1. Welcome Senior Parents

2. Options Diploma … then … Something more…. Apprenticeship
College degree 4 year, 2 year
Certification—CNA, EMT, etc
Job Corp vocational training
Military enlistment
Service career-Peace Corp, etc

3. Communication Remind TEXT To: 618-205-5784 Message: @chsguidanc
Also sent to student’s school
Twitter
Classroom time or senior workshops

4. Time Table for Senior Year
Apply __now___ Before Fall Break_________
Parchment__now___________
Go visit colleges___now__________
Cap and Gown__11/28______
Classes/Grades___ongoing___________
Scholarships__now________
Financial Aid__9/28___ FAFSA___11/2___
Decisions__Now until May 1_____
Graduation__6/1_________

5. FAFSA—Help?!? FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
Due Date March ?
Sooner it is complete, the sooner you will hear from a college
September 28th, 7pm Financial Aid Night in PAC
ISM College Planning, ISFAA
FAFSA Completion Night
November 2, 4-8pm—takes about an hour
Students will receive orange folder with info what to bring
Bring all materials to CHS- parent and student complete form online together with expert help

6. Testing ACT and SAT—ASAP ASVAB—October 11—Career Exploration Test
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery—most widely used multiple aptitude test battery in the world (14,000 schools)
Scores are sent to Cascade High School with a thorough interest inventory test
Armed Services do not get test results

7. College Athletics
Students must fill out an eligibility form for the NCAA or NAIA clearinghouse.
You will be ineligible to play without clearinghouse certification.
Visit ncaa.org or naia.org
Each costs money to complete.
Follow up with your college coach as you go through the process.

8. Where to Find Scholarship Information?
Search the internet—just don’t pay
fastweb.com
scholarships.com
Unigo.com
College website
Automatic merit upon applying
Others by application and/or interview
Your employer, organizations, church
Remind messages
Guidance Office
Our website
Mill Creek, CHS, Guidance, Current Scholarships available

9. STRESSED OUT! Students should be doing the work!! Schedule a date
Use a planning calendar together
Ask for help
Plan ahead
Use Remind— same
Talk
Listen
Empower

10. Passwords/Logins
SAT, ACT, parchment, college apps, scholarships, power school, , ……..
Keep a notebook by computer
Use notepad in phone
Take pictures on your phone

11. SUCCESS AWAY FROM HOME Support them—even during 2nd guessing
Make early contact with their roommate
Go to orientation over summer
Know their logins
Send “pieces of home”
Visit them
Know their town, campus
Call them some
Allow them to pull away
Do not allow them to come home until college Football Homecoming

12. College Go Week Thursday, September 28, 11:15-12:30
College and Career Readiness Activities
Career & College Application Day
PERSONAL attention
Face to Face contact
Thursday, September 28, 11:15-12:30
Online app, parchment,
transcript, personal statement
Paper app,

13. PLEASE ALWAYS ASK Questions? Call or email 317-539-9315 x704