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Opportunities Updated March 17, 2021

Thrivent Financial Hosting Free “College Planning 101” Workshop

The 75-minute event will be held at 6:00 PM Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at Zoom Lobby 711 714 2661. The event will be presented by Freedom Financial Group with Thrivent Financial.

This event will answer key questions including:

· How choices made in high school can affect admissions and financial prospects.

· The basics of college financial aid.

· Why it’s not too late to have a plan.

This event is available to the public. To register for this free event, individuals may email Freedom Financial Group at freedomfinancialgroup@thrivent.com. The reservation deadline is Monday, March 15, 2021.

Thrivent Financial is represented in the local area by Cody Ross Pollock at 129 W Main Street, Waconia, 952-999-7686, Martin L Cole at 129 W. Main St, Waconia, 952-442-8461 and Elizabeth Walker at 129 West Main St., Waconia

About Thrivent As the local, personal face of Thrivent, a not-for-profit financial services organization serving Christians, Thrivent Financial professionals provide one-on-one financial guidance and connect people to Thrivent products, businesses and member benefits to guide them on their Wise With Money Journey.

No products will be sold.

Three Rivers Park District is offering more than 20 paid summer internships through our Pathways program in 2021. This extraordinary program set in a regional park district provides a unique opportunity for your students to explore the exciting possibilities of a career in parks and recreation. Interested applicants can go directly to the Pathways web page where they can learn more and apply.

Contact Mrs. Kelzer if you need more information.

The Princeton Review is offering several free practice opportunities for MN area students. Next weekend there is a virtual ACT and SAT, which provide real-feel experiences for students to gauge their performance and identify strengths and weaknesses. The following week there is a chance to join a review session that provides tips, tricks, truths, and misconceptions about beating standardized testing and the college admissions process.

Links to Sign up: · Free Practice ACT · Free Practice SAT · Scores Back Strategy Session

Girls State for Junior

Junior Girls: If you have an interest in learning more about our government, then you might want to get involved with Girls State! This summer it will be held at Bethel University from June 13-19. If you are interested, please see Mrs. Kelzer for the details. Deadline: March 19.

Each summer, approximately 16,000 young women participate in weeklong ALA Girls State programs across the nation. Every American Legion Auxiliary Girls State program operates with the same patriotic values through a nonpartisan curriculum where students assume the roles of government leaders, campaigning in mock parties (often called “Federalists” and “Nationalists”) to become mayors and county and state officials of their ALA Girls State. The program is a weeklong immersive learning experience, often held on a college campus where girls live in “cities” within a dormitory-like setting. The learning, experience, memories, and friendships last a lifetime.

Conservation Corp

Summer Youth Corps Position Conservation Corps MN & IA offers many positions for youth (age 15 – 18) from learning technical field skills to running community events. If you are interested in serving outdoors this summer, please check out the following opportunities:

Summer Youth Corps: This is our summer residential program. For five weeks, mid-June to mid-August, youth will work on a crew with five other youth and two crew leaders, camp in parks throughout Minnesota, and work to restore natural areas by maintaining and creating trails, removing invasive plants, restoring natural habitat, and completing basic construction projects. Review details or apply here. For more information, please contact the Program Manager: Teresa Butel (she/her/hers), teresa.butel@conservationcorps.org or 816-824-4639

Increasing Diversity in Environmental Careers (IDEC) This is a program open to high school seniors with an interest in natural resources who plan to enroll in an accredited two- or four- year institution in MN this fall and pursue a STEM degree. The IDEC program provides a unique opportunity for underrepresented students, specifically, women, rachial or ethnic minorities, and/or individual with disabilities to develop a career path through three components:

Fellowship: The fellowship provides students with a supportive community, yearly academic scholarship, and professional development.
Mentorship: The mentorship aims to enhance college success, encourage personal and professional development, and promote career advancement by pairing fellows with employees at one of the participating state agencies.
Internship: The full-time paid internship, which runs from May to August, allows fellows to learn more about environmental and natural resources career paths through paid, on-the-job experience.
We are actively accepting applications until May 28, 2021 and free online information sessions are offered throughout the application period! May Yang (she/her/hers) at may.yang@conservationcorps.org or at 651-785-6209

CareerForce Chaska

Michael Branscum is the new youth employment counselor at CareerForce Chaska. If there are any youth interested in career-specific endeavors, Michael is taking referrals. He works with both In School Youth (ISY) and Out of School Youth (OSY). See Mrs. Kelzer for a fillable form for anybody interested in reaching out. We do have support services funds available for bus passes, school supplies, childcare assistance, job specific attire/tools, training/certificate programs, etc.

If a youth wants to call, text, Facetime, etc. feel free to reach out at 612-503-2599.

Here is a list of a few of the things I can assist with for any interested youth:

In-School Youth (ISY)

Ages 14-21. Enrolled in high school or college. We set up work sites for skill building. Work readiness prep. Virtual soft skills training. Supportive services (boots, scrubs, tools, transportation, etc.). Career exploration webinars

Out-Of-School Youth (OSY)

Ages 16-24. We set up work sites for skill building. Supportive services (boots, scrubs, tools, transportation, etc.). Work readiness preparation. Virtual soft skill training. Career exploration webinars. Must enroll for OSY prior to school registration for certificate programs. Tuition assistance is available for WIOA certified programs.

Immersive Career Experiences For Ages 15-18 Fall Semester

We are delighted to announce our biggest ever schedule of work experience programs for the fall semester, which your students can register for now. On our programs, students work alongside top industry executives to gain a 360-degree experience of some of the world’s most competitive and desirable careers. All programs will be delivered ‘Live Online’: immersive work experience with successful professionals in a live, interactive environment; from the comfort of your own home. For Ages 15 to 18: Weekend Programs in all 20 industries (up to 2 days each) For Ages 12 to 14: Weekend Programs in 8 industries (1 day each)

Manus Products – Waconia

Part-time & Full-time Machine Operator Positions Available.

Manus Products offers:

· Excellent pay

· Very flexible schedules

· Pays weekly

· Quality training

Come join an ISO 9001 certified company and learn more about manufacturing!

To apply:

Apply online: Manus.net (under company tab)

Call or text: 612-810-2126 Email: shelleyg@manus.net or emilym@manus.net

Stop by our office: 866 Industrial Blvd. W, Waconia, MN

Island View Golf Club is hiring summer grounds crew. Must be 16 or older. Starting at $11-$12 per hour with OT available. Please contact Kurt if interested: 612.382.6744

Minnesota Education Fair, TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2020 6 P.M. – 7:30 P.M. EDEN PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL 17185 VALLEY VIEW ROAD EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55346

STUDENTS & FAMILIES ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THIS FREE EVENT Visit with representatives from over 110 regional colleges, universities, community colleges, technical colleges, and specialty schools. For more information, contact 952-975-8038. For a complete list of schools at the fair visit: http://www.mn-acac.org/MEFstudents/

BARCODE SIGN-UP AT WWW.GOTOCOLLEGEFAIRS.COM Print your unique barcode and bring it with you to the event. College representatives will be able to scan your barcode – no cards to fill out at the tables.

RAM offers a Carpentry Training program to any interested student. This begins in June of 2020. This program provides an educational hands-on learning about post frame construction. If you are interested, please see Mrs. Kelzer for details.

Minnesota American Legion Boys State is a program for young men who have just completed their junior year of high school and a week-long experience of learning about Minnesota government at the local, county and state levels by “doing”. Student delegates will organize and participate in the various levels and branches of government in addition to participating in athletics, music, writing for the newspaper, or holding leadership positions across all levels of the program. Every boy will participate in the process of city, county and state government. To interested Junior boys calling Winsted “home”, you are invited to consider the opportunity to be our Post’s delegate to the 72nd Annual Minnesota Boys State to be held on the campus of St John’s University in St. Joseph, June 14 – 20, 2020. See Mrs. Kelzer for details

High School Page Program The MN House of Representative High School Page Program offers a unique opportunity for students to examine what they learn in the classroom under real life circumstances. Students participate in a wide variety of activities, each designed to further their understanding of our state government and the legislative process. This program is open to all MN High School students during their JUNIOR year, whether they attend public or private schools, or are home-schooled. Please see Mrs. Kelzer if you are interested in learning more details.

Parents,

All scholarship and testing information is located on Moodle. Please login to the Moodle account that is set up for you/your student, click on the left side under “Counselor Info” and you should be able to see all the updates that I have posted regarding test dates and scholarship information. I update the scholarship information as they come across my desk, typically every other week. You can also access the scholarship info off our website and daily blast. Please let me know if you have any questions. Mrs. Kelzer.

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