Nation Ford Counselor's Corner
October 2021
Freshman IGPS
October 26- November 15
Freshmen will meet with their counselor to discuss their post-secondary goals and make initial course selections for 10th grade. Families will receive a letter in the mail by October 12th with the date and time for their meeting.
M1 Report Cards
The 1st marking period of Semester 1 ended on Monday, September 27, 2021. Report cards will be available on PowerSchool on Monday, October 4th at 4PM. Please check your student's report card and review their grades with them. Remember that if you have a concern about a grade, you should first check with your student, then their teacher. If you still need assistance after discussing with the teacher, then reach out to your child’s counselor or administrator.
FLEX Sessions
Scholarship Workshops
October 6 - FASFA and Scholarship in the guidance conference roomStudy Skills & Time Management Workshops
The world seems to be rapidly changing at every moment, and it is sometimes hard for adults to keep up let alone a high school student. Starting in October we will be holding workshops on various topics on Study Skills and Time Management during FLEX in D511. The topics for October are as follows:
- How to Use a Paper Planner: October 14, 2021
- Students can bring a paper planner they use already to the workshop or one will be provided for them.
- Study Skills Techniques - Spaced Practicing and Dual Coding: October 28, 2021
- Spaced Practicing: Learning how to plan out study time and how to use that time effectively.
- Dual Coding: How to use visuals to help understand academic material.
Please encourage your students to attend and we look forward to helping make learning easier!
FLEX College Visits
Oct 5 - High Point University
Oct 7 - College of Charleston
Oct 12 - University of Florida
Oct 13 - East Carolina University
Oct 14 - Winthrop University College of Business
Oct 21 - Davidson College
Oct 28 - Mercer University
Career Development Facilitator Website - https://kleffmanb6.wixsite.com/careerconnections
Testing
The PSAT and ASVAB will take place on October 13, 2021 at Nation Ford High School. You had to sign up by September 10, 2021.
PSAT
-Students taking the test should arrive no later than 8:20 AM
-The test will begin promptly at 8:40 AM
-The test will end approximately at 1:30 PM
-You will receive room location and additional details no later than Wednesday, October 6th.
ASVAB
-Students taking the test should arrive no later than 8:20 AM
-The test will begin promptly at 8:40 AM
-The test will end approximately at 12:30 PM
-Students will report to the practice gym
Senior Transcripts
Seniors - transcripts are sent to colleges through Naviance. Please use the link below to sign in and request transcripts.
Scholarships
Your scholarship search has begun! Use the link below to access our scholarship search engine. On our scholarship website, you can learn how to search for scholarships using databases like College Board and Naviance, as well as our Nation Ford blog.
The Nation Ford blog will continuously be updated throughout the year with various scholarships including local state South Carolina scholarships as well as local York County and Fort Mill scholarships.
Remember, If you spend 20 hours applying and searching for scholarships and you get one $500 scholarship from everything you applied for, you just earned $25 an hour. So get out there and start searching!