May 2020

Student Services Updates

School Counselor Office Hours

To join virtual office hours for your counselor, go to meet.google.com. Once at the website click on 'join or start a meeting'. Enter the nickname for your counselor's time frame and then click continue. You will not be able to join until your counselor has started the meeting so please plan on signing on a few minutes before the scheduled start time. Please remember, these are open office hours for all students. If you would like to speak with your counselor on a more individual basis, please reach out to your counselor to set up a time.

Ms. Bean

Tuesdays: 10:00 am - 11:00 am (nickname: beanc)

Thursdays: 10:00 am - 11:00 am (nickname: beanc)

Mrs. O'Brien

Tuesdays: 10:30 am - 11:00 am (nickname: obrien2020)

Thursdays: 10:30 am -11:00 am (nickname: obrien2020)

Mrs. Rust

Mondays: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm (nickname: rustcounseling)

Wednesdays: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm (nickname: rustcounseling)

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SUNY Virtual College Fairs

SUNY is excited to announce their first ever virtual college fairs!

The fairs will include representatives from nearly every SUNY campus. During the fair students will be able to communicate with campus representatives using text and video chat.
This is a unique opportunity to explore all of the opportunities at The State University of New York: challenging academics; innovative research; global study; and financial support.
We hope you and your families will attend. Please register at: www.suny.edu/attend/events/virtual-college-fair/.

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Scholarships Open to Seniors

The Hayes Humanitarian Scholarship: applicants must submit an essay entitled: “HOW MY CHOSEN CAREER WILL BENEFIT HUMANITY.” The essay should be a maximum of 2 pages in length (double spaced). All essays should be submitted to Ms. LeBaron in the Main Office no later than Friday, May 29th.

For ALUMNI of Newmeadow School - The Funiciello Scholarship: presented annually to a former Newmeadow student who is a graduating high school senior accepted to a two or four year college or university. Other eligibility requirements are described in the scholarship application. Additional information and the scholarship can be found here. Please note the DEADLINE has been extended to May 31st. Also, the webpage may indicate that the application is for 2019. Please use the link provided and indicate that you are applying for the 2020 scholarship.

Scholarships Open to Juniors

With the College Board Opportunity Scholarships, students in the Class of 2021 can take important steps on the path to college while earning scholarship opportunities along the way. The following scholarships are now open for you:

Build Your College List and Practice for the SAT®.

Please review the information on the website on how to proceed with these scholarship opportunities.

ACT Test Online at Home Coming Fall/Winter

In response to uncertainty and school cancellations due to COVID-19, ACT announced it will offer a flexible schedule for summer 2020 test dates and test-at-home options for fall/winter 2020.

As CDC and local guidelines for safety allow, ACT will offer its June and July national test dates as scheduled and will additionally provide makeup test dates for June and July. The makeup test date for the June 13 national test date will be June 20, and the makeup test date for the July 18 test date will be July 25. ACT will work with individual national test centers should they need to reschedule to the makeup test date and students will be notified in advance. Students may also make free test date changes from the June to the July national test date.

In addition to the three previously planned fall test dates on September 12, October 24 and December 12, ACT will also offer a remote proctoring option for the ACT® test in late fall/early winter 2020, allowing students to take the test at their home on a computer. ACT will launch the test-at-home option as part of its national testing program. The fee waivers ACT provides to students from low-income homes will apply to the at-home testing option, and ACT is considering other ways to address access and equity issues.

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College Summer Programs

The Clarkson School, Clarkson University's early college program, will once again offer their annual Young Scholars Program in Summer 2020. This week-long educational program for motivated and talented high school sophomores, juniors, seniors or students entering their first year of college in Fall 2020 will be held virtually starting Sunday, July 19 through Saturday, July 25, 2020.

Typically held on Clarkson University's campus in Potsdam, New York, the Young Scholars Program provides a unique summer experience for students that will be mimicked remotely this year. Consistent with Clarkson's overall focus on interdisciplinary education, students are given a problem to examine and solve from three different perspectives. This year's project is "The Promises, Pitfalls and Ethics of Genetic Technologies."

Additional information can be found here.

Lehigh University invites students to join them in tackling the world’s biggest health problems with the launch of the “Summer Institute for Population Health (SIP).” Beginning May 19, high school and college students can study with Lehigh professors to gain knowledge to impact real-world population health concerns. The two sessions will be held entirely online so that participants from all over the world can access without needing to travel.

The Institute will offer three courses this summer in population health that can be taken either individually or as a series.

•Summer Session 1: May 19 - June 27

•Introduction to Population Health: 4 credits, $3,360

•Health in a Time of Coronavirus and COVID-19 pandemic: 3 credits, $2,520

•Summer Session 2: June 29 - August 8

•Global Environment and Human Welfare: 3 credits, $2,520

For more information, click here.

LeMoyne College Summer Scholars Program rewards students for exceptional achievement and introduces them to college coursework. Summer Scholars can earn college credit while saving money on tuition. Students should have a GPA of 87 or better, PSAT/SAT scores of 1000 or higher or a PLAN/ACT of 22 or higher. Please visit the Summer Scholars web page for more information. Students must complete an online application as well as submit unofficial transcripts and PSAT/SAT or PLAN/ACT scores (if available) no later than May 20 for Summer Session I and no later than June 25 for Summer Session II. Applying early for the program is recommended as space may be limited.For additional information or for questions regarding this program please call (315) 445-4300 or email admission@lemoyne.edu.

Health & Wellness Information

The Northern Rivers Mobile Crisis team offers support to individuals and families that are experiencing a mental health or behavioral crisis. They are in operation from 7 am - 11 pm Monday - Friday, and Saturday and Sunday 11 am - 7 pm. To reach Mobile Crisis, please call: (518) 292-5499.

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