The Foothill College Honors Connection

Current Foothill Honors Students!

We're hosting a College App Workshop TOMORROW at 12 with a Guest Speaker! Come to room 1943 at lunch to hear Jeremy Palgon, professional tutor and essay reviewer, discuss exactly what it is colleges are looking for in personal statements, and provide priceless advice.

Also bring drafts of your own personal statements! We'll be peer reviewing and offering feedback on your progress. You'll also get to meet other honors students who could be applying to the same schools as you. Hope to see you there! (Wed, Nov 6 @ 12:00 PM @ room 1943)

Honors Connection is hosting a Study Session this Thursday from 12:00 - 2:00 PM in Room 1943! Join us to prepare for finals, meet fellow honors students, and enjoy complimentary snacks. All are welcome, so invite your friends, too!

As the spring quarter comes to an end, many of us are eagerly anticipating our plans for the summer. What are yours?

Come one, come all! FREE FOOD, ladies and gentlemen!

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It's Foothill's last quarter before summer! How is everyone doing?

Our Committee Board Meeting has been moved to this Wednesday, March 21st, at 12pm in room 1943! Please be there if you are interested in serving as one of the Honors Connection's board members! Here's the official press release:

"We are close to the end of the quarter and Honors Connection is making some additions to its student organization in Spring!

As you know, Honors Connection is an official student organization and network for honors students that has and continues to creatively put together and notify honors students about a number of social and academic based events such as study sessions, seminars, celebrity forums, field trips, documentary showings, and upcoming Yoga workshops! And this is just the beginning.

Now, Honors Connection is looking to expand by creating and implementing a Committee Board within its' student organization. If you are interested in holding a committee position in: Marketing, Community Service and Outreach, Event or Recruitment—this is a great leadership opportunity!

All Honors students interested in being a part of the Committee Board should attend the initial HC Committee Board meeting to get more detailed information:

Wednesday, March 21st, at 12pm in room 1943

What are we looking for in committee members?

-New ideas, skills, talents, increased manpower, friends and fun!
-Members with innovative techniques and ideas to feed to HC board members.
-Students who are eager to take part in their Honors Connection!

*Special Note: This is something great to include on your school application/ resume! Colleges and jobs love to see young students taking initiative and being leaders. Foothill College is one of only a couple California community colleges to have an Honors Program. You are the future leaders! We all, together, really should make the best out of this outstanding opportunity we have here!"

We are close to the end of the quarter and Honors Connection is making some additions to its student organization in Spring!

As you know, Honors Connection is an official student organization and network for honors students that has and continues to creatively put together and notify honors students about a number of social and academic based events such as study sessions, seminars, celebrity forums, field trips, documentary showings, and upcoming Yoga workshops! And this is just the beginning.

Now, Honors Connection is looking to expand by creating and implementing a Committee Board within its student organization.

If you are interested in holding a committee position in Marketing, Community Service and Outreach, Event or Recruitment, this is a great leadership opportunity!

**All Honors students interested in being a part of the Committee Board, we will be holding the initial HC Committee Board meeting with much more detailed information on:

Wednesday, March 14th, at 12pm in the Altos Room

What are we looking for in committee members?

-New ideas, skills, talents, increased manpower, friends and fun!
-Members who would feed innovative techniques and ideas to the board members.
-Students who are eager to take part in the Honors Connection!

*Special Note: This is something great to include on your school application/ resume! Colleges and jobs love to see young students taking initiative and being leaders. Foothill College is one of only a couple California community colleges to have an Honors Program. You are the future leaders and face of Honors Program. We all, together, really need to make the best out of this outstanding opportunity we have here!

Do you feel stressed? Are you prepared for a test, but nervousness gets in the way of your performance? Honors Connection has the solution for you...

..A Yoga Workshop!!!

Come learn how to balance and reconnect your body and mind to reduce stress and deepen your academic skills by practicing basic sitting and standing yoga stretches to free up stiff shoulders, hips, neck (and more) and learning breathing and relaxation techniques. This will ALL be useful while preparing for exams!

When: Wednesday, March 14th, from 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Where: Room 2507

What you'll need:
1) Comfortable clothing (elastic waistband)
2) Yoga mat or a beach towel

There is NO charge and ALL are welcome!

***Kindly RSVP to [email protected] by March 9th.***

May you have a peaceful and happy remainder of this quarter.

SATURDAY! SATURDAY! SATURDAY!

The Honors Connection would like to give you a friendly notice about an upcoming lecture at Stanford University THIS Saturday, February 25th, 2012 at 1:00 PM:

Book discussion: Let Us Now Praise Famous Men

Gavin Jones, chair of Stanford's English department and author of American Hungers, leads a discussion on the landmark collaboration of James Agee and Walker Evans in documenting Depression-era tenant farming in rural Alabama. Acquaintance with Let Us Now Praise Famous Men is requested; the book is available in the Cantor Arts Center Bookshop. This will be presented in conjunction with the exhibition of Walker Evans (photographer).

If you are a PHOT 8 student (Professor Ron Herman's class) you may attend this event for extra credit!

If you are not a PHOT 8 student, the presentation is still very interesting to attend and enjoy with a group of friends!

Cost = FREE!

Event Information:

Location: Cantor Arts Center, just off Palm Drive, at Museum Way and Lomita Drive

Address: 328 Lomita Dr. Stanford, CA 94305

Phone Number: (650) 723-4177

Have a merry weekend!

Happy Mid-Quarter, honors students! We are almost there!

As you know, the next Celebrity Forum is coming right up…

Three guests from NPR, Peter Sagal, PJ O'Rourke, and Mo Rocca, will be speaking at this week’s Celebrity Forum (tonight and tomorrow). Both shows will be at De Anza's Flint Center and will start at 8pm.

Your Honors Connection board members will be meeting up before the event on each day! If you are planning to attend tonight's or Friday's show, the Honors Connection will be meeting at Coffee Society (opposite of De Anza College) at 7:00pm. The address is:

21265 Stevens Creek Blvd, Suite 202
Cupertino, CA 95014

On Thursday, you will find:
*Shervin (Honors Connection Technology Officer)
*Milo (Honors Connection Co-VP of Recruitment)

On Friday, you will find:
*Ron (Honors Connection Co-President and Co-Founder)
*Dor (Honors Connection Co-President and Co-Founder)

After meeting up, we will walk over as a group to the speakers' event in the Flint Center at De Anza College (starting at 8pm).

Remember: You do NOT have to have previously signed up at our initial kick-off event or attended Honors Connection events in the past to join us. ALL honors students are welcome! This is more than a student organization--this is an academic support group and family away from home.*

We hope you will be joining Honors Connection for Celebrity Forum this month!