Advisory Board Meeting

Dear Scholars Community,

Just a reminder to anyone who is interested in helping to form our advisory board: our next meeting is July 1 at 6 PM.  All are welcome - Bring anyone you think might be able to serve on one of our committees.

Happy Summer!

Best Regads,

Andy Weiss

 

Last Minute Summer Opportunity

Dear Scholars,

This just came in from a friend of mine:

“LEAD Program is a nationally recognized program that offers talented minority students an opportunity to learn about the work of finance and banking through a three-week summer program in conjunction with 11 of the top business programs in the country.

This year LEAD is kicking off an engineering program.  The students will spend 3 weeks at Georgia Tech or UC Berkeley in an engineering course.  It is a great opportunity for students of color who are thinking about engineering (the program was paid for through a grant by the Department of Energy).  At the reception tonight for the business program, the director mentioned that they are in desperate need to females that are “rising 11th graders” (11th grade in the fall) who are interested in engineering for the program this summer.”

If anyone is interested, the website is www.leadprogram.org.

Best Regards,

Andy Weiss

 

Advisory Board

Dear Scholars Academy Community,

I hope everyone is enjoying the summer!

We are still looking for members of all segments of the community to join our Advisory Board. We are specifically looking for individuals who can serve on one of the following committees:

1. Curriculum
2. Business Relations
3. Public Relations
4. Fundraising
5. Student Recruitment

For more information of the responsibilities of the advisory board, click here to view the latest iteration of our by-laws.

Our next meeting will be July 1 at 6 PM in the Media Center. Please come if you would like to be involved, or pass on the message to someone you think might be interested.

If you are interested but know you can’t make the meeting, please go directly to http://scholarsacademy.wordpress.com and comment back to this post indicate what role you would like to play.

Best Regards,

Andy Weiss

 

June SAT

Dear Juniors (soon to be seniors!),

For those of you taking the June SAT, the College Board has the following checklist:

http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/SAT%20Checklist%20for%20Students–College%20Board%20handout.doc?CampaignID=34883

Good Luck!

Best Regards,

Andy Weiss

 

 

Things to do this summer for college

Dear Scholars,

I spoke to Mrs. Sahwell this morning and she has a list of things for each of you to do this summer with regards to your college search, sorted by grade:

Incoming Freshmen:

1. Compile a short biography of yourself.
2. Compile a resume of your academic achievements, including your GPA, number of quarters on the honor roll, etc.
3. Compile a resume of your extracurricular activites, going back to middle school.

Rising Sophomores:

1. Do the same as the incoming freshmen, if you haven’t yet already.
2. Begin to research colleges and universities.
3. Make a list of 6 colleges you would be happy attending, specifically: two that are admissions stretches for you, two that generally fit your academic profile, and two that you would consider “safety” schools.
4. Begin to visit some of these colleges.

Rising Juniors:

1. Do the same as freshmen and sophomores, if you haven’t yet already.
2. Revisit your academic profile to see if it is consistent with your earlier goals.  Compile a second list of colleges you would be happy attending: two more that are admissions stretches for you, two more that generally fit your academic profile, and two more that you would consider “safety” schools.
3. Continue to visit the colleges on your list.  See how many you can check off!

Rising Seniors:

1. Email your biography and resume to msahwell@dadeschools.net.
2. Begin asking your teachers for college recommendations - they will have more time to personalize them over the summer than they will once everyone returns to school in August.
3. Download the common application, and the applications of the schools you are considering.  Review the essays carefully, because they often repeat from year to year.  New applications begin to come out July 1.  Brainstorm your essays, and begin to write them if you have the most current application.  You will have an easier time now than you will once your senior year starts.

Take advantage of your time off, and send an email to msahwell@dadeschools.net if you have any questions.

Best Regards,

Andy Weiss

 

 

Books and Finals

Scholars Academy students,

To anyone who might have turned in a book they wanted to use to study for a final exam, I want to point out that you are entitled to bring the book to your teacher to prove you still have it, and then retain it through the final exam.

Best Regards,

Andy Weiss

 

Advisory Board

Dear Scholars Academy Community,

I would like to invite anyone interested in making a deep committment to the Scholars Academy Advisory Board to come to our first planning meeting on Monday, June 9 at 2:30 PM in the Media Center.  The idea is that we will find people from all sectors of the community to fill each of the following committees:

1. Curriculum
2. Internships
3. Public Relations
4. Fundraising
5. Student Recruitment

If you know anyone who might be interested in serving on a committee, invite them to the meeting or have them email me at aweiss@dadeschools.net.  Here is a more detailed description of the committee responsibilities as I currently enviosion them: SA Committee Responsibilities. 

By the same token, I adapted the National Academy Foundation by-laws into a draft set of by-laws for our Advisory Board.  I am posting the draft by-laws here so that people can review them and suggest changes.  I want to stress: I have no emotional connection to the draft as it is currently written, and so I really hope that people with more board experience than me will comment back to this post and offer their insights as to how we can improve the institutional structure. 

I look forward to reading your comments and seeing you at the planning meeting.

Best Regards,

Andy Weiss

 

Senior Brunch Photos

Dear Everyone,

Many thanks to Theresa Sutter for forwarding me these photos.  I hope everyone who attended enjoyed the Senior Brunch as much as I sweated!

If anyone else has photos to share (from any SA events this year), please email them to me at aweiss@dadeschools.net.  Thanks!

Best Regards,

Andy Weiss

 

 

Academic Honors

Dear Scholars Academy Community,

It is a momentous accomplishment to graduate in the top 5%, 10% or 15% of the class, and colleges actively recruit students who achieve these important benchmarks.  I am proud to announce the following statistics for the Scholars Academy Class of 2008:

• 43% of Scholars Academy students are in the top 5%, and 91% of the top 5% are Scholars Academy students.
• 83% of Scholars Academy students are in the top 10%, and 86% of the top 10% are Scholars Academy students.
• 100% of Scholars Academy students are in the top 15%, and 68% of the top 15% are Scholars Academy students.

It just goes to show that our kids are the best on the Beach!  Here is the full list of Academic Honors.  Congratulations to everyone on it!

Best Regards,

Andy Weiss

 

 

 

Breakfast of Champions

Dear Parents,

Just a reminder that our monthly Breakfast of Champions will meet again tomorrow, Thursday, May 29, from 8:00 - 9:00 AM in the Media Center.  I look forward to seeing many of you there!

Best Regards,

Andy Weiss