Gopher Gazette
GPHS Counseling Department: January Issue
Welcome Back!
The GPHS Counseling team will be conducting course registration January 29-March 28, 2018.
Happy New Year!
MLK Day
Staff Development Day
Student Announcements
MLK Day Parade
January 15, 2018
Semester Examinations
January 8-12, 2018
Spanish CBE (@GPHS)
January 23-24, 2018
Meeting Dates: Mondays (3:05-4:15 PM)
Location: Room 806
Starting January 8, 2018
Important Websites
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)............(website)........... www.fafsa.ed.gov
Phone: 1-800-433-3243
Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA)...........................................1-888-311-8881
See College & Career Center or School Counselor
CSS Profile ..................................................................... https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org
ACT .......................................................................................................... www.actstudent.org
SAT ...................................................................................................... www.collegeboard.org
Quick Scholarship Outlooks
Dallas Co. PROMISE Scholarship ... January 31st (Deadline)... DallasCountyPromise.org
Grand Prairie Friends of the Library $1,000 Scholarship ... March 19th ...(Extended date) www.gptx.org/scholarship
Apply Texas ............................................................................................www.applytexas.org
BigFuture .............(Scholarship Search Engine) ............ www.bigfuture.collegeboard.org
Lion Pride Tuition (Receive In-State Tuition Rate)... AR, OK, KS, NE, IA, IL, KY, TN, TX
(It is stackable with other Institutional Aid/Scholarships- ask college FA Rep for more info.)
STARR Resources... Start Preparing
Dates:
April 10, 2018: English I
April 12, 2018: English II
May 7-11, 2018: Algebra, Biology, US History
Resources may be found on the TEA site.
Are you preparing for your college entrance examinations?
"SAT and/or ACT"
SAT Practice Resources (College Board + Khan Academy):
https://www.khanacademy.org/sat
ACT Practice Resources (Preparing for the ACT Test booklet):
https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/Preparing-for-the-ACT.pdf
TSI Resources: Preparation Guides
Collegeboard TSI Booklet of Sample Questions
Collegeboard TSI Web-Based Study App https://store.collegeboard.org/sto/productdetail.do?Itemkey=130095469
Contact Information
Website: https://www.gpisd.org/gphs
Location: 101 Gopher Blvd. Grand Prairie, TX 75050
Phone: 972.809.5711