Monday, January 4, 2016

January Senior/Scholarship Now Posted

Attn Seniors: The January Senior/Scholarship update is now posted. Check it out for
all the latest news and scholarships. This month is financial aid month. Be sure to
submit your FAFSA or Dream Act. Also Thursday is Cash for College workshop Day in
the B Labs from 1 - 6. Come by if you need FAFSA help, or want to take the survey
so you'll be eligible for the drawing to win a $250 scholarship. This month in the
scholarship update the local scholarships include: HSU scholarships, 
Dr. Charles Rigney Scholarship, Grange Co-Op (Ag) Scholarship, Humboldt Redwoods
Community Scholarship and the Humboldt Area Foundation Scholarships 
(available on Jan. 15th)!

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 Click on the link below to access the update:
https://sites.google.com/site/fuhscounseling/my-forms

Monday, December 14, 2015

Cash for College Workshop January 7th

Seniors: We will be hosting a Cash for College workshop on Jan. 7th from 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. in the B Labs. If you still need help completing your FAFSA, plan to attend. If you have already completed your FAFSA, come anyways and fill out an exit survey. If the workshop has at least 30 students attend who complete an exit survey, one student will win a Cash for College Incentive Scholarship in the amount of $250! Exit surveys should take about 15 minutes to complete. Sign up in the office if you would like to attend during school hours, otherwise, stop by at lunch or after school. Parents can attend as well, and are welcome to bring their 2014  tax info and bank statements. However, the student must be present in order to be eligible for the Incentive Scholarship drawing. Any questions, see Mrs. Austin

Friday, December 4, 2015

Financial Aid Night for Senior Parents - Dec. 10

Attn Senior Parents:
On Thursday, Dec. 10 from 6 - 7 p.m. in the library, we will be hosting Financial Aid Night for Senior Parents. We will be covering information on how to apply for financial aid for college, types of financial aid, how to fill out the FAFSA, grants and other topics. Hope to see you there. Questions? Contact Karla Austin at 725-4461 x 3019

Thursday, December 3, 2015

California Conservation Corps Presentation

Seniors: A representative from the California Conservation Corp (CCC) will be on campus during 4th period on Monday, Dec. 14. The CCC is looking for recruits who would like to join their year-long program, get paid to work outdoors and get job training while working.There is also instruction and certification available in first aid and CPR, chain saw work, firefighting, leadership training, cooking and more.  Individual internships are available as well. If you would like to get more info then sign up in the office to attend the presentation.

Monday, November 30, 2015

December Senior/Scholarship Update Now Posted

Hey Seniors,
Check out the December Senior and Scholarship Updates for all the latest news and scholarships. This is the month we get ready to start working on financial aid. There will be classroom presentations in Senior History classes on Dec. 8 and 10. Also for senior parents, we will hold a financial aid night on Thurs. Dec. 10 from 6 - 7 p.m. in the library.
 Re: scholarships, the Elks Club Most Valuable Student Scholarship is due on Dec.4. Plus a few local scholarships are out this month: Sons of Italy, Kathleen McVeigh and the P G & E Scholarships.
Click on the link below to access the updates:
https://sites.google.com/site/fuhscounseling/my-forms

Monday, November 16, 2015

Late SAT/ACT for December Registration

Seniors: In case you missed the regular registration dates for the Dec. 5th SAT or the Dec. 12th ACT, you can still do late registration until Nov. 20. Fee waivers will work for late registration for the SAT (not sure about the ACT). To register for the SAT, go to: sat.org/register. For the ACT go to: actstudent.org. Need help, see Mrs. Austin

Monday, November 2, 2015

American Indian College Motivation Day - Thursday

If you turned in your permission slip to attend American Indian College Motivation Day on Thurs. Nov. 5, plan to meet at the 14th Street parking lot on Thursday at 8:20 a.m. Please be on time!! See you then.