Pre-College Programs at Notre Dame University

Notre Dame University is now accepting applications for its Summer 2011 program.  Visit Notre Dame next summer to explore your intellectual capacity and discover your inner self.  Learn more about your culture or cultivate a better understanding of others.  Notre Dame’s Pre-College Programs offer inspiring summer opportunities for exceptional students.  Learn more about the enriching experiences that await you by visiting their website.

College Resources

Cappex has resources for students who are putting the finishing touches on their college applications, including a checklist and articles with helpful tips for this important process. The checklist and other documents allow students to manage deadlines, track their progress and complete all the key details of each application they submit. To find all of the worksheets in the free Cappex College Fit Kit, a set of worksheets, quizzes and videos to help students through the process, visit the Cappex website.

Cat Lift Truck Scholarships

Cat Lift Trucks, now in its seventh year of recognizing outstanding Houston-area students, will award two $5,000 scholarships to high school seniors graduating in Spring 2011 from a public and/or private school within Harris, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller counties. Students planning to major in mechanical engineering or a business-related field are eligible to apply. Students who meet the following criteria are encouraged to apply:
 

• Applicants must be ranked in the upper one-half (1/2) of his/her graduating class with a minimum overall unweighted grade point average of a “B” or 80% after completion of his/her junior year. Information must be verified with an official transcript. 

• Applicants must plan to enroll in an accredited college, university or technical school within the state of Texas and participate in a curriculum leading to a bachelor’s degree or technical certificate in mechanical engineering or a business field.  If scholarship recipients enroll in a college, university or technical school outside of Texas, their funds will be forfeited and given to the next highest ranking applicant.

• Applicants must be citizens of the United States and/or be born in the United States and a resident of the state of Texas. Applicants must be graduating seniors or qualified as a mid-term graduate. 

 Cat Lift Trucks understands the life-changing value a college education brings to students and strives to ensure that academic and community conscientious students are rewarded.  For more information, click here.

TAMU Partnership for Primary Care Program

Are you considering a career in medicine? You have the opportunity to bring quality health care home to your fellow Texans through the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine Partnership for Primary Care program.  Presently the application period for the program is in full swing and will run from December 1, 2010 until February 4, 2011.  Interviews will be held in early March 2011.  For more information or to apply, contact Raymond Joyce, Coordinator.

PrimeWay FCU Scholarships

PrimeWay Federal Credit Union wants to help make it easier for get an education.  They are awarding one $2,500 Dale Roberts Scholarship and two $1,000 PrimeWay scholarships to eligible students in the Harris County and  Fort Bend areas. For more information, go to the PrimeWay website at https://www.primewayfcu.com/youth/scholarships.shtml.  If you have any questions about the scholarship, contact PrimeWay at scholarships@primewayfcu.com.  The application deadline is Saturday, March 26, 2011, so please don’t delay.

Spend the Summer at Georgetown University

Discover your passion this summer at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Whether you’re seeking college credit, exploring a new interest or want to experience campus life firsthand, you are certain to find a program at Georgetown that both sets you apart from your high school peers and leaves a lasting impression for years to come. For additional information on the different summer programs offered, visit the website: http://scs.georgetown.edu/summer-programs-for-high-school-students

CONGRATULATIONS to Pricsyla Riquelme

Congratulations, Pricsyla! Pricsyla Riquelme has been accepted to the Houston Baptist University.  She is a senior at Westside HS in HISD and a longtime member of Amigas Latinas for College.

Party Pictures

Our annual fundraiser last week at El Tiempo Cantina and Restaurant was a great success. Many of our friends and members were in attendance and we were once again reminded of how fortunate we are to have their support. Here are some party pictures; a more detailed posting will follow with thank you's to many, and in particular, to El Tiempo owner Roland Laurenzo for again hosting the event.