The College Bound Club at The Academy of Math and Science is a voluntary after school club open to 9-12 graders. The club is managed by the University of Arizona's student volunteer service organization, Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) and has been at AMS since March 2009. A team of university students visit AMS every Friday to teach the students lessons on applying for the FAFSA, finding scholarships, choosing a major etc. (find complete listing of this school year's curriculum below).

Goals:
The CBC's overall goal is to provide students with the tools they need to take a proactive approach to planning their educational and career path. The club also aims to help the students realize their potential and set high yet attainable goals.

Funding & Incentives:
The CBC is funded by grants obtained by the UA SIFE team. The CBC offers regular student attendees of the CBC reimbursements for ACT/SAT testing fees and college application fees. The CBC Team also brings healthy snacks for the students every club meeting.

Results:
For the fall 2009 semester the CBC recorded the following results:
• The amount of students who have a better idea of how they will finance their college education increased by 50% by the end of the semester.
• The amount of students that reported that they now have plans to apply for scholarships increased by 22%, while the increase in the awareness of scholarships went up by 75%.
• At the beginning of the semester none of the students knew how to apply for financial aid, by the end of the semester 30% reported to know how to apply for the FAFSA.
• Students who reported having a clear and concise plan for achieving their goals increased by 67% by the end of the CBC semester.

Special Skill-Building Activities:
Early in this month three CBC students learned valuable knowledge and skills for their futures by leading an initiative to create jewelry to sell as a fundraising activity. The students then volunteered at a fashion/trunk show at the UA where they sold their jewelry and learned about merchandising, personal selling, and college life! Congratulations to Alejandra Ramirez, Katrina Verdzco and Jalissa Heck for raising $142 for the awards dinner, "Honoring Our Dreams" that will be held April 30th for CBC students and their parents.

CBC Project Manager: Mandy Berry .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Past Lessons

* Setting Goals
* Importance of and Improving GPA
* Myths & Facts of College Life
* Applying for FAFSA and finding Scholarships
* Guest Speakers from Credit Wise Cats talk about Financing an Education, Budgeting, and Saving
* Choosing a Major
* SAT/ACT lesson Fee (Testing fees paid by CBC for regular CBC attendees) * Study Skills
* Pima Advisor Guest Speaker- Facts about college and resources available at Pima
* Career and Personality assessments

CBC Post Spring Break Calendar

Tuesday April 6- Computer Lab: Finding & Securing a Career related job/Internship
• Finding Jobs that relate to your career path
• Searching for places to propose an internship
• How to propose an internship- What is a letter of interest?

Wednesday April 7- Computer Lab: Scholarships & Essays
• Pass out books, "How to go to College Almost for Free"
• List of scholarship search resources
• Scholarship essay writing
• Essay writing workshop

Thursday April 15- Interviewing
• Interviewing Skills
• Mock interviews

Friday April 16 Volunteer work continued...
• Meet at regular time
• Practice activity workshop
• Pizza
• 5:30 transport to transitional shelter-
• 6-7:30 teach children activity workshop

Wednesday April 21 Computer Lab: Resumes &Letter of Interest
• Identify transferable skills learned and/or used at volunteer projects
• Resume & letter of interest workshop

Friday April 23 Event prep
• Work on College Bound Club binders for dinner
• Finish up any other work to include; resume, essays, reflections, goals, letter of interest, personality assessments

Wednesday April 28th Event prep
• Finish College Bound Club binders for dinner

Friday April 30th- "Honoring Our Dreams" Honorary Event
• Meet at regular time- decorate
• "Honoring Our Dreams" awards dinner for CBC students and their parents. Honorary speaker: Stacey Kretzmann College Recruiter for Enterprise Rent a Car. Meal catered by Sam's Club

TBA- Fun Field Trip Activity for CBC students who have attended at least half time in the Spring 2010 school year.