EVHS Counseling Climate Check
Edition #21: 4.2.2021
NEW: Juniors: Important Next Steps After the ACT
Congratulations on taking the ACT this week! As you left the testing room, you should have received a sheet instructing you on the steps to create your MyACT account with your ACT student code. The instructions to create your MyACT account and non-test instructions on your handout are also found attached.
All Juniors are encouraged to create their MyACT account within two days of testing to view scores quickly, send scores to colleges (optional), and complete an interest inventory (optional). If you do not create the account, you will still receive a paper score report mailed to your home but it is likely to come weeks after your scores are available to view online.
You may also find the MyACT instructions, video, and Taking the ACT booklet helpful.
As a reminder, your ACT student code is on the Non Test Instruction sheet you received on test day. If you did not get this sheet and need your ACT student code, please email Laura.Horton@district196.org. Please check your handout first for your ACT student code- thank you!
NEW: Seniors: Former Westview Elementary Student Scholarship
NEW: Senior Parents and Students: Demystifying the Financial Aid Appeals Process Webinar
COVID-19 has changed our lives in many ways, including financial changes. This webinar provides help for families who’ve experienced economic loss or financial instability. Use this time to learn the options to appeal your school’s financial aid decision due to economic changes in financial standing. Launched April 15, SwiftStudent is a free online resource to support students, their families, and financial aid offices in streamlining the financial aid appeal process.
Join this FREE webinar to learn from experts on:
What a financial aid appeal is
Factors that may qualify students to seek an appeal
A tool that can help them request the appeal.
Available On Demand. 60 minutes
NEW: All Students: Summer STEM Opportunity
The Joy of Coding, July 5 - August 13 online course by the University of Michigan
Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan is excited to be offering a virtual course that high school students can participate in this summer, The Joy Of Coding, which takes place July 5, 2021-August 13, 2021.
The Joy of Coding is an online course specially created for anyone who wants to experience first-hand the power and thrill of coding computers to do amazing things. Created with high school students in mind, it is a great way for anyone to step into the wondrous world of coding. You’ll learn by doing and experience how coding powers apps such as Snapchat and TikTok.
No prior coding experience is required! Anyone who wants to learn is welcome!
Students will:
- Learn to code at their own pace with support from Michigan ECE faculty and students
- Have weekly coding lectures/assignments using an interactive textbook
- Receive a certificate of accomplishment to include in college applications
Dakota County Library Poetry Contest
Coming in April, Dakota County Library is hosting our annual Poetry Contest! To enter, complete the entry form (available on the Poetry Contest website starting April 1) and email it along with your poem to LibraryPrograms@co.dakota.mn.us any time between April 1 and 11:59 pm on Friday, April 30, 2021. Contest judges will be library staff, and will consider poems in the following age categories:
Children age 6–8
Children age 9–11
Teens age 12–14
Teens age 15–18
Adults
Free Practice ACT/SAT Opportunity
The Princeton Review is offering several free practice opportunities for MN area students. Next weekend we are hosting a virtual ACT and SAT, which provide real-feel experiences for students to gauge their performance and identify strengths and weaknesses. The following week will include a personalized review session that provides tips, tricks, truths, and misconceptions about beating standardized testing and the college admissions process.
Links to Sign up:
Normandale Community College Virtual Spring Open House Event
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Normandale Community College will host a virtual Open House event on May 4, 2021, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Please encourage your students and families to join us for a variety of live virtual presentations focused on the steps for admission, Post Secondary Enrollment Options, degree programs designed for transfer, health science degree programs, and more! Pre-recorded videos will also be available on topics such as financial aid and FAFSA completion and the application for admission. The $20 application fee is currently waived! Admissions Representatives will also be available in a Live Chat Room to answer in-dividual questions. Guest can also enjoy a virtual campus tour at any time with a single click. Visit our website at www.normandale.edu/visit for more information.Eastview High School Counseling Website
Eastview High School Counselors
Quincy Davis
Mark Wanous
952-431-8928
Terri Greener
952-431-8929
Jena Hitt
952-431-8900
Kelly Fisher
952-431-8930
Anne Scholen
952-431-8927
Larinda Hodges
952-431-8931
Laura Horton
952-431-8926
About Eastview High School
Email: Eastview@district196.org
Website: evhs.district196.org
Location: 6200 140th Street West, Apple Valley, MN, USA
Phone: 952-431-8900
Facebook: facebook.com/EastviewHighSchool
Twitter: @EVHSLightning