Career Center
05.31.2022
Career Center Newsletter - week of May 31
Hornets,
Important dates and reminders:
June 10
- Senior Checkout - bring Chromebooks, Chromebook chargers, books checked out from the Library Media Center, pay off fines and fees.
- Yearbook Distribution
- End of the Year Celebration
June 13
- Senior Awards - Auditorium
June 15
- Graduation - Pete's Pool
June 21
- Last Day of School
**Keep an eye on student and personal emails regarding end of the year checklists, requirements, and events.**
Seniors
End of the year check list
- Check your student emails for any job opportunities from the Career Center
- Search for "job opportunity" and it will bring up every job posting
- In need of financial aid to cover expenses for training or college?
- Complete your financial aid before the deadline of June 30.
- If you qualify for College Bound Scholarships, you must complete financial aid.
- Change your email from school email to personal email in Parchment, Going Merry, College Board, FAFSA/WASFA, and any other online account or software you have used your school email. Seniors will lose access to their student emails by end of August.
- Order your official transcript to be sent to your college, apprenticeship, trade school after final grades have posted end of June.
- Keep your grades up, colleges will be looking to see if you maintained grades through end of Senior Year.
Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshmen
End of the year check list
- Check your student emails for any job opportunities from the Career Center
- Search for "job opportunity" and it will bring up every job posting
- Consider finding employment or job shadowing over the summer
- Research Careers on SchoolData (career and college research resource - link below resources) to see what type of training or education they require.
- Maybe it needs college, maybe not. It might need a trade school or apprenticeship instead.
- Study for ACTs and SATs if you're planning to take them as Juniors and Seniors next year.
- Apply for Scholarships on Going Merry, never too early!
For more tips: check the resources below including check lists for each grade.
Events
- Financial Aid Application Opened for current Seniors to apply & current College Students to renew - 1 October 2021 - deadline 30 June 2022
- Don't miss out on grant and scholarship opportunities because you think you do not qualify!!
- To receive the College Bound Scholarship, students must complete the financial aid application
- June 10 - Senior Checkout
- June 13 - Senior Awards
- June 15 - Graduation
- June 21 - Last Day of School!
In the Commons During Lunch:
- Air Force - 2nd & 4th Thursday each month
- Army - 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month
- Army National Guard - 1st Wednesday each month
- Coast Guard - 1st & 3rd Tuesday each month
- Marines - 1st & 3rd Thursday each month
- Navy - 1st Monday each month
In the Library Media Center (full list of events, click on the calendar link in resources)
- No Guest Speakers currently scheduled
Fairs:
- Career Fairs and College Fairs listed in Resources
Career Center
Career Center on Remind
Receive Text Message Reminders for Career Center Events
Career Specialist - Student Appointments
Students select the link then select Make Appt on the day and time that works for you.
Career & College Research
SchoolData - program for students to use for career/college research
Use your Skywar Student Access - username and password to log in.
Need help contact Career Specialist
Need help contact Career Specialist
National Career Fairs
Search Engine for Career Fairs
Scholarships and Financial Aid
Going Merry
Scholarships & Financial Aid Application Assistance
List of Scholarship Resources
List of databases and scholarships to assist students in paying for 2 or 4-year colleges or trade schools.
Which Financial Aid Application am I eligible to fill out?
Click the link, it opens a new window, scroll down and select start.
Otterbot
Sign up for text help with Financial Aid
WUE/WICHE
Colleges & Universities participating in a program to give out-of-state students, in-state tuition costs.
Testing
College Application Apps and College Fairs
Common App
Fill out one application for multiple colleges. Not all colleges participate but roughly 700 do.
Coalition for College
Fill out one application for multiple colleges. Not all colleges participate but roughly 150 do.
PNACAC - COLLEGE FAIRS
Once on the website, select College Fairs to search for Pacific Northwest College Fairs
NACAC - COLLEGE FAIRS
National Listing for College Fairs
Transcripts and Payment System
Checklists
Career Center