Do you have Immigration questions? Come Tuesday at lunch to the Terra Linda CCC at 12:25 and Thursday at lunch to the San Rafael High CCC, at12:20 and talk to an Immigration Attorney confidentially and for free! See if you qualify for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.

Teens—Opportunities to be environmentally green this Summer!

Canal Environmental Leadership Academy.  Explore parks and gardens, develop speaking skills, study sustainability, and practice movement and meditation daily for ten days this summer! The Teen Environmental Leadership Academy is for youth from the Canal (and friends nearby), July 15-26. Come to a meeting with the director, Stuart Moody, on Thursday, May 23 at lunch to tell you all about the program. Meet in Mr. Temple’s Lab, T220, San Rafael High. Apply at: www.greensangha.org/tela.

Seniors who will be 18 by July 1^st can apply to be a counselor at Walker Creek’s Camp Chance for campers ages 11-13. Need CPR certification before paid internship begins. Applications due May 31.  Send cover letter, resume and one reference letter other than peer or family to: Rebecca L. Kuga, Camp Chance, P.O. Box 151560, San Rafael, CA 94915-1560. 545@srpd.org, 485-3025.

Richardson Bay Audubon Center has a few spots left for low-income Youth Leaders and Naturalists who are eligible for transportation scholarships for working with children ages 4-8. Training May 29^th, with pizza-June 1st.. Contact Marisela Alvarez, Youth Programs Manager, 388-2524x150, http://richardsonbay.audubon.org.

Scholarship Reminders for Seniors:

I’m First Scholarship is for first-generation and undocumented students who will be attending partner schools, such as Chapman, Pitzer and others across the US. Not selected on GPA, $2,000 scholarship is renewable for four years. Winners are strong writers who can blog their college reflections. Due May 24^th. Apply online at: http://www.imfirst.org/scholarship-application/.

Filling the Gaps $5,000 grant applications are due Friday, May 31st. Submit with copy of current transcript. Filling the Gaps grant application.

Sausalito Art Festival Scholarships: Complete online application, with copy of CA Driver’s License , two, 250-word-essays about financial need and your plan to major in art. Four, $5,000 winners, Official transcript request due to counseling by June 3^rd.

Canal Alliance Scholarship: During the brief time this scholarship link was live, it got copied and dispersed, but Nayeli Hernandez has let us know that this year only graduating seniors from their Youth Scholarships are eligible and those renewing current college students will be contacted.

The I Can Afford College is offering a $5,000 sweepstakes for community college by writing a mini essay to Twitter about “how much brighter their future would look if they won.” Twitter not account not required. www.icanaffordcollege.com. Due June 23^rd.

SAT Classes at Next Generation Scholars: Students who qualify for free or reduced lunch, attend public high school in San Rafael or Novato, and have the ability to take one of the two summer courses from beginning to end, and complete all practice tests, should sign up with NGS ASAP to complete an application and pay a small, sliding fee of $20, for textbooks. Karla Garcia karla@nextgenerationscholars.org or call 259-0900.

Volunteer Opportunity:

The Marin Greek Festival is looking for student volunteers to work 2-8 hour shifts over this Memorial Day weekend: 

To volunteer contact Laurie Madias at 415.939.0027 or email skidmoreplace@yahoo.com. 

Ceramics Camp Scholarships!

Ten Scholarships for Ceramics Camp! Barbara Stevenson’s Art Studio in San Rafael, located on 4^th Street, received a grant to give 10 scholarships to at risk, low-income students, ages 13-18, for one week Ceramics Camps! Any interested students, please call Rachel at 686-3937.

Cornell University's College of Engineering is looking for current juniors who have shown strong aptitude in the following academic areas: calculus, physics, chemistry, biology, and computer science to apply to either of two programs: The Engineering Diversity Hosting Weekend and The Women in Engineering Program , which will take place September 26 – 28, 2013. Both programs provide students with an opportunity to stay in a dorm with a current student; attend an undergraduate engineering class; participate in a lab demonstration and more. Funding is available for students who may need support with travel expenses. Deadline is July 15^th. Application and info available at: www.engineering.cornell.edu/falldhw, www.engineering.cornell.edu/wieprogramengr_admissions@cornell.edu and include “Fall Hosting” in the subject heading, or call 607.255.5008.