Volunteer Opportunities

Conway AGATE has the following volunteer opportunities:

We have been asked to assist with the Elementary Quiz bowl at Fellowship church on Feb 6th. The school district will pay for breakfast and lunch for the officials, but we need someone to pick up the food and set up /clean up the hospitality room.

The Faulkner County Spelling Bee will be Feb 7th at the High School auditorium. They have asked Conway AGATE to help coordinate the trophies.

There is another volunteer opportunity to help in the hospitality room and snack bar at Destination Imagination March 14th. We had great participation from our membership last year and raised over $300 which was used for scholarships to send Conway students to the National History Day competition.

Please use the "email the blog editor" link if you can volunteer for an hour to two to help with any of these tasks.

IT Careers Camp

Sponsored by: ACXIOM Corporation
Dates: June 17-20, 2009
Application deadline: March 1, 2009
FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
APPLY ONLINE: WWW.UCA.EDU/ITCAMP

The IT Careers Camp is designed to heighten students' interest in a career in Information Technology and to encourage them to continue their education beyond high school. The camp provides students with a safe learning environment to explore their interest in computers. Students will be part of a group comprised of some of Arkansas' brightest students as they learn about interesting and rewarding careers in IT.

There is absolutely NO COST for motivated students to attend the camp. This is an overnight camp and students are required to stay on campus in dorm style housing. All camp expenses (room, board, etc.) are covered by the grant from Acxiom Corporation. Parents are required to furnish transportation to and from the camp.

Teachers should encourage students to complete their application online by March 1st. For more information call (501) 450-5276, e-mail academicoutreach@uca.edu, or visit: www.uca.edu/itcamp

Summer opportunity in China

Global Interactions Inc. is hosting its fourth year of our youth leadership program, Challenge: TOMORROW which pairs American students with their Chinese counterparts. The program includes studying science, culture and language. Attached is a link to the program flier where you can find more information. http://www.globalinteractions.org/Common/Files/B&W%20Flier.pdf