Senior Newsletter #7
November 3, 2016
Activities Resume
Tips for a good resume:
1. Include school activities, community activities (include your volunteer work), job experience, and any honors or awards.
2. Type your resume using a readable font. It looks more professional.
3. Organize well using specific titles
4. Remember you are giving specific, factual information. Do not make it to wordy or long. Usually, one page is a good length.
The activities resume at educationquest.org is a great tool to use to create a good resume. You will enter in your profile information and the activities resume will give you different formats that you can use.
Get Your Ducks In a Row!
- Apply to College - Senior Newsletter #2
- Sending Transcripts - Senior Newsletter #4
- Completing a College Resume - See above in this Newsletter
- Letters of Recommendation - Senior Newsletter #6
- Entrance Testing - College Planning Website Admissions Testing Page
Complete the FAFSA @ NHS
2017 Prudential Spirit of Community Award
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program is the United States' largest youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer community service. Created in 1995 by Prudential and the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), the program honors middle level and high school students for outstanding service to others at the local, state and national level.
To be eligible, you must:
- be in grades 5-12 as of November 8
- be a legal resident of any U.S. state or Washington, D.C.
- have engaged in a volunteer activity that occurred during the 12 months prior to the date of the application
- submit a completed application to Mr. Luhr (jakeluhr@npsne.org) by November 8.
For more detailed information of the application process, please refer to this flyer.
RHOP - Rural Health Opportunities Program
The Rural Health Opportunities Program is a cooperative program between the Nebraska state colleges and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). The purpose of the program is to recruit and educate students from rural Nebraska who will return to practice in rural areas of the state. This program represents a commitment and dedication to the education of Nebraskans and quality health care for citizens of the state.
Participants in the program spend time at WSC and UNMC, with the amount of time at each institution determined by the program. If selected to participate, students in the WSC RHOP program will receive the following contingent upon maintaining the conditions of the program:
- Tuition waiver at Wayne State College
- Guaranteed admission to the relevant UNMC program
KHOP
The KHOP is a program much like the RHOP. It is through the University of Nebraska Kearney. Below is a list of the programs they offer:
PROGRAM UNK/UNMC POSITIONS
Dentistry 4 years/4years Up to 2
Dental Hygiene 2 years/2 years Up to 2
Medical Lab Science 3 years/1 year Up to 5
Medicine 4 years/4 years Up to 7
Nursing 2 years/2 years Up to 4
Pharmacy 3 years/4 years Up to 6
Radiography 2 years/2 years Up to 3
For more information and an application go to the UNK website. The deadline to apply is November 15th.
Hagan Scholarship
The Hagan Scholarships are for high achieving students who will require financial assistance in order to attend college. These students will graduate from a public high school in an eligible state (Nebraska is eligible) and in a county having fewer than 50,000 residents. Hagan Scholars currently attend one hundred forty seven different colleges and universities (click on the link to see the eligible colleges and universities).
Student Eligibility:
- Must be a U.S. Citizen and resident of an eligible state.
- Must have attended as a junior and senior an eligible public high school.
- Must be a student in the 2017 high school graduating class.
- Must have achieved a high school CGPA of 3.50 or higher.
- Must score 23 or higher on the ACT (Composite Score); or 1,200 on the New SAT (Reading & Math).
- Must enroll in a four year college the first semester following high school graduation.
- Must work 240 hours in the twelve months prior to the start of college.
- Must complete the FAFSA in 2016 using 2015 tax return information.
- FAFSA EFC must be less than $7,500.
- Must apply for eligible Federal and State grants.
- Must not have been convicted of a felony.
200 scholarships are awarded each year. Each scholarship is worth up to $40,000; the average dollar amount disbursed over four years is over $24,000. Please go to http://haganscholarships.org/ for more information and an application. Application deadline is November 15th.
Wayne State College Art & Design Scholarships
The WSC Art & Design Department invites high school seniors interested in pursuing a degree in Art or Design to apply for their Special Abilities Art & Design Scholarship. Scholarships are awarded to incoming freshmen who have shown exceptional artistic or design merit at the high school level. Please read additional requirements on the Information Sheet. The Scholarship Application is due November 15th.
Most Valuable Student Scholarship
The Elks National Foundation awards 500 4-year scholarships each year for the Most Valuable Student Award. Applicants will be judged on scholarship, leadership, and financial need. To be eligible:
- Any high school senior who is a citizen of the United States is eligible to apply.
- Applicants need not be related to a member of the Elks.
- College students are not eligible to apply.
- Applicants must be citizens of the United States on the date their applications are signed; permanent legal resident status does not qualify.
- Male and female students compete separately.
Norfolk Senior High Counseling Center
Brandi Bartels E-K
Heather Marotz L-Ri
Kendra Marshall Ro-Z
Connie Ingram Administrative Assistant
Website: http://www.norfolkpublicschools.org/schools/norfolk-high-school/counseling/
Location: 801 Riverside Boulevard, Norfolk, NE, United States
Phone: 402-644-2534
Twitter: @NHSGuidanceNews