All senior males who are 18 years old or a few months away from being 18.  Please be sure you register for the Selective Service System.  This is mandatory for all 18 year old males.  It takes only 5 minutes.  Registering for this program does not enroll you into a military branch.  Visit Selective Service System.

Please review the below information on the Common Application

Important School Forms Information

               

In response to recent questions, we are sending this special message to remind all counselors and teachers using the Online School Forms System, including those submitting forms through Naviance, that a Common App member institution will not receive your forms unless the student has submitted a Common App Online for that college or university.  If your student uses the paper version of the Common App, an institutional application, or a pre-populated online application, you must mail your school forms to the college.

Of these alternate applications, the pre-populated online versions appear to be causing the greatest degree of confusion.  Currently, 67 of our 391 member institutions employ some sort of pre-populated application--more than a 100% increase from just two years ago.  This increase has also coincided with an explosion in the number of counselors and teachers submitting school forms online.  (When the 2008-2009 cycle ended, school officials had submitted over 1.2 million school forms, and we are already running 90% ahead of last year.)  The result is more counselors and teachers submitting on behalf of more students who are opting not to use the Common App Online, and some school officials are understandably frustrated by the inability of colleges to access school forms submitted online.  Through our monthly email updates and the School Forms instructions, we have tried to reinforce with both counselors and members that it is the act of the student's submitting the application through our system that enables supporting documents to be matched to the student record and delivered to the college.  Absent a student application in our system, we have no way to deliver the forms to the college.

The question that invariably follows is, "Why not?"  In response, some historical context is helpful.  In our pilot year of operation (2007-2008), school forms were not tied to submitted applications as they are now.  As a result, any college appearing on a student's "My Colleges" list had the ability to download school forms independent of the application.  After a year of following that process, the overwhelming feedback from members, counselors, and students was that it needed to change for the following reasons:

1. Members were receiving a significant number of school forms that did not ultimately have accompanying applications, which strained staff and financial resources.

2. Students were receiving "missing items" emails from colleges to which they had never applied.

3. Counselors were frustrated because confused students and angry parents wanted to know why their counselors had "sent" school forms without request or consent to colleges where students had never filed an application.

The solution was to tie the school forms to the application itself, which has caused confusion among some counselors whose students have not kept them apprised of their application plans.  We are sympathetic to counselors in the current dilemma, and we are continuing to explore strategies for making the process as easy and transparent as possible.  In the meanwhile, we encourage you to communicate this important information to your students so you can submit their school forms in a timely manner using the appropriate submission method.

Scott Anderson, Director of Outreach

The Common Application, Inc.

Also seniors- please be sure to register for the SATs' at www.collegeboard.com if you have not done so already.  Also- college application deadlines will be approaching soon, please start applying to colleges; you can register on-line or request an application to be sent to you.  You can go to www.yahoo.com or any search website such as Google and type in your school choice in the search engine and click on undergraduate admission and the rest is self explanatory.  Please see Mrs. Truitt if you need any help!  

For students who want to pursue college you will need:

"        An activity sheet (a resume from 9th- 12th grade of all the academic courses and activities you were involved in)

"        GPA 2.0 or higher

"        An essay explaining why you chose a certain school/scholarship- save the essay on a thumb drive to reuse

"        2-3 letters of recommendations- preferably in the area you want to major in- example if you want  to be a math teacher, you will need a letter from a teacher in the math department

"        Take the SATs twice ( June, October, November and December) are the best times

"        Research your schools - review admission requirements

"        Search for scholarships

"        Students applying Early Decision-   need to apply to school by November 1st -please see Mrs. Truitt in September!

"        College Bound athletes- visit www.ncaaclearinghouse.org to start the registration process.

"        For students entering Military

"        "        Parent must write a letter to give consent for recruiter to meet with you- give to guidance office

"        "        Take the ASVAB- twice

"        "        Research the military branch you want to enroll- inform Mrs. Truitt to set-up meeting with recruiter

"        "        ASVAB Testing will be held on November 13th and March 5th at NDHS at 8:00am.

"        "        Register through the Selective Service System at www.sss.gov (males only) -all must register when they turn 18.

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SAT Dates:   

                

ACT Dates:   

                      

                      

Register on-line at www.collegeboard.com

For ACT testing- go to www.actstudent.org

**Fee waivers are available to Seniors who receive free or reduced lunch (limited supply)

Scholarships

They will be announced over the announcements, posted throughout school and e-mailed.  Please provide me with a working e-mail address. 

HSA information

If you have not received a 1602, be sure to take all the test again to reach the 1602.  See Ms. Roberts to sign-up for HSA retakes or if you have any questions.         

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY HAS 10 FULL RIDES FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN A ND WOMEN -ARCHITECTURE

To:

Pass on to anyone you know.

                                                                           

Syracuse University has 10 Full Rides for African American Men and Women  

Interested in Studying Architecture. Mark Robbins, Dean of Syracuse       

University's School of Architecture is desperately seeking young men and  

women of color interested in pursuing a five year professional degree in  

Architecture. He says he's deeply committed to bringing diversity to his  

field and has scholarship money set aside to fully cover education costs  

for 10 students. He says that Hispanic enrollment in the school has       

increased substantially, but it's been harder to attract Blacks. Syracuse 

University School of Architecture has a great reputation and this seems   

like a terrific opportunity, so please pass this on to everyone you know. 

                                                                           

Contact: Mark Robbins, Dean, School of Architecture  (315) 443-2256  (315)

443-2256    (315) 443-2256  (315) 443-2256                                

                                                                           

http://soa.syr.edu/index.php                                              

                                                                           

School of Architecture                                                    

                                                                           

Syracuse University                                                       

                                                                           

201 Slocum Hall                                                           

                                                                           

Syracuse, NY 13244-1250                                                   

                                                                           

(315) 443-2256  (315) 443-2256    (315) 443-2256  (315) 443-2256          

                                                                           

Burger King Scholars Program

It is with great pleasure that the HAVE IT YOUR WAY® Foundation will offer students this year's 2010 BURGER KING® Scholars Program.  To date, we have granted more than $12.7 million in scholarships to graduating seniors throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.  In 2009 alone, we awarded $1,060,000.00 in scholarships.  We want to make a difference in the lives of these promising students, but we need your help to help us spread the word to your students.

BURGER KING® Scholars awards are $1,000 each and may be used for educational expenses, such as tuition fees and books, during the first year of college or post-secondary vocational/technical school.  For students to qualify, they must be a high school senior and a resident of the U.S., Canada or Puerto Rico that meets our criteria below.  To learn more about the program, please visit the Foundation's website at http://www.haveityourwayfoundation.org/.

BURGER KING® Scholars Program criteria

Applicant must be a high school senior who:

"        Maintains a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher

"        Works part-time for a minimum of 10 hours per week or 40 weeks per year

"        Be actively involved in community service activities

"        Demonstrates financial need (1040 form required)

"        Plans to enroll in an accredited two/or four-year college, university, or vocational/technical school by Fall of the application year.

Applications are available online Sept. 14, 2009 - Feb. 1, 2010.  Applications and all accompanying materials must be postmarked no later than Feb. 1, 2010.  Instructions on how students can apply are indicated on the attached flyer and can be posted on your high school's scholarship bulletin board.  Furthermore, if you or the applicants have any questions regarding the program, please contact International Scholarship and Tuition Services (ISTS) at (615) 320-3149 or info@applyists.com or Barby Dorado at (305) 378-3186 or bdorado@whopper.com.

Thank you!

P.O. Box 23737 | Nashville, TN 37202

3/12/10            NAWBO Scholarship              www.nawbomaryland.org/wh_scholarship.phtml

3/15/10                Cavallaro Art Scholarship                              Application in Guidance

3/15/ 10                    Maryland House of Delegates 37B                                         Application in Guidance

3/15/10              Maryland House of Delegates 37A                    Application in Guidance

3/15/ 10             Women of the Moose                                      Application in Guidance

3/15/10              Masonic Charities of Maryland                          Application in Guidance

3/15/10               Dorchester Democrats                                   Application in Guidance


3/18/10                Chicone Ruritan Club                                    Application in Guidance