RRHS College & Career Center
Weekly Newsletter 12/9
This is for you!
Underclassmen and Parents - this is a really good article to help you think about your road ahead with test prep, taking and using your scores.
Seniors and Parents - as ED decisions start to roll out, this article may give you some food for thought on how to navigate all the emotions that can be involved. Handling College Admission Decisions: A Sidecar Parent's Guide
Seniors - have you received acceptance letters yet?
We would love to know your accomplishments.
You can come to the Career Center or email tiziana.marchante@lcps.org
Junior Parent Webinar Recording
SCHOLARSHIPS CORNER - NOW IT'S THE TIME TO APPLY!
Scholarships search in 3 steps!
I will have this information up until the end of the school year. Some scholarships application can be applied until very close to the start of first year of college.
- Financial Aid & Scholarships @ RRHS. I update this spreadsheet every week
- LCPS School Counseling Scholarship Website. - This has a very comprehensive list of scholarships for LCPS students.
- December scholarships listing. A series of scholarships from different foundations and organizations. All have separate requirements. Look at this example of scholarship they list which very easy to apply!
To be eligible for the scholarship a student must:
A) Be a legal resident of the United States.
B) Be currently attending high school, college, vocational, or any other accredited institution.
Applications can be found by going to:
https://studentscholarships.org/scholarship/19120/happy-holidays-scholarship
Just a few examples of scholarships on the LCPS website:
LCPS - Loudoun Association of School Librarians Scholarship - Open to graduating senior from a LCPS high school. Applicant has been accepted to a fully accredited college or university with the intention of majoring in education. Applicant must demonstrate high standards of character and citizenship. Applicant has demonstrated interest in fellow students and community. Must be recommended by a librarian or teacher in Loudoun County Public Schools emailed directly to: laslvirginia@gmail.com from recommender. High school transcript (which can be found at Student Vue or through the School Counseling Office) must be included. Applications will not be considered unless all components are complete. Complete application package are to be returned to the School Counseling Office, Career Center and will be forwarded to Allison Taylor, Park View High School by the deadline date of March 28, 2023.
LCPS - NAACP Loudoun Branch Scholarships - The 2023 NAACP Loudoun Branch Scholarships is to provide financial assistance and encouragement to high school graduates of color, specifically African American/Black students, in Loudoun County. The applicant must be a Loudoun County, Virginia resident who is a high school graduating senior and member of a historically underrepresented group. Applicants must use the application form found online at: https://www.naacploudoun.org/education. Applicant must provide an interest video or essay, letter(s) of recommendation and parent or legal guardian information. (Applicants to the Fitz Alexander Campbell Thomas (F.A.C.T.) Memorial Scholarship will have a supplemental written essay.) Deadline for this scholarship is Friday, March 31, 2023.
LCPS - American Meteorological Society (AMS) Freshman Undergraduate Scholarships - $5,000 ($2,500 for winner's freshman and sophomore years) This scholarship is open to all high school students, is designed to encourage study in the atmospheric and related sciences. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or hold permanent resident status. Applicants must be entering their freshman year of college in the fall of 2023 as a full-time student and plan to pursue a degree in the atmospheric or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences. (Marine Biology does not meet this requirement.) Applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. An official high school transcript showing grades from the past three years is required. One letter of recommendation from a high school teacher, school counselor or personal reference is required. A completed online application, which can be found at: https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/information-for/students/ams-scholarships-and-fellowships/ams-freshman-undergraduate-scholarship/ is required. The deadline for this scholarship is February 3, 2023.
LCPS – LCAC Delta Sigma Theta Sorority-Community College Scholarship – This scholarship is open to Loudoun County high school African American male and/or female students who will enroll full-time (or 12 credit hours) in an accredited two-year (including technical school, junior college or community college) institution in the fall after their senior year in high school. Applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Applicant must have a demonstrated financial need and strong record of community service. A completed application and essay are required. Two letters of recommendation. It is preferred that the letters be on official letterhead and may be from a teacher, employer, volunteer supervisor, school counselor, principal or vice-principal and emailed directly from the recommender to scholarlcacdst@gmail.com with the student’s name in the subject line. The transcript may be unofficial and from Student Vue including the Fall 2022 semester of your senior year. An application without a transcript will not be considered. Students must also include a recent wallet-size photo. Information and the online application for all Delta Sigma Theta Sorority scholarships can be found at: https://form.jotform.com/222876477523163. The deadline date for the scholarship is February 17, 2023.
IMPORTANT RRHS EVENTS & NEARBY
12/13 @8:30am - 2nd Senior Breakfast & Meeting. More info closer to the date.
12/14 @ 6pm - Talk to Real Aerospace Specialists at the Brambleton Library (see flyer below)
1/9 & 1/10 @ ALL LUNCH BLOCKS - Academies of Loudoun Information Sessions/MATA sessions. - Students only. Register on Naviance for your lunch block.
1/13 @ 8:30AM - Parent Coffee for Juniors (Virtual) - Topic: Financial Aid 101
1/29 @ 1pm-4pm - USA GAP Year Fair - Learn about Gap year and talk with experts, programs & alumni (see flyer below)
2/11 @2pm-4pm - HBCU Panel and Mini College Fair - Save the Date (see flyer below)
3/27 @ 6:30pm to 8:30pm - Summer & Part-Time Job Fair at Rock Ridge HS - Register! A list of businesses will be made available couple of week prior to the event. See flyer below.
UPCOMING LCPS & MILITARY RECRUITER VISITS @ RRHS
College visit Fall season has come to an end! Take advantage of all the military recruiters coming to RRHS.
- 12/5 @12:30PM - U.S. Army
- 1/25 @ 12:30pm - VA Army National Guard
- 2/22 @12:30 PM - VA National Guard
For more college visits, bookmark and visit: College & Career Visits @ RRHS
IMPORTANT: Juniors and Seniors wanting to attend a college visit, please make sure to register on Naviance. Your registration confirmation will serve as your hall pass. *NOTE: These visits are geared to Seniors and Juniors ONLY if their academic workload permits.
Summer program for military connected families:
University of Southern California (USC) Summer Scholarship for Military Families
USC hosts a 4-week summer program for which they give out a full scholarship to high school students of active families in the military. The scholarship will cover the cost of tuition and fees, airfare, room and board, and course materials.
You can find the details of this scholarship HERE! Deadline is Jan 27.
9th, 10th, 11th grades - LOOKING FOR SUMMER PROGRAMS?
- Rigor of academic coursework
- Any trends (up or down) over the course of your academic career
- Test scores (these can be optional, but could be essential for scholarships)
- What your counselor and teacher recommendations reveal (some schools may not require it)
- Essays and short response answers (this helps them understand who you are!)
- Extracurricular activities and summer programs (see the info below)
- Special circumstances like disabilities, illness, or family/financial situation
Searching for Summer programs:
Other than the programs listed below. Different universities will hold their own summer programs. It's important that you do a google search or search the college's website.
Summer programs at Virginia colleges
- College of William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
- Hollins University Roanoke, VA
- University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA
- Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
- Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
Also check what the state of Virginia has to offer:
Virginia Space Grant Consortium: https://vsgc.odu.edu/ --go to the left column of the link and you have a K-12 Education button. Some are summer programs, and some are not.
Summer Internship program in Ashburn! HHMI Janelia Research Campus
In 2023, the program will run from June 12th to August 4th. Please note that this is a full-time paid internship to which you will be dedicating 40 hours per week, and therefore it is expected that you will not undertake other organized activities that conflict with the program and will plan vacations around the internship dates. Students selected will be responsible for their own housing, food, and travel to and from Janelia.
Application deadline is January 11, 2023 by 5pm.
For more information click here. Please do not contact Janelia Research Campus.
JUNIORS & SENIORS - FREE SUMMER HISPANIC COLLEGE INSTITUTE
ALL GRADES! Looking for internships ideas?
Here are some organizations that offer internships to high school students. This is just some opportunities. In summary, searching online for internships for high school students is a good way to start. At the Indeed.com site, you can search for “internship” plus any field that interests you and narrow the search to the location where you want to work. Monster.com allows the same search parameters. Or, you can use a general search engine to search with the name of an organization you are interested in plus “internships.”
- Chegg Internships lists opportunities in several major cities, including Atlanta, Austin, Boston, and Chicago.
- NASA High School Internships offer research and experiential learning at NASA facilities in Maryland, New York, Virginia, and West Virginia.
- The Met High School Internship Program offers museum internships to students who live in or attend high school in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut.
- BRAINYAC connects high school students in Upper Manhattan and the Bronx with Columbia University neuroscientists for research-based summer internships.
- Smithsonian Internships offers a variety of programs for high school students at various Smithsonian Institution museums in Washington, D.C.
- The Library of Congress offers internships in and around Washington, D.C., some of which are open to high school students.
- The Stanford Compression Forum Summer Internship offers high schoolers and community college students the opportunity to complete multidisciplinary research projects.
- Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh has unpaid internships open to high schoolers at its four museums.
- The New-York Historical Society’s Student Historian Internship Program allows high school students to conduct research and tell stories using the society’s vast resources.
- The Act Now Coalition of Illinois after-school programs has a database of high school internships and other youth job opportunities in the Chicago area.
- American Psychological Association: Summer programs in Psychology for high school students.
COLLEGE FAIRS FOR SPRING 2023
Need help with FAFSA?
If you need help applying for the Free Application for Student Financial Aid (FAFSA), please contact Ms. Marchante (tiziana.marchante@lcps.org) or have students visit her in the Career Center. Setting up your FAFSA now is important due to the amount of documents needed by the institutions.
JOBS & VOLUNTERRING OPPORTUNITIES
- Salamander Resort & Spa is hiring!
- Volunteer to help the Dulles 5k/10k on the runway on Oct 1. Student who assist will receive certification of service hours. If interested contact: Carol Welti at: Carol@washingtonairports.com.
- Loudoun County Parks, Recreation and Community Services is hiring!
- Starbucks is hiring - Ashburn, VA for 16 years old +
TIP: Another way on searching for jobs - Go on Indeed.com and type the search keys "Teen Jobs" "Ashburn". Students can always come to the Career Center for help such as searching for jobs and building a resume!
Need a resume template? Download it here.
American Pool Lifeguards
Reston Town Center Ice Skating Pavilion
Kidz Plaza is hiring!
*Other items may be added to the checklist, please check with your school counselor.*
Tiziana G. Marchante, M.Ed.
Email: tiziana.marchante@lcps.org
Website: https://sites.google.com/lcps.org/rrhschoolcounseling/home/college-career-center