Reading Area Community College Our students succeed by taking ADVANTAGE... www.racc.edu/ Al Vanim B221 Summer Time Events Come take a walk along the river at the Berks County Heritage Center and learn about the lives of early European settlers that made their homes on and around the canal. We will tour the Gruber Wagon Works, the Canal Center, take a walk across the covered bridge and more. The Advantage Program Fall Scholarship ****************************************************************** Opens Sept. 12, 2011 Enjoy an afternoon movie with us at the IMAX in August. We will head over to the theater for some popcorn and a show. There will be a 2 ticket limit. Watch your email for updates and event specifics! ****************************************************************** Eligible Advantage Program ****************************************************************** students have the opportuDid you know… Aspirin is a great painkiller & anti-inflammatory but it also has many other household uses. 1. To remove perspiration stains from white T-shirts, dissolve two aspirins in half a cup of warm water and apply to the area of the fabric where the stain is. This should be left for a couple of hours before washing. 2. Has your hair ever gone yellow or green from chlorine in a swimming pool? This can be remedied very quickly by dissolving 8 aspirin tablets in a glass of water and rubbing the resulting liquid into your hair. Leave for about ten minutes and then rinse it out. Shampoo in the usual way. 3. First aid for pimples: Crush an aspirin tablet and add a little water to make a paste. Cover the pimple with this paste and after a few minutes rinse it off. The pimple will be less red and reduced in size. Aspirin is an astringent. 4. Drop a soluble aspirin tablet into the water before arranging cut flowers in a vase. It helps to keep them fresh for longer. 5. To treat dandruff, crush two aspirin tablets and add them to your usual shampoo. Leave on the hair for a couple of minutes and rinse as normal. 6. Mosquito bites can be eased by wetting the skin and rubbing an aspirin over the spot. 7. Bee stings can be treated in the same way but any adverse reaction to the sting should be reported to a doctor. 8. Gardeners can treat fungal soil infections by dissolving an aspirin tablet in a liter of water and using the mixture to treat the soil. Don’t make this mixture too strong if using around plants as it may burn the leaves. 9. Aspirin can also be mixed with potting compost in the greenhouse, or garden, to prevent fungus forming around the roots of new plants. 10. Take some fresh lemon juice and mix it with a soluble aspirin to make a mixture that will remove grass stains, nicotine stains, etc from hands. nity to apply for the Advantage Program Fall scholarship. Minimum requirements are as follows:  Students must be a Pell Grant recipient  GPA of 2.5 or better  At least 15 credits earned and no more than 60 credits earned  Must be enrolled for the Fall & Spring Semester  Complete an online budget course  Attendance of appointments with your Advantage Counselor/Advisor Deadline: Oct. 14, 2011 Application and Instructions can be located at www.RACC.edu www.racc.edu/StudentServices/advantage What you do today can improve all your tomorrows. ~Ralph Marston Our students succeed by taking ADVANTAGE... Page 2 Scholarship Winners       Spring scholarships were awarded in April to the following program participants…        Bangura, Aminata Beadencup, Kim Buchanan, Josephine Chebli, Samera DeSautel, Charles Erneto, Lindsey Gardner, Andrea Houser, Pennie Lievano, Laura Magloire, Paula Medina, Ramon Roman, Sophia Woollery, Leonie The submissions and interviews went extremely well. We encourage all students to apply for the Fall scholarship! President’s List 4.0 GPA         Abraham, Barbara Albin, Sheila Anderson, Catharine Batista, Yvette Beadencup, Kim Berrios, Marlene Brown, Dale Cleary, Carmen         Ferguson, Kadera Frizzel, Todd Gardner, Andrea Hertzler, Margaret Hostetter, Dena Keller, Tammy Kortman, Robert Le, Cristina        Lynch, Ana Maria Martinez, Lucia McCracken, Alicia Vettleson, Melissa Weidner, Tracy Wise, Susan Yeager, Margaret Dean’s List 3.5 to 3.9                  Abraham, Farah Alvarez, Diandra Artis, Jamille Berger, Arlan Buchanan, Josephine Cafurello, Michael Creelman, Erica Marie Cummings, Danielle Dianna, Lacinya Duff, Peter Ernesto, Lindsey Fell, Sandra Flood, Randall Grainger, Kristen Guzowski, Casimir Houck, Sandra Jackson, Gregory  Lantigua,  Lebron, Cynthia  Lievano, Laura  Magloire, Paula  McRae, Stacey  Miklos, Michelle  Moore, Rochelle  Moyer, Danielle  Parcells, Robert  Pastor, Christopher  Patterson, Katrina Joanny  Piguave, Blanca  Rittenbaugh, Brooke  Rivera, Annmarie  Santangelo, Julia  Savage, Beth  Schnelly, Marcelline  Stutzman, Amanda  Tarawally, Juliet  Young, Jennifer www.racc.edu/StudentServices/advantage Open House On May 18, 2011, we held our second Advantage Open House. Students were able to drop by any time between 10 and 2 and were treated to a variety of goodies and drinks. Once again the turnout was tremendous! Students and staff enjoyed the fun, Page 3 laughter, music and much See needed break in between You finals. For those of you There!!! who stopped by, Thank You for a wonderful time! For those of you who missed it, make sure you stop by next time! Watch for details on our next open house in December. Congratulations Graduates and Best Wishes on a Bright Future! Summer Time Facts... -The highest temperature ever recorded in the U.S. was in California's Death Valley. The temperature reached 134 degrees. The hottest record on Earth took place in El Aisisa, Libya. That temp was 136F. -The summer solstice doesn't always occur on June 21. In 1896, summer began on June 20. It won't begin on that same date again until 2012. -Ancient astronomers in Mediterranean countries came up with the phrase "dog days" for the hottest period of the summer, from about July 4 to August 11. The astronomers defined the dog days as extending from 20 days before to 20 days after the conjunction of Sirius (the dog star) and our sun. This conjunction happened to coincide with the worst days of summer, when folks were especially plagued by disease and discomfort. Put your future in good hands - your own. -According to the Heat Index, 100 degrees F at 60% relative humidity will warm the human body as much as heat at 136 degrees F at 0% humidity. When the heat index gets above 90, it's time to take some precautions. About 175 people die in this country every year due to excessive heat. www.racc.edu/StudentServices/advantage Program Services Advantage Program Room B221 Al Vanim 610-372-4721, Ext. 5074 Tammy Verbonitz [email protected] Program Assistant       If you need any help or have any questions about the Advantage Program, please feel  free to contact the Advantage staff at  610-372-4721, Ext. 5099. We offer various services such as: scholarship searches, academic coaching, WebAdvisor assistance, course registration, and more.     Reading Area Community College Advantage Program 10 South Second Street Reading, Pennsylvania 19603-1706 www.racc.edu Counseling - academic, transfer, career, personal Tutoring - group, lab, math learning center, and online tutoring 24/7 through www.smarthinking.com Cultural Opportunities – discounts, free tickets and/or group cultural experiences Transfer Trips to four-year colleges - free to Advantage students Advantage scholarship consideration for Pell Grant recipients Info on Advantage Scholarship and other scholarships (not all students are eligible for the Advantage scholarship) Financial planning www.financialliteracy101.org (this is required!) Tuition and fees refunded for College Success Strategies course during the year of admission to the program Program Requirements for Students Each Advantage Program student is required to meet with a caseload counselor/advisor to set goals for the Fall and Spring Semesters. Students with less than 30 credits earned will be required to meet at least 3 times per semester or more to set the goals and to follow up on student progress toward goals and academic standing and issues. Each student must complete an on-line financial planning/budgeting course. This course provides students with advice and explanation on sound financial and budgeting practices. It is highly informative and practical. Each student is expected to maintain a cordial demeanor toward others in and outside the Advantage Program. Each student is expected to be motivated and striving to meet and keep a minimum of a 2.5 GPA at RACC. Students not complying with the above standards will not be eligible for all activities and benefits of the Advantage Program; and, at the discretion of the Advantage staff can be removed from the program. When you reach the end of your rope, www.smarthinking.com tie a knot in it and hang on. username racconlinehelp password getaccess ~Thomas Jefferson