SENIORS 2017 !!!! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ EXTREMELY CRITICAL INFORMATION that you need to know during your senior year PRESENTED BY YOUR FRIENDLY AND KNOWLEDGEABLE HHS COUNSELORS: Mrs. Kuether: A – G, T Mrs. Piette: H – O Ms. Thompson: P –S, U - Z Mrs. Alix: School-to-Work Coordinator Mr. Norton: Counselor Intern UW-Oshkosh Mrs. Patri: Registrar Mrs. Ebben: Secretary

IMPORTANT TO KNOW ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 24 credits in required subjects When dropping or adding classes, verify needed graduation requirements with your counselor Do not make a change to your senior schedule after you have submitted college applications! (If you do, it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to notify the colleges of the changes.)

SERVICE LEARNING REQUIREMENT ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Service Hour Requirement: 36 HHS Youth Service Learning Coordinator is Mrs. Alix Document hours at GetNVolved.com Hours must be completed at the time of application for: - Early Graduation - Early Release - Merit Card Final Deadline for graduation requirement is April 15, 2017.

APPLYING TO FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Apply online Prepare ahead of time! - Enrolled courses, clubs and activities, service learning, employment - Essay - Possible letters of recommendation – form in Counseling Office - ACT scores - Transcripts: After submitting application, ask Mrs. Ebben in the School Counseling Office to send transcripts to the schools which you have sent applications. - Pay fee online or other The student is responsible for follow-up with all needed items.

APPLYING TO FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES (continued) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ University of Wisconsin System: www.applywisconsin.edu Fee: $44 for each college application (may vary) Wisconsin Private Colleges and Universities: www.privatecollegezone.org Fee: Varies (Free - $50) for each college application Out-of-State Universities: check web sites Fee: Varies for each school Common Application www.commonapp.org

WISCONSIN & NATIONAL COLLEGE FAIRS ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Wisconsin Education Fair at UW-Fox Valley on Tuesday, October 4 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. - Must pre-register: www.gotocollegefairs.com - For additional venues: http://www.wefs.org/ National College Fair on Sunday, October 2 from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Wisconsin Center, Milwaukee WI - Must pre-register: www.nacacnet.org/ncfstudent - For more information: http://www.nacacnet.org/college-fairs/FallNCF/Pages/Milwaukee.aspx

APPLYING TO TECHNICAL COLLEGES ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Apply online - Fox Valley Technical College: www.fvtc.edu/getstarted - Other WI Technical Colleges: www.witechcolleges.org - Fee: $30 Ask Mrs. Ebben in the School Counseling Office to send transcripts.

Tech College Open Houses ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Fox Valley Technical College - Tuesday, October 4 from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. - Free application!! Northeast Wisconsin Technical College - Wednesday, October 5 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. - Free application!! - Free testing!!

Military Visits to HHS ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ US Army – 1st Wednesday of each month US Air Force – 2nd Wednesday of each month US Marine Corps – 3rd Wednesday of each month US Navy – 4th Wednesday of each month

- Interest inventories based on career clusters Great Web Sites to Help You Explore Career and College Options ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ www.wicareerpathways.org.students - Interest inventories based on career clusters - Research colleges and careers by pathways www.wiscareers.wisc.edu - Explore careers - Direct links to college home pages - Information on salaries, where to find jobs, etc. - Various personal inventories to learn more about yourself

Great Web Sites to Help You Explore the University of Wisconsin System ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ www.uwhelp.wisconsin.edu - Admissions - Paying for college - Living on campus www.uwhelp.wisconsin.edu/majormania - Search for college majors - Find the best college fit for you

TESTING ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ACT Score Report and test dates www.actstudent.org to send official score report to schools - Next test date for ACT: October 22 (Registration deadline September 6) Late registration is Sept. 27 – Sept. 30) December 10 (Registration deadline November 4) Technical Colleges - Accuplacer: www.fvtc.edu and enter “Accuplacer” in the search box. Registration and practice tests will be available at this site. - ACT may be used in place of the Accuplacer. Military – ASVAB - Will be offered at HHS on February 9. - Sign up in the School Counseling Office

FINANCIAL AID (FAFSA) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Senior Parent Financial Aid Night - HHS: September 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the Auditorium - Financial Aid expert will present information about the new and updated financial aid process - www.fafsa.ed.gov College Goal Wisconsin - FVTC: January 28, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. - UW-Oshkosh: November 5, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. - Help with FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) - Drawings for scholarships at all sites! - www.collegegoalwi.org

SCHOLARSHIPS ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ A list of scholarships received from outside sources is compiled, updated weekly and posted on the bulletin board in the School Counseling Office and also on the HHS Counseling page. www.hasd.org/schools/hs/Scholarships.cfm Local Scholarship Application deadline is February 28, 2017 Check with Employers and Community Organizations. Lots of free scholarship searches online but Watch for SCAMS! If in doubt, call us! There should not be an application fee for a scholarship.

SENIOR YEAR OPTIONS ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Youth Options: Application deadline is October 3* for Semester 2 courses. Information packet in the Counseling Office. UW – Student must rank in the top 25% of class www.uwfox.uwc.edu/timetables/ FVTC – student must have a 2.0 cumulative GPA www.fvtc.edu/youthoptions * This is a state deadline – no exceptions!

SENIOR YEAR OPTIONS (Continued) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Early Graduation: Application deadline is: December 1 – no exceptions! - Required: letter from employer stating full-time work OR college / military start date letter Early Release: Application no longer required! - Must select one period – 1st or 8th - Required: Must pass a minimum of 5 classes each semester in order to graduate - NO disciplinary action during 1st semester

SENIOR YEAR OPTIONS (continued) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Apprenticeships: See Mrs. Alix if interested for post-graduation opportunities School Supervised Work Experience: - See Mrs. Alix - Instructional/employment program - Students develop and strengthen skills, attitudes, and knowledge - One or two periods allowed for work

THANK YOU! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Questions? Please contact us! Hortonville High School School Counseling Office 920-779-7934 laurakuether@hasd.org marciapiette@hasd.org allithompson@hasd.org jodialix@hasd.org ralphnorton@hasd.org sallyebben@hasd.org juliepatri@hasd.org