Counselor Connection
Monthly Newsletter from FHS Counseling Department
October'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*
October is LGBTQ History Month!
Important Upcoming Events
Please know that events are always subject to change based on current events and outside factors.
Activity Week
Monday, Oct 5, 2020, 10:00 AM
FHS Campus
PSAT
If you are an 11th grade student, and would like to take the test in order to qualify for National Merit Scholarship or to try and earn a concordant score for graduation, please see your school counselor ASAP. It would be $17 for you to participate.
Wednesday, Oct 14, 2020, 08:30 AM
FHS Campus
End of First Quarter
Wednesday, Oct 21, 2020, 03:00 PM
FHS Campus
No School for Students -Oct 22 and 23
Thursday, Oct 22, 2020, 08:30 AM
FHS Campus
If you are a senior, please save the dates above if you need helping filling out the FAFSA. You and your guardian should attend both events. The first event is an information night and the workshop event is where you will have someone help you fill it out!
Homecoming Week
Monday, Oct 26, 2020, 08:30 AM
FHS Campus
Forest Shirt Order- Contact Mrs. Pohlers
Volunteer Opportunity at Boys and Girls Club!
Message for the 9th Grade Students!
Need a Job?
SAT and ACT Information
Visit the SAT Website to Register!
Important Dual Enrollment Application and Registration Info
Update from Mr. Guest
Mr. Guest's students are involved in a lot of fun activities this semester. Please talk to him if you would like further information or to get involved.
Forest Media will be participating in a state-wide competition and a national challenge this fall. WCAT and Yearbook will be working on FSPA which is a journalism organization directed towards middle and high schools. WCAT will be participating in STN Challenge from October 15-19 and we plan on entering all of the high school categories. In addition, we are actively working towards live-streaming all of our home football events and hopefully our home basketball games later this school year.
Important Senior Information
Upcoming Senior Meeting
Seniors-Select Your E in Skyward by October 22nd!
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
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