October 11 Picture Retakes in the Afternoon

October 9—No School October 11—Picture Retakes in the afternoon October 19 & 20 – No School

Yearbook: There will be a meeting on Tuesday, October 3 during OP in the library for anyone interested in helping with the 2017-2018 yearbook. Mrs. Johnson: Health Careers and Skills USA members please stop by Mrs. Johnson's room 311 to sign up to volunteer for the Special Olympics Zombie Run on Friday, Oct. 13.

Mrs. Haider: All TSA member need to turn in their $13.00 State and National dues. If you have not done so; please turn it in to Mrs. Haider in Room 700B ASAP. Counselor’s Corner Visit www.dhs.dickinson.k12.nd.us and click on Counselors Corner for information on the MANY scholarship opportunities, and information on testing we have throughout the year. We have other great information listed here as well.

Juniors/Sophomore – PSAT test – October 16. Today is the last day to sign up for the PSAT! Fee is $16.00 and sign up is in the front office The PSAT test is a national voluntary upper academic class for sophomores and juniors. It is a preliminary test for the SAT and can qualify you for scholarship programs. It can also give you insight into which AP courses you may be ready to take. The cost of the PSAT test is $16 and sign up is in the front office with Mrs. Schroeder. You will receive a practice booklet when you sign up and pay. Fee waivers are available for those who qualify. Deadline to sign up is October 2. Students – our scholarship list with website links under Counselors Corner under our Dickinson High School website at http://www.dhs.dickinson.k12.nd.us/ is updated and ready for applications to begin for scholarship financial aid. Pick up paper information for some scholarships with any counselor. Seniors- The Bank of North Dakota is sponsoring an online Financial Aid Information Night (FAIN) every Wednesday beginning October 4, 2017 and the last Wednesday FAIN online information night will be November 15, 2017. Register online at https://bnd.nd.gov/counselors/ under Financial Aid Information Night (FAIN). Also, link into Financial Literacy for more information on money management topics below FAIN. FAFSA applications can be submitted beginning October 1, 2017. VIDEOS is also available with 2-3 minute videos with an overview of the financial aid process. Dickinson Dollars for Scholars is doing a cash raffle this year. Tickets are $5 a ticket. The drawing will be held in November and DFS is giving away a total of $1000. We will need clear names and phone numbers so we can contact the winners of the $$. Please see Mrs. Mack for tickets. Selling Dickinson Dollars for Scholars raffle tickets counts towards a volunteer opportunity with Dollars for Scholars. All proceeds from the sale of raffle tickets goes towards sponsoring scholarships to graduating seniors at Dickinson High School and Trinity High School. Interested students grades 9-12, are encouraged to join Dickinson Dollars for Scholars. The meetings are the 3rd Tuesday of each month, at 4 PM, at Dickinson Chamber of Commerce, 314 3rd Avenue West, Dickinson (across from Berg Elementary in log building). If students are interested in joining Dickinson Dollars for Scholars and are not able to attend today’s meeting, student may see a DHS Counselor and the student’s contact information (cell # and current email) will be emailed to Kari Sayler at: [email protected] ND CTE $6,000 scholarship – The WorkKeys assessments (Applied Math, Graphic Literacy, and Workplace Documents ) for a required test score for the ND CTE scholarship is being offered at Dickinson State University, DSU Testing Center once a month on Saturdays for October and November. The upcoming test dates will be on Sat., October 21, 2017 and on November 18, 2017. The test fee for the three assessments will be $40.00, or $15.00 per test. The DSU Testing Center has limited seating. Please see a counselor to schedule the assessment, or call Flora Cho at 483-2964. DSU would prefer students schedule one month prior to their test date.