Migrant Program
WELCOME TO SUNNYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL MIGRANT PROGRAM
Let’s Learn Together
Sunnyside High School Migrant Program, we empower students to ask insightful questions, explore disciplinary boundaries and confront conventional ways of thinking. Check out our site to learn more about all that we have to offer.
OUR STAFF
Migrant Program
Sunnyside High School is proud to have a staff of teachers who are passionate about making a difference in students’ lives through tireless dedication to education. Get to know each of our team members below.
EDITH PEREZ
Fresno County Office of Education Migrant Program, Counselor and Academic Tutor
Email: eperez@fcoe.org
Location: Stanford Office 1:00 pm - 2:40 pm
ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR THE MIGRANT PROGRAM?
Migrant Education Eligibility Questionnaire
Have you or anyone in your family moved in the past three years?
Did you or anyone in your family engage in any type of agricultural work ( field work, packing house, dairy, chicken farms, ect.) in the last three years?
Did any of your children move before you, with you, or after you?
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If you answered yes to all three questions, please click on the "Eligibility Questionnaire" button bellow to formally print and fill out the "Migrant Education Region IV Eligibility Questionnaire". Please turn in filled out questionnaire to Ms. Perez or Mr. Morales.
To learn more about FCOE Migrant click "Learn More".
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Thank You!
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Click to the web links bellow to explore different Scholarships.
BURGER KING BK SCHOLARS
Due December 15, 2019
The BURGER KINGâ„ Scholars program assists employees, employees' spouses or domestic partners, employees' children and high school seniors in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada in continuing their education. To date, the program has awarded more than $40 million in scholarships to more than 36,000 students. Last year alone, $4 million in scholarships were awarded to nearly 3,000 deserving students.
EDISON SCHOLARS PROGRAM
Due December 16, 2019
Students whose dreams are to power the future and make a difference through STEM are invited to apply for Edison International’s $1.2 million Edison Scholars Program. Thirty students will be awarded $40,000 each, paid over four years. Students must plan to major in designated STEM fields at a four-year accredited college.
DIAMOND CHALLENGE
Due January 8, 2020
This is the world’s top-rated global entrepreneurship competition where high school students from around the world learn how to take an idea and turn it into something real. There is a $100,000 prize pool up for grabs, and winners can use the money as a scholarship to attend any college or university in the world, or as funding for their idea! Participants and winners have gone on to attend fantastic institutions, and the Diamond Challenge can certainly help students make an impression during the college application process.
2020 BEVERAGE INDUSTRY SCHOLARSHIP
February 5, 2020
This is one-year non-recurring award ranging from $3000 to $6000 toward freshman year. California students who qualify through their parent or grandparent’s employment with a company holding a valid California beverage alcohol license (ie restaurants, retails and wholesale grocery establishments, convenience stores, drug stores, airlines, wineries, breweries, etc) .
AMS MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP
Due February 7, 2020
The AMS Minority Scholarships will award funding to minority students who have been traditionally underrepresented in the sciences, especially Hispanic, Native American, and Black/African American students. The $6,000 two-year scholarship is for $3000 per year during freshman and sophomore years (second-year funding depends on successful completion of the first academic year . Funding for the scholarships is provided by industry and through donations made by members to the AMS 100th Anniversary Program. The American Meteorological Society (AMS) is committed to, and benefits from the full and equitable participation of a diverse community. AMS is committed to advancing core values of diversity, inclusion, and equity across all aspects of the atmospheric, oceanic, and hydrologic sciences.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or hold permanent resident status.
Minority students who will be entering their freshman year of college in the fall of 2020 are eligible to apply.
Students must plan to pursue careers in the atmospheric or related oceanic and hydrologic sciences. Marine Biology is not eligible.
Applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Students eligible to apply for the AMS Minority Scholarship Program may also apply to the AMS Freshman Scholarship Program but can only accept one scholarship if selected for both.
UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS
Join us during lunch! All students are welcomed!
Grab your lunch and bring your friends. Snacks will be provided!
EDUCATION & LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
About ELF
The Education and Leadership Foundation (ELF) is a community benefit organization that provides education and immigration services. In both areas we offer educational services for students, parents, and professionals that include professional development internships, leadership programs, seminars, scholarships, and volunteer opportunities. Our immigration services include DACA renewals, naturalization assistance, family petitions, other immigration remedies, and presentations.
FRESNO STATE COLLEGE ASSISTANCE MIGRANT PROGRAM
About CAMP
Students who wish to apply for CAMP at Fresno State must meet the following criteria:
Must be first-time freshmen at Fresno State,
Must have been part of the migrant program in high school, OR
You (student) or your parents or guardians must have worked a minimum of 75 days within the past 2 years in agriculture-related work.
Must be Permanent Resident
Must be a U.S. Citizen
Please contact us at (559) 278-4768 for further clarification.
SPECIAL ADMISSIONS: CAMP also provides special admission slots to motivated students who do not meet the college entrance requirements.
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