Florida A&M University Spring Break College Tour
CAS /Community Service Opportunity: Health Career Exploration Tours 2024 High School Students
Health Career Exploration Tours This program will include a series of professional presentations, interactive discussions, and team-based activities that will help students gain a better understanding of the medical field, learn about specific careers, and gain insight on public health topics. We will also be holding an SAT/ACT preparation course and CPR/First AID certification. This will be our 9th year holding this program.
Application due: May 21st, 2024. There is no cost to applying to or participating in this program. You can apply by clicking the link below.
CAS/Community Service Opportunity: ZooTeen Program
University of Rochester-Pre-College Online Programs for High School Students (Scholarships are available to cover the costs of fees)
UNF's Junior Preview Day
Junior Preview Day: Our Junior Preview Day event is planned for April 26. It is geared toward rising seniors and is an opportunity for them to learn more about UNF.
Spring Break Tours: Students are encouraged to sign up for a campus tour during their spring break. If unable to make it to campus, we also have a virtual tour option.
Mayor's Youth at Work Partnership Summer 2024
The Mayor’s Youth At Work Partnership’s Summer 2024 session will provide Duval County students with a paid work experience for up to 25 hours per week from June to July. In addition to the job placement, students also receive access to workforce development training, a job coach to guide them through the program, a VyStar bank account, direct deposit, and financial education with the chance to earn badges. The MYAWP team places students in job opportunities based on their interests, school schedules, extracurricular activities, and location. Learn more by viewing the attached flyer or the MYAWP website https://goodwillnorthfl.org/mayors-youth-at-work-partnership-myawp/.
To be eligible students must be:
16 - 21 years old.
enrolled in a high school, GED program, technical school, university, or college in Duval County.
Students can click here to apply.
For general questions, please email myawp@goodwillnorthfl.org.
CAS/Community Service Opportunity: St. Johns River Clean Up
International Trip Spring 2026 (Athens, Florence, and Rome)
Come and join us in Rm. 220 (Ms. Trujillo's classroom) on March 11th @6.00pm for our 2026 Athens, Florence and Rome interest meeting (the registration deadline is March 25, 2024).
CAS/Community Service Opportunity: MOSH Teen Volunteer Applications Reopening
The MOSH has reopened their teen volunteer application for this coming summer. This is a great opportunity for high school students ages 14 and older to earn volunteer hours towards Bright Futures, develop public speaking skills, and work towards earning the President’s Volunteer Service Award.
There are openings for both Discovery Teen Volunteers and Innovation Teen Volunteers. Discovery teen volunteers help lead activities with summer camp students and keep students engaged in learning about STEAM and History. Innovation teen volunteers help prepare for camps and lead demonstrations for museum visitors while the museum is open. You can find more about each volunteer position and apply at the following application link:
Applications will be open from March 1st to March 22nd. If you have any questions please either email dbrazie-brown@themosh.org or call (904) 396-6674 x227.
FSCJ Stepping Stones Program
Pre-Register for the 2024 Congressional App Challenge
The Congressional App Challenge is open for middle and high school students to pre-register. Congressional App Challenge, click here.
Students can pre-register for the 2024 Congressional App Challenge and start coding their apps for 2024. If competing as a team, only one team member needs to pre-register.
All pre-registered students will be automatically enrolled in the 2024 Congressional App Challenge upon launch, May 1st.
The 2024 Congressional App Challenge will run till October 24th, 2024.
Never coded before, learn to Code with these resources which have partnered with the Congressional App Challenge: theCoderSchool, Apple Education!
UNF's Ethics Academy
West Point - Summer Leaders Experience (SLE) (for current juniors only)
SLE is a one-week program for current Juniors (High School Class of 2025) to visit West Point in June.
Students in this program get to spend the week with our cadets, live in the barracks, and eat in the mess hall.
Learn about West Point’s world class academics by trying 5 of our 17 academic workshops.
Learn about military training and becoming a Leader of Character at West Point by completing two military days to include rappelling, Zodiac boats, combatives (like Jiu-Jitsu) training and more!
Challenge themselves physically by attempting the Candidate Fitness Assessment, conducting physical training, and sports.
Complete their admissions interview with a cadet.
Spend the week making friends with other students from all over the US who are applying to West Point.
Learn more about SLE- https://www.westpoint.edu/admissions/summer-program
Apply now- https://apply.westpoint.edu/portal/candidate
CDXVIIC Scholarship Opportunity
Visit Teams or email your school counselor for an application.
The Florida Society Colonial Dames XVII Century sponsor a $1,000.00 scholarship to a Florida high school senior who will be attending a Florida four-year college or university or an accredited Florida community college. The student must be enrolled in college full time, show financial need and have a 3.0 GPA or above. The student must submit an acceptance letter from college of choice, a transcript of grades, two letters of reference, and one page telling his/her aims, ambitions and financial need.
GRO Scholarship Application (Sponsored by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. )
Visit Teams or email your school counselor for an application.
Scholarship Opportunity: Florida Striders Track Club 2024 College Scholarship
Visit Teams or email your school counselor for an application.
Community Service Opportunity: TCA Athletics
TCA is looking for students to volunteer to help with some of their softball events. Please visit the link below to see if you are able to volunteer during the dates provided:
Scholarship Opportunity: First Coast Community Inc. (for students attending an HBCU)
Scholarship Opportunity: McDonald’s Black & Positively Golden Scholarship Program
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and McDonald’s are proud to offer financial assistance to outstanding students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Sixty-Three (63) scholars will be selected to receive a scholarship up to $15,000 for the 2024-2025 academic school year ($7,500 per semester), which can only be applied to verifiable costs associated with average tuition and usual fees.
Eligibility Requirements:
Be enrolled full-time as an undergraduate freshman, sophomore, junior or senior attending HBCU during the 2024-2025 academic school year.
Current cumulative grade point average of 2.7 or higher.
Able to demonstrate leadership abilities.
Able to demonstrate a financial need.
Be a U.S. Citizen or legal permanent resident with a valid permanent resident card or passport stamped I-551.
Visit the link below to apply:
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY: 5th Annual Civics Challenge Now Open!
CREATIVE CATEGORIES
Essay | Mixed Media Artwork | Short Video | Song
Our Civics Challenge is an online civics competition for grades 6 through 12 to earn cash prizes. Students are challenged to choose one civics topic and express their knowledge through various art forms. Choose from six topics:
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Citizenship: Rights & Responsibilities
Checks & Balances
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Finalists in middle school (6-8) and high school (9-12) will be awarded cash prizes! First Place: $1,000 | Second Place: $500 | Third Place: $250
ENTRIES ACCEPTED THROUGH MARCH 29, 2024
Learn more or register: www.OConnorInstitute.org/cc
Scholarship Opportunity: The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc.
UNF Educational Interpreting Programs
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY: Florida Strider Track Club Scholarship
This year, five (5) $1,000 college scholarships will be awarded to graduating high school seniors who live in Northeast Florida. The 2024 Florida Striders Track Club College Scholarship application is also available on our website at www.floridastriders.com and can be downloaded as a Word document. The deadline for applications is March 29, 2024.
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY: Blue Crescent Charities, Inc. Alfred Washington, Sr. Scholarship (Students, visit the School Counseling Team or email your school counselor for an application).
Self-Help Credit Union Community Scholarship
Every Self-Help Credit Union branch across Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia is proud to present a $1,000 scholarship to a deserving local student. The primary goal of this initiative is to acknowledge and assist individuals of any age who have demonstrated a strong commitment to community service. Applications MUST be completed online: https://www.self-help.org/updates/self-help-community-scholarships
Scholarship Opportunity: FL PTA Scholarships
Sassy Seniors and Steppers Scholarship Application
24-7 On-Demand Tutoring Available (through Varsity Tutors)
DCPS Directions for Varsity Tutoring
Please have your student log into a computer, go to www.duvalschools.org
Then Blended Learning.
From there they would choose Varsity Tutoring from the list.
