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College VisitCurrently none scheduled Attention Junior-year Parents and Students! Please schedule a meeting with either Marcia Murphy or myself during the month of February or March to make sure you are on track for your SAT and ACT testing, selecting the colleges you want to apply to in the fall and have your summer plans laid out with time for writing your college essays. This is the time to create your strategy for getting into college next year! The more you can prepare now, the easier it will be to enjoy your senior year next year. Please made your appointment with us soon. Our office hours are usually Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and sometimes Fridays from 8:30am – 2:30pm. We can make arrangements to meet before or after school with enough advance notice….please schedule your appts by calling us or emailing us. Please use Catherine’s two emails to schedule appts with her: cmarrs@thehighlandsschool.org and Catherine@marrscaa.com. Marcia’s email is: mmurphy@thehighlandsschool.org. We look forward to getting to know each of you personally! Video This video walks students through the PSAT/NMSQT Score Report Plus and My College QuickStart |
Summer Camps The Thomas Aquinas College is offering a two-week Summer Great Books Program to rising seniors. Students will also have the opportunity to visit the beach, the Getty Center museum and Hollywood Bowl/ Masses are offered twice daily in the College’s chapel. Visit the website at thomasaquinas.edu/summerprogram. See the counselors for more information. Lone Star Scholars Academy at Texas Lutheran University, July 8 – 20. Students will take two course for transferable college credit. Rising Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors are eligible to apply. See Ms. Marrs or Mrs. Murphy for details. Christendom College Summer Programs, June 16 – 23, June 24 – July1, July 7 – 14, July 15 – 22, for rising Juniors and Seniors. To register visit Christendom.edu/summer. ATTENTION SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS!!!! |
Scholarships |
Burger King Scholars offering $50,000, $25,000, $5,000 and $1,000 scholarships. Visit http://www.haveityourwayfoundation.org/bksp_scholarship_eligibility.html for Eligibility and How to Apply. B. Davis Scholarship |
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Scholarship and College Search Department of Education (www.ed.gov/programingo/SFA/FYE/FYE01/) Q&A format with info like paying college tuition and apply for financial aid. Free Application for Fed. Student Aid Think Ahead Inc. (www.collegeaidealculator.com) Private company that sells software to assist in college planning. FinAid Free info about scholarships and loans The Wired Scholar Scholarship database, includes info about careers, colleges, and financial aid. Fast Web Scholarship database Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarships for minority youths Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholarship opportunities for Hispanic youth Federal Trade Commission (www.ftc.gov/bep/coline/edcams/scholarship/index.html) Information about scholarship scams College Board College search engine College Locator Directory of college by location CollegeNET Over 1500 college links Hobson’s College View College search engine Peterson’s Education & Career Center College search engine with campus news and test prep info Intercollegiate Studies Institute A non-profit, non-partisan college guide with a host of helpful information My Majors Recommends majors for student’s interest and gives info about them College For Texans Scholarship info for students whose mother or father was a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty. SAT Test Prep |
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