General Information: Juniors summer WorkStudy applications will be on the website this week.

Handouts: Academic Bar Charts, Finding Scholarships (It is never too early to start looking for money for college.

Things you should Learn and Use:  Keep your eyes open for things that you can use to make your life and learning easier.

UB WOW Article Due

We are hoping that some of you will be writing articles for our monthly newsletter. The due date will be posted on our website.

Contact Schedule

Week 1 Phyllis – Tuesday Cresco; Wednesday Decorah; Thursday New Hampton
                                    Scott – Tuesday Turkey Valley; Wednesday Charles City; Thursday Valley
                        Week 2—Phyllis – Tuesday North Fayette/Maynard; Thursday Waterloo
                                    Scott – Tuesday Postville; Wednesday Elkader/MFL-MarMac; Thursday South Winn

Sharing with the Greater World

The Breast Cancer site click on it to help a low-income woman get a free mammogram  -   http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/

Sustainability Tip: Bring your own cloth or fabric bags when you shop. If you do this once a week, in five years you’ll have kept 250-1,000 grocery bags out of landfills. When one ton of plastic bags is reused or recycled, the energy equivalent of 11 barrels of oil is saved. Re-use the plastic bags:
• Old bags make great in-car trash containers.
• Use them as shoe protectors in the garden.
• Clean up kitty litter, or pick up dog droppings.
• Use them in your smaller waste bins.
• Fill a few with shredded paper and tie them off for cheap, reusable packing materials or maintain the shape of your favorite tote.
• Cut a slit in your bags and use them to protect clothes from dust, moths, and other pests.
• Take them with you for easy disposal of diapers.

Wellness tip of the Cycle:

Try organic. There is no conclusive evidence that organic foods are more nutritious than conventionally grown foods. However, by not ingesting potentially harmful pesticides, fungicides, insecticides and fertilizers, consumers are spared the health risks that have been associated with the use of these chemicals. http://www.pizzasalad.com/organic-facts.htm  (from Luther’s Tuesday)

Study Skills

Your listening skills, note taking and ability to manage your learning sessions will be the prime determinant of your academic success now and later in life. Add more learning strategies to your arsenal of successful learning techniques.

College Tip

It is never too early to think about what it takes for you to continue your learning journey. IcanSucceed.org is the state of Iowa’s new and improved gateway to achieving your educational goals. If you have not already set up an account please do so this week. Most schools are using their English classes to introduce students to the resources that are on this website. Ask your teachers and your counselor to get you started on this exciting journey to achieve your educational goals.

FRESHMEN

• Compare college costs throughout the country with Choices, the state’s designated career-management system.  For a link to Choices and other career research tools, go to www.ICANsucceed.org.

SOPHOMORE

• Find a mentor that can assist you through high school as well as the college search process, such as a teacher, parent, family member or family friend.

• Visit www.ICANsucceed.org for information on tuition and other fees at colleges and universities in Iowa.

JUNIOR

• Search for colleges at www.ICSANsucceed.org .

• Visit with your school counselor to discuss ways to increase your chances of being admitted to the colleges of your dreams.

• Review brochures and catalogs from colleges that interest you.  Make a list of 10 to 15 colleges that fit your requirements.

SENIOR

• Select at least three colleges to visit, if you haven’t already done so.  Download a Make The Most of Your College Visits work sheet at www.ICAN succeed.org

• Be wary of scholarship search and financial aid companies that charge a fee.  Search for free at www.ICANsucceed.org.

• Begin submitting your admission applications to the colleges you’re most interested in.  Be aware of deadlines!