Please welcome Black Middle School's newest G-Force members!

Courtney Martinez
Tatiana Esguerra
Pilar Hernandez
Jasmin Olvera
Benjamin Lemond

We're proud to welcome these new students as G-Force members. Please feel free to go to them with any questions or updates on the Go Center.

Please welcome Black Middle School's new G-Force!

I am pleased to announce Black Middle School's new G-Force members for the 2009-2010 school year:

Maria C. Aguirre
Noalani Broussard
Eduardo de la Cruz
Juana Gonzalez
Ryan Herrin
Matthew Hoffart
Lizatte Lara
Ashlie Lunna
Jacqueline Mejia
Jacqueine Olvera
Marvin Saines
Mayra Solis

These are our new student Go Center representatives for the school year--feel free to pull them aside if you want any updates on what's going on at the Go Center!

"Papers" Screening at the Ripley House on Wed, Nov. 18th!

Join us at the Houston premiere of "Papers", the "story of undocumented youth and the challenges they face as they turn 18 without legal status" to learn more about their stories and how you can help shape immigration policy.

Click on this link for the film's trailer: www.papersthemovie.com

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 6 p.m.

Ripley House ( 4410 Navigation Blvd , Houston , TX 77011 )

Admission is FREE!

For more information, please contact Anna G. Patrick at 713-669-5231 or apatrick@neighborhood-centers.org

Free events at local college campuses! Go check them out!

Rice University

Shepherd School Chamber Music Festival: Spotlight on Beethoven and His Time

Date/Time: Saturday, November 14th/All Day
Location: Duncan Recital Hall -- Alice Pratt Brown Hall
Rice University, 6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005

FREE ADMISSION. Concerts take place all day from morning to evening in Duncan Recital Hall. For show times, check on the event website: http://music.rice.edu, or by calling 713-348-8000.

STENCILING POWER, an exhibition by Michael Adair-Kriz

Dates open: Monday, November 16 - Tuesday, December 5, 2009 (All Day)
Location: Main Gallery Space, Rice Media Center
Rice University, 6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005

FREE ADMISSION. Exhibition will remain on view from November 16 through December 15, 2009. A reception and artist talk will be held on November 16, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.

FREE events at local college campuses! Go check them out!

RICE UNIVERSITY

Starlight Movie Nights
Rice Stadium

Bring your blankets and lawn chairs or just sit on the turf to enjoy a free family* movie on the jumbo screen of the Rice Stadium scoreboard. Parking is $1 by credit card (enter campus gates 13A or 13B on Greenbriar) and you are welcome to invite friends and family and to bring your own refreshments (no pets or glass containers please). Enter the stadium through the tunnel entrance near the site of the Tuesday afternoon Houston Farmers Market or use stadium gate #1. Field access is permitted one hour prior to show time; other stadium rules also apply.***
http://staff.rice.edu/staff/Starlight_Movie_Night2.asp

11/06 Kung Fu Panda

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Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, November 7, 2009
8:00 PM to 9:30 PM

Larry Rachleff, music director
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 - Ying Fu, soloist; Cristian Macelaru, conductor; 
Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947 version)
Free admission, no tickets required.

Rice University
6100 Main St
Houston, Texas, USA

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University of Houston

19th Annual Choral Invitational Concert Chorale
11/09/2009
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Event location: Moores Opera House
Sponsored by Moores School of Music
For more information, contact MSM Box Office
Free

Event Information:
19th Annual Choral Invitational Concert Chorale with Bellaire, Clear Lake, Mayde Creek, Spring high schools Betsy Cook Weber, guests Amy Solberg, Larinda Horan, Michael Madrid, Denise Eaton, conductors

College Pep Rally THIS FRIDAY, October 30th. Show your college spirit!

This Friday, on October 30, The Go Center is hosting Black Middle School's first College Pep Rally! The pep rally will take place during Advocacy period on Friday, and all classes are invited to participate!

Each Advocacy class is invited to choose and represent the college of their choice at the College Pep Rally. Students and teachers, start creating and decorating signs and banners to support your college, and bring them, along with your loudest and proudest cheers! BE CREATIVE!!

Come join in on the fun! Would you rather sit in the classroom during Friday's Advocacy...or would you rather be out on the field and cheering your loudest cheer? It's your choice to make.

Show your college spirit!

Parent Magnet Awareness Night is coming up this Thursday, October 29th!

To allow parents to become more aware of the high school magnet program options available in Houston, the Go Center is hosting a high school magnet fair on Thursday evening, October 29th, from 4:30-6:00PM at the Go Center (located inside the Student Center on campus).

This event will be an HISD high school magnet fair, in which representatives from select HISD magnet programs will be present to speak to students and parents and answer any questions concerning their magnet programs. There will also be important handouts and information about all the individual HISD magnet programs, including application deadlines and other awareness events available at this event. Light refreshments will also be provided.

All parents and students are welcome to attend—this event is also open to students from other middle schools. The more the merrier, so bring your friends along! :)

Welcome to the new Go Center blog!

The 'Go Center'? What's that? It's where you can go to find out everything you ever wanted to know about college!

What does the Go Center offer? Lots!
1) College brochures
2) Information on careers
3) Information on standardized tests you take in high school (SAT, PSAT, ACT, etc.)
4) Computers with which you can surf the net to look up colleges and careers!
5) Free one-on-one consultation with Ms. Chang, the Go Center Coordinator, about finding a school or career best suited for you

If you're interested in setting up an appointment (before, during, or after school on Tuesdays, Wednesday afternoons, and Fridays), please let Ms. Chang know (drop by the Go Center or email her at cchang@americorpsgocenters.org).

Otherwise, feel free to drop by the Go Center on Tuesdays, Wednesday afternoons, and Fridays if you have any questions about college or careers!

The Go Center is located in the Black Middle School Student Center (by the back parking lot). Swing on by when you have the chance, because it's never too early to start thinking about college!