PASE Network News

Recruitment has started for Camp College 2025 from July 23, 2025 to July 25, 2025 at SUNY Geneseo. Each year, New York State Association for College Admissions Counseling (NYSACAC) invites rising high school seniors from across New York State to participate in this free, informative, fun experience to learn about the college process. Students engage in small-group discussions, a mock college course, and workshops on admissions and financial aid. Camp College is a great opportunity to learn about the many post-secondary options in New York State and beyond, and to build a network of mentors and friends. Students and college counselors can learn more by attending an upcoming virtual info session, including one on November 20, 2025 from 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (register here) or by reading the Frequently Asked Questions on the NYSACAC website. 

Smith College is currently running their annual High School Poetry Prize. The winner receives a $500 prize from The Poetry Center in recognition of her outstanding work. Additionally, the winner and finalists are invited to share their work at an evening reading at Smith College on April 8, 2025 – they will also spend the day at the college, meeting as a small group with the judge to discuss poetry. Read more about the full criteria on their website, and submit poems online by December 1, 2024. 

Join DCTV and the Paley Center for DocuJam, a Youth Film Festival, on October 30, 2024 and October 31, 2024 from 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM on each day at Firehouse Cinema (87 Lafayette St, New York, NY). DocuJam is a unique international youth documentary showcase that celebrates outstanding documentaries produced by young filmmakers from around the globe. The show is geared towards middle school and high school aged-students. If you're interested in this event, you can RSVP at eduny@paleycenter.org. 

The YA-YA Network prepares participants to become the next generation of activists in the movement for social and economic justice. YA-YA builds the capacity of young people to influence policy, improve institutions, and change systems that directly impact youth, their families, and the communities they live in. Applications are currently open for their Empower Fellowship, for youth interested in beginning their journey into social justice and exploring identity. It is for those interested in learning solidarity work, applying it in action, and unlearning internalized messages about themselves and their communities. Applications can be submitted via a digital form and are due by October 14, 2024. 

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation College Scholarship Program application opened recently on the Common App. Selected Cooke Scholars will receive scholarship funding, access comprehensive advising, and be eligible for internships, study abroad, and the Cooke Graduate Scholarship. Eligible applicants must be current high school seniors with plans to graduate in Spring 2025, intend to enroll in a four-year college in Fall 2025, have a 3.75 unweighted GPA or above, and demonstrate financial need. Read the full eligibility and apply online by November 14, 2024.