Student Opportunities and Announcements
NYS Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Art & Essay Exhibition (December 11, 2020)
We are pleased to announce that the New York State Education Department will sponsor an event in recognition of the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As in years past, we honor Dr. King’s memory by inviting schools to submit student art and essays that reflect Dr. King’s teaching. A maximum of one piece of artwork and one essay entry may be submitted per student. Group work within each level is permitted and encouraged. LaGuardia will submit digital artwork illustrating Dr. King’s Six Principles and Steps of Nonviolence or essays celebrating Dr. King’s birthday. As part of the celebration, all entries will be available to view in a new online exhibit via www.empirestateplaza.ny.gov/nyking.
GUIDELINES
MLK's SIX PRINCIPLES OF NONVIOLENCE
Fundamental tenets of Dr. King’s philosophy of nonviolence described in his first book, Stride Toward Freedom. The six principles include:
- PRINCIPLE ONE: Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people.
- PRINCIPLE TWO: Nonviolence seeks to win friendship and understanding.
- PRINCIPLE THREE: Nonviolence seeks to defeat injustice not people.
- PRINCIPLE FOUR: Nonviolence holds that suffering can educate and transform.
- PRINCIPLE FIVE: Nonviolence chooses love instead of hate.
- PRINCIPLE SIX: Nonviolence believes that the universe is on the side of justice.
Tuesdays/Thursdays from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Open Talk Support Group: Asian American & Pacific Islander Voices
City College Spring Saturday Program
- Classes will start on January 16, 2021, and run online on Saturdays from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM until June 5, 2021.
(HS Students can earn elective credits upon satisfactory program completion). - Interested students can register online at https://steminstitutenyc.org/services/ by clicking on the APPLY tab.
Our Mission is to reinforce STEM subject areas to assure students are kept on track, and performing at their grade level during these difficult times. We are proud to offer free quality education for all students coming from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue careers in STEM, and help them build the educational pipeline for a smooth transition to College, and the work-life.
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Playwriting Fellowship with Lucile Lortel Theater (Deadline: January 25, 20221)
NYC PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL PLAYWRITING FELLOWSHIP
- Free for students of all backgrounds and abilities encouraged to apply
- 7 Finalists - 1 from every Borough, D75 & D79 schools
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Jan 25, 2021
TO APPLY: https://www.lortel.org/hspf
The program is free and open to any NYC public high school student.
I am thrilled to announce our second year of the Lucille Lortel Theatre's NYC Public High School Playwriting Fellowship, an exciting NYC ten-minute play festival focused on encouraging and showcasing youth theatrical voices. Fully funded by the Lucille Lortel Theatre and in partnership with our Theatre Program, the contest culminates with an evening of staged readings with professional actors of these original student one-act plays.
View last year's teen plays at a virtual professional staged reading: WATCH HERE.
WHO: Seven playwright Fellows--one student from each borough as well as one high school student each from our D75 and D79 high schools. Honorable mentions as well.
WHAT: Fellows are mentored by professional playwrights and directors as their plays receive a staged reading by professional actors in April 2021. Fellows get access to NYC professional playwrights for mentoring and have their plays published in a Fellows anthology.
HOW: Submission link https://www.lortel.org/hspf
WHEN: Plays should be submitted by the JANUARY 25th deadline. Culminating event is in April 2021.
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2021 Water Resources Art and Poetry Contest (Deadline: March 5)
2021 Water Resources Art and Poetry Contest
NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is excited to announce the start of the 2021 Water Resources Art & Poetry Contest. Students in 2 -12 grades are invited to create original art and compose poetry that reflects an appreciation for our shared water resources. The five central themes of the contest, incorporating STEM and humanities disciplines are: Water, a Precious Resource; NYC's Drinking Water Supply; NYC's Wastewater Treatment Systems; Harbor Water Quality and Healthy Marine Ecosystems; and Water Stewardship and Climate Change.
Entries will be accepted from Monday, January 4 - Friday, March 5, 2021. For contest guidelines and to submit student entries, visit 2021 Water Resources Art & Poetry Contest guidelines.
The Mount Sinai Department of Health Education will be conducting another remote session of our Public Health and Racial Justice Program this January – February, 2021. This program is a safe space for Black youth to learn about and explore the intersections of public health, racism, and community activism.
What’s this program all about?
We encourage Black youth to see themselves reflected in the important work of addressing issues of racism and inequity in public health. Our program features expert guest speakers from both Mount Sinai and from community-based organizations. These speakers self-identify as Black and conduct their public health work through an explicit lens of racial justice. Additionally, we facilitate discussions of readings and videos, civic engagement projects, and group processing activities.
The winter offering, “The Anarcha Program”, focuses on public health related to sexual and reproductive health.
This program is named after one of the enslaved women unethically experimented upon in the 19th century by Dr. J. Marion Sims. Dr. Sims is often referred to as “the father of modern gynecology”, in large part due to his findings from these experiments. His statue was removed from Central Park in April 2018.
This six-week program will take place each Monday-Thursday from 3:00pm – 4:30pm. The program meets between January 11 and February 18, 2021. A required orientation will take place on January 7.
Who should apply?
Applicants should be in the 10th-12th grade, self-identify as Black, and live in one of the five boroughs of NYC. Applicants should feel confident participating actively and speaking openly in a group of both peers and adult facilitators.
How should interested youth apply?
Interested applicants should please email alyssa.gale@mountsinai.org to schedule a Zoom interview with our program facilitator Ms. Haughton, LMSW.
NEW Opportunities Weekly: Career Building Skills. (Updated: December 3, 2020)
PENCIL disrupts current college and career readiness outcomes. This is done by relationship management, curriculum resources, and volunteer engagement. PENCIL makes it easy for businesses to work with schools to connect students to success.
Check back for updates on last-minute opportunities.
Links are shared 24 hours before the event. Click here to reserve a place for students from your school.
Sessions will also be available on PENCIL’s YouTube station (https://www.youtube.com/user/PENCILhelpingschools) for those students unable to attend live.
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Date |
Topic |
Facilitator |
Description |
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Monday, December 14, 1pm – 2pm |
Elevator Pitch Workshop |
Facilitated by PENCIL staff and volunteers from Bombas |
Communication professionals from Bombas, a comfort focused sock and apparel brand with a mission to help those in need will teach students how to effectively craft their “elevator pitch”. Students will learn how to introduce themselves in a memorable way. They will highlight their personal brand, network, and build relationships |
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Tuesday, December 15, 12pm – 1pm |
Career Panel – FinTech (financial technology) professionals |
Facilitated by PENCIL staff and volunteers from MarketAxess |
MarketAxess is an international financial technology company. It operates an electronic trading platform for the institutional credit markets. Students will hear from investment sales professionals and learn how technology provides a competitive edge. They will also learn how each professional navigated their education and career paths. |
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Friday, December 18 , 11am – 12:00pm |
Career Panel – Media Industry |
Facilitated by PENCIL staff and volunteers from Bloomberg |
Bloomberg is a privately held financial, software, data, and media company which delivers business and markets news, data, analysis, and video to the world. Students will take a deep dive into Bloomberg and learn about the various roles within Bloomberg’s multiple business units. |
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Monday, December 21, 1pm – 2pm |
Resume 101 workshop |
Facilitated by PENCIL staff and public sector & education volunteers |
Professionals from the MTA and the Harlem Educational Activities Fund will share resume building best-practices. Students will learn the important components of a resume, how to avoid common formatting errors, and how to effectively write about your experiences. |
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Tuesday, December 22 , 12pm – 1pm |
Career Panel – General Business & Finance |
Facilitated by PENCIL staff and general business & finance professionals |
3 panelists from Legal, Finance, and Marketing roles will be speaking on their education backgrounds, career trajectories, internship experience, and more. The companies represented are L+M Development Partners, a full service Real Estate Development firm; Morgan Stanley, an American multinational investment bank and financial services company; and Bombas, a comfort focused sock and apparel brand with a mission to help those in need. |
Art Spaces -- Open Ended
Student Art Spaces is a nonprofit youth-led organization that focuses on uplifting teen artists from minority communities. Throughout the pandemic, we have conducted workshops, interviews, and more to aid artists across the city to achieve our goal. We have a multitude of opportunities that we believe would benefit students who are interested in our mission in your school such as featuring their artwork, conducting interviews with artists, and opportunities to volunteer from home and work on our initiatives hands-on. We have included some of these opportunities and forms attached to this email. If anyone needs to contact us, please have them reach out to us at studentartspaces.nyc@gmail.com or on Instagram at @sas.newyorkcity.
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Student Updates
Links and Policies
Thurgood Marshall Summer Law Internship Program (Deadline: January 3, 2021)
The Office for Diversity & Inclusion of the New York City Bar Association invites your students to apply for the Thurgood Marshall Summer Law Internship Program (TMSLIP). T
MSLIP is an intensive internship program. They place diverse New York City high school students with legal employers for the summer. They also provide students with additional programming in preparation of their summer internship and beyond.
Students apply here for TMSLIP.
Recording Community Service Hours in x2VOL
For first time users, verify your Month/Year of Birth, Gender, Mobile Phone, and preferred email. Click “Proceed” and Skip the next page.
Now you are on the Main Dashboard of x2VOL.
There are basically 2 types of Volunteer opportunities:
- you use x2VOL to register
- you do not use x2VOL to register
It does not matter whether the activity took place for LaGuardia or not. It matters whether or not you use x2VOL to register.
- If you are looking to Register for an activity (you heard or read, “Sign Up on x2VOL), you click the “Find Opportunities” button.
- If you did not sign up on x2VOL, everything else (school service, too) gets put into “Add Hours”.
Create a New Personal Project (This is used for EVERYTHING if you did not sign up for the event on Naviance, including auditions, etc.)
- Write the name of the activity and a brief description e.g. tutoring or ushering
- You do not need to attach any file. You could upload a letter of recommendation.
- Input the Name, Phone, and Email of the person who will receive an email and verify you completed the hours. This often a teacher, AP, or outside event leader.
- Submit. The Activity Contact person will receive an email verifying your hours.
What happens next?
Your Activity Contact Person will be sent an email to verify that you completed the activity and the hours are correct. They answer the email, and then the verification sits in the x2VOL que. The school will review the hours and then approve them. The approval is generally done once a semester – it is the verification that is important.
Can we count hours from last year?
Yes. It is the same process for entering hours; however, please let the Activity Contact Person know they will be receiving an email from Naviance and that they can make the connection with you.
Who do we contact if we have questions?
Ms. Hobot, Guidance Secretary, in Room 235.
