Tulare County COOL Night

An event for middle school students and parents to explore high school, college, and career opportunities

March 31, 2009
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Porterville High School
465 W. Olive Ave., Porterville

College Admissions Representative
Information & Registration

You are invited to participate in an exciting college and career event being planned for middle school students in Tulare County. Tulare County Office of Education will host the sixth annual College Offers Opportunities for Life (COOL) Night. This event will focus on the needs of students, grades six through eight, to learn about high school, college, and careers. This event has parent and student components, with an expected attendance of 1,000 - 3,000 people from throughout Tulare County. We would like to invite your college to participate in the Opportunity Fair. The objective is to provide information to students and parents in three areas of interest:

Careers
Colleges
High school (in particular clubs, athletics, and organizations)

At last year's event, evaluations cited the need for more college participation in the Opportunity Fair. This is a great outreach opportunity! It is the "College: Making It Happen" event for the entire county of Tulare. Please make your reservations as soon as possible to facilitate planning for the event.

COOL Night Agenda

12:00-4:30 p.m.	Exhibit setup
4:30-5:30 p.m.	Reception for Exhibitors, College Representatives, Counselors and Event Staff
6:00-8:00 p.m.	Opportunity Fair
8:00-9:30 p.m.	Exhibit dismantle
Parent and student break-out sessions will be occurring from 6:15-8:00 p.m.

College Admissions Representative Guidelines

Spaces will be a 10'x10' booth with one 6' table and two chairs.
College representatives will be grouped together in one section of the Opportunity Fair.
Electrical outlets are available upon request. No internet service is available.
If possible, exhibits should be interactive, hands-on. Students in grades 6-8 like to learn through doing.
Pictures and media are powerful learning tools for students this age. PowerPoint and other multimedia presentations can be used to engage students in discussions about your campus and about college life in general.

Other exhibits featured in the Opportunity Fair are high school clubs and organizations, and career opportunities. Parents and students will be attending the Opportunity Fair as well as a variety of other interest sessions.

College Admissions Representative Registration
Please register by March 23, 2009.

Register on-line
Register by mail/fax

For more information about college admissions representative registration or COOL Night, e-mail Tom Byars at tbyars@tcoe.org or call (559) 651-0155.