Northside High School Senior Parent Night 2019 2020

Northside High School Senior Parent Night 2019 -2020

Contacts Karen Vicéns – Graduation Coach kvicens@fortsmithschools. org Sara Ray –Senior Counselor sray@fortsmithschools. org Ana Martinez amartine@fortsmithschools. org Eva Riley eriley@fortsmithschools. org James Schnider jschneid@fortsmithschools. org

NEW this year! New space JUST for seniors!! One stop for all senior business! A lounge area What to name it? ? Senior Getaway Senior Lounge Senior Hub Seniors Cave Senior Suite Senior Success Center Grizzly Senior Den Sen-tral Senior Spot Senior INN

And the winner name… SENIOR SUITE

Where do I begin? ACT test and scores (or SAT) October 26 th (Deadline Sep 20 th) December 14 th (Deadline Nov 8 th) actstudent. org Choices for college Top 3 “Early Admission” can be as early as November 1 st!!

Where do I begin? Put together your high school resume Request your transcript (don’t wait to last minute) Start collecting letters of reference These letters should come from people who know you well. Scholarship applications – ongoing….

Financial Aid Sources Institutional Scholarships - merit based U. S. Federal Government – income based State of Arkansas Talent / Athletics Military – JROTC Third-party or private scholarships

Institutional Based on G. P. A and ACT Prestigious scholarships will also ask about leadership and community service The application may be the same as the admission application In most cases, an application will be required for the prestigious level scholarships Most colleges will post on their website the ACT/GPA required scores to qualify

STATE YOUniversal application http: //scholarships. adhe. edu/ Application opens October 1 st Academic Challenge Scholarship Requirements: ACT score of 19 to qualify. FAFSA required. 4 -Year Institution $1, 000 Freshman $4, 000 Sophomore $4, 000 Junior $5, 000 Senior ($14, 000 Total) 2 -Year Institution $1, 000 Freshman $3, 000 Sophomore ($4, 000 Total)

State Governor’s Distinguished Scholarship Deadline to Apply: February 01, 2018 32 on the ACT or 1410 on the SAT 3. 50 G. P. A Last ACT to qualify will be in December $10, 000 per year.

Third Party/Private There a multitude of private and nonprofit organizations who offer scholarships on a national, state, and local level. We will post all of the scholarships on Naviance.

FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid fafsa. gov Income-based – will need tax information for previous year Application will open October 1 st This application will be required for other scholarships You can create your FAFSA ID now. Pell grants – $6, 195 max for 2019 -20 Work-study Student loans

Important Senior Dates September 17 – College Fair October 8 th – Yearbook Picture Day October 15 th – Graduation Supply Presentation during WIN October 22 nd & 23 rd – Graduation Orders Placed during WIN March – Delivery of graduation supplies April – Graduation Pictures - TBA April 27 th – Senior Banquet May 2 nd – PROM!! May 14 – COMMENCEMENT!!

Let’s stay in touch! Follow us on social Media! -Facebook – Northside High School Grizzlies -Twitter - @Grizzlies. NHS -Instagram - nhs_grizzlies -Schoology – Seniors join their “Class of 2020” group with code: 8 ZTP-JJP 4 -RG 7 T 3 -Google Classroom – join with code: dljdyk