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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 10^th-12^th 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.

Links for the Open Source sessions are shared 24 hours before the event. To RSVP: Click here to reserve a place for students from your school.

Also, don’t forget to check out PENCIL’s YouTube station here (PENCIL Spring 2021 Sessions) where Sessions will be available for those students unable to attend live. Thanks!

Date	Name	Facilitator	Description
Monday, February 22^nd, 1:00pm – 2:00pm	Elevator Pitch Workshop	Facilitated by PENCIL staff and Bombas volunteers	Executives from Bombas, a comfort focused sock and apparel brand with a mission to help those in need – for every item purchased, a clothing item is donated -- will teach students how to effectively craft their “elevator pitch”. Students will learn how to introduce themselves in a memorable way which highlights their personal brand to effectively network, build relationships, succeed in interviews, and advance their career.
Tuesday, February 23^rd, 12:00pm – 1:00pm	Anatomy of a Business Series – Public Relations	Facilitated by PENCIL staff and Saatva volunteer	Jarrod Sowell, Chief Reputation Officer at Saatva, will provide an overview of Public Relations. Saatva is the internet’s premier luxury mattress and bedding brand founded on the principle that luxury sleep should be available to everyone. Students will learn about the different roles and career opportunities within public relations and the responsibilities a Chief Reputation Officer has at an Inc. Magazine’s Top 500 Superstar Entrepreneurial company.
Friday, February 26^th, 11:00am – 12:00pm	Career Panel – Investment Banking	Facilitated by PENCIL staff and BNY Mellon volunteers	BNY Mellon, is an American investment banking services holding company headquartered in New York City with $1.9 trillion of assets under management. Executives will provide a deep dive into the investment banking industry and the various roles and career opportunities at the Bank of New York Mellon.
Monday, March 1^st 1pm – 2:00pm	Networking Workshop	Facilitated by PENCIL staff and volunteers from different industries	Executives from Morgan Stanley and the MTA will share best-practices and the benefits of Networking. Students will learn tips and strategies for developing real connections and building mutually beneficial relationships. Volunteers will demystify what networking entails and share the do’s and don’ts for building valuable networks for educational and career success.

Friday, March 5^th, 11:00am – 12:00pm	Career Panel – Investment Banking	Facilitated by PENCIL staff and BNY Mellon volunteers	BNY Mellon, is an American investment banking services holding company headquartered in New York City with $1.9 trillion of assets under management. Students will have the opportunity to meet 3 women Banking Executives and learn how their career and education journeys evolved.

Art Spaces -- Open Ended

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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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Recording Community Service Hours in x2VOL

Musicians on the sidewalk by Lincoln Center To access x2VOL, the software program where we record our community service hours, we must first log into Naviance. Once you are in Naviance, you click on the “x2VOL” button at the bottom of the page and you will be redirected to the x2VOL site.

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.