Seniors - Senior/Scholarship Update for October is now Posted

Check out the Senior Update and Scholarship Update for all news and scholarships for the month of October. The scholarship update contains the first "local" scholarship - Elks Club Most Valuable Student Award. Applications are accepted nationwide, but are turned in to the local Elks Club for the first round of scholarships. Be sure to check it out.

Click on the link below to download the updates:

Senior/Scholarship Updates for October

Seniors - November 5th SAT

Seniors: The last regular day to register for the November 5th SAT is Friday, Oct. 7th. If you haven't signed up yet for any SAT, plan to register for this test. Fee waivers are available from Mrs. Austin. To register, go to www.collegeboard.com.

PSATs for 4-year college bound juniors & sophomores

The PSAT will take place at Fortuna High on Wednesday, Oct 12th. If you plan to attend a 4-year college, you will need to take the SAT, and this is the practice test for it. Juniors: even if you took it as a sophomore, in order to be eligible for the National Merit Scholarship, you need to take it again. And sophomores, there are 30 spots available for you, first come, first serve. The cost is $14, but fee waivers are available, so see Mrs. Ambrosini in the SFO to pay or see about a waiver. See your counselor for questions.

Seniors - Sending Official SAT scores to Colleges

Seniors: You will need to send your OFFICIAL SAT scores to the 4 year colleges you are applying to. Official scores come straight from the collegeboard and go straight to the admissions offices of the colleges. In order to send official scores, sign in to your collegeboard SAT account and select the "Send Scores" option. You will have 4 free scores, and after that they will charge you for each additional score sent. If you are applying to HSU and/or any other CSU, then use the code: 3594. This code will send your SAT scores to ALL CSUs and save your other free choices for other colleges. Student athletes who are registering for the NCAA Clearinghouse will also need official SAT scores sent from the collegeboard. The code used to send scores to the NCAA Clearinghouse is 9999.
Plan to have your official scores sent before the end of November. Any questions, see Mrs. Austin

Colleges Hosting Preview Days for Seniors

Seniors: Colleges are offering Preview Days, which are perfect for visiting and checking out campuses. Generally Preview Days are scheduled on Saturdays so students can plan trips around the weekend. Take your parents and plan to check out a few colleges. Here are a few colleges hosting preview days:
CSU Sacramento:   Sat. Oct. 1
CSU Chico: Sat. Oct. 22
HSU: Sat Oct. 22 (they include Instant Admissions too!)
CSU East Bay: Sat. Oct. 29
UC Merced: Sat. Oct. 15
CSU Stanislaus: Sat. Oct. 15

Colleges Hosting Preview Days for Seniors

Seniors: Colleges are offering Preview Days, which are perfect for visiting and checking out campuses. Generally Preview Days are scheduled on Saturdays so students can plan trips around the weekend. Take your parents and plan to check out a few colleges. Here are a few colleges hosting preview days:
CSU Sacramento:   Sat. Oct. 1
CSU Chico: Sat. Oct. 22
HSU: Sat Oct. 22 (they include Instant Admissions too!)
CSU East Bay: Sat. Oct. 29
UC Merced: Sat. Oct. 15

Humboldt State Admissions Day Oct. 22

Seniors: Humboldt State is hosting Admissions Day on Oct. 22 for all students who are planning to apply to HSU. This is a really great opportunity to tour the campus, meet the admissions people and actually find out if you are admitted to the school. You will need to register to attend Admissions day and also apply to HSU via csumentor.edu by October 16th..
For more information and to register, go to: http://www.humboldt.edu/falladmissionsday/
Deadline to register is October 17th
Any questions, see Mrs. Austin

Visiting College Reps

Juniors and Seniors:
College Reps will be here on campus to talk to you about their colleges. If you'd like to hear what they have to say, you'll need to sign up in the office. So far here is a list of who is coming:

1. A rep from Sierra Nevada College, a small private liberal arts college located at Incline Village, Lake Tahoe will be here on Thursday, Sept 29th at 9 a.m. Sierra Nevada College has majors in business, fine arts, photojournalis, digital arts, humanities, teacher education and environmental science. Best of all, they are located in beautiful Lake Tahoe.

2. Rhonda Geldin from Humboldt State will be on campus on Thursday, Sept 29th during 3rd period to talk about all that Humboldt State has to offer. They have some really great programs in art, music, environmental studies, history, business and education. This campus is close to home, so if you want to check out a wonderful 4 year college nearby, be sure to sign up for this one.

3. Raquel from Southern Oregon University will be here on Friday during 4th period. Southern Oregon is located in beautiful Ashland, Oregon and showcases programs in drama, teaching, arts nursing and others. They are home to the Shakespeare Festival and have a really great program in the performing arts.

more to come later.....

Eureka High Annual College Night

Juniors and Seniors:
Eureka High will be hosting their annual College Night - a college fair with representatives from various colleges. This year College Night will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 28th beginning at 5:00 p.m. at Eureka High. All students and their parents who are interesting in learning about colleges should plan to attend. You will need to provide your own transportation to this event. This is a great place to get information on state universities (CSUs),the  University of California, various trade/tech schools and the military. They will have informational sessions on NCAA eligibility for athletes, the University of California system, the California State University system, Community Colleges and Financial Aid.