CHS College and Career Center News

• Where do I start?

  ALL seniors considering college should fill out the FAFSA (federal financial aid) and the Oregon Promise (state financial aid for community colleges.) If you are planning to attend a 4-year college, we still urge you to complete the Oregon Promise as insurance just in case your plans change.

  Step 1:

  Create your FSA ID (A student creates one and a parent creates one, too.)

  • The student and the parent cannot use the same email or phone number in the FAFSA.
  • Be sure to save your sign-in and passwords, for both accounts, and carefully save them since you will reapply every year you are in college.

  https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch
  

  Step 2:

  Complete your FAFSA or ORSAA (for Oregon students without a social security number)

  If you are not sure which form to do, go to the FAFSA/ORSAA Filter Tool.

  FAFSA: https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa

  ORSAA: https://oregonstudentaid.gov/fafsa-orsaa.aspx

• Both the student and the parent will complete a section and sign electronically with the FSA ID created above.
• Note: You will be completing the FAFSA 2024-25 form and will use 2022 tax information.
• PARENTS: You will have 45 days to complete your application once your student completes theirs. If you miss this window, the student will have to start over

Below are some additional resources about FAFSA/ORSAA:

• [VIDEO] What Is FAFSA®?
• [VIDEO] Who Is a Contributor on the 2024–25 FAFSA® Form?
• FAFSA/ORSAA Information
• Handy FAFSA checklist- print and use to complete the FAFSA
  

Attention Class of 2024:

Do you need help paying for college, a trade school, or cosmetology school next year? Come to the FAFSA/ORSAA and Oregon Promise Completion Night at CHS on Wednesday, January 31st at 6 pm in the CHS Library. See THIS FLIER for details.

The Oregon Promise application can be accessed here. www.oregonstudentaid.gov

What does this mean and how can seniors benefit?

• Students could receive between $4500-$9000 for FREE to use at an Oregon Community College (over a 2 year span).
• If students have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better by the time they graduate, they are eligible.
• Students must also complete a FAFSA or ORSAA financial aid application to receive the funds.
• All seniors should do these steps because they only get ONE chance to do it. If they miss this deadline of June 1, 2024, they can never go back and do it. It's a One and Done deal.
• All seniors should do the Oregon Promise application in case other post high school plans don't happen. Consider it an "insurance policy" for the future.
• Students taking community college courses for apprenticeships, certificates, etc. can use these funds, too.
• The deadline is June 1. Let's get this done long before then!

*Deadline to submit is Monday, April 1st by 11:59 pm -- 23 scholarships are available this year for current CHS students, and for CHS graduates combined!

$8,000 over 4 years ($2000 per year)

Dale Krueger Scholarship

Dale Krueger Worksheet for more info

***Also requires 2 letters of recommendation. Submit these 2 letters to the CHS College and Career Center by emailing them to mike_henderson@csd28j.org

2024 CHS and Local Scholarships: CHS students should apply for these scholarships because CHS students will receive them. This will be updated as needed. Keep checking back for current due dates and application links.

Pride Foundation Scholarships- Due Jan. 5

APIA Scholarship Program- Due Jan. 9

The Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship- Due. Jan. 10

The Coolidge Scholarship- Due Jan. 18

Bezos Scholars *For juniors only- Due Jan. 25

Alexander Hamilton Scholars *For Juniors Only- Due Jan. 25

The Renaissance Scholarship- Due Feb. 1 and May 1

PCC Foundation Scholarship Application - Due Feb. 1

Al Forthan Scholarship - Due Feb. 6

Greig Lodge Scandinavian Ancestry Scholarship- Due Feb. 16

ACPE Technology Careers Scholarship- Due Feb. 20

The Coolidge Scholarship *For Juniors only- Due Feb. 23

PCC Future Connect Scholarship- Due Mar. 1

OSAC Scholarship Application- Due Mar. 1

The Ford Family Foundation Scholarship- Due Mar. 1

Diversity in Leadership in Oregon Scholarship- Due Mar. 1

Dale Krueger Scholarship- Due Apr. 1

Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association- Due Apr. 1

The Audria M. Edwards Scholarship Fund- For LGBTQI students, Due Apr. 1

Gresham Rotary MHCC Scholarship- Due Apr. 10

Clackamas Community College scholarships - Opens Jan. 30, Due Apr. 14

The Ford Family Foundation Scholarship is OPEN

Due Date: March 1.

WHAT IS THE SCHOLARSHIP?

• Supports students who have significant financial barriers to college
• Award amount is calculated on college cost of attendance (tuition, fees, room and board, personal costs, etc.), minus other grants and scholarships
• In addition to a generous financial award, Scholars receive academic guidance, leadership development, personal and professional support, and access to the Ford Family alumni network
• Renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study

Scholarship amount: Award covers up to $40,000 per year (tuition, fees, room and board, personal costs, etc.), minus other grants and scholarships.

WHO QUALIFIES?

• Residents of Oregon or Siskiyou County, Calif.
• Graduating high school seniors (or equivalent) who have never enrolled full time in a 2- or 4- year college and seeking a bachelor’s degree
• Students who plan to enroll full time in the fall in their state of residence (Oregon or Calif.)

Application

Here's a link to a recent info session from Nov 29, 2023. Here you will hear from the Ford Family Foundation along with several scholarship recipients.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

The Ford Family Foundation Scholarship Office
44 Club Road, Suite 100 | Eugene, OR 97401
Toll Free: (877) 864-2872 | Local: (541) 485-6211
Fax: (541) 485-6223
fordscholarships@tfff.org

The Al Forthan Memorial Scholarship is awarded to an Oregon high school senior from a family affected by alcohol or drug addiction. Affected by addiction means you have been raised by a parent or guardian who has experienced addiction or you have abused alcohol or drugs and are now pursuing recovery. One $10,000 scholarship will be awarded in 2024. It will be allocated in $2,500 installments over four years. To be eligible for the $10,000 scholarship you will need to include in your application a one page (maximum) letter of support from a teacher, coach, school counselor, adult mentor, pastor, etc. describing your character and why they recommend you for this scholarship.

Scholarship awards are based on the students’ response to each of six questions or statements.

Have you consider a career path that can be started/accelerated by the Marines. Check out THIS FLIER and THIS PDF about the U.S. Marines NROTC Scholarship. See Mr. Henderson in the College and Career Center for more information.

*Oregon Business Academy presentation- Thur. 1/11

*Microchip field trip- Thur. 1/25

*Oregon Tech presentation- Mon. 1/29

*Apprenticeships in Science and Engineering (ASE) Program presentation (for grades 9, 10, and 11 only)- Wed. 1/31

*Carpe Mundi, study abroad program (overseas) for Portland Community College students, presentation- Mon. 2/5

*Northwest Technologies, Inc. field trip- Wed. 2/14

*Mt. Hood Community College Cyber Day field trip- Fri. 3/1

*Mt. Hood Community College Preview Day field trip: Tues. 3/5

*NW Youth Careers Expo field trip- Tues. 3/19

*Sprinkler Fitters Union field trip- Tues. 4/9

*Mt. Hood Community College placement exam- Tues. 4/16

*PCC Trades/Career Fair field trip- Fri. 4/26

*Oregon Tradeswomen Career Fair field trip- Fri. 5/17

*CHS College and Career Day- Wed. 5/29

*Mt. Hood Community College Class Registration Help and Next Steps Assistance- Thur. 5/30 and Fri.. 5/31

For more information about any of these events, see Mr. Henderson in the College and Career Center or contact him at mike_henderson@csd28j.org.

Attention 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students. Are you interested in going to a 4 year college. U of O's SAIL (Student Academy to Inspire Learning) Program might be for you. It gives you a chance to experience college for a full week. You live on campus and learn at the same time. See THIS FLIER for more information.

Boedecker Foundation is offering a workshop for youth- Fresh Eyes: Generating ideas and exploring abstract art with Jessica Poundstone. February 3rd, 10:00. Explore and sign up here.

Academy of Art University is offering online and virtual free pre-college art and design classes. Spring session begins in February. Sign up now to explore a variety of art and design classes.

STEP-UP supports high school juniors and seniors from groups historically excluded from science to spend a summer in a paid, full-time, 8-week internship at research labs near their home.

Find out what it’s like to be a scientist this summer by applying today! See this flier for more information and to apply.

APPLY BY FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Bridge is a construction pre-apprenticeship program designed to support high school graduates ages 18-26 with pursuing a living-wage career in the construction trades through hands-on training and individualized career coaching. See this flier for more information.

Do you like working with your hands? Do you like to see a project completed that you contributed to? Do you want a high paying job with no college needed and no college debt? An apprenticeship in the trades might be for you.

What is an apprenticeship? Watch this 6 min. Video

Apprenticeship requirements

Check out the options for high paying jobs in the trades at this website: Accessing Union Apprenticeships

The 2024 Bank of America Student Leaders® Program is accepting applications through January 17, 2024! Since 2004, the Bank of America Student Leaders program has provided more than 4,000 community-minded high school juniors and seniors with tangible work experience, leadership development, financial education and service.

The current high school juniors or seniors who would benefit from an eight-week paid summer internship with a local non-profit and an all-expense paid trip to Washington D.C. for a week-long national Leadership Summit (July 22-27, 2024).

Go to www.bankofamerica.com/studentleaders to learn more and to apply.

Attention students who want to go to college in the Western United States but not in Oregon. Are you worried about the added cost of "out of state tuition"? Although it is true that some colleges will charge you more money for tuition since you are not from their state, there are ways to minimize that added cost. The Wester Undergraduate Exchange is a program that allows you to pay less if attend one of 160 colleges in the Western United States. See this THIS FLIER for more information. See Mr. Henderson in the College and Career Center if you have any questions or to discuss how this program works.

https://www.wiche.edu/tuition-savings/wue/

Attending college in the next few years? Do you need help understanding your options when it comes to paying for and affording college?

Watch this webinar for information https://bit.ly/PFCE2023

OR

Check out these slides for information about paying for college.

This free college-planning publication provides students and families with important information and tools to guide their pursuit of postsecondary education. Opportunities guides are available in English and Spanish. The state-specific booklets are the same as the national booklets with the addition of state-specific information on colleges, financial aid, and resources.

Oregon Opportunities Booklet English Version

Oregon Opportunities Booklet Spanish Version

Volunteering is a great way to help the community and to help build your resume with quality real life experiences. Check out these opportunities.

The Shadow Project

Emilio Inc.

YouthLine

Below is the schedule of when the branches of the military will have a table set up at the 3 lunches at CHS.

Air Force- 2nd Thursday of each month

Army- 3rd Wednesday of each month

Marines- 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month

Navy- 1st Tuesday of each month

Oregon Army National Guard- 1st Wednesday and 3rd Thursday of each month

See Mr. Henderson in the College and Career Center or email him at mike_henderson@csd28j.org if you want to set up an individual meeting with a recruiter from one of the branches of the military.

My name is Mike Henderson and I am the School to Career Specialist at Centennial High School. My main job is to help students with their plans for after high school. Whether those plans include college, the military, going straight into the workforce, or going into an apprenticeship, I am here to help. These monthly newsletters will help you with important information and keep you informed. If you have any questions, you can always email me at mike_henderson@csd28j.org, call me at 503-762-6180 ext.5574, or just swing by the College and Career Center (right next to the CHS Counseling Office) to talk to me.

Email: mike_henderson@csd28j.org
Website: https://mikehenderson20.wixsite.com/website
Location: 3505 Southeast 182nd Avenue, Gresham, OR, USA
Phone: 503-762-6180