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The AchieverMJC TRIO Pre-College Programs Monthly Newsletter
September 2020 • Volume 2 • Issue 3
WHAT’S INSIDE
Fall 2020 Tutoring Schedule
Important Dates and Deadlines for Seniors
Community and Educational Resources
Message From Our Staff Greetings TRIO Students,
Each year the month of September marks our return to regular TRIO services. Although we never stop with our student advising sessions, we will have more regular advising with all grade levels, weekly tutoring, our Upward Bound students will begin Saturday Academy this month, and we will have many workshops, special presentations, and parent presentations all starting back up this month.
We are still living in uncertain times and are doing our best to prepare for the new school year without knowing what to expect. We will begin ALL services online until we are cleared by our host institution, MJC, and the schools we serve to return in person. We understand that even being allowed to return in
person still means we must prepare for new protocols, new standards, and a new approach.
We are excited to get back to our regular work for the new school year! In this newsletter you will find our new schedule. It has changed from last year, so please take note of the days and times for your tutoring sessions. Advising will be made with your TRIO advisor.
You have all shown incredible resilience, creativity, and strength throughout this year. We are lucky to call you TRIO Students! We believe in you and are here to support you. This new year will ask all of us to give more, but we are ready to answer the call.
Together in Unity,TRIO Staff
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The Achiever • Dates and Deadlines
Seniors!
Applying to college can be an intimidating process, even without a national pandemic to add to the pressure. We don’t want you to lose sight of your goals and, for that reason, we wanted to provide you all with a snapshot of important dates and deadlines to be aware of so you can continue being successful! As always, our advisors are always open to answering your questions and will help you navigate through the process.
FAFSA - Opens Oct. 1 - Deadline Mar. 2
Cal Grant - Opens Oct. 1 - Deadline Mar. 2
(must submit FAFSA or CADAA application)
UC Application - Open - Deadline Nov. 30
CSU Application - Opens Oct 1 - Deadline Nov. 30
MJC Application - Opens Oct. 1 - Deadline for
Priority Registration TBA (Spring 2021)
If you are applying to private universities, check each individual school for application deadlines. Typically deadlines are between Jan 1-Jan 15 but each school is different!
Fall 2020 Tutoring Schedule
Upward Bound
Ceres High — Wed - 2:40-4:40 PMJohansen High — Thurs - 2:40-4:40 PMModesto High — Tues - 2:40-4:40 PMPatterson High — Tues - 3:00-4:30 PMRiverbank High — Mon - 3:00-4:30 PM
Educational Talent Search
Modesto and Downey High Tues & Thurs - 2:40-4:40 PM
Hanshaw and Mark Twain Mon & Wed - 2:40-4:40 PM
Reminder: All Zoom links will be sent through your program advisor’s Remind class! If you are not already in their class, please contact them so you can join us!
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The Achiever • Community Resources
Below we have gathered resources for students and families to take advantage of including: school related information and links to FAQs, community agencies and resources, public health information, mental health and self care information and social justice resources.
We will continue to update this page as more resources are made known to us.
Our Office Interim DirectorJorge Camarena - [email protected]
Upward Bound Staff Alyssa Nelson - [email protected] Maria Ramirez - [email protected]
Educational Talent Search StaffBenjamin Cimoli - [email protected] Yuliana Jimenez - [email protected]
Administrative Staff April Sanchez - [email protected] Elena Bernal - [email protected]
Educational Resources
Internet Access MCS WiFi Hotspots Available Low Cost ProgramsAcademic and Tutoring Resources Stanislaus County 2020-21 Plan (click here for Spanish) MCS 2020-21 School Year Info Setting Up Zoom Stanislaus County Library MCS Distance Learning Khan AcademyTest Preparation College Board ACTCollege Admissions University of California UC COVID-19 FAQs California State University CSU COVID-19 FAQs Modesto Junior College
Mental Health and Self Care Resources
Mental Health Conditions Learn about the different mental health condi-tions that can and are being triggered as a result of coronavirus, the economy and repeated racist incidents and deaths. Read this article on traumatic stress. Read this article that describes Racial Battle Fatigue[Video] Race, Ethnicity and Toxic Stress
Self Care ResourcesBlack Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM)Black Mental Health AllianceBlack Mental WellnessPOC Online Classroom The Steve Fund Ourselves Black Stanford’s Guide to Coping with COVID-19Coping with Stress During a Pandemic14 Small Self-Care Tips
Central Valley Suicide Prevention Hotline888.506.5991 (24-hour line)
Suicide Prevention & Crisis Services800.273.8255 (24-hour line)
Crisis Text Line: text “COURAGE” To: 741741Free 24/7 and Confidential
Stanislaus County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Crisis Line209.558.4600; 888.376.6246 (24-hour line)
Community Resources
Meal Pick Up for Students 2020 Summer Meal Service Sites Ceres Unified School District Modesto City Schools District (click here for Spanish) Patterson Unified School District Riverbank Unified School DistrictDirectory for Local Food Pantries Stanislaus County 211Community Agencies Love Our Neighbors United Way of Stanislaus County
Health and Public Safety
World Health OrganizationCenter for Disease Control and PreventionJohns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource CenterCalifornia Department of Public Health Stanislaus County Public Health Services
COVID-19 Resources from Congressman Josh Harder
Representative Josh Harder’s office offers free assistance to constituents experiencing a hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you or anyone you know needs help finding food services, financial assistance, or with an unemployment claim – please contact his office at 209-579-5458 and they will do everything they can to help. To access COVID-19 resources click here. To view other casework services click here.
La oficina del Representante Josh Harder ofrece asistencia gratuita a las familias que tienen dificultades durante la pan-demia COVID-19. Si usted o alguien que conoce necesita ayuda para encontrar servicios de alimentos, asistencia financiera o con una reclamación por desempleo, comuníquese con su oficina 209-579-5458 y harán todo lo posible para ayudar. Para ver los recursos de COVID-19 haga clic aquí. Para ver otros servicios haga clic aquí.
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The Achiever • Educational Resources on Social Justice
Educational Resources on Racism and Inequality
Understanding the Context of Racism & Current Events Let’s Get to the Root of Racial InjusticeRacism and the Reactions to George Floyd and OthersHow Anti-Racism Hurts Black People“Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?”“White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack”
Ways to Take Action as an Ally or Champion For People of ColorHow to Be an Ally if You are a Person with Privilege How Not to be an AllyBuilding Allies Anti-Racism ResourcesAdditional List of Anti-Racism Resources
Books and Articles to Read
On Anti-Racism and Inequality• Love Your Enemies by Arthur C. Brooks• White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD • John McWhorter’s Review of White Fragility •Orlando Patterson’s Review of ‘Please Stop Helping Us’ and ‘Shame’• How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi• Talking to Strangers by Malcom Gladwell • David and Goliath by Malcom Gladwell• Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon• Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper• A Monument to Our Shared Purpose by Allen C. Guelzo and James Hankins• Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson• The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin• Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad• So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo• The Content of Our Character by Shelby Steele• The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander• The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs• When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson• The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson• How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide by
Crystal Fleming• Racism Without Racists by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva • Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence by Derald Wing Sue• The Racial Healing Handbook by Anneliese A. Singh• Everyday Antiracism edited by Mica Pollock • Martin Luther King Jr. “I Have a Dream” “Letter From Birmingham Jail” Stride Toward Freedom • Blackthink by Jesse Owens• I Have Changed by Jesse Owens • Warriors Don’t Cry: The Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock’s Central High by Melba Beals • The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride• How It Feels to Be Colored Me by Zora Neale Hurston
Literature and Stories Written by and About People of Color• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou• Letter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou • Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin • The Mother by Gwendolyn Brooks• We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks • A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines • The Sky is Grey by Ernest Gaines• The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas• The Blind Side by Michael Lewis• The Pursuit of Happyness by Chris Gardner• Love War Stories by Ivelisse Rodriguez • Native Country of My Heart by Cherrie Moraga• Retablos: Stories from a Life Lived Along the Border by Octavio Solis• My Time Among the Whites: Notes from an Unfinished Education by Jennine Capó Crucet• Carver [Geo Washington]: A Life in Poems by Marilyn Nelson• Dominicana: A Novel by Angie Cruz • Barely Missing Everything by Matt Mendez• Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves edited by Glory Edim• Caucasia by Danzy Senna • Native Son by Richard Wright • Sula by Toni Morrison • Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Film and Television
• The Blind Side • The Pursuit of Happyness • The Hate U Give• Just Mercy • Selma• The Help• Bleeding Blue• I Am Not Your Negro• Black-ish• Walkout• Stand and Deliver • Freedom Writers
