RENTON HIGH SCHOOL
Career Center
Calendar of Events
May 2, 2015
May 16,
2015
May 5, 2015
9am-2pm
&
3-5pm
Microsoft Career
Workshops Tips and
Tools for your Future!
For High School Upper
Classmen
Microsoft Apprentice
Program
Want to get inside scoop on what it is like
to be a high school apprentice at one of
the most well-known tech companies in
the world? Well, now you can! Register to
attend one of the three FREE events
before seats run out.
April 25: Bellevue Square Microsoft Store
@ 9:30-11:00am – Register:
http://bit.ly/19nOYx5
May 2: Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club @
10:00am-12:00pm – Register:
http://bit.ly/1l8l65V
May 16: U. Village Microsoft Store @
10:00am-12:30pm – Register:
http://bit.ly/1DBS9OK
th
17 Annual Maritime
Come meet with representatives from
Career Day!
more than 30 businesses, maritime
FREE!
organizations and training schools! Enjoy
Georgetown Campus of cool demonstrations! Check out industry
South Seattle Community displays!
College
To reserve your space or for further
6737 Corson
information: Ken Saunderson, Maritime
Avenue South
Career Day Coordinator, (206) 282-6858 or
info@seattlemaritime202.com
May 12,
2015
4:30-5:30pm
King County
Learn about jobs and
internships
South Treatment Plant
Renton, WA
May 13,
2015
9:00am3:00pm
Interested in jobs that pay well, help
human health, keep the environment clean
and exist all over the world?
Join us for an after-school career
experience field trip-see the jobs and try
the skills that are needed to keep our
water clean and communities healthy.
Hands on sessions with water systems
operators, lab specialists, human resource
staff, engineers, mechanics, and city food
and soil planners. Meet students and staff
working for King county, Green River
Community College and Seattle University,
Increase your eligibility for summer
internships!
Register by May 1 at: http://careers-inclean-water.evenbrite.com
Also, High School Internships: July 2015
Applications available late April-Due May
26th
Email: casey-plank@kingcounty.gov
Renton Technical College Employers, students, and interested
Commercial Building and parties are invited to attend.
Industrial Engineering
 Program exhibits
Program
 Hands-on Demonstration
Open House
 Refreshments
For more information please call 92530
Location: Stationary
352-0184
Engineers Training Center Please RSVP by May 6, 2015
18 “E” Street S.W.,
Auburn WA 98001
May 13,
2015
7:00pm
May 14,
2015
7:00pm
May 15,
2015
May 29-31,
2015
Duke. Georgetown.
Student/Parent Information Sessions!
Harvard. Penn. Stanford The session will include brief slide
Exploring College Options presentations describing each of their
institutions and will also provide up-toSeattle Airport Marriott date information about selection practices,
3201 S.176th Street
financial aid opportunities, and other
Seattle, WA 98188
issues related to selective college
206.241.2000
admissions.
Bellevue, WA
Hyatt Regency Bellevue
900 Bellevue Way NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
425.
Call For Teen Artists and
Performers
Breaking Free 2015
For More information and RSVP:
www.exploringcollegeoptions.org
Washington State
University
Imagine Tomorrow
Fuel It Forward!
Eighth annual problem
solving energy
competition for grades
Up to $70,0000 in prizes
9-12
FREE
Addressing global energy concerns with
creative, well-researched ideas.
The Expressive Arts Class at the University
District Youth Center invites emerging teen
artists and performers ages 14-19 to
submit visual or performing art pieces to
be exhibited in July 2015.
To apply email:
acrosstheriverarts@gmail.com
For more information visit:
www.acrosstheriverarts.org
Engaging students in all subjects. Students
interested in different disciplines-sciences,
the arts, and more-team up to answer one
of four energy challenges: biofuels,
behavior, design, or technology. Together
they conduct research and bring their
ideas to life.
Visit: www.imagine.wsu.edu
April – May
2015
Congress of the United
States House of
Representatives
Dave Reichert Member of Congress will
host multiple Washington’s 8th
Congressional District U.S. Service
Academy Informational Events in the next
months.
The purpose of the U.S. Service Academy
Informational Event is to provide
interested students and opportunity to
meet representatives from each of the
military academies, to learn more about
the opportunities available to them
through these outstanding institutions.
July 30,
2015
7pm
Colleges That Changes
Lives
(CTCL)
Seattle Hilton Bellevue
Following locations & dates of events:
 Bonney Lake High School –
Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 3:004:30PM
 Eastside Catholic High School –
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 3:305:00PM
 Kittitas Secondary SchoolWednesday, May 20, 2015 at 3:004:30PM
 Tahoma Senior high SchoolMonday, April 27, 2015 at 3:005:00PM
CTCL offers a national series of information
sessions and college fairs for students,
parents, and college counselors. These
sessions begin with an enlightening 30minute presentation on today’s college
search process, followed immediately by a
college fair that lasts for approximately 1.5
hours. Students and families are able to
collect information from and speak directly
with admission representatives from the
colleges and universities that inspired the
book Colleges That Change Lives.
Event details online at:
www.ctcl.org/events/programs
August 3-7,
2015
9:00am and
2:00pm
The Alliance
Oregon Private College
Week
Start Exploring!
NO Admission
Application Fee
When you visit 4+
campuses
Find out what Oregon private colleges and
universities have to offer.
 Sessions held twice daily on 11
campuses statewide, beginning at
9:00am and 2:00pm
 Campus tours and informational
meetings help students discover just
what they’re looking for in a fouryear college-especially for students
who are early in their search.
 College officials will address
common myths about the cost of
private college education.
 Students who visit at least four
colleges & universities during the
week will receive application fee
waivers. Students may use these fee
waivers to apply to any Alliance
member college or university.
For more information visit:
www.OregonPrivateColleges.com
Need help registering call 503.639.4541 or
email: info@oaicu.org
Academy of Interactive
Entertainment
Summer Camps 2015
NEW
Weekly camps available for high school
students:
 Create 3D Animation
 Learn basic 2D programming
(HTML5 and PhaserJS)
 Modeling with ZBrush –
Photoshop/illustrator Fundamentals
Limited Seats available – sign up today
www.theaie.us/camps
206.428.6350
Important!
Washington State
University
Global Campus
King County Library
System
Study Zone
drop-in FREE tutoring
Students grades K-12 and
anyone preparing for the
GED test (up to 21)
WSU’s Global Campus offers students
a world-class education, a respected
diploma, and unprecedented ways to
connect.
Go to www.online.wsu.edu to get all
the info, including degree program
requirements, certificate offerings,
what it’s like to be a Global Campus
student, and how to apply. Or call
800-222-4978
Need a place to study or get homework help?
Drop in any time during Study Zone hours.
For schedule information, tutor subjects and
languages, visit: www.kcls.org/studyzone.
Teen Talk Time
Volunteers!
Help teens in your community practice their
conversational English skills. The training is
provided; you provide the time and energy.
For more information contact Jennifer
Wooten, 425.277.1831
You Tube!
Federal Student Aid
Financial Aid Videos
DigiPen Campus Visits
Meet the next generation of
game developers and
animators at DigiPen’s
Redmond Campus
Families are invited to sign up for the free
Federal Student Aid Channel on YOU TUBE
at www.youtube.com/user/federalstudentaid .
On this YOU TUBE Channel the FSA have
video links to help you through the process of
preparing for postsecondary education which
include:
Preparing for College
Types of Aid for College
Who Gets Aid for College
FAFSA (Applying for Aid)
DigiPen hosts on-site visits for students
interested in high-tech careers in video game
development and animation production.
Groups can tour the new campus, enjoy a
complimentary lunch in the Bits & Bytes Café,
and learn more about what it takes to succeed
at DigiPen and in the industry.
To arrange your visit, contact:
Steph Caron, Admissions Outreach Manager
at 425. 629.5077 e-mail: scaron@didipen.edu
Bellevue College
Career Education Options
For 16-20 Year Olds Not
Enrolled in High School
This is a unique opportunity for students aged
16-20 without a high school diploma (GED
OK!). Eligible students may receive education
and job skills in a:
 Professional-Technical program OR
 AA Transfer Degree program
At No cost to the student!
If interested, please visit the website:
www.bellevuecollege.edu/ceo or call (425)
564-2510
Hope on the Slopes Ski
Ride for a Cure
(Cancer fundraising event)
Until Shifts
are filled
Volunteer Opportunity!!
Literacy Bridge
(Saturday &
Sunday in
four hour
shifts)
To register visit: www.hopeontheslopes.net
Literacy Bridge has a community service
opportunity for high school and college
students. Orders from developing nations, like
Ghana and India, for hundreds of Talking
Books at a time, so volunteers are recruited to
help assemble devices.
For more information please e-mail:
doris@literacybridge.org or phone
206.271.6186
May 1, 2015