Kaiser Permanente Health Care Career Scholarship

“In 2008, Kaiser Permanente Northwest founded the Health Care Career Scholarship Program to help students in Oregon and Southwest Washington achieve their dreams of becoming health care professionals. Since then, Kaiser Permanente Northwest has invested more than $2.3 million in the program, including scholarship awards totaling more than $2 million.

Scholarships are awarded annually to at least one qualified senior at each of 133 public high schools in the Kaiser Permanente Northwest service area, which spans from north of Longview, Washington, to Eugene, Oregon (Kaiser Permanente plan to open an office in Eugene in 2016).”

Scholarship amounts for college-bound high school seniors are $2,000, $5,000, or $10,000. The majority of the scholarships are for $2,000. Those in higher amounts are awarded to the most qualified applicants from across all eligible high schools. The $5,000 and $10,000 awards are split into two equal payments distributed in fall of the first and second years of college. All awards are nonrenewable.

Once scholarship recipients have reached their second year of college, they are eligible to:

  • Apply to be considered for an additional one-time scholarship of $2,000 to be utilized toward their third year of college.
  • Apply for paid summer internships at Kaiser Permanente that are available exclusively to scholarship recipients.”

For more info, visit this link: Kaiser Northwest Health Care Career Scholarship

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VFW Honors Magnet Sophomore

Magnet sophomore Duy Vuong rose to the challenge (like he always does) when presented with the extra credit opportunity Mr. Greene offered in early November via the annual Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) audio/essay contest.  In this national competition about “40,000 high school students from across the country enter to win a share of the $2 million in educational scholarships and incentives …” available to students who compete.  The local competition, sponsored by VFW members at post 4278, received about 600 entries from high school students in Clark and Skamania counties, about 80 of those from Camas High School.  Duy’s response to the prompt, “My vision for America”, earned a 3rd place, including a framed certificate and a $200 dollar honorarium for his efforts. Congratulations, Duy!  If you’d like to read his award winning entry, here it is:  Duy’s Vision for America.

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Magnet Breakfast Scheduled for 12/18

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Magnetos,

We’ve almost made it to winter break!  39 hours of school, to be exact.

We will be holding a Magnet breakfast on Friday, December 18th.  The breakfast begins at 7:30 and will be in rooms 506-508.  This is a great time to eat some awesome food and socialize with fellow Magnet students.  So be there!!

Seasons Greetings!

Hailey Dewey

Senior, MST ASB Secretary

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UW Neuroscience Paid Summer Internship

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Who is this for?

Are you a high school student interested in becoming an engineer or scientist? Do the fields of neuroscience, mathematics, computer science, and biomedical research fascinate you? Do you have a relative in the Seattle area you could stay with and have a way to get to UW on a daily basis? If you answered yes to these questions, then you could spend your summer as a student researcher at the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering (CSNE) on the University of Washington’s Seattle campus.

Young Scholars will:

  • Work in a lab alongside a team of researchers conducting neural engineering research.
  • Receive mentoring from a graduate student.
  • Learn a variety of skills, which may include MATLAB, computer programming, lab safety, bioethics, technical communication, and scientific presentation.
  • Participate in our Summer Research Symposium.
  • Be paid a $4,500 stipend for the 9 week program.

What is the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering?

The CSNE develops innovative modes of human-computer interaction by connecting brains with technology. We study signals from the brain, use that information to cause an action–such as moving a prosthetic hand or computer cursor–and provide useful information back to the brain. Our research is aimed at significantly improving the quality of life for people with spinal cord injury, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, and other disabilities. By designing closed-loop neural-interactive systems we hope to help restore mobility as well as sensory and motor functions.

Applications available now!
Apply online: www.csne-erc.org
Applications due: February 1st, 2016

Questions?
Go to www.csne-erc.org for information, videos, FAQs, and applications.
Contact Kristen Bergsman at bergsman@uw.edu

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Senior Symposium

Throughout the year we have many opportunities to get together. In December we will have our annual Senior Symposium where the MST Magnet Seniors will present a poster fair to showcase their research during their 2015 summer internships. This is one of our required events for all students (9th-12th). Parents are more than welcome.

  • Location: Zeller Auditorium (District Office)
  • Date: December 14th
  • Time: 4:30-5:45 PM

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Magnet Sweatshirts for Sale

We have Magnet sweatshirts for sale for $25. You can purchase them online here: Sweatshirt Purchase Link.  There is an option to add your name to the sleeve, so if you would like that, this is how: Once you pick a size and add the sweatshirt to your “cart”, there is a button at the bottom that says add Names and Numbers.  Click on that and add your name – please NOT any numbers.The deadline for purchase is December 3rd, which is in about two weeks. Below is a picture of what the sweatshirt looks like (Magnet ASB Secretary, Hailey D.)image

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Class of 2017 Internship Planning Meeting

We will be having a meeting for both parents/guardians and students on Thursday, November 19th @ 6:00 in room 506. We will be covering internship requirements and how to go about obtaining an internship. This meeting is required, unless rescheduled with Mrs. Newman.

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College Admissions Context

In the ever intense academic world that students navigate, there are always challenges for both students and parents.  Here are a couple of resources from Mrs. Liebe, our MST counselor, that provide valuable context and insight:

 

 

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Study abroad? Learn a language? Free, you say?

Here are a couple of scholarship/study opportunities that you might find intriguing … In retrospect, by the way, I personally wish I would have done something like this (as scary as it would have been to leave the comforts of home) when I was in high school and/or college. I did travel and live abroad after school, but I had to pay for it!

  1. National Security Language Initiative for Youth: application due next Thursday, Oct. 29th, by 11:00 am. 600 scholarships for next summer or for next school year will be awarded for high school students with a 2.5 + GPA, between 15 to 18 years of age and U.S. citizens to live in a foreign country and learn one of the following languages: Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Persian (Tajik), Russian or Turkish. Round trip flight, academic school costs, room and board and health insurance are paid for. See Mrs. Keene for application information.
  2. Youth Exchange and Study Abroad Program (YES): application due December 1, 2015. 900 scholarships available for next school year to live with host families and study in Bosnia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Macedonia, Malaysia, Morocco, the Philippines, Senegal, Thailand or Turkey. Scholarship pays for round trip airfare, tuition, educational and cultural activities, visa fees, room and board and medical. Must be 15 to 18 years old, a U. S. Citizen, and enrolled in high school. See Mrs. Keene for more information.

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MST “APES” Examine “Building Blocks of Life”

The recently indoctrinated freshman MST “APES” class (AP Environmental Science) has been busy reviewing the building blocks of life and simulating the radioactive decay of elements.

 

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