Southaven High School Senior News

2015/08/21

REMIND 101

For information about colleges, financial aid, scholarships, ACT, SAT, college preview days, etc., sign-up for Remind101: Text @16charger to 81010. We will be updating the blog with random tidbits of information as often as possible!

2015/08/18

MSU Fall Preview Day 2015

OCTOBER 12 -- OCTOBER 26 -- NOVEMBER 9

Mississippi State University is offering three preview days to choose from this year, October 12, 2015, October 26, 2015, or November 9, 2015. The events are geared towards high school seniors and involves spending an entire day on their campus to see what a day in the life of a bulldog is all about. You will have the chance to hear from academic representatives, check out the residence halls, and see the Sanderson Center, and eat lunch alongside current MSU students. The fee for the this event is $10 a person, which includes a t-shirt, lunch, and MSU ice cream. Registration opens on September 11, 2015 but space will be limited.

Event Registration

2015/07/20

Various Scholarship Websites

www.thanksusa.org

http://www.vfw.org/VOD/

www.buickachievers.com

http://www.aerhq.org/dnn563/Scholarships/DependentChildren.aspx

www.armyscholarshipfoundation.org

http://www.militaryscholar.org/sfmc/index.htm

9th Annual Create-A-Greeting-Card $10,000 Scholarship Contest

Entrants just need to to to our website and submit a unique photo, piece of artwork, or computer graphic for the front of a greeting card. The entrant with the best design will win a $10,000 scholarship and have his/her design made into an actual card to be sold in The Gallery Collection's line.

http://www.gallerycollection.com/greeting-crads-scholarship.htm

2015/03/18

University of Memphis

The University of Memphis offers degrees in aviation, management, transportation, as well as others listed on the following website worldwide.erau.edu/memphis

2015/02/06

Voter Registration and Voter ID Information

To Download a Voter Registration form click the link: http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Documents/Voter_Registration.pdf

Voter ID Information website: http://msvoterid.ms.gov/

2015/01/22

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State University is pleased to announce that they will offer a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering starting fall 2015. For more information, go to www.bagley.msstate.edu

APPLY!

You can begin applying to colleges the fall semester of your senior year right up until time to start classes. However, in order to qualify for scholarship monies, you must be aware of the deadlines for each school, which usually fall anywhere between December 1 and March 15. Most colleges now require on-line applications. Be sure to check out each school's financial aid page to see what their deadlines are and if there is a separate application to be completed.

Once you have applied (We recommend applying to three different schools), you need to request that an official transcript be sent by your high school. The "Transcript Request Forms" are located outside Ms. Williamson's office. SHS will supply the envelopes and postage for four colleges. After that, transcripts will cost $3 CASH.

ACT Workshops

Get2College - 662-349-2789
NWCC/DeSoto Campus - 662-393-6601
NWCC/Senatobia Campus - 662-562-3349
Jane Ross Tutoring - 901-795-7377
Sylvan - 662-895-1436
Myers Tutoring - 901-380-9209
Club Z - 662-342-1161
CHYTEN - 901-654-3993 www.chyten.com
free practice tests at www.HighFiveScholarships.com

The ACT can have a big impact on scholarship money. For example, a 29 will get you a state grant of $2500 per year for four years to any Mississippi college. Most universities start giving money at the 25+ range.
We recommend that students take the ACT 3 times, once at the end of their Junior year and two more times in the fall of their senior year. (If you take the test in June and/or December, you can request that your actual test be mailed to you so that you can see the exact questions you missed: "Test Information Release").