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What's HOT the week of March 22, 2021
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Important Dates
Mar 25
- CSCA silent online auction ends
Mar 27
- CSCA Auction (virtual, 6 pm)
Apr 8
- Last Day of Qtr 3
- LGBTQ+ SPS Staff and their Families dinner
Apr 12–16
Apr 15
Apr 22
- CSCA board meeting (6:30–8:30 pm, Zoom)
Apr 27
- CSCA general/parents & guardians meeting (6;30–8:30 pm, Zoom)
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New in this week's Dragon's Fire
- Auction Week Has Started
- Career Center Updates
- Zynga Virtual Field Trip
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From Mr. Alex's AP art class:
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Auction Week Has Started
ONLINE AUCTION
The Online Auction will end on Thu, Mar 25 at 8:30 pm.
Up for bid are curated student art beautifully framed and ready for display in your home. Or you could opt to have it displayed in the halls of TCS. What a beautiful way to honor the artist and grace the walls of our beloved high school!
LIVE VIRTUAL AUCTION & Social Event
Our LIVE VIRTUAL AUCTION and Social Event is on Sat, Mar 27 at 6 pm. If you haven't yet, make sure to RSVP to reserve your FREE ticket!
Ticket Holders, watch your email early next week. The Auction Team will send you the recipe for our signature event cocktail! We'll give you the scoop on what to wear. And most importantly, we'll give you the Zoom link so you can join in on the fun. Rumor has it that Dr. Casey is so excited, you just might see her doing a happy dance at the auction. So RSVP and don't miss out on the fun!! https://csca.schoolauction.net/cometogether/homepages/show
DIRECT CASH DONATION
Have a great auction week! Let's "COME TOGETHER" for our students!
Rosina & Angie, Auction Co-Chairs
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College & Career Readiness
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Career Center Updates
- King County Job: High School Intern, Airport Finance
- Sprinkler Fitter Apprenticeship
- UW Summer Youth Program Info Session
- SkyHawk Spring & Summer Job Opportunities
- Northwest Carpenters Institute Apprenticeship
- 2021 Youth Maritime Program
- Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE)
- UW Summer Nursing Camp (Virtual)
- Air Force ROTC (Reserve Officers’ Training Corps)
- Seattle Skills Center Info Session
- VIBES Conference
- AJAC Youth Apprenticeship Advanced Manufacturing Info Session
- Young Executives of Color: UW Foster School of Business
- King County Online Career Events: Jobs for Clean Water
- T-Mobile’s Explorer Internship (PAID)
- Seattle Youth Employment Program Summer Internship
- Students Exploring Pharmacy Summer Program
- Learn About the Military from Veterans Info Session
- Performance Systems Integration Shop Maintenance Technician Position
- 2021 Youth Philanthropy Workshop: The Role of Youth in a Just Democracy
- Seattle Seahawks Player’s Equality & Justice for All Scholarship Fund
- Seattle University Summer Pre-College: Criminal Law & Artificial Intelligence Program
- HOBY WASHINGTON Virtual Summer Seminar
- Conservation Crew Camp Members (PAID)
- Americorps Vista
- KUOW Summer 2021 Online Intro to Radio Journalism Workshop (PAID)
- ISB (Institute for Systems Biology) High School
- 2021 Girls Who Code’s Virtual Summer Immersion Program
- Seattle U Summer Business Institute
- Fred Hutch Summer High School Internship Program (PAID)
- Seattle Children’s Research Institute Summer 2021 Program
- Scholarships Bulletin
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Zynga Virtual Field Trip
Interested in game design? Zynga has reached out to The Center School! Zynga is an amazing company with offices in Eugene, San Francisco, Chicago, and worldwide. Tons of design, marketing, engineering jobs, and internships for college-level skills. Ms Wyn is connecting students (girls and non-binary) on a virtual field trip to Zynga on Tue, Mar 23, during 6th period (11:20-12:20). Students must have permission from their 6th period teacher. To attend, email Ms Wynn for Zoom link and make a career connection!
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Career Center Workbook Now Available
TCS's Mr. Rho and the UW Dream Workshop have collaborated to create this career and college readiness workbook for TCS rising juniors and seniors. View the workbook now.
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Explore Careers in Healthcare
Partnerships across Pierce and King County have come together to host a week long (1–2 hours a day) virtual healthcare career exploration event Apr 26–30. Events will all be in the afternoon and the agenda, while still in development, looks roughly like this:
- Day 1: Chart Opportunities in health
- Day 2: Discover careers in healthcare
- Day 3: Pathways in employment
- Day 4: Chart your healthcare education
- Day 5: Planning next steps & setting yourself up for success
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FAFSA Applications Due Apr 15
This is a reminder to please submitted your FAFSA application if you have not done so. The deadline is Apr 15 This is an important and last requirement to complete for eligibilitiy for the Seattle Promise Scholarship. If you need any assistance, Seattle Promise has workshops. Our Seattle Promise outreach, Savannah Daniels, can assist you! Check for open workshops here.
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Patricia Fisher Endowed Scholarship
A Scholarship Opportunity for African American Students Interested in Journalism with awards of $500–$2,500. Open to graduating high school seniors and undergraduate students of the African American Diaspora studying in WA. Award recipients will be matched with a mentor from the Seattle Association of Black Journalists. This is a great launching point for a career in journalism, photography, broadcasting, documentary film/audio production. Application deadline is Mar 31. Apply now.
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WA Ethnic Studies Now Youth Art Contest
WA Ethnic Studies Now is looking for submissions by artists up to age 25 living WA state to submit visual art of any medium that responds to the question: How can we use art to tell the stories of BIPOC and our communities? Work must be submitted as a high res digital file between Mar 1 and Mar 31. Winners will be announced Apr 17. Read more about WA Ethnic Studies' mission and the contest.
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2021 Leaders of Today Competition
The Leaders of Today Competition prompts students to write a short essay or film a video about a specific change they wish to enact in one of the following three categories:
- Civic Leadership
- Community Engagement
- Technology & Innovation
The winners of the competition, our “2021 Leaders of Today Youth Visionaries,” will get the unique opportunity to work with one of our adult ambassadors, ranging from an MIT Professor to the mayor of the City of Bellevue, to realize these changes. This collaboration can lead to mentorships and one of a kind leadership positions. Find more information about our competition and organization on our website. Or read the flyer.
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