 Eleazar Juárez-Díaz Volunteer and Youth Programs Coordinator NARAL Pro-Choice Washington 811 First Avenue, Suite 456 Seattle, WA 98104 206.624-1990 206.624.4505 (fax) eleazarjuarez-diaz@prochoicewashington.org www.prochoicewashington.org U.W. (Seattle) app. Deadline is now Dec. 15 (Nov. 15 for honors). They do not want and will not read letters of recommendation. If you feel you need to tell them more information about a student (not discussed in their personal statement) you should call the admissions office. U.W. Bothell & Tacoma have housing now (nearby apts.) Many colleges have visitation dates soon. Check their websites. Evergreen has a big Media Studies Program (& t.v. studio) now (with new bldg. last year). Evergreen stopped accepting applications last spring earlier (May 10) than they ever have. Apply early, before deadline (3/1). EWU--new: electrical engineering, mech., eng. CWU--has International Business accreditation (rare) dual admissions with community college classes at branchs (Edmonds C.C., Highline C.C., etc.) Bellevue College has (how to teach) e-learning classes for k-12 educators Sustainable Business-certificate; some study abroad; B.A.'s in Interior Design & Radiology SPU- newish: music therapy, (appropriate) sustainable engineering, gloval/urban development, mech. Eng. Biology/pre med program has high rate of acceptance to med/health graduate programs UPS --physical therapy & occupational therapy--apply early big Asian studies & Asian languages programs; Visitation day-9/25 includes free Tacoma museum admission WSU-Regent Scholarship apps. Duae Nov 12 (staff nomination), Nov 10 (student) ------ Community colleges: see www.checkoutacollege.com (now translated in some African languages) SSCC, Renton Tech, Bates Tech are accepting apprenticeship/trades transfer credits ---------- NCAA--intercollegiate athletics NCAA-Division 1 is not accepting BYU Independent Study courses that were completed after Aug. 2010. (Student should ask about classes taken summer 2010). Not accepting credit from other correspondence (without teacher interaction) classes ________________________________________________________________________