PARENTS CORNER

“Upward Bound has

opened up so many op-

portunities in my educa-

tion. Best of all, it is free.

My parents would not

have the money to pay

for this..”

Isabel Lopez

Fremont High

In This Edition

Upcoming Pre-

College TRIO Pro-

gram events

Parent Volunteer Op-

portunities

Career resources

Celebrating 50 years

of Talent Search

Back Page Story

www.pct.berkeley.edu page. 1

Welcome note from the Director:

Dear Parents/Guardians,

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all of our parents/guardians to our UCB Pre-

College TRIO Parents Corner newsletter. The purpose of these newsletters is to keep you

inform of what is happening in PCT programs, the community and potential resources to help

both you and your child. As a parent, I encourage you to take an active role in your child’s

education and take advantage of all the opportunities our programs have to offer.

This year our Talent Search Program is celebrating 50 years in existence. Last year we cele-

brated Upward Bound’s 50th, so we are hoping to do the same with Talent Search this sum-

mer. We would like former & current students and parents to come and join us. We will be

posting the date, times and location in future newsletters.

Our program can only work with the help and support of all of you. I welcome all parents/

guardians input, comments and submissions for any future newsletters. Enjoy our first edi-

tion! #trioworks

Respectfully,

Kolondra

Quarterly Newsletter Vol. 1 April 2015

Berkeley Adult School Career and Community Resources

Looking for a career change? Help building a resume or just need help with interviewing skills? Berkeley Adult School offers weekly workshops and resume workshops. If you or someone you know has lost a job out-side the Oakland area, you may qualify for free career seeking classes.

You may check out the services that Berkeley Adult School/Berkeley One Stop

Career Center has to offer by going to their website: bas.berkeley.net and click on

the “One Stop Career Center” banner. You can also find the career center’s

monthly calendar on our Pre-College TRIO website as well.

Berkeley Adult School Room 105 1701 San Pablo Avenue Berkeley, CA

94702 Phone: (510) 644-6630

WEBSITES www.eastbayworks.com/ alamedacounty/

BUSINESS HOURS MON, TUES, & THURS 10:00 am - 4:30 pm

WEDNESDAY 11:00 am - 6:00 pm FRIDAY 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

*Eastbay Works is an equal opportunity employer and program operator.

Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with

disabilities

Must be Enrolled in WIA (Workforce Investment Act)*

Berkeley One-Stop Career Center Hours (Map)

Phone: (510) 644-6630

• Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 10:00am - 4:30pm

• Wednesday: 12:00pm - 7:00pm

Adult & Family Literacy Programs: Read better, Write better & Spell better.

SECOND START: Adult Literacy

Program, Oakland Public Library

FREE!! Tutoring and Classes for ages

16 and older

Adult & Family Literacy Pro-

gram, Berkeley Public Library/

West Branch Program Office

FREE! Service of the Berkeley Public

Library Since 1987

Upcoming Events and Important Deadlines

Please make sure that your child is meeting with their college advisors out at their school site. We expect that ALL SENIORS fill out an exit interview questionnaire before they graduate in June.

We will be giving all uprising seniors and graduating seniors who need to re-take Algebra II, at-tending a Community College and assessed into a math class that is not Statistics or Calculus a chance to attend our (free) six week SummerUp Program at Berkeley City College this summer. Dates: June 15-July 24, 2015. Please contact the director for further information.

Upward Bound Saturday Academies dates: April 18th, CAL Day, and May 9th, End of the Year Saturday Academy.

If you are a parent of a Senior who has been accepted to any colleges, please make sure that your child has SIR (Student Intent to Register) by the May 1st deadline. If they do not, this could jeop-ardize their acceptance in the fall. Also your child will need to submit their final transcripts to the college of their acceptance( SIR) NO later than July 1st, 2015.

All Juniors who are interested in applying for colleges this upcoming Fall, should be signing up and taking the SAT & ACT in the months of May and June. June 6th SAT Test: Registration deadline is May 8th. June 13th ACT Test: Registration deadline is May 8th. Please have your child see their College Advisor for a fee waiver for these test.

All senior participants in our PCT programs will be asked to participate in an exit interview with their respective College Advisor. This process is simple and will be available to do online or on hard copy. Please parents have your child fill this exit interview questionnaire out. This is used for our annual performance reports and funding for our PCT programs.

Our program will be hosting an End of the Year celebrations for our seniors. We will keep all stu-dents and parents updated with information as it comes to my attention. Please check our PCT website for the time, date and location( www.pct.berkeley.edu)

Talent Search Pro-gram Scholar Alumni: Judy

Wong

“Talent Search was an

amazing and uplifting

experience. During

their college trips, I

made lifelong friends

and memories that will

last a lifetime. Without

Talent Search, the col-

lege application pro-

cess would have been

like traveling in a for-

eign land without a

map”. -Judy Wong

Skyline High School

Class of 2006

UC Davis, Class of

2010

Currently employed

with

Select Quote Insurance

Services as a

“recruiting and

Onboarding Specialist”

Judy Wong Talent Search student Skyline High School Class of 2006

Happy 50th Anniversary Talent Search!

This year marks the 50th

Anniversary of the Talent Search program, which

has guided more than 11 million students and their families through the

college preparation and application process. Talent Search grew out of

President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Higher Education Act (HEA), established

with the goal of seeing that “no American talent is wasted.” HEA also cele-

brates its 50th Anniversary this year. The HEA is arguably the most signifi-

cant piece of legislation governing American higher education. These an-

niversaries, coming in the same year, make 2015 a milestone in the histo-

ry of higher education.

Some Program Events & Activities

PHOTO GALLERY

Washington D.C. Trip

Contact Us

Give us a call for more

information about our ser-

vices and products

UC Berkeley Pre-

College TRIO Programs

2150 Kittredge St., Suite

2C

Berkeley, CA 94720-1060

(510) 642-2312

Visit us on the web at

www.pctrio.berkeley.edu

Attention Parents Volunteers!!

Upward Bound & Upward Bound Math & Science

Summer Student Parent Orientation: Thursday, June 4, 2015

Summer Residential Dates: June 15-July 22, 2015

Talent Search

Summer Bears Orientation: Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Summer Bears Date: June 22—July 23, 2015

Pre-College TRIO Programs

UC Berkeley

2150 Kittredge St., Suite 2C

Berkeley, CA 94720-1060

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