High School
Grades 9 & 10
NCAA Policies for HS Athletes
Have a one on one conversation with your coach and counselor about your interests and potential.
All potential athletes must register with the NCAA Clearinghouse after junior year and can do so at www.ncaaclearinghouse.net
A 9-11th grade transcript must be sent to the Clearinghouse (Use the yellow form).
An official SAT from Collegeboard and/or ACT from the ACT.ORG must be send to NCAA.
A certain number of core courses are required for Division I and Division II sports.
Become familiar with the NCAA website to stay informed of the ever changing guidelines. (http://www.ncaa.org/)
A final transcript must be sent to the Clearinghouse after high school graduation.
Federal Student Aid
FINANCIAL AID NIGHT FOR SENIORS & PARENTS - SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 - AUDITORIUM 7PM
Starting with the 2017–18 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®), the following changes have been put in place:
Students are now able to submit a FAFSA® earlier. Students have been able to file a 2017–18 FAFSA since Oct. 1, 2016, rather than beginning on Jan. 1, 2017. The earlier submission date is a permanent change, enabling students to complete and submit a FAFSA as early as Oct. 1 every year. (There is NO CHANGE to the 2016–17 schedule. The FAFSA became available Jan. 1 as in previous years.)
Students now report earlier income information. Beginning with the 2017–18 FAFSA, students are required to report income information from an earlier tax year. For example, on the 2017–18 FAFSA, students (and parents, as appropriate) must report their 2015 income information, rather than their 2016 income information.
If you’d like more details about the changes, you may read the fact sheet called College Students and Parents: What You Need to Know About the 2017–18 FAFSA®.
Federal Student Aid: Find the Information you Need Online
Topic
Resource
FAFSA
Fill out the FAFSA
Basic FAFSA info: what is it and how do you fill it out
Dependency status for FAFSA purposes
How aid is calculated(including link to detailed EFC info)
Types of Aid/Getting Aid
Types of financial aid
Who can get federal student aid
Pell Lifetime Eligibility Used
Finding and applying for scholarships
Loan interest rates and fees
Avoiding financial aid scams
Repaying Loans
Loan repayment
Income-Based Repayment
Pay As You Earn
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Loan forgiveness in general
Loan forgiveness for teachers
College Prep
College Preparation Checklist: checklists for academic and financial preparation, for elementary school through adult students
Why go to college (education and pay/unemployment rates
Middle school preparation
Special Audiences
Info for parents (tax benefits, support your child, college costs
Graduate school funding
Financial aid for adult students
Aid for military families
Going to college in another country
Social Media
@FAFSA Twitter feed
Federal Student Aid YouTube Channel
Federal Student Aid Facebook page
Grade 11
Grade 12
College Application Presentation (from Senior Parent Night)
Naviance
http://connection.naviance.com/sewanhaka
Here are some of the features to explore:
College Lookup
This research tool provides comprehensive information on thousands of colleges. In addition to general and admissions information, further data is presented on academics, cost and financial aid, student body characteristics, extracurricular activities and athletic programs. For colleges to which Sewanhaka students (2009-present) have applied, the number applied, admitted and enrolled students are shown with a link to a “scattergram” graph.
College Search
Students input criteria such as size, location, cost, availability of specific majors or athletic programs, and students can produce a list of colleges that meet their criteria.
Acceptance History
This feature shows all colleges to which SHS students have been accepted, class of 2009, as well as the number of students accepted and number enrolling at each.
College Visit Schedule
As college representatives schedule information sessions at SHS, these will be posted on line. Click on Visit Schedule, or view the page for a particular college to see whether a session is scheduled. Juniors and Seniors with personal accounts may sign up online. Others may sign up in the guidance office. STUDENT MUST HAVE PASS SIGNED BY EXCUSING TEACHER TO MISS CLASS FOR ANY COLLEGE VISIT. Attention all seniors that will be processing applications through the common application. Below is a link that will provide you with a step by step tutorial. https://vimeo.com/73384070