Thursday, October 31, 2013

November Senior Update

Attn Seniors: The November Senior/Scholarship Update is now posted. Be sure to check it out online at the counseling blog (fuhscounseling.blogspot.com), in your senior classes, in the library and in the counseling office. This month there are a couple of local scholarships including the Elks Club Most Valuable Student Scholarship and the Violet Richardson Award. Also some regional scholarships are included like the Sons of Italy and Native Sons of the Golden West Scholarships. Be sure to check it out!

December SAT and ACT Reminders for Seniors

Seniors:
The deadline to register for the Dec, 7 SAT is Friday, Nov. 8.
To register, go online: sat.org/register
If you have applied to a UC or CSU, this is your last chance to take the test and have your scores sent to colleges on time. Need a fee waiver, see Mrs. Austin

The deadline to register for the Dec. 14 ACT is also Friday, Nov. 8.
To register, go online: www.actstudent.org
You can take either the SAT or ACT for college admission purposes. They will accept either test and automatically use your highest score. Need a fee waiver, see Mrs. Austin

HSU Coming to FUHS to meet with Seniors for Instant Admissions on Nov. 14

Seniors:
If you applied to Humboldt State, but couldn't make it to HSU Fall Admission Day, don't worry. Romi from HSU will be on campus on Thursday, Nov. 14 to meet with students who applied and assess them for instant admission. You will be able to find out that day if you are admitted or not. To sign up, apply online and see Mrs. Austin by Nov. 7 (I will have to send your transcripts to Romi ahead of time ). Any questions, see Mrs. Austin

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

HSU Admission Day - Friday, Oct. 25th

Seniors: If you are planning to attend HSU Admission Day this Friday, Oct. 25th, don't forget to take a copy of your transcript. If you need a copy, see Courtney in the office. Also, be sure to have your parent to call Tammy Young in attendance to let her know you will be attending this event. Have fun!

Friday, October 18, 2013

OPEN HOUSE : Get to know your community college: 

OPEN HOUSE - for the new College of the Redwoods.
Saturday, November 2, 2013 from 10am to 1pm at the Eureka Main Campus, 7351 Tompkins Hill Rd.
- Guided Tours 10am to 12pm
- Presentations in state of the art Science Labs, Technical Labs & other classrooms
- Talk to CR instructors & staff
- Refreshments
- Music
- CR Football Game 1pm to 4pm (free admission)

Thursday, October 10, 2013

HSU Admission Day for Seniors

If you are applying to Humboldt State, then you should definitely plan to attend HSU Fall Admission Day on Friday, Oct. 25th. On this day, you will get a campus tour, meet new people, gather lots of information and best of all, you will get to find out if you are instantly admitted! In order to attend, you will need to submit your HSU application and register online by Oct. 17 . To apply, go to csumentor.edu. To register for admission day, go to humboldt.edu/fall. On Oct. 25, have your parent excuse you from school and let Tammy Young know that you will be attending HSU Admission Day. This is considered an excused school activity. Need help, see Mrs. Austin

Violet Richardson Soroptimist Award $1,000

The local Soroptimist Club is awarding $1,000 to a deserving female student, who is an outstanding community volunteer The Violet Richardson Award Program will be honoring a student who is involved in volunteer efforts such as fighting drugs, crime and violence, cleaning up the environment, working to end discrimination anf poverty and any other actions that benefit women. Pick up applications from your counselor or go online and type into google: "violet richardson application online" to find a copy you can email in. The deadline to apply is Dec. lst.