New in this week's Dragon's Fire

From Mr. Alex's AP sculpture class:

Our live virtual auction is less than 2 weeks away (Mar 27)! RSVP now! Why get a ticket when admission is free? So we can send you the link to the event. And so we can send you information about the pre-func happy hour. We'll also give you a sneak peak at the items up for auction!

Our silent online auction (Mar 19–25) starts this Friday! Student art, dinner at Altura Restaurant and a mini wine cellar are some of the things you can bid on starting Mar 19. View the entire catalog of items up for bid!

RSVP for the Mar 27 live virtual auction (click on "RSVP Now"). While you're there, click on "Catalog" to see what's in the silent online auction, and get ready to bid starting Mar 19!

Let's Come Together for TCS students!

The service-learning graduation requirement for the Class of 2021 has been waived by the school board. If you have not accumulated 60 hours of volunteer service work by the graduation deadline, you will still be able to graduate.

If you are a senior and you are currently volunteering in a safe place, please continue your volunteer service. Volunteering not only benefits the community, but it also give the volunteer a boost of self-confidence and feeling of accomplishment. Community service may also open the doors to career connections as well as provide valuable work experience.

If you are a 9th–11th grade student, please continue to find safe ways to volunteer. One way to get involved and accrue service hours is by attending the Interact Service Club at TCS. The club meets twice a month on Mondays. Our next meeting is Mon, Feb 22 at 12:30 pm. Go to the Interact Teams channel to attend. Email Ms. Hayes (mrhayes@seattleschools.org) for more information.

For more ways to volunteer, check service learning opportunities at the TCS Career Center page.

Do you want to learn advanced, hands-on, practical career skills and have the opportunity to earn industry certification, dual college credit, or participate in an internship or pre-apprenticeship while still attending high school? Apply for a Seattle Skills Center school year course!

Seattle School District high school students can enroll in one half day Skills Center course for up to 3 high school credits per year, while still attending regular school the other half of the school day. You can still participate in sports, activities, and stay connected with friends. Each class requires 3 periods per day (periods 1–3 for am classes, and periods 4–6 for pm classes).Talk with your school counselor to make sure it will work with your schedule. See the webpage for full course descriptions and the easy required online application. Students get a taxi, van, or school bus to and from their Skills Center class, so no worries about long commutes on the Metro or Light Rail. See the map of Skills Center locations here.

New this week in bold. Check the Career Center Announcements webpage for details and links.

Check the Career Center page for more information. Questions? Contact Mr. Rho at ewrho@seattleschools.org.

TCS's Mr. Rho and the UW Dream Workshop have collaborated to create this career and college readiness workbook for TCS rising juniors and seniors. View the workbook now.

Partnerships across Pierce and King County have come together to host a week long (1–2 hours a day) virtual healthcare career exploration event Apr 26–30. Events will all be in the afternoon and the agenda, while still in development, looks roughly like this:

Interested? Email Ms. Wynn for more information at wypottingerlev@seattleschools.org.

YouthForce has weekly lectures/workshops online, Wednesdays 4–5 pm. Visit the website to view themes (job searches, banking/savings, resumes, health care careers, retail jobs, and more).

This is a reminder to please submitted your FAFSA application if you have not done so. The deadline is Apr 15 This is an important and last requirement to complete for eligibilitiy for the Seattle Promise Scholarship. If you need any assistance, Seattle Promise has workshops. Our Seattle Promise outreach, Savannah Daniels, can assist you! Check for open workshops here.

The Seattle Public Library Foundation is pleased to host the Stimson Bullitt Civic Courage Scholarship competition. High school seniors and undergraduate students who live, work, or attend school in Seattle are invited to participate.The competition asks students to write an essay about an individual or group of individuals from WA state who have demonstrated civic courage on an issue of importance to the community at great personal, political, or professional risk. Apply now for the 2021 competition! The deadline for submissions is Mar 15.

A Scholarship Opportunity for African American Students Interested in Journalism with awards of $500–$2,500. Open to graduating high school seniors and undergraduate students of the African American Diaspora studying in WA. Award recipients will be matched with a mentor from the Seattle Association of Black Journalists. This is a great launching point for a career in journalism, photography, broadcasting, documentary film/audio production. Application deadline is Mar 31. Apply now.

Join SPS careers teachers are planning a virtual, district-wide career fair. We are looking for 3–5 students per high school to help with the planning, marketing, and even the selection of career topics. This is an opportunity for students to earn service hours from home. Meetings will be Wednesdays from 2–3 pm (but that could change depending on the students’ input) and will be held virtually with a core group of SPS teachers and local Seattle business people who will provide mentorship and guidance. Apply here.

The Leaders of Today Competition prompts students to write a short essay or film a video about a specific change they wish to enact in one of the following three categories:

The winners of the competition, our “2021 Leaders of Today Youth Visionaries,” will get the unique opportunity to work with one of our adult ambassadors, ranging from an MIT Professor to the mayor of the City of Bellevue, to realize these changes. This collaboration can lead to mentorships and one of a kind leadership positions. Find more information about our competition and organization on our website. Or read the flyer.

The AIGA’s LINK program brings professional artists into the studio (and into your home for remote events) to work with teens one Saturday a month. There have been illustrators, sculptors, sneaker designers, florists—tons of creativity! Coming up: watercolor and design-thinking workshops. Students should plan to attend all Saturdays through May. Seniors qualify for wonderful college scholarships from Link! See the application for workshops.

Gage Academy has Friday night remote art studio lessons for teens. Apply here. Check out their virtual teen classes, too!

Join this free virtual biotech hackathon for students in grades 8–12 on Apr 6–7. There are going to be several prizes, including monetary awards of $250 for winning teams! Learn more about the eligibility rules, healthcare challenge, fun workshops, and more details. Register now to get a head start.