New Year's Day. A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this transformative year of delight and self-discovery. Today carve out a quiet interlude for yourself in which to dream, pen in hand. Only dreams give birth to change.

Sarah Ban Breathnach

https://www.wcpss.net/domain/6939

Class of 2021 Graduation Announced: Thursday, June 10th, 2021 12:00 at the Raleigh Convention Center.

As we prepare for upcoming events and educational opportunities for our HSA students in 2020-2021, we need to do some fundraising. Since we do not receive funding from the county for events like off-site educational opportunities and the Red Cord Banquet to honor seniors, we depend on friends like you to help the Academy with your donations. We have heard from parents that many prefer to donate money directly vs. purchasing items that might incur additional costs such as shipping or taxes. There are two advantages to that - #1 Donating by clicking a button is quick and easy, and #2 All money goes directly to the Academy. Checks are also welcome and should be made out to AD Health Alliance and sent to ADHS at 1420 Athens Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606. And, of course, any amount donated is tax-deductible.

We are grateful for any amount you donate and assure you that many good things are in the works that will directly impact your students as they prepare for a career in the health sciences at Athens Drive. Thank you in advance!

Our annual fundraisers helps to support the HSCA Alliance in opportunities & operations for students.

• Donate to the AD HSCA directly
• Support upcoming "digital" restaurant fundraisers
• (NEW) Harris Teeter by linking your VIC card - 6944 ATHENS DRIVE MAGNET HS- HSCA https://www.harristeeter.com/together-in-education
  
• Amazon Smile * Option coming

https://sites.google.com/wcpss.net/admhs-health-science-alliance/fundraising-opportunities

Country Meats " contactless fundraising". Your minimum order is 1 bag (24 snack sticks) for $35, and $12 will go to the fundraiser of your choice! Each additional bag that you purchase, in this same order, will cost you only $25 and another $11 per bag will go to the fundraiser! Shipping is FREE!

Here is our unique URL and QR Code: https://www.countrymeats.com/fundraiser/athen-drive-health-alliance

6944 ATHENS DRIVE MAGNET HS- HSCA https://www.harristeeter.com/together-in-education

My name is Katherine Mansfield, and I am a graduate student at UNC Chapel-Hill in the Masters in Speech-Language Pathology Program. I am a part of an organization within the School of Medicine called the Allied Health Ambassadors, which is interested in putting together several outreach events with your students at Athens Drive High School in the HSCA. We would love to provide them with information on the various allied health science professions offered as programs at our university. These include the following:

• Physical Therapy

• Speech-Language Pathology

• Occupational Therapy

• Audiology

• Clinical Rehab and Mental Health Counseling

• Physician Assistant

• Radiologic Science

• Clinical Laboratory Science

We are currently planning several informational sessions with Q&A opportunities via Zoom, occurring on the first Monday evening of every month beginning December 7th, 2020. These events are open to any of your students who are interested in learning more about the allied health professions. We will begin with a short presentation to introduce the various professions and wrap-up with a Q&A session for the students to ask whatever questions they may have about allied health, what they can do now to get on track for these programs, college in general, etc.

{Flyer located at the end of the Pulse}

Please register with this link: https://tinyurl.com/aharegistration

Applications are now being accepted for the KPMG Future Leaders Program – Class of 2021! I am reaching out to you today because I know you work with inspiring girls who could benefit from this opportunity. Our goal is for the application to reach as many qualified young women as possible, and we cannot do it without your help.

Again this year, the KPMG Future Leaders Program will award 22 deserving female high school seniors:

1. A scholarship of $10,000 per year for 4 years of college
2. A pairing with an executive woman mentor for one-year
3. A leadership development retreat and ongoing KPMG support

Since the program’s inception in 2016, $2.68M in scholarships has been awarded to 100 KPMG Future Leaders. We are proud of the impact this program is having and look forward to expanding our reach in 2021.

Please share the online application site with your qualifying female students and urge them to apply for this wonderful opportunity.

Applications must be submitted online by February 1, 2021. An independent selection

Committee will select and notify the 22 recipients by April 15, 2021.

{Flyer at the end of the Pulse}

Registration closes November 30, 2020

The Ready, Set, App! challenge is an Android mobile app development competition for North Carolina students. Student groups will develop a functional and original mobile app using a mobile app development platform, such as MIT App Inventor, to solve a problem in their community or school. The top teams will get the opportunity to pitch their app at the Virtual Ready, Set, App! Competition in April to win Lenovo-branded prizes. All final teams will receive an appointed intern to serve as peer support and a project workbook to assist with the app development process.

• Participants must be in 9-12th grade.
• This competition is for public or public charter high schools in NC.
• Teams of 3-5.
• Each team must have an educator to serve as their advisor.
• Each team will be appointed a peer intern to assist with the app development process.

Please note: Projects do not have to be completed by Nov. 30th. After registration is complete, you will be provided additional resources to support your app development.

Use the link HERE to register for the program

Visit https://readysetapp.devpost.com/ for more information.

Congratulations Sean! "We are happy to inform you that your submission has been selected for a poster presentation at the AMIA 2020 High School Scholar Program (HSSP). Each submission was reviewed by three members of the HSSP Review Committee on a variety of criteria: importance to the field, scholarship, methodological contribution, and overall organization of the presentation".

Sean's presentation for the AMIA 2020 Annual Symposium was during the Poster Session I on Monday, November 16. Below is the link to his poster.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LXtl9Rn7BD-4PIzEPPF5RzACC7syuBwj/view?usp=sharing

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has launched a COVID-19 Exposure Notification app called “SlowCOVIDNC.”

The app will alert North Carolinians when they may have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.

To learn more about SlowCOVIDNC and to download the app, visit https://www.covid19.ncdhhs.gov/slowcovidnc , which also includes an FAQ.

Join Junior Achievement on December 2 as teen business owners enter The Arena to share their business ideas with successful entrepreneurs! The Arena is a periodic web series where celebrity coaches will listen to business pitches from teen entrepreneurs and then provide constructive feedback and guidance. Junior Achievement is doing this series in partnership with the Brian Hamilton Foundation. The second episode is taking place at 1:30pm Eastern on December 2, 2020. The celebrity coach will be Dave Sparks, “Heavy D,” from the Discovery Channel’s show Diesel Brothers. He and Sageworks Co-Founder Brian Hamilton will provide insights to some of today’s brightest young entrepreneurs. Check out details and register here! https://jausa.ja.org/events/-the-arena-web-series.

Wake Technical Community College Virtual Admissions for Athens Drive to our current seniors December 16th virtually? We will have a Wake Technical Community College Admissions Advisor available and our Regional College Foundation of North Carolina Representative available to assist. Students will receive Google Meet link after registering for virtual admissions. See Signup Genius Link below for registration:https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508044EAFA923A7FD0-wake2

Continuing Students can find the electronic version of the Current Student EV Form in the Self-Service portal under the “Required Documents” tab. If the form is not available, please complete the Current Student EV Form Request form. Unfortunately, we will no longer accept paper forms as our processes have changed. Please allow 3-5 business days for processing once we receive the completed EV Form.

New Students interested in applying to the CCP Program for the Spring/Summer semesters should visit ccp.waketech.edu and click on the Enrolling in CCP tab for an outline of the admissions process. Students who have attended or completed the information session will receive the online CCP Application link within the email address they provided during the session. Students should check all folders within their email inbox.


Graduating Students who are still interested in enrolling in CCP Summer courses, must submit and updated EV Form (previously mentioned). Graduating Students who plan to attend Wake Tech as a traditional student should visit the CCP Students Graduating High School tab on the CCP webpage. Students who no longer wish to be identified as a CCP student and/or wish to be exited from the program should complete the CCP Exiting Student Request Form.

For all other important updates and detailed information, visit ccp.waketech.edu.

Due to Wake Tech being closed here are the links for Career and College Promise and the information links to follow for the information sessions. This would include the CNA and CMA courses. If you should have any questions, please let me know.

https://www.waketech.edu/admissions-aid/career-and-college-promise

https://www.waketech.edu/admissions-aid/career-and-college-promise/info-session

https://forms.nintex.com/FormHost.aspx?id=DA1zqVxZOHLNjuUTfOfA82YVzZBfdLyMdg4xi9rwka3XbOaYkPm8DuumNIFHuNCHYtLyLo2g9hcMuFBWtPu148BcP0w6N0guM9ISqMzKAqAU96FBrpEHxccbaaFJvNm1&TZOffset=240&TZStdOffset=-300&HasDST=true

https://sites.google.com/wcpss.net/adhscollegeapps

How to make your cards:

Start with a greeting card or a piece of paper no larger than 8x11 (folded in half to make a card). Address the card to “Dear Service Member,”

Write a personal note. Share about yourself and your community. For example: How do you celebrate the holidays? What are your family memories of the holidays? Our servicemen and servicewomen enjoy learning about your hometown.

The messages can be serious or funny or both, always keeping in mind that appropriate and respectful language is a must! (See more prompts below.)

Sign your first name ONLY and list your school and town.

Envelopes are not necessary. If you have an envelope, please do NOT seal it. There is no need to address the envelope, but you can write “Service Member” on the outside of the envelope.

Feel free to decorate the envelope.

Writing prompts:

I appreciate what you do because …
My favorite holiday tradition is …
I love the holidays because …
In my family, we always … during the holidays
This year, I wish for a …
In North Carolina, we celebrate by …
I know someone in the military …
My holiday wish for you is …
When I grow up, I want to …
In my free time, I …

I celebrate … and we like to …

How to send your cards:

Please send your signed holiday cards to this address:

Letters to Troops
4501 New Bern Ave
Suite 130 #116
Raleigh, NC 27610
(You can use USPS, FedEx, or UPS. You
can send cards in an envelope or a box.)

Holly Springs pen pal program helps seniors find friends, smiles from around the world.

If you would like to become a pen pal or write a letter to a resident of Holly Springs II Apartments, select someone here and send the letter to Holly Springs II, 215 W. Earp Street, Holly Springs, NC 27540.

https://abc11.com/community-events/pen-pal-program-brings-smiles-to-seniors-looking-for-friends/7016072/

Please note that the County has not directed the Career Academies on how to proceed for the Class of 2022. Watch for a Google Meet Information Session to be announced.

As you know with the pandemic, internships that were originally planned and organized, ended up going to a Plan B option approach. Most of the facilities, universities, hospitals, and clinics (Medical/Vet) closed their doors to students due to COVID and in person internships.

Goggle Classroom for Summer Internships 2021 (Class of 2022) created and houses all the paperwork and assignments, as we start December 2020- Summer 2021 for the internships.

Class Code: x5xmrle

Join the '21 Summer Internships (Class of 2022) Remind: text 21summ to 81010

In the meantime, this is the information I will need after you secure a site and through your outreach and will send you paperwork to complete.

PLEASE DO NOT START TILL ALL PAPERWORK IS DONE DUE TO LIABILITY.

#1 - I will need a resume and your contact email

#2 - Facility/Clinic:

#3 - Physical Address & Phone

#4 - Name of Supervisor

#5 - Email for Contact

Let me know if you have any questions and available to assist and work with you at jhulsey@wcpss.net

We are excited to announce the launch of the SHIFT NC Youth Advisory Council (YAC). This council will provide an opportunity for participants ages 15-19 to develop leadership, advocacy, and peer education skills in addition to learning about sexual and reproductive health. Participants will provide valuable feedback to ensure that our programming meets the diverse needs of youth living in NC.

We hope to recruit 12-15 youth of diverse identities and experiences from across North Carolina and strongly encourage young people with marginalized identities to apply. Due to COVID-19, the inaugural program year will be virtual and shortened, starting in January 2021 and ending in June 2021. Each month, there will be one skills-building training and one meeting to discuss programmatic goals. Ideally, we would like council members to stay on for the following year, which will be Sept. 2021-June 2022 and involve more skill-building sessions. Applications for this program year will be due by November 30. Qualified applicants will be contacted to schedule an interview during the week of December 7-11.

Why should you apply to join the @shiftnc Youth Advisory Committee❓

• Leadership development

• Meeting attendance stipend

• Fun swag

• Community service

• Make new friends across North Carolina!

Visit their website for more information: https://www.shiftnc.org/

NAMI Hotline: 919-848-4490

Follow along on our social media (@namiwake on all platforms) or on our site's blog!

We also have virtual support groups operating weekly:

• Peer & Family Support Group for Stress & Anxiety
  Mondays, 6:00-7:30 pm
  www.nami-wake.org/enrollPFSG
• NAMI Family Support Group
  Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30 pm
  www.nami-wake.org/enrollFSG
• NAMI Connections for Recovery Support Group
  Wednesdays, 7:00-8:30 pm
  www.nami-wake.org/enrollCSG

https://nami-wake.org/stay-home-stay-well-top-ten-apps-for-managing-mental-health-on-android/#more-

December 8th and 10th Chapter Meeting

FFA Wreath Drive - January 6th {Flyer at the end of the Pulse}

Contact Ms. Currens for any questions at scurrens@wcpss.net

HOSA Regionals are virtual (you can compete from home!!) this year and will be held the week of January 18th, 2021. Interested in competing? Contact Mrs. Worrell at kworrell@wcpss.net by Dec. 4th with your chosen event or with any questions.

http://adhs-student-services.weebly.com/scholarships.html

http://adhs-student-services.weebly.com/senior-class.html

Know Your Ws: Wear, Wait, Wash

The NC Department of Health and Human Services is asking people to remember these three things as we stay strong and continue to flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19. If you leave home, practice your Ws: Wear, Wait, Wash

• Wear a cloth face covering if you will be with other people
• Wait 6 feet apart. Avoid close contact.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use hand sanitizer.

Help protect your family and neighbors from COVID-19.

Know the 3 Ws. Wear. Wait. Wash.

#StayStrongNC and get the latest at nc.gov/covid19

https://www.onehealthcommission.org/en/news/narratives_of_one_health_in_action/

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/new-study-reveals-bats-can-carry-killer-viruses-without-getting/

Juniors and Seniors apply for an eight-week paid internship this summer and work with a non-profit in Wake County.

I’m excited to share that the application for the 2021 Bank of America Student Leader program is open until January 29, 2021. We would love to have current high school juniors or seniors apply.

Below are a few criteria that would help an applicant standout amongst all the applications we receive.

• Diversity of thought and perspective
• We value depth of service over quantity
• Emphasis on overcoming challenges or students who wouldn't normally get this type of opportunity

This eight-week PAID internship will expose students to key leaders in the Triangle community as well as national speakers. Each Student Leader will have a local Bank of America employee as a mentor. The students will also interact with over 300 Student Leaders from across the country and learn the importance of collaboration between the private, public and government sector.

This will be the 6th year of the Student Leader program in the Triangle Market and we are excited to say that our first class has officially graduated from college!! We are looking forward to learning about the next generation of leaders.

Molly DeCola

Vice President

Triangle Community Relations Manager
Local Markets Organization

Bank of America
NC9-400-17-06, 4242 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC 27609
T 919 829 6935 M 919 621 3473 F 704 804 5559
PLEASE NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: molly.decola@bofa.com

https://about.bankofamerica.com/en-us/what-guides-us/student-leaders.html?cm_mmc=EBZ-EnterpriseBrand-_-vanity-_-EB01VN00BB_studentleaders-_-NA

The Young Innovators Program is an eight-week paid summer internship offered through the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and the Eshelman Institute for Innovation. The program offers high school students the opportunity to participate in an immersive experience designed to engage students in cutting edge and innovative research in STEM as it relates to the pharmaceutical sciences.

Throughout the program, interns work directly with a faculty preceptor, laboratory mentor, and clinical mentor to gain hands-on research experience and pursue a mentored research project. Interns spend approximately 32 hours per week in a research lab or center, and also participate in various team building, career development, and interdisciplinary activities outside the laboratory environment. Applicants must be currently enrolled in 9th,10th, 11th or 12th grade, and must demonstrate a strong interest in STEM as it relates to the practice of pharmacy and the advancement of pharmaceutical science research.

Watch for more information at https://unceii.org/programs/young-innovators-program/

Application Procedure: Candidates must apply online. The application is available from mid-November to March 1 - checkout their website for more updated information due to COVID.

Juniors & Seniors Only

The Summer Internship Program at the NIEHS is part of the National Institutes of Health Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research (NIH SIP) . The NIEHS is located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina . Scientists at the NIEHS are committed to sharing with students and educators the intensity, excitement, sense of discipline, and tremendous satisfaction that careers in science can impart to those who pursue them.

The Summer Internship Program provides internships to outstanding high school, undergraduate, and graduate students interested in pursuing careers in the biomedical/biological sciences to work on a research project that entails exposure to the latest biochemical, molecular, and analytical techniques in a given field. Participants are selected by scientific mentors from the NIEHS Division of Intramural Research.

https://www.niehs.nih.gov/careers/research/summers/index.cfm

Students of Athens Drive (currently enrolled 9th-12 graders) will have the opportunity to apply for the VetCAMP for the summer 2021. This is a 5-day summer camp exclusive to students of Athens Drive Magnet High School. The objective of VetCAMP is to provide students interested in pursuing veterinary medicine insight into the filed through a variety of experiences and learning opportunities. https://cals.ncsu.edu/vetpac/vetcamp/

Applications open January 2021 and are due by March 2021.

• Behind the scenes tour of the vet school
• Trip to the Museum of Natural Sciences
• Lab Animal Medicine
• Anatomy and Physiology lab
• Basics of a Small Animal Clinic
• Suture Lab
• Tour of Swine Unit & Equine Unit
• Lunch with Vet School Faculty and Staff

Camp Fees Pricing:

Application Fee = $25.00

Week 1 Camp Fee = $100*

Week 2 Camp Fee = $100*

*Prices are not set in stone, and have the potential to change

2021 Camp Dates

Week 1 (virtual): June 26 – July 1* Rising Freshmen & Rising Sophomores only

Week 2 (virtual): July 5 – July 8* Rising Juniors , Rising Seniors and Rising College Freshman only

Virtual VetCAMP 2020 highlights included:

Meet the NC State Veterinary School Director of Student Services

Meet a shelter veterinarian and virtual tour of the Wake County Animal Center

Injection Lab and Dissection Lab

Meet current NCSU pre-veterinary and NCSU CVM DVM students

Animal Shelters and Zoo Programs:

Orange County Animal Services

1601 Eubanks Rd, Chapel Hill

919-942-7387

Orangecountync.gov/departments/animalservices

Volunteering

Volunteers make a difference! We rely on the hard work, love and commitment of our volunteers in all of our programs.

Volunteer Age Guidelines

Age 16 and older: volunteer with no special supervision

Age 13 - 15: volunteer with parent supervision

Volunteer Hours

Volunteers may come to the Animal Services Center to volunteer during the following hours:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 8:30 – 6:00

Tuesday, Thursday: 8:30 – 7:30

Saturday: 8:30 – 5:00

Volunteer Orientation

There are two volunteer orientations scheduled each month and each one lasts approximately 90 minutes. All volunteers are required to attend orientation. Please pre-register for the orientation of your choice by clicking here. If you have any difficulty, please email Sarah Fallin, Program Coordinator or calling 919-942-PETS (7387).

Print a volunteer application

• Class of 2021 to receive REMIND text @29c97e7 to 81010
• Class of 2022 to receive REMIND text @4bed66 to 81010
• Class of 2023 to receive REMIND text @dbfakhk to 81010
• Class of 2024 to receive REMIND text @ckb9dh to 81010
• Summer 2020 Interns to receive REMIND text @msjhulse to 81010
• '21 Summer Internships (Class of 2022) text @21summ to 81010
  

• HSA Twitter: ADHS_HSA
  
• Jennifer Hulsey – jhulsey@wcpss.net
  
• Janet Packett – jpackett@wcpss.net
  
• Kristen Worrell – kworrell@wcpss.net
  
• Dr. Chris Credle –ccredle@wcpss.net
  
• Savannah Currens -scurrens@wcpss.net

Notice of Non Discrimination: In compliance with federal law, Wake County Public School System administers all education programs, employment activities and admissions without discrimination against any person on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, national origin, age or disability.