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City Neighbors Middle School Summer 2014

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Hi Middle Schoolers! It is never too early to plan for your future. Career Word 2 Begin thinking about college now. In order to make decisions in life Search you must know who you are, what you like, what you are interested in and what your goals are. To be successful you must be Howard Rollins, 2 responsible! Being responsible means that you follow directions, Jr. you’re a good listener and you demonstrate positive behavior. This is the first step in developing good character. Students who have knowledge of one’s self, who are responsible and who demonstrate Career Spotlight 3 good character are more likely to go to college and lead successful Isa Coleman lives as role models. Does this sound like the type of life you want to [email protected] lead? If so, let’s starting thinking about whom we are and what we 443.863.9291 Math Puzzle for 4 want for our future. I challenge you to decide now; are you a the College CollegeBound student? If so, be sure to be responsible and start Bound planning for your future now! Three Types of 4 Colleges -Isa Coleman, College Access Program Specialist

How Do I 4 Prepare for College? A Time of Discovery College may seem like a long way off at Build Good Study Habits – You will stronger your verbal, writing, and critical the moment, but the National always do better in school when you thinking abilities will be. Reading beyond Association for College Admission keep your school supplies organized and your homework will help you do well in Counseling (NACAC) has found that establish strong study routines. Use a high school, on the ACT and SAT, in middle school lays important student planner to keep track of college, and in life. foundations for higher education. homework assignments, upcoming tests, Explore Extracurricular Activities – There’s a lot you can do now to pave and project due dates. The NACAC also Colleges look for students who have the way for high school and college suggests visiting the library frequently to shown leadership in one or two success. Here are some tips to get you learn to use its many resources, extracurricular activities. Use this time started: especially for research. to figure out what you most enjoy so Take Challenging Courses – You Build a Solid Foundation – All the that you can commit to a few activities. should take the four core subjects – things you learn in middle school are the Don’t Stress – Your middle school English, Math, Science, and Social Studies foundation for everything you will learn grades don’t appear on your college – for all three years of middle school. If in high school, so if you’re having trouble application. Middle school is your chance you have option to take a more in a subject now, it’s only going to to explore your interests without the advanced class in middle school, take the become more difficult further down the CollegeBound Foundation high stakes of getting good grades for 300 Water Street, Suite 300 class, as it will pave the way to more road. Middle school is the time to get college hanging over your head. Use Baltimore, MD 21202 advanced classes in high school. Many extra help if you need it so that you can (p) 410.783.2905 these years to discover what you’re (f) 410.727.5786 colleges want to see a foreign language be prepared for your high school collegeboundfoundation.org passionate about and learn new things. course on your application as well. The courses. more years, the better, so start on that Read! – The more you read, the Adapted from an Education.com article as soon as you can. P a g e 2 Careers That Require Training After High School

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Howard Rollins, Jr. Born in Baltimore, Howard Ellsworth Rollins, Jr., was the youngest of four children born to Howard E. Rollins, Sr., a steelworker, and Ruth R. Rollins, a domestic worker. After graduating from Northern High School, he attended what was then Towson State College, where he studied theater. In his early years, Rollins vaguely considered becoming a teacher.

At 17, a friend convinced him to attend a casting call at a local Baltimore theater, where he won a role in "Of Mice and Men." Rollins surprised himself with the talent he displayed. Of that experience, Rollins told the New York Times in 1981, "Things made sense to me for the first time in my life."

In 1974, he moved to New York City to try to get his career off the ground in earnest. The big break for Rollins came when he was cast as Coalhouse Walker, Jr., in the 1981 film "Ragtime". Set at the beginning of the twentieth century, "Ragtime" includes a powerful storyline about a talented Black pianist who is the victim of racism, demands justice from the legal system and receives none, and ultimately desperately turns to retaliation. Rollins was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1981. Rollins' performance in "Ragtime" led to many film and television roles. In 1982, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in the daytime serial "Another World."

In 1984, he played the lead role of Captain Richard Davenport in "A Soldier's Story," a film drawn on the Pulitzer-Prize winning play written by Charles Fuller. Rollins starred as an Army lawyer sent from Washington, D.C., to investigate the murder of an African-American sergeant on a military base in the South, a murder which may have been committed by Ku Klux Klan members from the area. Captain Davenport's investigation takes a surprising turn and the results demonstrate the pernicious impact of racism on African Americans. Beginning in 1988, Rollins starred with Carroll O'Connor in the TV series, "In the Heat of the Night," which was drawn on the 1967 film starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger. Although Rollins had grown up in Baltimore, he often felt uneasy and isolated in the Deep South. He frequently said that when he left the set, derogatory words were used in reference to Blacks. He did not find the environment welcoming or friendly, he found the work on the series to be formulaic, and he began to indulge in cocaine and alcohol.

Howard Rollins died on December 9, 1996, of complications from lymphoma. He was 46 years old. On October 26, 2006, a statue of Rollins was unveiled at the Senator Theater in Baltimore. This statue is now part of the collection of the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum in Baltimore. Source: African American Registry

CollegeBound P a g e 3 City Neighbors Middle School Career Spotlight Did you know that 66% of all jobs in Maryland (2 million jobs) will you'll be able to keep up with the ever-changing world of insurance. require some postsecondary training beyond high school in 2018? Average Salary—$62,970 Careers That Require a Two-year Degree Public Accountants — provide a broad range of accounting, Cardiovascular Technologist — use high-tech equipment to help auditing, tax, and consulting services to their clients, who may be doctors diagnose and treat heart and vascular (blood vessel) disease. corporations, governments, nonprofits, or individuals. Techs can specialize in invasive cardiology, echocardiography It Helps To Be —Good at math and problem solving, conscientious, (ultrasound), or vascular technology. attentive to details, and analytical. It also helps to be It Helps To Be —A problem solver who is equally good with knowledgeable about business systems and computers and have machines and people. Being able to follow detailed instructions is also excellent communication skills. . critical in this job. Average Salary—$75,060 Average Salary—$52,160 Construction Managers — plan and coordinate construction Dental Hygienists — focus on preventive dental care. They remove projects, including residential, commercial, and civil (or public works) deposits from teeth, apply fluoride, take x-rays, examine patients' teeth building. and gums, and check for mouth diseases. It Helps To Be — Attentive to detail, flexible, and creative. Since It Helps To Be —Good with your hands and able to put people at you’ll be working with many people, from property developers to ease. If you enjoy arts and crafts, fixing appliances, or teaching construction laborers, you’ll also need to be skilled at communicating. someone a new skill, you already have some talents and interests that Average Salary—$93,900 make you well suited to dental hygiene. Physician Assistants — practice medicine under a doctor's Average Salary—$69,760 supervision, doing almost everything that doctors do. Paralegals — help lawyers and prepare legal materials for activities It Helps To Be — A science whiz who likes school -- you’ll be there such as hearings, trials, and corporate meetings. for quite a while. An ability to work on your own with confidence is It Helps To Be —Someone who enjoys doing research and writing also critical. up the results. You'll need good organization and communication skills. Average Salary—$89,470 Finally, you’ll need to be highly ethical. Careers That Require a Graduate Degree Average Salary—$47,790 Rehabilitation Counselors — help people with disabilities caused Careers That Require a Four-year Degree by illnesses, accidents, birth defects, or stress. They provide counseling Air Traffic Controllers— coordinate the movement of air traffic, and help people get needed services, learn skills, find jobs, and live on making sure that planes stay a safe distance apart during takeoff, in the their own. air, and during landing. It Helps To Be — Open-minded about people who may be different It Helps To Be — A clear communicator. It also helps to have a from you. You'll want to be able to focus on what they can do, not on great memory and to be able to interpret large amounts of what they can't. But you'll also need to appreciate the hardship faced information quickly. The ability to stay calm under pressure is also by people with disabilities in our society. important. Average Salary—$37,070 Average Salary—$114,460 If you have no idea what career you want to pursue, it is OK to take Insurance Sales Agents — help people and companies choose your time and explore your options. A great place to get started in insurance policies that protect their lives, health, and property. College Board’s bigfuture website at https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org.

It Helps To Be — An outgoing, confident person. You'll need good communication skills to get and keep customers and to explain highly

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Three Types of Colleges How Do I Prepare for College?

People use the word "college" to refer to many different types of During the sixth grade try to: schools. Colleges come in all shapes and sizes—and college is less a - Visit a zoo, museum, college, or park. general phenomenon than a personal experience based on your - Go to the library often. individual choices. Take a look at the three different types of col- - Ask adults questions about careers. leges here to gain a solid understanding of the options you'll have - Learn to use different software tools on a computer. when you start researching schools. - Use good study habits. Four-Year Colleges and Beyond - Interview adults—use a video or tape recorder and ask them about Four-year colleges are the types of schools that most people think their of when they say the word "college." Maryland four year colleges higher education experience. attended by the many Baltimore City graduates include Bowie, Coppin, Frostburg, Morgan, St Mary’s, Stevenson, Towson, UMCP, During the seventh grade try to: and UMES. Four-year colleges offer a comprehensive education. In - Start a collection. Try baseball cards, stamps, stones, or key chains other words, you not only choose something to major in (such as business or physics or film or journalism) but you also receive a and learn as much as you can about the history of your collection, the era well-rounded education in other subjects. and Two-Year Colleges-Community Colleges the value. Share you collection with classmates, teachers and rela- Two-year colleges allow you to earn a degree in two years known tives. as an associate's degree. Two-year colleges do give students some Teach others about your area of expertise! great options. Generally, two-year colleges are often less expensive than four-year colleges. Two-year colleges attended by many Balti- During the eighth grade try to: more City graduates include Anne Arundel Community College, - Volunteer at a church, temple or a social service agency. Baltimore City Community College, Community College of Balti- - Try to become involved in a mentoring program. more County, Garrett College and Potomac State College. - Visit City Hall. Trade Schools - Find out what is on your 9th grade English reading list. Trade schools exist to give students very specific skills in particular - Learn how to type. areas so that they can find a job in that area. For example, Ameri- - Bake a cake using chemistry—why does it make a difference if you can Beauty Academy and Lincoln Technical Institute are trade use schools. The length of time needed to complete these programs baking soda instead of baking powder? Why should you sift the flour? varies. Some programs last a year. Other programs are two years - Work at a food bank. or, in some cases, longer. Trade schools are valuable in that you - Listen to classical music, jazz or something other than what you take courses that are geared toward a particular career and you usually listen to. become very well trained for work in that field. The bad part is that you often don't receive a general education, which means that

Math for the College Bound

Directions: Try to fill in the missing numbers. Use the numbers 1 through 9 to complete the equa- tions. Each number is only used once. Each row is a math equation. Each column is a math equation. Remember that multiplication and division are performed before addition and subtraction.