South Sioux City High School Guidance Department
 "Getting the right results by doing the right things for all students"
"Preparing & Helping Students To Better Themselves"

Counselor Alphabet for Grades 9-11
Linda Swanson = A-E
Jason Craig = F-Ln
Al Carothers  = Lo-Q
Stephanie Hames  = R-Z
Counselor Alphabet for Seniors
Linda Swanson = A-Gs
Al Carothers = Gu-N
Stephanie Hames = O-Z
(Letters represent the 1st letter in the student's last name)

Important Dates
ACT, Testing, Scholarship Workshops, & Financial Aid Meetings

 Chronicle Career Library
of Occupational Briefs		 KnowHow2GoNebraska:
4 Steps to Make College a Reality

2010-2011 Full Registration Guide including Course Descriptions  [Large PDF]

 Link to Valuable Websites for ACT, College Information, Scholarships,
& Financial Aid

Helping Your Child Succeed in School
Life After High School
A Senior Handbook

School Information for New Students
 Registration & General Information

 Special Education Transition Department

Local Scholarships Available
Update Coming Soon

 ACT Tips
Standardized Test Prep Courses		 SAT Online Course
 

Important Dates to Remember

Monday, February 22nd, at 10:00 am, Wayne State College
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 3:45-7:15pm
Wednesday, November 18, 2009, Daytime
Wednesday, February 10, 2010, Daytime
Wednesday, April 21, 2010, Evening		 ACT Testing
Want to improve your ACT, take the
Prep Course offered by SSCHS
Dates Deadlines
October 24, 2009 September 18, 2009
December 12, 2009 November 6, 2009
February 6, 2010 January 5, 2010
April 10, 2010 March 5, 2010
June 12, 2010 May 7, 2010
ACT Test (All Juniors)
PLAN Test (All Sophomores)
Monday, Oct. 19th		 Financial Aid Meeting
Monday, January 11, 2010
5:30 p.m. for Spanish Speaking Parents
7:00 p.m. for English Speaking Parents
Both meetings held in the:
High School Media Center/Library
PSAT Test
(Top 25% Juniors & Top 10% Sophomores)
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
 Note:  Students must sign up to take this
test and pay a $13 fee
Tri-State College Fair
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Marina Inn, South Sioux City, NE
1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Financial Aid Meetings Every Half Hour
 

Local Scholarships Available at this Time to Seniors
 Form that all seniors that have received scholarships need to fill out so we can put it in the newspaper

2009-2010 Scholarships
Deadline
Website
Criteria
AITP-Omaha 4/4/2010 Degree in Information Technology
Beermann, Ralph & Marjorie S. 3/31/2010 Character, leadership, financial need
BPOE Elks Lodge 112 - Tyler S. Bay 4/5/2010 Character, Citizenship, & Special Circumstances
*Common Scholarship Application 4/1/2010 *Check each one to see if qualified
        *Cardinal Education Foundation     *Top 10%
        *Patrick & Jacque Kelly Foundation     *Financial Need
        *Cardinal Elementary PTA     *Attended Cardinal Elementary
        *Covington Elementary PTA     *Attended any Elementary
        *Dakota City Educational Opp.     *Attended Dakota City Elementary
        *Dakota City Elementary PTA     *Attended Dakota City Elementary
        *PEO - Chapter DE     *Female
        *SSC Eagles Auxiliary     *Character
        *SSC Eagles Presidential     *Character
        *SSC Kiwanis Club     *Character
        *SSC Rotary-K.V. Moore Mem.     *Character
Cox, James M. 4/15/2010 Financial Need, Character
Craft & Culture Memorial Scholarship 4/1/2010
Dakota Co Bar Association 4/6/2010 Studying for a career in a legal profession
Garvey Memorial Scholarship 4/1/2010 Character, Citizenship & Leadership
Hispanic Scholarship Fund various http://www.hsf.net/Scholarships.aspx?id On-Line only
Keenan Math and Science Scholarship 3/30/2010 Going into an area in Math/Science
Laura Chapter 301 Eastern Star 4/1/2010 Citizenship, high moral character
Morse, Marshall Memorial Vocational 4/16/2010 Going to a community college or vocational program
NECC-McIntosh Davis-Chambers 4/1/2010 Going to NECC, Financial need
NE Coaches Association 3/26/2010 Top 25% of class, ACT 24+, Varsity letter 2 sports
NE Legal Professionals 3/31/2010 Going into a Legal field
NE School Counselors Assn 3/31/2010 Write about counselor you had
OMADI Masonic Lodge 4/12/2010 Character & Citizenship
Phillips, Jonathan David Performing Arts 4/19/2010 Studying Performing Arts
Profera, Whitney Jo Memorial  4/15/2010 Character, ambition, perseverance
SFCU/Fleming-Hansen 4/15/2010 Education Major
Siouxland Federal Cr Union Business Sc 4/15/2010 Going into Business, Member SFCU, GPA 3.0
SSC Alumni Assn 4/16/2010 Have a parent that graduated from SSC
SSC Education Association 4/15/2010 Academic Performance
SSC Escape 4/7/2010 Based on your interest in English
SSC Firemen & Auxiliary 4/1/2010 Character & Financial Need
SSC Harney PTA Scholarship 4/1/2010 Attended Harney Elementary at least 3 years
SSC Music Boosters Scholarship 3/31/2010 Involved in High School Music
SSC Optimist 3/31/2010 School and Community Activities
SSC Police Officers Assoc. 4/2/2009 Character
Student Insights Scholarship program 4/22/2010 www.student-view.com On-Line only
Swanson Communications 4/15/2010 Study Business/Communications-Going to NE college
Tyson Foods 4/1/2010 Parent employed at Tyson
UNK - Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity 4/30/2010 Male attending UNK
US Bank 3/31/2010 www.usbank.com/studentbanking Random drawing for forty-$1,000 scholarships
There are hard copy information sheets in the guidance office for all applications

 
 

Valuable Web Sites
www.actstudent.org www.educationquest.org www.petersons.com
www.campustours.com www.fastweb.com www.usnews.com
www.collegeboard.com www.fafsa.ed.gov www.nebraskaworkforce.com
www.collegenet.com www.finaid.org SAT Online Course
www.collegeselection.com/question.htm www.kaplan.com scholarshiphelp.org
http://www.ecola.com/college.php www.learnlink.org Standardized Test Prep Courses
www.nelnet.com
Education Planning & Financing		 www.march2success.com www.ncaaclearinghouse.net

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NASA Science & Technology Scholarship Program (STSP):
It is a scholarship that will not only pay your college tuition, but offers you a job at NASA when you graduate!
Congress has recently approved the establishment of the NASA Science & Technology Scholarship Program. It is anticipated that this scholarship will provide full tuition leading up to a 4 year degree in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or Technology.  It is expected that upon graduation recipients will work for NASA for 2 years for each year of scholarship that they received with a maximum of 4 years commitment.
Initial applications for this program may be taken ring the summer of 2004.  Students who are interested should go to http://www.spacegrant.org/ to enter their names in the database.
The Waitt Family Foundation
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