Crosby Senior Newsletter
CLASS OF 2018 - OCTOBER
Crosby Reminders
- Attend 2 Senior Academies
- Schedule an Oct meeting with your Senior Advisor
- Fulfill the College Fair requirement, if haven't yet
- January 31st - Community Service Deadline
October Senior Academy
Senior Academy Filing the FAFSA
Monday, October 9th
6:00-7 pm
Stanback Room, Rowan Public Library
201 West Fisher Street, Salisbury, NC 28144
** Create FSA prior to attending, bring laptop, social security card and 2016 tax return.
Rowan County College Fair at Catawba
Not sure if you have met this requirement? Check your Crosby portal and click My Status to find out. If the portal displays "No" beside PSOS/College Fair, then you must attend a fair this year (even if you already know to which colleges you plan to apply).
Catawba FAFSA Day
Catawba is hosting CFNC’s FAFSA Day on campus Saturday, October 28th from 9 am-noon in the library. Scholars can register on CFNC’s website, and at Catawba http://catawba.edu/about/our-campus/offices/finaid/fafsa/ and click FAFSA Day.
Stanback Scholarship Offered in the Spring
Rowan County Crosby Scholars has established a new scholarship in honor of Alice and Fred Stanback. The Alice and Fred Stanback Scholarship will be awarded to a Crosby Scholar senior in the Class of 2018.
This one of a kind, four-year scholarship will be given incrementally in the amount of $6,250 per year, to a student who will be attending a four year college or institution, for a total scholarship contribution of $25,000.
The Stanback scholarship will be competitively awarded based upon academic merit, a letter of recommendation, and a written essay.
Crosby Scholar seniors who have an unweighted 3.0 grade point average will be eligible to apply and will be able to do so using their Crosby Scholar portal. Applications for this scholarship will open in the spring of 2018, and the winner will be announced at the Senior Gala at the end of April.
NC Tuition Promise $500 semester at UNC Pembroke, Western Carolina and Elizabeth City State
Incredible opportunity for NC residents! Check out the NC Tuition Promise making tuition only $500 per semester effective Fall 2018. Cost does not however include room and board, but makes college more affordable. Think of how far your scholarship money would go!
Tuition Promise program link: https://vimeo.com/234050514
Senior Academy option
Have you heard of the ASVAB? It stands for Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery. We at Crosby Scholars believe strongly in the ASVAB’s value for clarifying strengths and interests that might direct you toward a major area in college or toward a specific career field. Although branches of the military use ASVAB results to determine training assignments, it is NOT a recruitment tool, and the information gathered from the assessment has value for students fully committed to post-secondary education.
Seniors, you can take the ASVAB during a school day at your high school and Crosby Scholars will award you one credit toward your Senior requirement of participating in two Academies. Please check with your school counselor to confirm the date(s) and time the ASVAB will be administered, along with when and how to register for the ASVAB.
To receive one Senior Academy credit from Crosby Scholars, you must submit a copy of your ASVAB results to our office prior to April 15th, 2018. We will ask you what you have learned about yourself!
November 4th SAT Deadline
December 2nd Test Date deadline is November 2nd.
Meet with your Advisor!
Oct 28th ACT
Next test date is December 9th- the deadline is November 3rd.
Rowan Crosby Scholars
*Only students who complete the Senior program are eligible to apply for Last Dollar Grants and Crosby scholarships.
Email: info@crosbyscholarsrowan.org
Website: crosbyscholarsrowan.org
Location: 225 N Main St, Salisbury, NC, United States
Phone: 704-762-3512
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RowanCrosbyScholars
Twitter: @CrosbyClass2018