Counselor Connection
Monthly Newsletter from FHS Counseling Department
November's Newsletter
Please be sure to follow our new Instagram and Twitter pages! The handle for both is Guidancewildcat.
Check out Guidance's Instagram!
Please remember, Forest High School has a twitter as well and our TV Production crew as a YouTube channel with a lot of helpful information. *You DO NOT need a Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube account in order to check these accounts out for information*
Important Upcoming Events
Please know that events are always subject to change based on current events and outside factors.
Activity Week
Monday, Nov 9, 2020, 10:15 AM
Various Locations
FAFSA Workshop
Thursday, Nov 12, 2020, 04:30 PM
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Thanksgiving Break- No School
Monday, Nov 23, 2020, 08:30 AM
FHS
Notes from Ms. Pohlers
The library is selling donuts on November 10th and 11th.
Any questions concerning these sales or the library, please contact Ms. Pohlers at jennifer.pohlers@marion.k12.fl.us
Important Senior Information
Seniors-Select Your E in Skyward ASAP!
Please see the step by step directions below in order to Select Your E today!
State University Application Deadlines
FAMU (Tallahassee): May 1st is the last Deadline.
FAU (Boca Raton): April 15th (Priority deadline is February 15th)
FGCU (Fort Myers): Early Action is November 1st. Regular Deadline: March 1st
FIU (Miami): Rolling but last deadline for Fall 2021 is April 1st
Florida Poly (Lakeland): Priority Deadline is November 1st, Rolling until Full with April 1st being Latest Deadline
FSU (Tallahassee): Priority Deadline is December 1st. Rolling until final deadline is March 1st.
NCF (Sarasota): Early action deadline is December 1st
UCF (Orlando): Rolling until May 1st
UF (Gainesville): November 1st
UNF (Jacksonville): Recommend Applying early but accept on rolling basis until July 1st
USF (Tampa): Priority Deadline is November 1st. January 1st is priority deadline for financial aid. March 1st is final application deadline.
UWF (Pensacola): Priority Deadline is December 1st. Final application is June 1st.
Transcript Request Procedure
Letters of Recommendation Request Process
FAFSA Opens up October 1st!! Sooner it is completed, the better!
State Scholarship Information for Seniors
Scholarship Resources
Click on the Buttons Below for 2 Resources to Help You Earn Scholarships!
Available Scholarships
Marion County Scholarship Directory
Attending USF in Tampa?
Florida Association of School Resource Officers
Scholarship Search Engines
Fastweb Scholarship Search Engine: www.fastweb.com
Scholarships 360: scholarships360.org
Big Future Collegeboard Search: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search
How To Contact your Counselor
9th Grade Counselor: Mr. Ecliff Telford Ecliff.telford@marion.k12.fl.us
10th Grade Counselor: Dr. Keyana Lyde Keyana.lyde@marion.k12.fl.us
11th Grade Counselor: Mrs. Shirley Thomas Shirley.thomas@marion.k12.fl.us
12th Grade Counselor: Mrs. Tracy Moody Tracy.moody@marion.k12.fl.us
ESE: Ms. Katherine West Katherine.west@marion.k12.fl.us