BANK OF AMERICA’S

STUDENT LEADERS® PROGRAM

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation’s Student Leaders® Program is accepting applications for the 2018 program.  We are asking for your help to identify outstanding young people who are passionate about making a difference in our community. 

Since its inception in 2005, the Bank of America Student Leaders Program has recognized more than 2,400 exemplary high school juniors and seniors who have a passion for improving their communities. 

As a Student Leader, they will participate in an eight-week paid internship at a local nonprofit organization where they will learn first-hand about the needs of ours communities and the critical role nonprofits play. In addition, they will learn valuable civic, social and business leadership skills. Each Student Leader will attend the Student Leaders Summit held in Washington, D.C. where they will learn how government, business and the nonprofit sector work together to address critical community needs.

To become a Student Leader, they must:

• Currently be a junior or senior in high school.
• Be able to participate in an 8-week paid summer internship at a local nonprofit organization and work 35 hours a week.
• Be legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship through September 2018.
• Be able to participate in a week-long Student Leaders Summit in Washington, DC (July 8- July 13, 2018). All expenses are paid. This week will be part of their 8-week experience.
• Be a student in good standing at their school.
• Obtain a letter of recommendation from a teacher, guidance counselor, or school administrator.

·         For questions concerning this program, please call 1-800-218-9946.

Please note, Bank of America employees or members of their family are NOT eligible for nomination. Family members include: spouse or domestic partner, child (including by adoption), parent, grandparent, grandchild, cousin, aunt, uncle, sibling, parent-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law of the employee or the employee’s spouse or domestic partner, as well as step relationships. 
Students can apply for the program by going to www.bankofamerica.com/studentleaders.

THIS OPPORTUNITY IS OPEN TO JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN 44 MARKETS INCLUDING ALL OF NEW JERSEY

The Writers Institute at Susquehanna University is offering a number of opportunities for high school students interested in Creative Writing, and we want to share them with you in hopes of your passing them along to your students and faculty.

First, beginning January 1^st, we will be opening our Call for Submissions for the 2018 edition of The Apprentice Writer. We have been putting a lot of care into improving the publication and hope that students and teachers agree.

• Our submission period runs January 1^st through March 15^th.
• The submission process is now completely online. Students can go to The Apprentice Writer webpage (www.apprenticewriter.com) or directly to the submission page at https://tinyurl.com/apprenticewriter2018
• We will be recognizing one Outstanding Writer and one runner up in both poetry and prose. The Outstanding Writers will receive $200 each and runners up will receive $50 each.

The Writers Institute will also be offering our 31^st Summer Writers Workshop. This weeklong experience offers talented high school writers entering 11^th and 12^th grade the opportunity to work in intensive, small-group workshops led by nationally recognized authors. Available workshops are fiction, memoir, poetry and screenwriting. Applications are currently being accepted for the 2018 Summer Writers Workshop, which takes place July 22-28, 2018.   

Susquehanna and the Writers Institute also offer a free Creative Writing Day event each fall. The 2018 Creative Writing Day will be held on October 22. Students are able to attend this day of readings and creative writing classes with parents or teachers.

Finally, the Writers Institute has begun live streaming many of our readings, including those by prominent and published authors. Students are welcome to visit the Writers Institute Facebook page to view any of our livestreamed readings. They can also follow us on Instagram (@writersinstitute_su) or Twitter (@SU_Writers) to be kept up to date about events and happenings pertaining to the Writers Institute.

The YYGS Team would like to wish you a Happy New Year... Yale Young Global Scholars Program - New Haven and Beijing We are still accepting applications for the Yale Young Global Scholars Program in New Haven and Beijing. The deadline to apply is February 6, 2018, at 11:59PM EST. Students must submit their online application and all supporting documentation by this date. Apply now! Yale Young African Scholars Program We are also accepting applications for the Yale Young African Scholars Program. The application deadline is February 6, 2018, at 11:59PM EST. Applicants must be African secondary school students in order to participate. There is no cost to students to participate in the Yale Young African Scholars Program. Apply now!

F A C E B O O K   •     I N S T A G R A M   •    Y O U T U B E   •    T W I T T E R

New Summer Scholars Business Courses
	NEW for Summer 2018: Two exciting business courses taught by the renowned faculty of the Mendoza College of Business Program Dates: June 23 - July 7 Marketing and the Common Good A course that examines marketing strategies and the impact of marketing on society. The Language of Business: Accounting in a Global Society Learn accounting practices while exploring the essential role accounting plays in all facets of life. For more details about all of the programs offered for Summer 2018, please visit precollege.nd.edu.

Wonderful opportunity for rising juniors and seniors interested in writing....

Why should  students have to wait until college to start honing their craft in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction? Every summer for more than two decades, talented high school students (current sophomores and juniors) have been welcomed to Denison University in Granville, Ohio, for the acclaimed Reynolds Young Writers Workshop. The workshop is an eight-day residential program that incorporates small creative writing workshops, group sessions with Denison creative writing faculty and notable visiting writers, and much more. Only 48 students get the chance to come to the Hill to participate each June. That means students experience small, intimate writing workshops and one-on-one interactions with people who have made writing their career. It's a great way to connect with a close-knit community of writing teachers, mentors, and peers from around the world. The program runs from June 17 to 24, 2018. Financial assistance is available to families who need it, and information about the program is online at reynolds.denison.edu. The online application portal will open on Wednesday, January 3, 2018. Applications must be submitted no later than Sunday, March 4, 2018, at 11:59 p.m.

Good news from Duke Summer Session!  We are happy to announce that we are now accepting applications for our life-changing summer programs at Duke University.  Whichever program you choose, over the course of the summer, you will find that Duke Summer Session is committed not only to building lifelong memories and friendships from around the world, but to laying the foundation for a future of collegiate success.  It is for this reason that students regularly report that our programs strengthened their college application and paved the way for academic excellence at top universities.  Follow the links below to apply to one of our transformative summer programs: Summer College Application – A four-week, credit-bearing program for US students currently in 10th or 11th grade and international students currently in 10th – 12th grade in which they take undergraduate-level courses. Summer Academy Application – A three-week program for students currently in 9th – 12th grade in which they take a certificate course. Intensive STEM Academy Application – A one-week, STEM-based program for students currently in 9th – 12th grade that consists of a variety of laboratory tours, faculty lectures, and workshops.

Happy 2018!

from your Guidance and College Counseling Team