Chemeketa Scholars and Herff Jones “Believe in You Scholarship and Principal’s Award.”

CHEMEKETA SCHOLARS

If you’re planning on attending Chemeketa Community College full-time in the Fall and have a cumulative GPA of 3.5, consider applying for the Chemeketa Scholars Program, which covers the cost of tuition. The application is now available online at http://www.chemeketa.edu/earncertdegree/payingforcollege/aidtypes/scholars/apply.html.  Applications are to be turned in at the McMinnville Campus Feb. 28 or the Salem campus March 3-7.

You must also apply for admission at Chemeketa and take their placement test in order to be accepted into the Scholars Program.

Herff Jones “Believe in You Scholarship and Principal’s Award.”

Requires nomination and recommendation by YC counselor and Mr. Orth. Deadline is Feb. 8. Application can be found at https://aim.applyists.nt/HerfJones

Chemeketa Scholars

Chemeketa Scholars
Overview Chemeketa Community College offers a full tuition scholarship for up to two years to any graduating high school student residing in our district who has a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better (as of first semester/quarter grades of final year in high school) and achieves the required minimum placement test scores. Home-schooled students are also eligible with qualifying SAT or ACT scores. Potential applicants and their families can attend the upcoming information session next month. Learn more.  How to Apply Students need to: Apply for fall 2014 admission to Chemeketa Take the COMPASS placement test Print and complete the Chemeketa Scholars application Obtain a copy of their unofficial high school transcript (home-schooled students need SAT/ACT scores) Submit the Chemeketa Scholars application, high school transcript (or scores for home-schooled students), and placement test scores between March 3 and 7, 2014.  Eligibility Applicants need to: Attend high school in (or be a resident of) Chemeketa's district Graduate high school in January or June 2014 Earn a cumulative, unweighted GPA of 3.5 or better (as of first semester/quarter grades of final year in high school) Earn minimum COMPASS placement test scores in reading, writing and math Enroll full-time at Chemeketa the fall immediately following graduation Home-schooled students are eligible (with required SAT/ACT scores) Military veterans may be eligible  More Information Website: go.chemeketa.edu/scholars E-mail: scholars@chemeketa.edu Phone: 503.399.5129 We are mailing postcards to eligible juniors and seniors from the Salem-Keizer Public Schools system. If you would like us to mail our postcard to eligible students from your high school, we will be happy to pay for the postage. Please contact me to make arrangements for a mailing to your students. I can also send you postcards for distribution in your school.

FAFSA Day at Newberg High School

Attached is a poster advertising FAFSA Day at Newberg High School on January 14th from 3:00 to 7:00. 

Please refer any families our way that want some help filling out the FAFSA.

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Tips and Reminders for Seniors

Remind seniors to:

•  Do their OSAC scholarship application online. If they still need to complete the activities chart, they should do that first to make the OSAC ap process easier;
  

• Invite family friends and relatives to help them with college and scholarship essays by completing a brag sheet about the student that provides the student with some insight into what others see in him or her. Also have conversations with these folks about things that students may think are ordinary about themselves but that really make them extraordinary -- like the student who steps up when a classmate is being bullied or struggling with homework, etc. The best personal statements often live in seemingly simple tasks;
  

•  Get their FAFSA pin # and FAFSA worksheet prepared, so that filling it out online Jan. 1 will be a piece of cake; also have their parents get all of their 2012 tax info rounded up, so that they, too, will have an easy time of completing the online FAFSA (Remember they can go back and fill in the 2013 tax info later when they've got those taxes completed.);

• Sign up for Fast Web and apply for some scholarships NOW. There are still some out there with deadlines early in the year;

• Plot out which search engine, and local, scholarships they will apply for next term and when the deadlines are;
  

• Review at home the new 2014 Careers Oregon booklet (If these are not yet on the front tble, they are in the open boxes by my desk, so feel free to help yourselves.);

• Followup on any scholarship aps they've submitted this fall. They might find they got one.

College Goal Oregon

 

College Goal Oregon
Overview Do your students need money for college? There's never been a better time for college-bound students to go to college. And with the skyrocketing cost of college today, seeking financial assistance is more important than ever.  Free Assistance Do your students need help with forms? Financial aid professionals will be available to help them complete the FAFSA online and answer questions. Encourage your students to attend College Goal Oregon, a statewide event supporting Oregon's college-bound students.  What Students Should Bring Most recent completed federal tax returns. If they haven’t filed yet, they can estimate and make corrections later. Current value of assets, including cash, savings, investments, and value of business/farm (if any). Social Security numbers of student and parents (if any). Driver's license (if any). Permanent Resident card (if not a U.S. citizen).  Date and Locations Saturday, January 11, 2014 9 am to 2 pm Two Chemeketa locations - Salem campus, Building 6 Yamhill Valley campus, McMinnville Posters have been mailed to your schools. Please contact me if you need more.. To learn more, see College Goal Oregon.
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Some Updates

         We have new 2014 Careers magazines in stock.

·         Oregon College of Art and Craft is offering a pre-college summer program for artists age 15-18. It will be held July 7 through Aug. 8. Housing and scholarships are available. Visit www.ocac.edu/register

·         AMDA College and Conservatory of the performing Arts has announced its national auditions in Portland will be Feb. 15, 2014. Teacher nomination for scholarships required. www.amda.edu or 800-367-7908.

·         There is a $5,000/year National Society Daughters of the American Revolution general scholarship, the Richard and Elizabeth Dean Scholarship, students with a GPA of 3.75 minimum may be interested in applying for. Make a copy of the application in ASPIRE. Deadline is Feb. 15.

·         Schweiger Memorial Scholarship Fund has scholarships available for those pursuing careers in construction or a related field. Deadline is March 1. www.CallAAC.com

·         There is a new flier available called “SAT or ACT? That is the question.” It highlights the major differences between the two tests. There’s one posted by the bulletin board under the clock near the door. There also are copies in a folder on the green glass table right below the bulletin board.

·         There is a helpful new FAFSA  toolkit site at http://financialaidtoolkit.ed.gov/tk/