West Counseling Dept Newsletter

Happy Spring Regents!

We hope you enjoyed some rest and relaxation over Spring Break and are ready for the final months of the 2022-23 school year.

Read on to find out about what's happening this month!

We are excited to bring back the Senior Celebration this year!

Seniors will be assigned a class period to join in on the fun in the cafenasium on May 5th.

We'll have food, minute-to-win-it games, raffle prizes, music, a photo booth and more!

More info will be shared via email as the date gets closer.

Prepare for exam day by watching AP Daily: Practice Sessions, a new series of short, 15-minute videos focused on practicing free-response and multiple-choice questions. Check out this post about all the free resources to help students prepare and this new blog post to help students build confidence if they're taking an AP Exam for the first time.

MMSD students can search for local scholarships in their Xello account. (a listing of local scholarships can be found under the "College Resources" section)

Additional Scholarship Resources:

College Board's Scholarship Search

Native Forward (Scholarship Database for Native Students)

Wisconsin Scholarship Directory

a list of 100+ vetted scholarships for students across the region, broken down by month.

Students are reminded to check with individual colleges for scholarships offered directly by the college or university you plan to attend.

Madison College scholarships for the Fall 2023 term close April 20th. Award notifications will be sent to Madison College email accounts by August 2023.

Check out this link to review information about scholarships and the requirements to apply!

Do you have plans to tour a college campus this spring or summer?

Check out this helpful College Visit Checklist from Caroll College.

Check out this link if you need a work permit.

UW SYSTEM APP DEMO

Register for a live demonstration of the UW System Application for Fall 2023 and walk through the application as a new freshman student. Learn how to create an account, list course information, and more!

• Thursday, April 20th at 4:00 PM - Register Here

https://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eC2NP4RSSsmgaPaglTse0A

UW JOURNEY APP DEMO

Join UW HELP for a live demonstration of the UW Journey app! Learn how students can use UW Journey to determine which UW campuses are their best fit based on their interests and preferences. Registration is required.

• Wednesday, April 12th at 4:00 PM - Register Here

https://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bQW7E3OeQYOyVpqrCksssQ

Galin Scholars is a new Dane County nonprofit with a mission to provide guidance and support to students who have strong academic potential but fewer resources to explore college options through a comprehensive process. Our program empowers students and their families to confidently navigate the college preparation and admissions process.

For Galin Scholars in 2023, we will select up to 5 scholars who will participate in test preparation, college advising, academic tutoring, and receive support to participate in academic, artistic, and athletics activities in their community. Our program is provided at no cost to our scholars who begin work with us before their junior year of high school.

The Galin Scholars application and nomination forms are now available with an application deadline of April 14, 2023. Eligible students include motivated, high-achieving students, who are current 10th graders in Dane County and who are from low-to-middle income backgrounds and from a broad range of demographic groups underrepresented in college.

MSCR is again accepting applications for the 2023 Driver's Education Scholarship Program. This program is funded by a generous donation from the office of the Dane County Executive. All students are encouraged to apply. Spots are limited, but they are NOT first come first serve. Any application received by the deadline will be considered.

Deadline to apply is Friday, April 14th.

Student must have been born between 1/1/2007 and 12/31/2007

To apply, fully complete one of the following applications.

2023 MSCR Driver's Education Scholarship Application - English

2023 MSCR Driver's Education Scholarship Application - Espanol

Deadline to apply: Friday, April 7th, 2023 at 11:59pm

ProCSI-H (pronounced “proxy-H”, from Promoting the Computational Science Initiative for high schoolers) is a free, summer residential program on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison that seeks to introduce the participants to various research topics and areas that are enabled by computer modeling and simulation.

The six-day program is organized and run on a volunteer-basis by the members of the Simulation-Based Engineering Lab, in collaboration with the Wisconsin Applied Computing Center. The high-school students will be shown how the fundamental concepts that they are just learning in high-school math, physics, and science classes are connected to advanced concepts in computer science and engineering.

We accomplish this through a hands-on active learning process, where activities include Computer Aided Design of physical objects, problem solving activities using computer simulation software, and tours of engineering laboratories where cutting-edge research takes place. ProCSI-H aims to motivate students by giving them a basic understanding of how computers are used today to enable tomorrow’s discoveries and innovations in science and engineering.

We strongly encourage individuals belonging to STEM-underrepresented groups to apply for this opportunity.

Click HERE for the application and more information!

If you have questions, please email us at uwprocsi@gmail.com.

If you are interested in exploring STEM, the Humanities, Music or Arts and would like to spend some time on the UW Madison campus this summer, check out these summer precollege programs at UW Madison!

Badger Precollege scholarship applications due April 17

Badger Precollege offers high school students the opportunity to learn more about college life and academics, gain valuable experience in independence, and pursue new and growing passions. It is an opportunity to invest in their future, inside and outside the classroom.

Our team is dedicated to providing this opportunity to as many students as possible. We do our best to provide as many need-based scholarships to students as we can. In practice, about 25% of our students receive a full or partial need-based scholarship each year.

The deadline for Badger Precollege scholarship applications is April 17 for all programs! A complete scholarship application includes both a completed program application and the scholarship forms. Find out more HERE.

This camp is for incoming high school juniors and seniors with a minimum 2.75 GPA.

Join us for a day camp and explore the fields of nursing or allied health by getting hands-on experience in our simulation labs and at a local hospital! Camps include a camp t-shirt, lunch or dinner, supplies and fun giveaways!

See more info here