Ashville High School Counselor

SENIOR NEWSLETTER

Welcome back SENIORS. Did you hear that: SENIORS, can you believe it? I am sure this year seemed like it would never come, but now that it is here, it is going to fly by. As a senior, you will be very busy from college fairs to ACT/SAT testing to application deadlines and so forth. As your counselor, I feel that it is my obligation to keep you up to date on all of this essential information. I will provide you with a monthly newsletter to ensure that you are aware of all upcoming tasks that you may need to complete. If you ever have any questions regarding any of the information that is provided within the newsletter, feel free to stop by my office and we can discuss it. In conclusion, have a GREAT senior year and Go Bulldogs. Sincerely, Candice Cranford Ashville High School Counselor ______

**IF MRS. CRANFORD HAS MAILED A TRANSCRIPT FOR YOU TO A COLLEGE, YOUR STATE ACT SCORE WAS NOT INCLUDED, THE STATE DEPARTMENT WILL ADD THAT SCORE TO YOUR TRANSCRIPT SOMETIME THIS FALL, THUS IF THAT IS YOUR HIGHEST ACT SCORE ENSURE THAT YOU SEND THAT SCORE DIRECTLY FROM YOUR ACT ACCOUNT (WWW.ACT.ORG). FOR MOST COLLEGES, YOUR ACT SCORE HAS TO COME DIRECTLY FROM ACT FOR ADMISSIONS & SCHOLARSHIPS NOT YOUR TRANSCRIPT, THUS ENSURE THAT YOUR TOP COLLEGES ARE THE ONES LISTED ON YOUR ACT SCORE REPORTS!!

EVENTS HOSTED BY ASHVILLE HIGH 1. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA ON CAMPUS- SEPTEMBER 15 (11:30 IN COMPUTER LAB) 2. NATIONAL COLLEGE FAIR- SEPTEMBER 17 (1-4 PM AT BJCC) 3. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA ON CAMPUS- SEPTEMBER 22 (11:30 IN COMPUTER LAB) 4. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA ON CAMPUS- SEPTEMBER 28 (11:30 IN COMPUTER LAB) 5. SENIOR PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT AT AHS- SEPTEMBER 28 (5:00 IN LIBRARY) 6. ST. CLAIR COUNTY COLLEGE FAIR AT LEEDS HIGH SCHOOL- OCTOBER 4 (DURING SCHOOL, TIME TBA) 7. AHS HOMECOMING WEEK- OCTOBER 2-6 8. AHS FALL BREAK- OCTOBER 9-11 9. HERFF JONES ON CAMPUS- OCTOBER 13 (11:30 IN COMPUTER LAB) 10. HERFF JONES ON CAMPUS TO TAKE SENIOR ORDERS (7-8 AM IN LIBRARY) 11. JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY ON CAMPUS- OCTOBER 20 (11:30 IN COMPUTER LAB) 12. COLLEGE APPLICATION DAY- NOVEMBER 2 13. BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN ON CAMPUS- NOVEMBER 3 (11:30 IN COMPUTER LAB) 14. TROY CAMPUS TOUR FIELD TRIP- NOVEMBER 7 15. UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO- DECEMBER 1 (11:30 IN COMPUTER LAB) 16. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA CAMPUS TOUR FIELD TRIP- DECEMBER 4 TEST DATES & REGISTRATION 1. ACT TEST - OCTOBER 28

2. ACT REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR OCTOBER TEST: SEPTEMBER 22

***ACT- $42.50 without writing; $58.50 with writing!!!! ***visit www.actstudent.org to register to test!!!

1. SAT TEST- OCTOBER 7

2. SAT REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR NOVEMBER TEST: SEPTEMBER 8

***SAT- $46.00 no essay; $60 with essay!!!! ***visit www.sat.org/register to register to test!!!

PREVIEW DAYS AT LOCAL COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES 1. TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY PREVIEW DAY- SEPTEMBER 16 2. UNIVERSITY OF MOBILE PREVIEW DAY- SEPTEMBER 22, OCTOBER 9, NOVEMBER 17 3. LAGRANGE COLLEGE PREVIEW DAY- SEPTEMBER 23, OCTOBER 28, NOVEMBER 11 4. UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO PREVIEW DAY – SEPTEMBER 23 5. ART PORTFOLIO DAY IN ATLANTA- SEPTEMBER 24 6. DUKE, HARVARD, GEORGETOWN, PENN STATE, STANFORD INFORMATION SESSION AT BIRMINGHAM MARRIOT-SEPTEMBER 25 7. SAMFORD UNIVERSITY PREVIEW DAY- SEPTEMBER 30, OCTOBER 28, NOVEMBER 18 8. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA- SEPTEMBER 30, NOVEMBER 18 9. UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA PREVIEW DAY- SEPTEMBER 30, NOVEMBER 11 10. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA E-DAY FOR FUTURE ENGINEERS- OCTOBER 5 11. HUNTINGDON COLLEGE PREVIEW DAY- OCTOBER 7, NOVEMBER 4 12. BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN COLLEGE PREVIEW DAY- OCTOBER 9, OCTOBER 23, NOVEMBER 10 13. MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY PREVIEW DAY- OCTOBER 9, OCTOBER 23, NOVEMBER 13 14. MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOLAR DAY (29 OR HIGHER ON ACT)- OCTOBER 16, OCTOBER 30, NOVEMBER 27 15. JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY PREVIEW DAY- OCTOBER 14 16. ART PORTFOLIO DAY IN NASHVILLE- OCTOBER 15 17. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA PREVIEW DAY- OCTOBER 21, NOVEMBER 11 18. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM PREVIEW DAY- OCTOBER 21 19. AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY PREVIEW DAY- OCTOBER 21, NOVEMBER 10 20. AUBURN UNIVERSITY STEM PREVIEW DAY FOR MINORITY STUDENTS- OCTOBER 30 **MUST REGISTER BY OCTOBER 23 21. UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO PREVIEW DAY- NOVEMBER 4 22. UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA PREVIEW DAY- NOVEMBER 5 23. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE PREVIEW DAY- NOVEMBER 10, NOVEMBER 18

**IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND A PREVIEW DAY, THEN YOU WILL NEED TO REGISTER ONLINE. PLEASE SEE MRS .CRANFORD IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS!!**

SCHOLARSHIPS 1. B.A.S.S. BASSMASTER SCHOLARSHIP  $5,000 SCHOLARSHIP  PLAN TO ATTEND TECHNICAL PROGRAM  APPLY AT WWW.BASSMASTER.COM/NATION  SEE MRS. CRANFORD FOR MORE INFORMATION  DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 15

2. QUESTBRIDGE SCHOLARSHIP  28 OR ABOVE ON ACT  FINANCIAL NEED (HOUSEHOLDS EARNING LESS THAN $65,000)  PLAN TO ATTEND ONE OF QUESTBRIDGE’S PARTNER COLLEGES  SEE MRS. CRANFORD FOR MORE INFORMATION  DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 27

3. HORATIO ALGER SCHOLARSHIP  PLAN TO PURSUE A BACHELOR’S DEGREE  PLAN TO ATTEND COLLEGE FALL FOLLOWING GRADUATION  DEMONSTRATE FINANCIAL NEED (ADJUSTED GROSS FAMILY INCOME OF $55,000 OR LESS)  PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES  DISPLAY PERSEVERANCE IN OVERCOMING AN ADVERSITY  MINIMUM GPA OF 2.0  US CITIZEN  APPLY AT WWW.HORATIOALGER.ORG/SCHOLARSHIPS  DEADLINE: OCTOBER 25

4. COCA-COLA SCHOLARS FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP  UP TO $20,000 SCHOLARSHIP  3.0 GPA  US CITIZEN OR US PERMANENT RESIDENT  EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES  COMMUNITY SERVICE  TO APPLY VISIT: https://connect.coca-colascholars.org/scholarships/application-2017/2017-login  DEADLINE: OCTOBER 31

5. VOICE OF DEMOCRACY SCHOLARSHIP  3-5 MINUTE ESSAY ON AN AUDIO CD OR FLASH DRIVE “AMERICAN HISTORY: OUR HOPE FOR THE FUTURE”  SEE MRS. CRANFORD FOR AN APPLICATION  DEADLINE: OCTOBER 31

6. MCDERMOTT SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS  FULL TUITION (PLUS AN ADDITIONAL $400 STIPEND, $1,000 BOOK STIPEND, & FINANCED STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITY)  33 OR HIGHER ON ACT  LEADERSHIP SKILLS  COMMUNITY SERVICE  FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE MRS. CRANFORD  DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 2

7. PRUDENTIAL SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP  $1,000 SCHOLARSHIP IF SELECTED AS STATE WINNER  APPLY AT WWW.SPIRIT.PRUDENTIAL.COM  DEADLINE: NOBEMBER 7

8. DANFORTH SCHOLARS PROGRAM AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS  ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE  FINANCIAL NEED  SHORT ANSWER & ESSAY QUESTIONS  SEE MRS. CRANFORD FOR MORE INFORMATION  DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 15 9. ELKS MVS SCHOLARSHIP  $1,000- $12,000 SCHOLARSHIP  US CITIZEN  PLAN TO ATTEND 4 YEAR UNIVERSITY  COMMUNITY SERVICE  ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT  APPLY AT WWW.ELKS.ORG  DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 27

10. SMITH SCHOLARSHIP  MINIMUM GPA OF 2.0  MUST HAVE AT LEAST ATTEMPTED ACT ONCE  MUST ATTEND 4 YEAR COLLEGE  SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO FAMILY AND COMMUNITY  SPECIAL CONSIDERATION GOES OUT TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD TO OVERCOME AN ADVERSITY  MUST HAVE APPLIED FOR AT LEAST 3 SCHOLARSHIPS  MUST HAVE APPLIED TO TOP 2 COLLEGES  MUST HAVE APPLIED FOR FAFSA  APPLY AT WWW.SMITHSCHOLARSHIPS.COM  DEADLINE: JANUARY 5

11. LINLY HEFLIN SCHOLARSHIP  23 OR ABOVE ON YOUR ACT  US CITIZEN  FINANCIAL NEED  PLAN TO ATTEND 4-YEAR COLLEGE IN ALABAMA  UP TO $20,000 SCHOLARSHIP  SEE MRS. CRANFORD FOR MORE INFORMATION  APPLY AT WWW.LINLYHEFLIN.ORG  DEADLINE: DECEMBER 31

12. APIASF SCHOLARSHIP  MUST BE ON ASIAN AMERICAN OR PACKIF ISLANDER ETHNICITY  US CITIZEN OR LEGAL RESIDENT OF US  PLAN TO ENROLL IN UNIVERSITY IN THE FALL  MINIMUM 2.7 GPA  MUST APPLY FOR FAFSA  COMMUNITY SERVICE , EXTRACURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT, & ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT WILL BE EVALUATED  DEADLINE: JANUARY 1

13. JOHN F KENNEDY PROFILE IN COURAGE SCHOLARSHIP  $20,000 SCHOLARSHIP  700-1,000 WORD ESSAY ON POLITICAL FIGURE BORN AFTER 1917, MUST INCLUDE ATLEAST 5 RELIABLE SOURCES  US CITIZEN  APPLY AT WWW.JFKLIBRARY.ORG/ESSAYCONTEST  DEADLINE: JANUARY 4

14. WASHINGTON CROSSING FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP  $500-$5,000  MUST PLAN TO MAJOR IN A GOVERNMENT SERVICE FIELD (LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL)  US CITIZEN  1 LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION (FROM PRINCIPAL, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, OR COUNSELOR)  RESUME  TRANSCRIPT  1 PAGE ESSAY (INSPRIRED BY GEORGE WASHINGTON AND HIS FAMOUS CROSSING OF THE DELAWARE)  MUST HAVE 3 COPIES OF EACH DOCUMENT**  FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT http://www.gwcf.org/AppDownload.html OR SEE MRS. CRANFORD  DEADLINE: JANUARY 15

15. NATIONAL CO-OP SCHOLARSHIP  PLAN TO ATTEND COLLEGE AT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:  CLARKSON UNIVERSITY, DREXEL UNIVERSITY, JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY, MERRIMACK COLLEGE, ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK OSWEGO, UNIVERISTY OF CINCINNATI, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL, UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO, WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY  3.5 GPA OR HIGHER  200 WORD ESSAY  PLEASE SEE MRS. CRANFORD FOR AN APPLICATION  DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15 SCHOLARSHIP PRIORITY DEADLINES **If your college of choice is not listed, please make sure to review their scholarship priority deadline, so that you do not miss any scholarship opportunities that you are eligible to receive.

1. AUBURN UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE- DECEMBER 1 **Recommended to apply for Admission by November 15 2. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE- DECEMBER 1 3. HUNTINGDON COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE- DECEMBER 1 4. TROY STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE- DECEMBER 1 5. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN BIRMINGHAM SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE- DECEMBER 1 6. SAMFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE- DECEMBER 1 (Presidential, Leadership, and Academic), February 15 (Non-Merit) 7. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE- DECEMBER 15 8. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE- DECEMBER 15 9. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE- DECEMBER 15 10. UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE- FEBRUARY 1 **EXCEPT AMBASSADOR DUE JANUARY 15 11. JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE- FEBRUARY 1 12. BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE- FEBRUARY 1 13. ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE- FEBRUARY 1 14. WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE- FEBRUARY 15 15. AUBURN UNIVERSITY MONTGOMERY SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE- MARCH 1 (Academic), JUNE 1 (non-merit) 16. GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE- MARCH 1 17. JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE- MARCH 1 18. SNEAD STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE- MARCH 1 19. LAWSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE- APRIL 15 20. UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE- APRIL 15

**SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE ADDED TO THE NEWSLETTER EACH MONTH AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE!!

JOB SHADOW OPPORTUNITIES: **Mrs. Ford, the St. Clair County Career Coach, will work with you on setting up job shadow opportunities if you have a specific career in mind. Her email address is [email protected].

COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY: **ARBY’S ONE DAY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE PROJECT- OCTOBER 28 (WWW.MAKEADIFFERENCEDAY.COM)