Now Hiring: College Ambassadors

College Ambassadors!

It's that time of the year where we start selecting College Ambassadors for the January 2015-December 2015 period!

Who: Juniors interested in post-secondary education with a minimum 2.3 GPA

When: January 2015 – December 2015. Meetings will be held monthly after school.

What: Help Miss Loh spread the college culture at JB! Design publicity campaigns, learn how to help students in their college process, create college-themed events, plan Decision Day, and become the college experts of your class!

What’s in it for you?: Obtain training on the college process, get an inside look at college advising, add a leadership and community service activity to your resume, enhance your teamwork skills, and receive extra help during your own college process.

How: Applications are on the counseling office bulletin board and are due to Miss Loh by 12pm on 12/8/14. Up to 10 ambassadors will be selected for this program.

Questions? E-mail Miss Loh (Amanda.Loh@tus.k12.pa.us) or stop by her office!

Here is CA member Emily Lathrop-Putt explaining how the College Ambassador program has helped her grow. You can experience similar growth - just apply!

One particular activity has changed my personality in a positive way: College Ambassadors. Being a part of the College Ambassador program at my school forced me to be more social, for helping other people is the base of everything we do. I first had to apply to the position, and once I was admitted into the program I was assigned to a specific committee. I was put into the Programming Committee, and I wasn’t necessarily pleased when the description stated I had to run lunch trivia games and speak to homerooms frequently. Speaking to people that I do not usually talk to was something I loathed doing. Being a member of College Ambassadors made me do those things even though I didn’t want to, and now these tasks are not a huge deal! Yes, I still can get nervous talking to people, but I am not a professional speaker either. Talking to different people and helping with the lunch trivia games made me more confident. Miss Loh now says that she cannot get me to stop talking in some cases!

The program not only helps other students with the college process, but helps the members themselves with the college process and beyond. Knowing that our school was one of the first in Pennsylvania to have the College Ambassador program was an extreme confidence booster, and knowing that other students really needed our helped was great. When the program first started at the beginning of last school year, I didn’t want to look up from the answer sheet in trivia games, or go to any homerooms at all to talk about one small event going on in school. Now, I can run the trivia games alone with no problem, and talk to homerooms all morning about the college process. Knowing now that the people we talk to and give information really appreciate what we are doing is great. Applying for the College Ambassador program last year was truly the best thing I chose to do last year, because it not only prepared me for college, but it prepared me for life after college, giving me skills that I otherwise would have never received.