www.lrcentralhigh.net Little Rock Central ~ Thursday ~ February 5, 2015 “B Day” TIGER HEALTH TIP ~ Add fruit to your morning cereal.          Attention Sophomores and Juniors: Are you interested in a career in Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Finance or Management? Good News! Marketing is the ideal work program for YOU! Additionally, DECA is the student organization component of the Program that prepares emerging leaders in these career areas. For applications and information, contact Mrs. Tippin in Rm. 318. Applications can also be picked up in the Guidance Office. Jr. Civitian photographs will be taken at the reflecting pool on Wednesday, February 11, at 10:45 am. All members are required to wear their Jr. Civitan shirt!!!!!! Stop by and pick up your shirt from 127 B if you have not done so already. Attention Sophomores and Juniors: Applications are being accepted for the OEC work study program. Applications are available from any current OEC student, your counselor, or Ms. Jones in room 203. Be sure to ask for OEC when making your schedule for next year. Get your- VALENTINE TEDDY GRAMS Feb 2nd thru 6th!!! OEC will be selling Valentine Teddy Grams during both lunches on the 1st floor or in room 203. Send your sweetheart or your secret crush a special Valentine message along with a big fluffy teddy bear and Valentine treats for only $4. They will be personally delivered on February 12th. Make your Valentine feel special for this Valentine’s Day - send them a VALENTINE TEDDY GRAM! Ladies Club OFFICERS will meet TODAY in Mrs. Deloney’s room during 1st lunch. Want to show that special someone how much you care? Stop by the newspaper table on the first floor south to buy a Valentine’s message that will be published in the next issue of the Tiger. The staff will be there both lunches all week. Choose one of our messages for just dollar, or send a custom message for five dollars! Where your words fall silent, let the heart speak. Bring your song lyrics, poems, dissertations, any abstract photographs, and other pieces. Have the irresistible opportunity to become published. Submit your pieces to Ms. Saltzman in room 337 or Ms. Jones-Taylor in room 311 by February 17, 2015. Check out our website www.labyrinthmagazine.weebly.com for further information. Memory Project students: The Team will meet TODAY after school to work on the AGATE conference, the podcasts, the website, the spoken word piece, and editing the new essays. See you in Room 333 from 3:45 to 4:45. The Brain Bee Contest will be at 4:00pm TODAY in room 237 (Mrs. Chiu’s room).The contestants will answer questions (either written or oral answers) about how the brain relates to intelligence, memory, …, etc, and will also be asked to identify specific brain regions using a model of the human brain. Please be on time to attend the competition. In other news:       Attention students: Congressman French Hill and Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton invite you to attend Central Arkansas’s 2015 Congressional Service Academy Information Session Thursday, February 19th. The meeting will be held in the LRCH library from 6:30- 8:30 pm. RSVP with Ms. Jill Cox at (501) 324-5941 or by email at [email protected]. Attention teachers: VALIC will be on campus from 8:30 to 4:00 pm Wednesday, February 11th. Attention Juniors: The Bezos Scholars Program @ Aspen Institute is now accepting applications for its annual Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colorado June 27th – July 3rd. Thirty of the top high school juniors and leading educators from across the US and Africa will meet that week in a series of seminars and informational meetings to discuss positive social and global change in their communities. Speakers will include retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, and columnist David Brooks. This is an all expenses paid trip. Interested juniors need to apply by February 17th. Learn more at www.BezosFamilyFoundation.org/Scholars. Attention Students: The Pi Omicron Graduate Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity is hosting its Annual Talent Hunt Scholarship Program on Saturday, February 21st at Horace Mann Magnet Middle School at 12 pm. Monetary awards will be presented to the top four contestants, with 1st place advancing to the District Talent Hunt program in Dallas on April 3rd all expenses paid. Interested students please stop by the Guidance Office for an application. Attention Juniors– Furman University is offering scholarship opportunities to current juniors. If you are interested in attending Furman and have a 3.5 GPA, please see Ms. Langston in the Guidance Office. Attention Seniors planning on attending UALR: The Chancellor’s Leadership Corps is a comprehensive scholars program which focuses on learning, leadership, and serving the community. Each year around 175 renewable four-year scholarships are offered, with award amounts ranging from $8,000 a year up to $32,000 for four years. Interested students must apply and be accepted to UALR, fill out the general scholarship application, and have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Potential candidates for these scholarships will be screened for interviews as part of the selection process and a letter of recommendation is strongly encouraged. The preferred deadline for consideration is February 1st with a final deadline of April 1st. Apply at www.ualr.edu/scholarships/apply/ .                       The National Society of Black Engineers-Arkansas Alumni Extension Chapter will host their 25th Annual Project Starting Block Seminar on February 21, 2015. This is a four-part mentoring program for African-American students that want to become engineers. The first seminar will be held at UALR-EIT Auditorium 9:30 to 1:00 P.M. Come by guidance office to pick up packet. Packet is to be mailed by February 10, 2015. Do you need tutoring?-TRIO Talent Search on UALR campus will offer tutoring thru March 17. Call 907-2471 or http://ualr.edu/trioeocets/ets/ for more information. Parents must accompany students on first night of enrollment, student must provide copy of report card and application must be completed. Please come by guidance office to pick up application. 13th Annual Celebration of an “Evening to Heal a Heart” Symposium is Thursday, February 12, 2015 from 8:00 to 11:45 a.m. At the Holiday Inn Presidential. You must be registered by Feb. 6. You can call 501-372-3800 or by email [email protected]. Juniors and seniors are invited to attend Rust College 2015 Visitation Day held Friday, February 13 from 10-1:00 P.M. Come by guidance office to pick up the application. Top High School juniors are invited to Henderson 100 program. This two-day event is scheduled for April 24-25th. Please pick-up brochure and application in the guidance office. Forms must be returned by March 6, 2015. 6th Annual Endangered Species Day Art Contest- Requirements can be found at www.fws.gov/arkansas-es/esda.html. Entries must be post-marked by April 4, 2015. Information Technology Careers Summer Camp is currently accepting applications for students who are interested in careers in technology. The camp will be June 17-20, 2015. Students must apply online by February 15, 2015. The camp is free. Apply at http://fluidsurveys.com/s/ITcamp2015/. Attention Seniors: The Silas Carneal Jones Scholarship is now available for graduating seniors entering college or a vocational-technical school for the first time. Interested students must have a 2.5 GPA and an ACT of at least 18. Please pick up applications in the guidance office. Attention Seniors: The Rockefeller Scholarship Award was established by the late Winthrop Rockefeller back in 1953. This scholarship award is for African-American students planning on attending any one of the accredited institutions within Pulaski County (Arkansas Baptist, Philander Smith College, Pulaski Technical College, or UALR). Interested students must have a 2.5 GPA, letters of recommendation, good citizenship, financial need, membership in a service or academic organization, and an acceptance letter. There will be multiple winners chosen from Central for this award. Scholarship amounts will total $2,000. Please stop by the guidance office and see your counselor for an application. Students – Information for summer programs at Furman University, Washington University and High School Summer Abroad are available in the Guidance Office – see Ms. Langston for details. Attention Seniors: The Little Rock chapter of Continental Societies Incorporated has released an academic scholarship in the amount of $500. Applicants must be accepted to a four year college or university, and complete an essay, and have three letters of reference, among other selection criteria. Applications must be mailed to the address listed on the application no later than February 21st. Please stop by the guidance office for an application. Attention Seniors: The Buick Achievers Scholarship Program has been released for 2015. Buick will award 50 scholarships worth $25,000 a year to high school seniors planning on enrolling in a four year college or university in the Fall of 2015 and plan on majoring in engineering, technology, design, or business with an interest in the automotive industry. Please visit www.buickachievers.com for more information. Attention Seniors: The Beta Theta Pi fraternity at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville has released the Men of Principle Scholarship worth $500 for incoming male freshmen who have good character, strong academics, and are active in the community. Please stop by the guidance office for an application. Pulaski County Youth Services will be offering a free ACT preparation course. Courses are on Saturday mornings from March 7- April 11th. All 1012th graders who are interested can pick up applications in the guidance office or online at http://pulaskicountyyouthservicrs.org. Deadline for applications is February 6, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. The EduGuide Challenge is calling all students to create your own "Drum Major" video. Students in grades 9-12 are invited to submit your own 1-5 minute video message about the legacy you want to leave. Video must be submitted by 11:59 pm on February 20, 2015. For rules please go to www.EduGuide.org/challenge. The Society of American Military Engineers offers engineering and construction summer camps for high school students interested in those fields. If you would like more information on these summer camps, please see Ms. Langston in the guidance office. Attention Seniors: Regions Bank announces the Regions Riding Forward Scholarship Essay Contest. This contest honors and celebrates the contributions made by African-Americans and kicks off Regions 2015 Black History Campaign. One high school senior will be awarded a $5,000 scholarship. Students must complete a 500 word essay about how an African-American has inspired and motivated him or her. For contest details, rules, and eligibility requirements please visit www.regions.com/ridingforward. Attention Seniors: The Roosevelt L. Thompson Scholarship is for graduating seniors at Little Rock Central High School who plan to attend an accredited four year college or university in the United States. In awarding the scholarship, the committee seeks someone who best exemplifies the ideals and qualities of Roosevelt Thompson. Scholarship recipients shall be selected on the basis of their demonstrated academic excellence, leadership, financial need and commitment to public service. Apply online at www.arcf.org February 1-April 1, 2015. The scholarship is $2000 plus matching grant of $2000 for a total of $4000, renewable for three years if the student maintains a record of excellence. Attention Seniors: The Dr. Phillis L. Nichols-Anderson Faith-Based Book Scholarship is now available for graduating African-American seniors. Students must submit a completed application, two letters of recommendation, and a typed 400 to 500 word essay. Mandatory interviews are also part of the selection process. There will be three book scholarships awarded each valued at $2,000, $1,000, and $500. Please stop by the guidance office for an application. Attention Seniors: The Elegant Ladies Club, Incorporated has announced two scholarships (one for $1,000 and one for $500) to be awarded to a deserving African-American student. You must have a 2.5 cumulative GPA, demonstrate strong leadership ability, have good character, active in community service projects, and demonstrate financial need. Please stop by the guidance office for an application. Applications are due no later than March 10th, 2015. Attention Seniors: The Little Rock Chapter of the Links, Incorporated awards scholarships to one or more graduating female minority students who plan on attending a four-year accredited college or university. Scholarships are awarded in amounts ranging from $2,000 to $2,500 for selected finalists. Applicants must have at least a 3.0 GPA, a minimum ACT of 20 or SAT of 460, have good moral character and citizenship, and demonstrate financial need. Applications must be turned in to Mrs. Moore in the guidance office no later than March 31st, 2015. Attention Seniors: The Arkansas School Boards Association Educational Foundation Freshmen Scholarship Program is designed to benefit the sons/daughters of Arkansas School Board Members. Four Scholarships are awarded annually (one from the state’s four congressional districts). A one-time scholarship of at least $600 will be awarded to a son/daughter of publicly elected Arkansas School Board members, of which the memberparent must be serving on his/her local board on September 1st of the school year in which the scholarship is awarded. Additional requirements are listed on the application. Please stop by the guidance office for an application.