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Blog Post for the Week of May 16-20, 2022

1.) Coast to Coast College Virtual Tour (Learn more about Dartmouth, Northwestern, Princeton, UC Berkeley, and Vanderbilt)

Admissions officers from Dartmouth College, Northwestern University, Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley, and Vanderbilt University invite you to learn about their institutions, hear advice about the college search and application process, and get your questions answered. Find out about upcoming virtual info session dates (you must RSVP to attend).



2). SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY from Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity: scholarship opportunities for students attending Georgia Tech, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi State and so many more...

Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity is excited to offer the Balanced Man Scholarship to high-performing students. We are offering over $300,000 in scholarships for students attending over 140 colleges this Fall. To see all scholarship opportunities, visit this site.


Students should search this this site to search for the school they will be attending next year. Scholarships range from $250 to $3,000. Applicants have no obligation to join or affiliate with SigEp to be eligible. Application deadline is June 1, 2022. The average time it takes to fill out the application is 15 minutes.



3). AP Scores - Deadline to Indicate Your Free Score Send Recipient

You can send one score report for free every year that you take AP Exams. The deadline for choosing the college, university, or scholarship program that you want to send your 2022 AP scores to for free is June 20. Here’s how:

  • Sign in to My AP using your College Board username and password.

  • Go to My AP Profile and select the Score Send tab.

  • Type in the name of your college or university. When it appears on the list, select it and hit Save.

Good to Know

  • Are you heading to college in the fall? Using your free score send is the best way to make sure your college gets your AP scores in time to award you credit and/or placement.

  • Are you a high school junior, sophomore, or freshman? Selecting a college to send your scores to with your 1 free score send can help you stand out to that college by showing them your interest early.

  • Score reports include both this year's and past AP Exam scores.

If you miss the deadline to use your 2022 free score send or you want to send additional score reports, you can order score reports online or by mail or fax anytime. Learn more.



4). Career Employment Opportunities for Graduating Seniors with Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic is still looking to hire Duval County Public Schools graduating seniors interested in pursuing a career in health care beginning with entry level employment as patient care technicians and instrument processing technicians. These full time positions are available for immediate placement and offer full benefits, pension and a career investment program designed to help associates advance their career with Mayo Clinic.

Click the links below for more information regarding these opportunities and apply online through the links provided as well:


Patient Care Technicians, minimum pay: $15.09 an hour

Instrument Processing Tech



5). Virtual Info Session with Notre Dame, WashU, Johns Hopkins, and Emory

Join admission staff from our institutions for an online presentation.

General Student Information Session Tuesday, May 24 7:00 - 8:00 pm EDT

RSVPs are required to receive the Zoom link. Each admission officer will share about their institution for a few minutes before responding to live and pre-submitted questions. We look forward to sharing with you and your students very soon. Sincerely, Emory University Johns Hopkins University University of Notre Dame Washington University in St. Louis



6). Grant Funds to Help Graduating Seniors Interested in FSCJ Workforce Certificates

The grant offers up to $3000 in tuition, books and certification fees for some high demand, non-credit programs in various industries. https://www.fscj.edu/opendoor


7). Paxon Commencement Ceremony Live Stream

Congratulations Class of 2022! Share this link with family and friends who are not able to attend the graduation ceremony. https://youtu.be/NON2-KPceTY



8). The AnnieRuth Foundation 2023 Summer Internship Program and 2022 Scholarship Funds

Scholarship Opportunity for Class of 2022:


Internship Opportunity for High School Students:



9). Construction Ready Pre-Apprenticeship Training



10). OneJax's Sandy Miller Metrotown Institute

Email your school counselor for an application

11). UNF's Free 2022 Summer College-Career Camp for Underrepresented rising 10th & 11th graders

If you are interested in education related careers (ex. teaching in any subject, school counseling, principal leadership, education professor, etc…), there is a FREE, 2-day college-career summer camp at UNF called EXPLORE on July 15-16 (Friday and Saturday). If you are interested, please complete the form below (space is limited): (https://unf.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_56kQnxvBWDQ5z5s)

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