South Sioux City Guidance Department

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 9-12
Linda Swanson = A-E
Jason Craig = F-Ln
Al Carothers = Lo-Q
Stephanie Hames = R-Z

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Important Dates to Remember

Parent-Teacher Conferences
Thursday, September 16, 2010, Evening
Wednesday, November 17, 2010, Daytime
Thursday, February 3, 2011, Daytime
Wednesday, April 13, 2011, Evening

ACT Testing
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Prep Course offered by SSCHS

Dates	Deadlines
October 23, 2010	September 17, 2010
December 11, 2010	November 5, 2010
February 12, 2011	January 7, 2011
April 9, 2011	March 4, 2011
June 11, 2011	May 6, 2011

ACT Test (All Juniors)
PLAN Test (All Sophomores)
Monday, Oct. 18th

Financial Aid Meeting
Monday, January 10, 2011
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 13, 2010
Note: Students must sign up to take this
test and pay a $13 fee

Tri-State College Fair
Sunday, October 3, 2010
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

Scholarship Page with Files for Editing

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.

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