The RHS Guidance Gazette
Your monthly update on College & Career related information
January 2016 Ed. 1, Vol. 2
A Word from the Guidance Team
Student Success: AP Celebration & Alumni Tea
RHS Alumni Share Their Post-High School Experiences
Mr. Peralta-- Recognized As An Outstanding Educator
Senior Peter Quinones Displays His AP World History Award
Opportunities for Students:
- Selective, free, 10-day Journalism seminar
- Requirements: 3.5 or greater unweighted GPA, interest in Journalism, current Junior, low-income student, application submission by February 26, 2016
- Benefits: experience classes taught by professional editors & reporters, publication in The Princeton Summer Journal, college application assistance, and much more.
- Application link: http://www.princeton.edu/sjp/
City Year Americorps Program
- Paid, full-time, 11 month, community service program working as a peer mentor in the NYC schools
- Requirements: open to graduating seniors with an interest in mentoring students; application submission by the February 15th deadline
- Benefits: valuable volunteer experience, Americorps educational award ($5, 734), living stipend and health coverage
- Application link: https://gateway.cityyear.org/register-now.cfm
Money Matters: FAFSA Reminder
- Complete the FAFSA early! Colleges distribute money on a first come, first serve basis (applications will be available starting 1/1/16)
- Make sure you are using the correct website www.fafsa.gov as the application is ALWAYS free
- In order to be considered for state aid, students must always list a NEW JERSEY school first on their FAFSA
- To begin the process you may apply now for an FSA ID. Both students and parents may create the FSAID at htts://fsaid.edu.gov. This should be done as soon as possible as it takes time to complete
Guidance will be hosting FAFSA application sessions to assist families with the completion of the application. The sessions are set for the following dates:
- Thursday, January 14th at 6pm
- Thursday, January 21st at 6pm
- Tuesday, February 9th at 6pm
Higher Education: PSAT Results
PSAT results are now available to students and families. Students over 13 years of age will be able to view their scores using the online score reporting portal (new feature). The link is https://studentscores.collegeboard.org/. If students provided their email address during testing, they will receive an email reminder from the College Board. If not, they will need to create a new account.
The Collegeboard also recommends students create a Khan Academy account at satpractice.org. It's free and will provide personalized practice recommendations based on their PSAT results.
Upcoming Test Dates
February 6th; registration deadline has passed
April 9th; register by March 4th
SAT*: register by visiting collegeboard.org
January 23rd; registration deadline has passed
March 5; register by February 5th (NEW SAT)
May 7th; register by April 8th (NEW SAT)
Accuplacer (students should sign up with their Counselor)
January 13th
ASVAB (students should sign up with their Counselor)
February 10th (RHS)
*students receiving free or reduced price lunch are entitled to a fee waiver from the Guidance office.
Counselors Visit Colleges
Brown University
The College of the Holy Cross
Johnson & Wales University
College/University Open Houses
Centenary College- January 18, 2016
Drew University- January 23, 2016
Felician College- January 23, 2016
Georgian Court University- January 23, 2016
Saint Peter's University- January 18, 2016
Stevens Institute of Technology- January 23, 2016
Visit http://njsca.org/college-open-houses for a full list of open houses in the tri-state area.
School Information
Email: cmannix@rahway.net
Website: www.rahway.net
Location: Rahway High School, Madison Avenue, Rahway, NJ, United States
Phone: 732-396-1090