1. Senior Parent Night Class of 2018
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
5:30pm-6:30pm

2. Agenda
Jason Skiba – Class Principal Ann McFall – Class Secretary Anne Steinhauer – All Senior All Night Party Jake McLouth – Career Center Counselor – New Counselor Update Steps Applying to College – Counselors Closing Remarks - Counselors

3. Pioneer Senior Bon Voyage Party
20+ year tradition in response to an alcohol-related car accident that claimed the life of a Pioneer Graduate School is transformed into a Cruise Ship featuring games, music, casino, movies, food and more; giving graduates a fun, safe, drug and alcohol-free party

4. Pioneer Senior Bon Voyage Party
Over 300 Graduates attend to celebrate as a class! June 7, :30pm-4:00am Throwing a party for 300 people takes many hands. Please consider volunteering your time, donating a raffle prize, a personal or corporate donation.

5. Pioneer Senior Bon Voyage Party
To download a senior registration form and/or learn more, please visit the Pioneer PTSO website and click on the Bon Voyage tab: To volunteer or donate, please contact Anne Steinhauer or leave a note in the PTSO mailbox
Parents: We need your help!

6. CAREER RESOURCE CENTER
COLLEGE VISITS
ASSISTANCE WITH COLLEGE APPLICATIONS
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
CONTACT JAKE MCLOUTH AT
PIONEER CAREER CENTER.WEEBLY.COM

7. Senior Staff Class Principal – Mr. Jason Skiba7
Class Principal – Mr. Jason Skiba
Class Secretary – Ms. Ann McFall
Career Center Director - Mr. Jacob McLouth
Records Secretary - Ms. Deidre Banks
Counselors
Ms. Dorvia Thomas – Hill – A - CH
Mr. Kevin Kilgore – Ci - G
Ms. Freda Didlake (interim) – H - K
Ms. Colleen Creal – L - O
Ms. Stephanie Carter – P - So
Mr. Christopher Kasper – Sp - Z

8. UPDATE ON FAFSA
OCTOBER 1, DATE TO START ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL AID
JANUARY 11, 2018 U OF M WILL BE PART OF OUR FINANCIAL AID / SCHOLARSHIP NIGHT

9. Calendar for First Semester9
9/15/2017- Last day to drop/add classes
9/18/ First day we begin processing college applications
10/1/17 – Begin filling out FAFSA for Federal student aid
10/13/2017- Last Day to submit applications to schools with early notification deadlines of November 1, (this includes U of M)
11/21/2017- Last day to turn in college applications to have them submitted before winter break
1/11/2018 Financial Aid/Scholarship Night
Request mid-year report through parchment.com after February 1, 2018

10. Calendar for Second Semester10
3/1/18 Priority deadline for submitting FAFSA
5/1/18 Deadline to accept offer of admission to most colleges
5/7/ /18/2018 AP Testing
6/1/2018 Last Day for Seniors
6/7/2018 Graduation Day
7/01/18 Students need to request a final transcript from parchment.com for the college they plan to attend in the fall of 2018

11. Steps in Applying to College11
Complete Student Profile and Parent Brag Sheet
READ DIRECTIONS FOR EACH APPLICATION CAREFULLY!
Make a master calendar with all due dates and deadlines.
Most college applications are completed entirely online. Some colleges will use Common App, Send.edu, Coalition App, or Universal College Websites for their applications.
If Colleges that are not on the common app ( 700 are) or one of the other applications mentioned above than please fill out the green non-common app routing slip located in the counseling office and turn it into your counselor.
The Coalition App is accepted by 90 schools (mostly East Coast), U of M and MSU are on it. Request recommendations by with this application.
Give teachers at least two weeks notification for recommendations.
Please allow up to three weeks (15 business days) for PHS to process college applications.
Computers for student use are available in the Counseling Office, Career Center and Media Center.

12. Common Application Information12
Over 700 schools use the Common Application.
Make sure you complete all supplements for each school.
Counselor will complete the recommendation and school information online for common app.
Please allow three weeks (15 business days) for processing applications at Pioneer
Please fill out a non – common app routing slip located in the counseling office to inform your counselor of other schools you have applied to. ie EMU, WMU, CMU

14. Testing and Transcript Information14
Transcript must be sent through
ACT test scores must be sent through
SAT and AP test scores must be sent through

15. Parchment Instructions7
Dear ______:
To make it easier for you to request transcripts, Pioneer High School has partnered with Parchment to provide secure online transcript ordering available 24/7. Creating an account is free and only takes a few steps. Get started now!
If you sign up through this link, Pioneer High School will automatically be added to your account.
If the above link does not work, copy and paste the link below into your browser:
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us or visit Parchment Support.
Please contact parchment support if you have any problems registering your account.
Deidra M. Banks
Records Office Secretary

16. Recommendations Counselor recommendations are based on:16
Counselor recommendations are based on:
Student Profile, Parent Brag Sheet, the student interview and the transcript
Students will be contacted by their current counselor if more information is needed for letters
Students/Parents can provide updated information to current counselors via
Teacher recommendations

17. Important Dates 9/18/2017 Begin processing college applications
10/13/2017 Last day to submit requests for recommendations for schools with early notification deadlines of Nov. 1
11/22/2017 Last day to request recommendation to ensure they will be preocessed by winter break this includes applications with January 1-15 deadlines)
1/11/2018 Financial Aid/Scholarship Night
The Gap Year Fair this year will be in Rochester Hills

18. Staying on Track Senior Year18
Remember WHO is applying to college—encourage and help stay on track but be sure student is doing the work
Maintain a rigorous schedule the entire year
Do not drop academic classes second semester
Admission can be rescinded if grades slip and academic rigor decreases

19. We are here for you!! 19
We will not miss out deadlines do not miss yours!
Continue to make good choices your senior year!
Good Luck!!