Friday, April 26, 2013

This Week's Scholarship Information

We received information about two scholarships this week.

The First Congregational Church in Bristol will award $1000 to an eligible Mt. Hope High School graduating senior.   The criteria, application and essay can be found in the guidance office.   The deadline is May 25.

The Council 94--Local 581 Scholarship.
This scholarship is for students who have a parent/guardian who is a member of Council 94-Local 581.   The student must be a graduating senior who has been accepted to accredited institution to continue his education.   The deadline is May 17th.   Applications can be found in the high school guidance office.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

College Essay Writing Workshops

Tackling the college essay is one of the more daunting tasks for any high school senior in the throes of the college application process.    This is one of the tasks that students usually leave for the fall of their senior year when they are filling out applications, taking SAT's, getting used to the demands of a senior year schedule, playing sports, working, trying to enjoy their senior year and juggling their busy lives.    Writing the essay typically lands at the end of the student's to do list.

This summer, I will offer college essay writing workshops during the month of July to Mt. Hope Class of 2014 members.   These workshops will be small two-three day work sessions so that students can write, receive feedback about their writing and revise.  

If you think that this is something that your child would like to attend or that you would like your child to attend, please have your student come to the guidance office to sign up for the workshop.   Once I have an idea of interested participants, I will create a schedule that offers your child some options that work for him.




The College Visit--Getting the Most Out of Your Visit

Shelley Honeycutt gave some great information at Wednesday's informational session.   If you were unable to attend, please contact your child's guidance counselor via email so that the counselor can get that information to you.

Some College Fair Information

There are a couple of national college fairs in the area that may be of interest to you.   This weekend, there will be a fair in Providence at the RI Convention Center in Halls A& B.   The fair will run on Saturday, April 27th fro 12-3.    If you cannot make this one, there will be another one in Boston at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on Summer Street in Boston.   This one runs for two day: Tuesday, April 30th from 9-12 and 6-8:30.  The second day is May 1st from 9-12.   You can look on the following website, www.nacacnet.org, for the most update list of participating schools.