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Mark Laster,
Counselor
Guidance Office: 662-349-5006 High School Office: 662-349-5073 mailto:Mlaster@sbectrojans.com ACT/CEEB Code – 252 222 November 7 was the deadline for registration
for the December 13th ACT (You may register for a late fee through
November 20) Our spring ACT workshop will
be held at SBEC on March 28, 2009. Look
for more details coming in the spring or stop by Mr. Laster’s
office to reserve a spot now. CONGRATULATIONS to Kendall Wright for
being selected as the November SBEC Student of the Month by the Southaven
Rotary Club. Kendall will be recognized
at a weekly club meeting. ACT’s News
You Can Use Click
here for the current issue College Representatives on Campus Representatives will
be available at lunch to meet with students. September 04 – 15 – – October 01 – 20 – Belhaven 20 – Ouachita Baptist 21 – Northwest Mississippi Community College 24 – Ole Miss 30 – Mississippi State November 18 – NWCC Scholarship informationFor more details on this information, come by the guidance office. University of Memphis Emerging Leaders Scholarship application is now available online. Deadline is January 1, 2009. (Other Ole Miss Alumni Association offers a variety of scholarships, most of which require the applicant’s parent or grandparent to be a member of the Ole Miss Alumni Association. There is a hard and fast deadline of March 1, 2009 for an application to be in the Alumni office. Details about the AXA Foundation’s AXA Achievement Scholarship program are available online. Deadline is December 15, 2008. Wal-Mart /
Sam’s Club Foundation scholarship is now available online. Deadline
is January 31, 2009. National Co-op Scholarship Program offers scholarships to pursue opportunities in college-level cooperative education. To learn more about the program you may visit the National Commission for Cooperative Education online. Deadline is February 15, 2009. Burger Kink Scholars Program offers $1000 scholarships to first year college students and you may find information and eligibility criteria at their website; Burger King Scholars Program. Deadline is February 2, 2009. McKelvey Entrepreneurial Scholarships are awarded to
high school students who operate their own business and meet certain other
criteria. Visit them on the Web for
complete details about this $40,000 scholarship opportunity. Deadline
is January 25, 2009. Champions for Children
is the largest privately funded scholarship in Mississippi. Their scholarship is unique in that it only
requires time volunteering as a mentor to younger children. To learn more, visit their website. Deadline
is April 1, 2009. Memphis Area Teachers’ Credit Union offers seniors who plan to major in teacher education, the opportunity to apply for one of six scholarships worth up to $10,000. Students or their parent(s) must be a member of the MATCU. Deadline is January 31, 2009. COLLEGE PLANNING
The FAFSA will be available online starting January 1, 2009. You will need your 2008 tax information for completion of the FAFSA, not that it has to be filed, but the information will be required. Also, if you are completing the FAFSA online, you will need a PIN to use as your electronic signature. The student applying and one parent will both need a PIN. That may be secured now at http://www.pin.ed.gov. A limited number of paper applications will be available in the Guidance Office. http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/financialaid/default.asp Students who are Planning to apply to an academically competitive college? Want to get a little better score on the ACT or SAT to increase your chances for acceptance? Know your potential college’s deadlines for early action and early decision applications, as well as for entrance test scores! Want to meet with a college recruiter here at SBEC? There are several colleges and universities who will be scheduled throughout the year to visit with students here at SBEC. If you are considering a college and would like for them to schedule a visit here, see Mr. Laster and he will make arrangements for the visit. USEFUL LINKS
What do I do
now that high school is almost over? The Call - gives you a mountain of
useful information, measuring 9 critical personality traits and six major
occupational interest groups. And unlike many popular assessment tools, it’s the first comprehensive assessment to measure the seven motivational
spiritual gifts in order to help you make wise choices in your education, your
career and your life. This online tool
is a ministry of Focus on the Family and there is a fee to register for his
program, but it is definitely worth investigating. Register for the ACT Register for the SAT ACT preparation resources from ACT. FREE ACT/SAT preparation online sponsored by PNC
Bank. All you need to register and use
this online preparation tools is an e-mail address. SAT
preparation resources from the CollegeBoard. Although the guidance office does not endorse specific tutors, the following list of local opportunities offers additional work in preparing for the ACT or SAT for students seeking extra help: The University of Memphis Continuing Education Club Z Offers personalized tutoring for upper level honors and AP courses, and for ACT/SAT. Career discovery and exploration: Last updated 11/11/2008
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