August/September Senior News
Information from your counselor!
Welcome Back!!!
Hello all! Greetings from your counselor Ms. Lott (Sweder)!
Your first few weeks of school are down--how is it going? Remember to keep up to date on your ATTENDANCE (you only have 3 days to excuse any days you are out). How are your grades? It is WAYYYYYYYY easier to keep up with assignments as teachers give them out, than to play catch up during the semester.
Remember: This is your senior year, and the only one that you will get! Everything that you need to do to graduate...needs to be done this year!
Welcome Mrs. Oronoz!
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Yearbook Pictures!
August/September Happenings!
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Important Dates
8/21: TMCC Promise Scholarship Application Workshop in the Career Center After School
8/22: ACT/SAT Workshop Sign up the Career Center after school
8/24: TMCC Promise Scholarship Application Workshop in the Career Center After School
8/29: ACT/SAT Workshop Sign up the Career Center after school
9/4: Labor Day, no school!
9/5: ACT/SAT Workshop Sign up the Career Center after school
9/8--Last day to sign up for the 10/7 SAT
9/12: ACT/SAT Workshop Sign up the Career Center after school
9/13: Mandatory Parent Meeting, Little Theater, 5:30 pm
9/19: ACT/SAT Workshop Sign Up in the Career Center after school
9/22: Last day to sign up for the 10/28 ACT
9/26: ACT/SAT Workshop Sign Up in the Career Center after school
9/27: FAFSA ID Night 5:30 in the Career Center.
Scholarships!
August Deadlines:
- YDI Scholarship, Due 8/29
- Rover Scholarship Due 8/31
- VIP Scholarship, Due 8/31
- SP Scholarship, Due 8/31
September Deadlines:
- QuestBridge College Match Due: 9/27.
- US Bank Scholarship DUE: 9/30.
- Hit the Books Scholarship, DUE 9/30
- Create Real Impact Scholarship, Due 9/30
- ShipDig Scholarship, DUE 9/30
Various deadlines:
- Wendy's High School Heisman Scholarship, Due Oct 3rd
- Varsity Tutors $1000 MONTHLY SCHOLARSHIP!!
- Scholarship Opportunities for Nevada Students- Due Dates Vary
- Ron Brown Scholar Program for African American Students-Due November 1st
- List of Scholarship Opportunities for Undocumented Students
- Student Scholarships.org-Variety of Opportunities, Due Dates Vary
- Gates Scholarship-Provided Through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (Opens August 1st and is Due Mid-January 2017)
- American Indian Scholarship Opportunities (Due in May)
- The Dream-Scholarship for Undocumented Students- (Opens September – Closes February 2017)
- Elks National Most Valuable Student Scholarship Application (Opens Sept 1st, Due December 4th)
- AXA Foundation Scholarships OPENS (1st 10,000 apps accepted)
- Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship OPENS
Important Announcements
Credit recovery
Remember this is your LAST year to earn ALL the credits you need for graduation. Don't wait! Get caught up now!
Senior Pictures
You can call them at 775-851-0444.
You MUST make an appointment first!
Green Light Passes
There are many things that go into into it!! Here they are:
1. Be on track with all of your credits (don't need A+ or any other credit recovery).
2. Be on track with all of your tests for graduation (you've taken the EOCs for Math 1, Math 2, ELA 1 and ELA 2, AND have passed Alg 1, Geometry and English 3/4).
3. You have paid your fines with the bookkeeper.
Passes will be re-evaluated at the quarter to include PASSING GRADES, so make sure to keep your grades up!
Yearbook & baby pictures!
Also, if you want your baby picture included in it (or if your parents do), get an application from Ms. Cellucci in A12. Ads will only be accepted until February 4th! You can also email here at scellucci@washoeschools.net.
Attendance
Seniors--Your attendance MATTERS!
Want a chance at winning a FREE car? All seniors who have perfect attendance by the end of the year will be entered into a drawing to win a FREE NEW car! Make sure your attendance is clear!
Remember that you are only allowed 9 unexcused absences before you will lose credit. If you know that you will be out, make sure that your parent calls to excuse you WITHIN 3 DAYS! After 3 days, it cannot be excused. To call, call: 321-3200.
Fines and Fees
You MUST pay your outstanding fines to the Bookkeeper, Angel Jenkins as soon as possible! If you are not sure what you owe, see Ms. Baxter before/after school or at lunch!
You will NOT be considered a Green Light senior (and get an off campus pass) until those fees are paid!
College Prep
If you haven’t yet decided which schools you want to apply to—get on it! When the school year hits you will be busy! Once you have an idea of colleges you are interested in:
Go to the school’s website (usually you can find it with a simple Google search)
Find out the school’s admission requirements—do they make all students have a foreign language? Do they require a certain GPA? Schools want you to know what it takes to get in—find out!
Check to see if the school offers a degree you are interested in (not all schools are the same, and you can’t assume they will offer the same degrees).
Find out when their application is due. (Hint: University of California schools usually have deadlines in early fall!)
Do they require the ACT or SAT, and if so, do they require a certain score?
Another good resource for college: www.GotoCollegeNevada.org.
TMCC Promise Scholarship!
There are several steps, so make sure that you complete them all!
Starting with applying to the program, and TMCC!
Our College & Career Center Facilitator, Mrs. Parada, will be holding workshops for you to do these!
Go to the website here.
ACT & SAT
As a student at Hug, you get 2 free waivers to take the ACT and SAT for free each. In order to get a waiver, you must go see Mrs. Parada in the Career Center. If you use a waiver and don’t take the test, YOU are financially responsible for paying to change the date to another ACT or SAT date.
TUESDAYS in the Career Center after school Mrs. Parada will be available with waivers to help you sign up! Sign up quick before spaces fill up!
The next SAT you can sign up for is October 7th, the deadline to sign up is September 7th.
The next ACT date will be October 28th. the deadline to sign up is September 22nd.
How do I study?? It is a BIG test, it is timed.
There are several practice tests online (www.actstudent.org; www.collegeboard.org) or www.freerice.com.
The College Board has paired up with the Khan Academy to help you study! Click here to set up your account.
Check out the counseling website for more resources! http://hughighcounseling.weebly.com/
Millennium Scholarship
Graduate with 24 credits, including
--4 years of MATH (must have Alg 2 or higher)
--3 years of SCIENCE
--3.25 GPA (weighted or unweighted)
--Attended high school for 2 years or more in Nevada
--Graduate from a Nevada high school
From the College Board
The College Board Says:
You can cope with the many stressors associated with planning for college by:
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Encouraging seniors to register for the October SAT.
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Using the SAT Score Demo to help you understand your score reports and see which skills you need to work on the most.
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Look at the Official SAT Practice.
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Reminding students who need testing accommodations to submit requests early.
Free CollegeGo App
CollegeGo guides students through the steps they need to take on the road to college. Once they download the app, students can log in through their College Board accounts and access information through BigFuture™.
Events!
ACT/SAT Workshop
Tuesday, Aug 22, 2017, 02:30 PM
2880 Sutro Street, Reno, NV, United States
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
TMCC Promise Scholarship Application Workshop
Thursday, Aug 24, 2017, 02:30 PM
Career Center, Hug HS
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
ACT/SAT Sign Ups
Tuesday, Aug 29, 2017, 02:30 PM
2880 Sutro Street, Reno, NV, United States
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
MANDATORY Parent Meeting!
Wednesday, Sep 13, 2017, 05:30 PM
Little Theater @ Hug
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
FAFSA ID Night
Wednesday, Sep 27, 2017, 05:30 PM
Career Center, Hug
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
TMCC Promise Scholarship Application Workshop
Monday, Aug 21, 2017, 02:30 PM
Career Center, Hug HS
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
ACT/SAT Workshop
Tuesday, Sep 5, 2017, 02:30 PM
Career Center, Hug HS
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
ACT/SAT Workshop
Tuesday, Sep 12, 2017, 02:30 PM
Career Center
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
ACT/SAT Workshop
Tuesday, Sep 19, 2017, 02:30 PM
Career Center
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
ACT/SAT Workshop
Tuesday, Sep 26, 2017, 02:30 PM
Career Center
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Contact us!
Email: csweder@washoeschools.net
Website: http://hughighcounseling.weebly.com/
Location: 2880 Sutro Street, Reno, NV, United States
Phone: 775.321.3221
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Procter-Hug-High-School-1653155894926062/
Twitter: @NVHug