GHS Senior Information
November, 2006
Winter Break is quickly approaching……
Do you know when your college
application is due?
- The holiday season is approaching and so are some application deadlines. Please be sure to check the due dates of the colleges you are applying to!
- If you have an application that is due on or before
- REMINDER: If the college has a secondary report which is to be completed by your high school’s guidance office, this MUST be submitted with your transcript request form and envelope for mailing!
HAVE YOU BEEN ACCEPTED TO A COLLEGE?
Please share the news! When you receive a letter of acceptance from a college, please bring the letter to the Guidance Office and we will make a copy for our records. Also, we will post your name
on
an ongoing list of, “Look who’s been accepted
where!
It is a lot of fun to share this news with your classmates!
FINANCIAL
AID
The
Free Application for Federal Student Aide (FAFSA) will be available in the
guidance office sometime after Thanksgiving break. Applying online with FAFSA
on the Web at www.fafsa.ed.gov
is faster and easier than using the paper FAFSA. Submit your FAFSA early, but
not before
Before beginning your FAFSA on the Web, you must apply for a PIN at www.pin.ed.gov. You will receive your PIN within a few days and then you can electronically sign your FAFSA on the Web when you have completed the application! One parent must sign your FAFSA as well. To sign electronically, your parent must also apply for a PIN at the same Web address.
Warning!!!
Be wary of
organizations that charge a fee to submit your FAFSA application or to find you
money for school. In general, the help you pay for can be obtained for free
from your high school, the college financial aid offices or the
Mid Year
Transcripts
If you have
applied to a college that is requesting your 1st semester grades you
must do the following:
*bring to the guidance office a stamped
envelope addressed to the college
*if there is a form the college wants
completed by the school you must bring this to the guidance office as well.
Attention all students in the CLASS OF 2007
Guidance Goes High-Tech!
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION WILL NOW BE AVAILABLE
VIA THE GRAFTON HIGH WEBSITE ONLY!
Each scholarship will be posted on our website according to the
month in which it is due. These web pages will be updated as new
scholarships continue to reach the guidance office.
Please be sure to check back very regularly, preferably on a
weekly basis.
Please follow the directions listed below to get to the
scholarship listings:
www.yorkcountyschools.org
Click on “schools”
Click on “Grafton HS”
Click on “guidance”
Click on “scholarships”
Click on “click here for more scholarships and deadlines.”
There is money out there! Please be diligent! And remember the
small, local, community scholarships have a smaller applicant pool; therefore,
making your chances of receiving scholarships more likely.
All high school
athletes wishing to compete in college must register with the NCAA Initial
Eligibility Clearinghouse at www.ncaa.org. The Student Release Form (SRF) is
critical. By filling it out completely and signing it, you are authorizing
Guidance Secretary who will then send copy #1, along with an official
copy of your high school transcript to the NCAA Clearinghouse.