WSHS Counseling Center

Weekly Update- April 29th

** Just a note: The Counseling Center's Newsletter gets updated on a weekly basis.

Check back each week for new info***

SAT and ACT Exams continue to be offered at Schroeder

Upcoming exam dates below...

Visit the Counseling Center website for links to

College Board and

ACT to sign up for these exams.

Sign up in the Counseling Center for the May 20th ASVAB exam

ASVAB ( It is not just for those interested in the military)

The ASVAB Career Exploration Program (CEP) is a unique opportunity to explore all of your career and post-secondary options so you can make a plan that works for you. The ASVAB CEP helps you identify your skills and interests so that you can find potentially satisfying career fields and explore all of the paths you can take to gain entry into your career field of choice

R.E. Ginna Scholarship Opportunity

R.E. Ginna Scholarship Program

Deadline to apply: May 10, 2022 3:00 pm CT

R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC has established a scholarship program to assist students who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs. Scholarships are offered each year for full-time study at an accredited institution of the student’s choice.

The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarship, tuition assistance, and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor, and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team. Awards for this scholarship are granted to eligible recipients without regard to creed, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, or national origin.

Applicants to the R.E. Ginna Scholarship Program must be:

High school seniors attending Webster Schroeder High School, Webster R. L. Thomas High School, James A. Beneway High School, or Gananda Central High School.
Planning to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year.
Planning to major in engineering technologies, physical science (such as chemistry, physics, environmental science or biology, etc.) or a skilled/craft trade (such as welder, boilermaker, pipe-fitter, etc.)
Have a minimum ‘B’ grade point average (GPA) of 85% or 3.00 on a 4.00 scale or the equivalent.

Go to https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/ginna/ to apply

RE Ginna recipients are presented their awards at Webster Schroeder's Senior Awards Night on June 1st.

Understanding Financial Aid: College Board (In 3 parts)

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Rep visits are picking back up for the SPRING: keep checking back to see who

may be coming next. Sign up to attend through Naviance

(Colleges: College Visits: Register Now)

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U.S. Marine Corps

Tuesday 5/03 Cafeteria during lunch blocks

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More Resources

Seniors can find more SUNY events, including workshops about the Educational Opportunity Program, the NYS Dream Act, Culturally Diverse Programs at SUNY, and more at suny.edu/studentevents.

SUNY Virtual Events

https://www.suny.edu/attend/events/

Seniors- Completion Workshops

We’re here to assist your seniors with admission and financial aid application completion.

SUNY Application Completion: engage.suny.edu/portal/how_to_apply
EOP Financial Info Form Completion: engage.suny.edu/portal/eop_form_completion
FAFSA Completion: engage.suny.edu/portal/fafsa_workshops
NYS Dream Act Application Completion: engage.suny.edu/portal/dream_act_workshops

Vocational and Trade Opportunities

WSHS Counseling Center Construction Manufacturing Welding HVAC Plumbing & Pipefitting Electrician Carpenter Bricklayer Radiology technician Engineering technician Healthcare technology Healthcare technician Childcare staff Cosmetology careers Massage therapist Air traffic controller ...and more!

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Check the Counseling Center Website for

ongoing scholarship opportunities.

Check back often as the page is updated

as we are notified of new scholarships.

Rochester Academy of Medicine

https://www.raom.org/page-18496

Check out some of the May Deadline Scholarship Opportunities

***None of the following scholarships highlighted are endorsed by the Webster Schroeder Schools, Staff, or Counseling Center. They are just a courtesy showing of what is available to our High School Seniors. ***

LM Scholarship Program:

Write an essay about a situation you have been involved in or someone you know has been involved in where better safety procedures would have prevented an injury. Explain in detail what safety procedures you believe should have been in place to prevent the injury and how they would have prevented the injury. You must be currently enrolled in a degree program (2 years in length or greater) by September and have a GPA of 2.5 or higher.

Application: https://forklifttraininggrandeprairie.com/index.php/training.php
Amount: $500
Deadline: May 1, 2022

NAGE (National Association of Government Employees) Scholarship

Scholarships are available to members of NAGE, IBPO, IBCO, and IAEP, and the member's spouse, child, grandchild, niece, nephew, or significant other. The application takes about 3 minutes to complete. Scholarship recipients will be chosen in a random drawing at the June National Executive Board meeting.
Application: http://www.nage.org/benefits/scholarships

Amount: $500
Deadline: May 13, 2022

Brower Youth Award Scholarship:

Each year the Brower Youth Award recognizes the work of six young leaders who are making strides in the environmental movement. Each of the six recipients of the Brower Youth Awards will receive a $3,000 cash prize, a professionally produced short film about their work from an Emmy award winning film crew, and flight and lodging accommodations for a week long trip to the San Francisco Bay Area. See website for details and application.

Application: http://www.broweryouthawards.org/apply/
Amount: $3,000
Deadline: May 14, 2022

Review It Scholarship:

The scholarship will be awarded to the best Movie review submitted by a student before the scholarship deadline. Go to website for application.
Application: http://www.chiureviewsscholarship.com/reviews.php

Amount: $1,000
Deadline: May 15, 2022

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College Board Scholarship Search

Opportunity Scholarships

https://opportunity.collegeboard.org/

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Webster Schroeder Scholarship

Webster Schroeder Counseling Center Scholarship listings

The Counseling Center receives numerous scholarships opportunities throughout the school year. We list them on the Counseling Center Website under Scholarships. Keep checking them out as new ones are added as we are notified.