STAAR Testing Information
$500 Ray Lopez Scholarship Opportunity
ATTENTION SENIORS: Councilman Ray Lopez is giving out 19 $500 scholarships to NISD students who attend school at Jay, Stevens, Warren, Holmes and Taft. Students from Holmes and Taft must check their home address through the City Council website to determine if they are eligible for the scholarship. All applicants must live within City Council District 6. Deadline is April 5.
Ray Lopez NISD Scholarship Application - click for all the details!
Empowerment 21
Last week, we were thrilled to welcome Nippy Betz from Empowerment 21 to our campus to speak to our parents and students about finding scholarships and securing funding for college. He encouraged our students to keep their options open when it comes to selecting a college, and make their decisions based upon a number of criteria, including financial aid offered, as well as academic programming. His presentation was a great success – click here to visit the Empowerment 21 website to learn more!
Student Aid Saturdays!
The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, Firstmark Credit Union, SA2020, San Antonio Education Partnership, GenTX-San Antonio, and our colleges and universities have joined forces to organize Student Aid Saturday events throughout the city to boost the number of students and parents completing federal and state student financial aid applications this academic year by 5%.
Student Aid Saturdays encourages students and parents to complete the financial aid applications otherwise known as FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and TASFA (Texas Application for State Financial Aid). Research shows that 90% of students who complete the FAFSA will enroll in post-secondary education.
Multiple sites will be available between January 26 and April 27, 2013 where students and parents can receive one-on-one assistance to complete the FAFSA or TASFA.
Click here for more details!
Dual Credit Information
Here are the links to some Dual Credit information for students and parents:
Dual Credit Application Requirements and Deadlines Checklist
Dual Credit Presentation – Junior Parent Night
Northwest Vista College Dual Credit site
Please contact Ms. Leanna Young at #(210)397-6026 if you have any questions!
AP Exam Dates Spring 2013
| Week 1 | Morning 8 a.m. | Afternoon 12 noon |
| Monday, May 6 |
Chemistry Environmental Science |
Psychology |
| Tuesday, May 7 |
Spanish Language | Art History |
| Wednesday, May 8 |
Calculus AB Calculus BC |
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| Thursday, May 9 |
English Literature and Composition | |
| Friday, May 10 |
English Language and Composition | Statistics |
| Studio Art—last day for Coordinators to submit digital portfolios (by 8 p.m. EDT) and to gather 2-D Design and Drawing students for physical portfolio assembly
Teachers should have forwarded students’ completed digital portfolios to Coordinators before this date. |
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| Week 2 | Morning 8 a.m. | Afternoon 12 noon | Afternoon 2 p.m. |
| Monday, May 13 |
Biology Music Theory |
Physics B Physics C: Mechanics |
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism |
| Tuesday, May 14 |
United States Government and Politics | Comparative Government and Politics | |
| Wednesday, May 15 |
United States History | ||
| Thursday, May 16 |
Macroeconomics World History |
Microeconomics | |
| Friday, May 17 |
Human Geography Spanish Literature and Culture |
Scholarship Opportunities! :)
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES!!!
Fall 2013 and Spring 2014
For Prospective and Current Students of:
NORTHEAST LAKEVIEW COLLEGE NORTHWEST VISTA COLLEGE
PALO ALTO COLLEGE SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE
ST.PHILIP’S COLLEGE
The Alamo Colleges Foundation offers many different scholarships.
For more information and to apply, visit:
www.alamo.edu/foundation/scholarships.htm
Application Opens Monday, January 14, 2013
Application Deadline: April 1
Application Process
- Complete the online scholarship application: www.alamo.edu/foundation/scholarships.htm
- Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA): www.fafsa.gov
- High School, Transfer, and 1st Time in College Students: Submit your most current transcript / GED certificate to Office of Institutional Advancement/201 W. Sheridan, Suite C-3/San Antonio, Texas/78204.
Application Tip: Write your scholarship essays BEFORE you complete the online application. See the “SCHOLARSHIP ESSAYS” link at: www.alamo.edu/foundation/scholarships.htm
Don’t miss out on all the scholarship opportunities available to you!
The Alamo Colleges Foundation: Our mission is to strengthen the Alamo Colleges’ capacity to empower for success the diverse communities served by each college. Established in 1984, the Foundation’s goals are to achieve the vision that the Alamo Colleges will be the best in the nation. The charitable gifts and investments we receive will increase access to higher education through scholarships, maximize student support and success, and affirm regional leadership in workforce development. For more information on the Alamo Colleges Foundation, visit http://www.alamo.edu/foundation/ .
Financial Aid Saturdays
The Alamo Colleges Office of Student Financial Services and the College Connection program will be hosting the first of three Financial Aid Saturday events (click on flyer below):
Event: “College Connection Financial Aid Saturday”
Date: Saturday, February 2, 2013
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Locations: At all of the five Alamo Colleges (Palo Alto College, San Antonio College, St. Philip’s College, Northwest Vista College, and Northeast Lakeview College – Directional signs will posted)
The events are FREE and are open to current and prospective Alamo Colleges’ students and their families.
Financial Aid advisors and other Student Services representatives will be available to assist students and their families with all their preliminary college enrollment needs.
SPECIAL NOTE: The Alamo Colleges FAFSA Processing Guarantee Date for Fall 2013 applications is MAY 1.
S.A. Kids To Get Help Applying For College
From My San Antonio:
Local nonprofits have partnered with Trinity University to help college applicants navigate the process.
Generation TX San Antonio, the San Antonio Education Partnership and Advise TX plan to rally more than 40 high school counselors to help students and their families fill out college applications from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 19. The free event, called Apply SA, will be held at Trinity’s Fiesta Room.
Students will have more than 30 computers at their disposal along with help writing essays and gathering information needed to complete admissions forms and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, said Generation TX San Antonio spokeswoman Rosa Gomez.
