Seniors take note of this: College Smart Fair at UIC, April 23-24

visit www.collegezone.com/moneysmart for detailed information

Briefly:
Illinois Student Assistance Commission’s - College Smart Fair
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) is pleased to announce its partnership with Fifth Third Bank to present the College Smart Fair, April 23-24, at the University of Illinois Chicago Student Center East. The two-day event is part of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Money Smart Week®, April 17-24, which provides free financial classes to consumers throughout Chicago and the state.
Hosted by the UIC Office of the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, the College Smart Fair will offer high school seniors the opportunity to receive guidance in navigating the financial aid system; assistance reviewing financial aid award letters and understanding payment responsibilities; and workshops addressing a number of college-related topics and panel discussions regarding paying for college.
Participants will have access to presenters from all aspects of the college experience including College Illinois!® 529 Prepaid Tuition Program representatives, Illinois Student Assistance Corps representatives and representatives from Fifth Third Bank, in addition to financial aid and student account representatives from Illinois colleges.
The ISAC College Smart Fair presented by Fifth Third Bank will include the following components as they relate to how to pay for college in Illinois:
University Student Finance Expo
Student Financial Aid and Student Account representatives from Illinois universities and community colleges
Workshops
Paying for college, understanding the total cost of education
Understanding the financial aid process and financial fitness
Parent break-out sessions
Answering questions for students with special needs
Panel Discussions
Student Ambassadors who are currently attending college and know the process
Illinois Youth Saves and Money Smart Kids entering college
University Student Finance professionals
Parents who have children currently attending college and have been through the process
For more information about Money Smart Week or the ISAC College Smart Fair presented by Fifth Third Bank, visit www.collegezone.com/moneysmart.
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Free movie! "Secret of Kells"

I wanted to remind everyone once again of the free screening of "Secret of Kells", academy award nominated animated film. We have been invited to attend the screening as part of Gene Siskel Film Center's collaboration with After School Matters and their outreach to Chicago
teenagers.

The movie will be projected on Wednesday, March 31st at 3pm at Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State Street, Chicago IL 60106.

For more information, please visit Gene Siskel Film Center www.siskelfilmcenter.org


It should be an excellent animated film and it's free! Please check it out. Invite friends, and let's show our interest in good cinema. Please e-mail Gene Siskel Film Center asap if you're planning to attend (e-mail address is on the included flier).

I hope you're having a wonderful spring break!

Scholarship opportunities deadlines coming up

Hi everyone, there are several scholarship deadlines coming up. So, go to www.chooseyourfuture.org/scholarships

Some scholarships to be aware of are:

+ Chicago Tribune All-State Academic Team

· + Jack & Jill of America

· + Scholarships for Students from Foster Care

· + Urban Ventures

· + Chicago Summer Business Institute – Open to Sophomores and Juniors!!

· + Chicago Engineers Foundation

· + Nordstrom

Please find these scholarship opportunities and more at: www.chooseyourfuture.org/scholarships.

Youth Ready Chicago Development Center -- check it out!

Hi everyone,
here's another great resource for you guys: Youth Ready Chicago Career Development Center.
www.youthreadychicago.org

What are the Youth Ready Chicago Career Development Centers? Youth Ready Chicago Career Development Centers offer youth workforce development programs focused on career awareness, exploration, preparation and job placement for young people ages 14-24.

I think the location you guys would need to visit for more information and guidance is the Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted, Chicago IL 60613

For now, take a look at Youth Ready Chicago website, and keep in mind that there is a center you can visit to help you with career preparations.

"Just The Beginning" Summer Law Camp at DePaul University

I would like to share with you an opportunity for current year Freshman, Sophomores and Juniors to participate in the "Just the Beginning" Free Summer Law Camp that is taking place at DePaul University through the Summer Legal Institute. This amazing opportunity would be most applicable for those teens interested in pursuing a career in the legal profession or law enforcement. Please read below for more details. I have attached a PDF of the information and application here. Please note the deadline for applications is May 3rd.

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For the city of Chicago, the Summer Legal Institute (SLI) program runs from August 3-14, 2010, with an advanced program from August 16-20, which includes college visits and help preparing for an undergraduate career. The program is run out of the DePaul College of Law and Students are given a public transportation pass, paid for by our organization, to get to and from the program, and are also provided with breakfast and lunch daily.

During the course of the program, students will participate in:
· Mock trials, negotiations and arguments
· Meet and hear presentations from attorneys and judges
· Learn about business etiquette, networking, resume writing and interviewing
· College essay critiques
· And small group/team discussion

Our Summer Legal Institute has space for 65 of Chicago’s best and brightest, so students with interest in the legal profession as well as law enforcement are urged to apply. The application process consists of the filled in SLI application, which is attached to this email as well as on our website, a statement of interest, a letter of recommendation and a copy of the student’s transcripts. Students are then given a phone interview and SLI participants are chosen. Students are encouraged to apply to the SLI and the Advanced SLI as they focus on different aspects of education after high school.

More information about the program can be found at our website:
www.jtbf.org under the Summer Legal Institute heading on the left hand side
Or by emailing me at:
jtbfprogramsintern@gmail.com
We sincerely hope that you urge your interested students to apply to our Summer Legal Institute program. Applications are due to our Program Director, Paraisia Winston, by May 3, 2010. This is a great experience that no student will want to miss out on!

Thank you for your time and feel free to contact me with any further questions.

Sincerely,

Amanda Lobas
Just the Beginning Foundation
Legal Programs Intern
jtbfprogramsintern@gmail.com

Download advanced application

Just a test post

Hi new video producers!

free movie: "Secret of Kells" at Gene Siskel Film Center

Hi everyone,
this is the flyer for the movie I was telling you about. It's an Oscar nominated animated film. I know it's during the spring break, but it's a fun and free screening. Just let me know if you would like to attend, and I'll send an e-mail to the folks at GSFC.

jobs with U.S. census office

The following letter provides information regarding census jobs for interested young people. The minimum age for employment with the census is 18, but there is no discrimination based on age at all other than that.



The US Census Office managed by J. Daniel John is currently seeking to hire over a thousand census enumerators and crew leaders within the next month. Pay is $18.25/hr for the enumerator (door-to-door census taker) positions and around $21 for crew leaders.  The US Census Office ask applicants to take a short multiple choice test when they apply, and a practice test can found at the website www.2010censusjobs.gov. 



To find out about schedules and locations for testing and applying, please notify the census office at 312.453.9040.  



Hours can vary as can length of employment.  Enumerators work in coordination with crew leaders to determine the actual workload but have considerable autonomy when performing their work.  I'm sure that the right candidates will find the 2010 census to be quite a valuable experience.




For additional information please contact the number listed above. When calling, mention that you were informed about this opportunity through ASM and J. Daniel John.

scholarships available

Juniors and seniors, here's a site where you can find some scholarships you may be eligible for (to help pay for college). Apply today!
http://www.uncf.org/forstudents/scholarship.asp

excellent college/career planning sites (thanks to Mark from ASM)

www.chooseyourfuture.org

This is the Chicago Public Schools Post Secondary resource tool which is extremely helpful in providing step by step planning for college and careers.

Of special interest are the Calendar which has tabs for students, parents, educators and all dates and events. Simply go to Calendar on the homepage then go to Upcoming Events and then the specific tab for whatever group you are looking for information on. Additionally, the Pay For College tab on the right hand side of the homepage will lead students and parents to vital information about: FAFSA, FAFSA Made Easy videos, Sallie Mae Financial Aid Planning Tools, Types of Financial Aid, Advising Undocumented Students (college board), and Post Secondary Information and Resources for Students with Disabilities.

"What's Next Illinois" website at:

www.whatsnextillinois.org

This website is the State of Illinois resource for all college and career planning that can take youth from the first stages of personal inventories and assessments all the way through college searches, college applications, essay writing, resume writing and career searches, etc. This website is intended to be a lifelong tool for all persons within the State of Illinois to help promote successful Post Secondary outcomes.

job opportunities! (thanks to Mark from ASM)

JUST A REMINDER, THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FAST APPROACHING ON MARCH 31, 2010.

Summer Employment for High School Students

The Chicago Summer Business Institute (CSBI) provides a six-week paid internship program for high school sophomores and juniors each summer. These internships take place at various banks, accounting, engineering and law firms firms throughout the Loop and business districts. In conjunction with a 28-hour workweek, students attend half-day classroom seminars and workshops every week where they learn about the financial markets, attend seminars given by successful business executives, and participate in team building programs.

Eligibility Requirements:

q Student must currently be a Sophomore or Junior;

q Student must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher;

q Student must attend either a public, parochial or private high school;

q Student must be a resident of the City of Chicago; and

q Student must have an annual family income of $60,000 a year or less and

a parent/guardian must sign a Certificate of Income Verification form.

Applications are due on March 31, 2010

For more information or to download applications, please visit CSBI’s website at egov.cityofchicago.org/CSBI

or contact Debra Carson, Program Director at csbi1999@comcast.net.

This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof.

blue

i have leander some thing new today i am sure u guys have all heard of the song blue (i am blue ba de die ) u guys now well it dosent say ba ba die it say i am blue if i were green i would die its so cool i have just founf that out on youtube just type in i am green and then u guys will now lol ok well have fun

The Light- Common

I never knew a luh, luh-luh, a love like this
Gotta be somethin for me to write this
Queen, I ain't seen you in a minute
Wrote this letter, and finally decide to send it
Signed sealed delivered for us to grow together
Love has no limit, let's spend it slow forever
I know your heart is weathered by what studs did to you
I ain't gon' assault em cause I probably did it too
Because of you, feelings I handle with care
Some niggaz recognize the light but they can't handle the glare
You know I ain't the type to walk around with matchin shirts
If relationship is effort I will match your work
I wanna be the one to make you happiest, it hurts you the most
They say the end is near, it's important that we close..
.. to the most, high
Regardless of what happen on him let's rely

There are times.. when you'll need someone..
I will be by your side..
There is a light, that shines,
special for you, and me..

Yo, yo, check it
It's important, we communicate
and tune the fate of this union, to the right pitch
I never call you my bitch or even my boo
There's so much in a name and so much more in you
Few understand the union of woman and man
And sex and a tingle is where they assume that it land
But that's fly by night for you and the sky I write
For in these cold Chi night's moon, you my light
If heaven had a height, you would be that tall
Ghetto to coffee shop, through you I see that all
Let's stick to understandin and we won't fall
For better or worse times, I hope to me you call
So I pray everyday more than anything
friends will stay as we begin to lay
this foundation for a family - love ain't simple
Why can't it be anything worth having you work at annually
Granted we known each other for some time
It don't take a whole day to recognize sunshine

There are times.. when you'll need someone..
I will be by your side, oh darling
There is a light, that shines,
special for you, and me..

Yeah.. yo, yo, check it
It's kinda fresh you listen to more than hip-hop
and I can catch you in the mix from beauty to thrift shop
Plus you ship hop when it's time to, thinkin you fresh
Suggestin beats I should rhyme to
At times when I'm lost I try to find you
You know to give me space when it's time to
My heart's dictionary defines you, it's love and happiness
Truthfully it's hard tryin to practice abstinence
The time we committed love it was real good
Had to be for me to arrive and it still feel good
I know the sex ain't gon' keep you, but as my equal
it's how I must treat you
As my reflection in light I'ma lead you
And whatever's right, I'ma feed you
Digga-da, digga-da, digga-da, digga-digga-da-da
Yo I tell you the rest when I see you, peace

There are times.. when you'll need someone..
I will be by your side..
There is a light, that shines,
special for you, and me..

(I'll) take my chances.. before they pass..
.. pass me by, oh darling..
You need to look at the other side..
You'll agree..

nancy's group

nancy lozano
Curently my team is working on haiti. we will inform the people on haiti. like how haiti is poor and why they are poor. well yeah that is prety much it.

If Women Died what would we lose?
And why would it be bad.
(Do not write about we not
being able to have kids.
I already have that.
thanks for the help.)

Ello!!! Me and Gesenia are making a video about the Gene Siskel Film Center. We are going to be interviewing people and researching about the history of the center. We will be interviewing one of the Gene Siskel Film Center Directors Jeande St. Aubin. We will also be interviewing Nicole Pollentier who is part of the staff of the Gene Siskel Film Center. We came up with lots of questions to ask them. And uhhh.... yeah...

-Nick!!! Yeh

Geseniaaa #5

Heyyy x]
Its MuaHHH!
Were working on the interviews that were going to do at Gene Siskel Film Center!
This saturday were going to interview Jeande St. Aubin the directr at gene siskel film center. x]
We have already made some questions and researched some things about the program.
Were going to make a video on gene siskel film center so were going to capture a few photos
and video clips of the center.




_----- GESENiaaaa x]

This week in production

Currently, My group and I are working on a PSA video assignment which will inform viewers that the pressures in life shouldn't make you drop out of highschool. This idea will be approached with the one and only Zombies!
Johnny Morales

OK basically what im doing is coming out with ideas for are new video i all ready have some great ideas that we can do for this video hopefully this all works out great for this week JESUS AYALA

Our assigngment

Me and my group are making a movie based on students dropping out. We will show this by using zombies.
Goma Musa

haiti

i do about haiti











JomarSantos

blogging assignment 5

Hi everyone,
your blogging assignment this week will be to write about the video project you are currently working on. For example, if your group has started idea development for a new video project, blog about it: what is your idea? Why are you interested in this? What are you working on now? What's your group's plan for next week? Have you done any research? If so, what did you learn? Are you planning to interview somebody? Who? Why?
Similarly, if you are editing a project, write about that project. What's your next step in editing?

Have fun! This will be a great way to share what you're working on with the rest of the class.

i got a film idea on how to find a job...for example it could be in a way of a funny movie on someone trying to find a job but they keep failing to me that would be a gud movie

violence in my community has been going on 4 many years .A lot of people i know lots of people that has been affected by it some in my family in some friend but as i grow use to it it does not phase me at all i have seen people get shot cut up jumped om in more like a horror movie

haiti video: what we should do

nancy:
for the haiti video i think that we should interview other people about their concerns. like how would they feel if their home was affected with the same tragedy. we should interview people from all over Schurz and the city of chicago. also what have they done to help out haiti. ask them how long they think it will take to fix haiti?do they know how many people have died in haiti?do they have any thoughts questions comments or concerns toward haiti.....

king kong vs godzilla

If i would make a video it will be King Kong vs. Godzilla and it would be a funny video. The background will be in a destroyed city by the ocean. At first, Godzilla will be rising from the ocean and King Kong will be already destroying the city. Then, they will see each other and they run at each other to start an epic battle. Later, Godzilla will do like a hyper beam at King Kong while King Kong is running to get a truck to hit King Kong. after that, King Kong will jump in the air and dodge the beam and throw the truck on Godzilla and the truck blows up. at last, King Kong will start to beat the crap out of Godzilla. King Kong will picks up Godzilla and throw him back to the ocean then he raises his hands up in victory.

To be continue


BY Goma Musa

Um i all ways wanted to do a video about how many people get tricked by fake advertising i think that it would be a great video to do because lots of advertising going on and i also believe that this world is run by advertising JESUS.AYALA