Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Dr., will hold a
fall job fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 9, in the
second floor lobby of the main campus building.
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Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Dr., will hold a
fall job fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 9, in the
second floor lobby of the main campus building. Free and open to
the public, the event will feature 30-40 employers from sectors
such as government, financial, health care, and retail. Attendees
should dress professionally and bring copies of their resumes.
Parking will be free in all ACC lots.
Arapahoe Community College will also host a free, public seminar
entitled “Careers in the Nonprofit Sector,” noon-1 p.m., Thursday,
Nov. 9, in the Half Moon, Room M1800. Cheryl Sauve, M.A. Nonprofit
Management, Regis University, will present. Parking in all ACC lots
will be free. Rock Canyon High School’s student newspaper, The
Rock, has earned the George Gallup Award for overall excellence
from Quill and Scroll, the international honor society for high
school journalism.
The Future Business Leaders of America at Rock Canyon High
School are collecting books for Wheeling Elementary in Aurora.
Their goal is to collect 500 children’s books by February and visit
the school throughout the year to encourage students to read. For
more information or to get involved, call 303-387-3000.
The Wrestling Club at Mountain Vista High School will hold a
registration night and first practice Monday, Oct. 30. Registration
for beginners, first and second year wrestlers will run from 5:30-6
p.m. in the wrestling room, with practice from 6-7 p.m. Wrestlers
with at least three years experience can register from 6:30-7 p.m.
and practice from 7-8 p.m. Call Coach Hill at 720-313-5767 with any
questions.
The career center at Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa
Fe Dr., is sponsoring monthly six-hour Career Planning Seminars.
Open to the public, the seminars are intended to help those who are
undecided on a career goal or planning a career change. The next
seminars will be held from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 7, Thursday,
Nov. 9, and Tuesday, Nov. 14. Attendees must attend all three
sessions and sign up by Nov. 2. There is a small fee to
participate. For more information, call Jan McLees at
303-797-5805.
CollegeInvest is sponsoring a Grandparents Scholarship Contest
this month. Colorado grandparents can submit essays of 250 words or
less answering the question, “What are your hopes or dreams for
your grandchild or grandchildren, and how would a college education
help make that possible?” The contest, open to Colorado residents
with grandchildren or great-grandchildren 12 years or younger, will
reward the top 10 entries with a $5,000 CollegeInvest 529 college
savings plan. Entry forms are available at
www.collegeinvest.org/grandparents, by calling 303-376-8844 or by
e-mailing your name and mailing address to
grandparents@collegeinvest.org. Entries must be entered online or
postmarked by Friday, Nov. 10.
Lukas Gonzales, a senior at Rock Canyon High School, has been
recognized by the College Board’s National Hispanic Recognition
Program. Gonzales was selected based on his scores on the
Preliminary SAT and his academic achievements.