This will help us shape our classes and offerings for next school year.

If you are graduating with an associate degree from ACC, don't forget to apply for graduation by MARCH 15 by clicking here.

We are so excited to be able to offer a bus service for the remainder of the school year. Our bus service is free and will pick students up from the following stops:

While on the bus, students are expected to follow the CEC Student Responsibility on Bus Policy and our COVID-19 school policy surrounding health-screens, masks, and distancing.

If you have any questions, please contact michelle.sears-ward@coloradoearlycolleges.org.

Help make this year's yearbook awesome! It was our first year open and while things were not always as we imagined, we want to remember and celebrate this year. Here are the easy ways you can help:

We are seeking donations of: water, Gatorade/Powerade, juice boxes, electrolyte packets (like Crystal Lite), granola bars, and individually packaged snacks. These will be used as part of a snack/wellness table for students during midterm week. Donations can be dropped off at the front office all week.

Midterms are coming up, but don’t worry! You can master test-anxiety and improve your performance on exams by following a simple plan: develop good study habits, use effective techniques to memorize content, take steps to reduce test anxiety, and take advantage of smart strategies when taking the test. Click here to read the test-taking tips for ideas that you can use.

Headspace: Guided meditation to use before tests to alleviate anxiety and stress. https://www.headspace.com/

Breathing gif to help stress reduction: https://giphy.com/embed/krP2NRkLqnKEg

Positive affirmation sticky notes: to remind yourself that can get through finals!

Movement: Try taking a brain break and going for a walk, hike, or doing an activity that allows you to move!

Starting on Monday, March 1 the Academic Success Center will be offering PSAT and SAT prep! Math will be on Mondays during both lunches. English and Test Skills will be on Wednesdays during both lunches. Stop by to get ready for the April test!

We're seeking connections to staff and parents working for or connected to Kinder Morgan or United Launch Alliance as we are looking at building a relationship with them to fund programs for students interested in STEM and workforce development. Please contact Jennifer Malenky, if you are connected and can help us identify contacts in community relations and/or corporate giving. Thank you all!

We are looking for students who would like to join Sources of Strength! Sources of Strength is a campus-wide social-emotional curriculum that aims to “provide the highest quality evidence-based prevention for suicide, violence, bullying and substance abuse by training, supporting, and empowering both peer leaders and caring adults to impact their world through the power of connection, hope, help, and strength. We believe that many strengths are more powerful than one, and our united goal is to activate and mobilize these strengths in ways that positively change individuals and communities.”

All students and staff are welcome to take part in any Sources of Strength activities, and peer leaders work at inviting other students into our work in decreasing stigma of help-seeking and increasing the utilization of resource seeking and support. Please contact Julia Gasper for more information on how to get involved, or if you are needing support. We also have an Instagram! Follow us @ceccr_sos.

Did you miss the Senior Transition Seminar on Monday? Click here to watch the recorded meeting. You will need to log in to your CEC Student Email to access the video.

We will use the survey results to guide us for our next seminar. The next Senior Seminar will be on Monday, March 22. We will include information about the graduation process and any requests from the survey.

CECP Student Council will have 4 spirit nights:

Amazing scholarships and awards for outstanding high school juniors from low-income backgrounds. This can include full scholarships to summer programs at Yale, UChicago, and Emery, up to $1000 for a new laptop, access to the Questbridge Conference, and guidance on college applications, essays, and the Questbridge Match full-ride scholarship. The deadline to apply is March 24. To find out if you are eligible and apply for free, visit questbridge.org.

CU Denver K-12 Outreach will be hosting various virtual events for those interested in financial literacy. They are here to help students, parents, high school partners, and the community with navigating the daunting task of preparing for college and securing funding to help pay for their education. Financial Literacy also includes learning to be financially capable as a student and throughout life. Click here for more information or to sign up.

MSU Denver's Priority Scholarship deadline is March 1. In order to help students meet this deadline and create the most competitive application, they are hosting one final virtual workshop on March 1 from 5-6:30pm. Click here for more information.

The application is long as it requires a school transcript, essays, a recommendation and general information so we advise that students start working on their application several weeks before the March 12 deadline. To access the link to the application please visit: www.childrenscolorado.org/mc2.

Women are underrepresented in leadership in tech, health, and cybersecurity. Want to learn how successful women got where they are today? Want to explore a career protecting the nation? FREE registration for #WorldDenverIWD2021 International Woman’s Day opens here on February 1.

Questions? Please contact Alison Garfield at alisongarfield8@gmail.com

The application deadline is March 15. Access testimonials, past photos, and the application here: cm.colostate.edu/wcm

Colorado students can connect live with professionals representing all 17 career clusters, and multiple ethnicities, backgrounds, and parts of Colorado. The fair will be from April 19-22. To view the schedule, register for the fair, and get more information visit youthcareerfair.org.

We will now be posting scholarships that we find on our advising college guide! Click here to access the full list of scholarships.