Enrichment Opportunities in LEADERSHIP

For information on any of these programs, you may contact directly, or check with your Career Center.

 

*A local scholarship from Bellingham’s Assistance League may be available through the Career Center to pay a portion of the fee. The deadline to apply is April 1st.

 

LEADERSHIP & SERVICE

 

 

 

 

Program

Grade

Fee

App

Due

Contact Information

American Legion National HS Oratorical Contest

9-12

FREE

Dec

Application in Career Center 

American Legion Law Enforcement Academy

11, 12

$25.00

May

Application in Career Center

360-491-4373

Americorps Educational Award & Training

9-12

$4750

March

1-800-942-2677   www.americorps.org

Across the Lines – Power of Hope Workshops on Creative Arts, Service

9-12

 

 

(360) 224-2069         poh@powerofhope.org

Scholarships available

Boy Scouts-Venturing

Co-ed Adventure, Leadership

9-12

FREE

 

www.mbakerbsr.org

Camp Easter Seal

Help campers with disabilities

9-12

FREE

 

206-884-2722       www.seals.org

Cispus WA State Leadership Camp for HS ASB officers

9-12

FREE

 

Apply through high school ASB

EduAsian Summer Program - Leadership, Communication w/Asian Community

9-12

FREE

June

206-223-0623

Emerging Leader Scholarship

1 non ASB student selected for Cispus Leadership camp

9-11

FREE

Feb

www.awsp.org

Evergreen Boys State

Leadership week in June

11

FREE

May

Application available in Career Center

www.EvergreenBoysState.org     or

www.Americanism-ALWU.org

Evergreen Girls State

Leadership week in June

11

FREE

May

Application available in Career Center

Explorers – Bellingham Police Dept.

9-12

FREE

 

Application available in the Career Center

FBI Academy

10, 11

FREE

March

Applications in Career Center

Girl Scout Programs & Camp

Volunteer counselor, service

 

 

 

1-800-787-4682  1-800-767-6845           www.girlscoutstotem.org

Job Corps – post HS employment & training

12

 

 

1-800-863-5627

Lions Club Camp

10,12

PAID

April

www.lionscamphorizonpark.org

NW Workforce Development

Various vocational training programs

9-12

FREE

PAID

 

Applications 206-296-4170in Career Center

NW Youth Corps

9-12

PAID

April

541-349-5055  www.nwyouthcorps.org

PAGE program - Congressional

10

 

March

Application available in Career Center

PAGE program – WA State Senate

9-12

 

Oct

Application available in Career Center

Power of Hope – Using the Arts in Working with Youth

9-12

$140-$200

 

671-7390          www.powerofhope.org

Prudential Youth Leadership

Workshops, Service

10-12

$465 + transp

May

Points of Light Found.  1400 I St. NW #800   WA DC 20005   202-729-8151

US Coast Guard – AIM

Cadet week in Connecticut

11

FREE

March

Pick up scholarship application in career center

US Coast Guard ACA – volunteer search & rescue team

 

FREE

Any date

Jim Ammons  28 Bellwether Way  Bellingham, WA 98225      752-1120

US Naval Academy Summer Semester

12

$300

After Feb 1

www.usna.edu/Admissions

US Senate Youth Program

2 WA State delegates selected to go to WN DC in March

11

FREE

 

1-800-841-7048      

www. Ussenateyouth.org

WWU Outdoor Challenge Leadership Workshop

9-12

$260

 

650-6822     www.wwu.edu/~adventur

WA Kiwanis Law Enforcement  Camp

11,12

FREE

May

1-800-877-9109    gfisher@hctc.com

www.wslea.org    1-800-227-9753

Whitman National Debate Inst

9-12

$975-

$1375

June

509-527-4959

Hansonjb@whitman.edu

YMCA Youth & Govt. Club

9-12

 

 

733-8630

WA Kiwanis Law Enforcement Camp

11,12

FREE

May

1-800-227-9753  www.wslea.org

Whatcom Co. Exploring

9-12

FREE

 

734-3940

 

 

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