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October 7-9 - Kansas Apply Free Days

October 9 - Shawnee Mission College Clinic (see flyer and info below)

October 22 - Exploring Law Enforcement Open House 7 pm at the Gardner Justice Center

November 19 - JCCC's College Financing Night 5 - 7 pm

This year’s Shawnee Mission College Clinic will take place on Wednesday, October 9th from 6:30pm - 8:30pm at Shawnee Mission East High School (7500 Mission Road, Prairie Village, KS).

BEFORE YOU ATTEND - IMPORTANT!

Please register for Strive Scan before attending the event. This will generate a personal barcode that you can keep on your phone or print off. During the fair, colleges will scan your barcode to send you more information about their schools. The day after the fair, you will receive a report with information on the colleges with whom you scanned.

Make the Most of the College Clinic - Plan Ahead

· The event is free and open to all high school students. Invite a friend to attend with you, and bring your parents.

· Most college reps will be at browsing tables in the gym. Make a list of questions to ask college representatives.

· Talk to college reps from all areas of the country. Ask questions, and get answers first hand!

· Make personal contacts with college representatives.

· Pick up catalogs and brochures.

Location and Parking Options - FREE PARKING

· Shawnee Mission East High School is located at the SW corner of 75th and Mission Road.

· SM East parking lot on south side of the building.

· P.V. pool & tennis court parking - from 75th & Mission Road go west to Delmar, turn left, and head south to parking lot (near water tower).

· AVOID parking in the P.V. City Hall or Police Department lots.

Free Shuttle Bus Option

A shuttle bus will run continuously from 6:30pm - 9:00pm.

Village at Mission

7105 Mission Road

SE Corner of 71st and Mission

Doors open promptly at 6:30pm. Arrive early, and allow plenty of time to park. See you on October 9th!

Follow Us at

· Instagram: @smcollegeclinic

· Website: https://shawneemissioncollegeclinic.com/

**New ones added since last week

Sept. 30 - University of Kansas ROTC (rescheduled from Sept. 13)

Oct. 1 - Drury University (Springfield, MO)

Oct. 3 - Kansas State University

Oct. 7 - UMKC

Oct. 14 - Northwest Missouri State

Oct. 15 - Baker University

Oct. 25 - Truman State University

Oct. 29 - University of Missouri - Columbia (rescheduled from Sept. 12)

Oct. 31 - Bethel College (KS)

Nov. 1 - Highland Community College

Nov. 5 - Missouri University of Science & Technology (rescheduled from Sept. 23)

Nov. 7 - Grand Canyon University (Phoenix, AZ) (rescheduled from Oct. 8)

Dec. 5 - Neosho County Community College

If you are interested in any/all of the upcoming colleges visits, please fill out this Google Form to sign-up. You must sign-up before seminar on the day of the visit you're interested in attending.

**Please note college visits get added to the Google Form throughout the semester and it is your responsibility to update your form accordingly.

Sign up via this link to schedule an appointment this year with Elizabeth Guevara, our college adviser: https://calendly.com/guevarae-usd231. And remember, she can also assist with questions about all other post-secondary plans!

This padlet will contain information about events held on college campuses around the area, financial aid information sessions, college fairs, and everything in between! This padlet can also be found on the Counseling website at https://www.usd231.org/o/gardner-edgerton-hs/

New scholarships added this week:

• Johnson County Community College Scholarships for Class of 2025

We will post information, as it becomes available, to our Padlet titled "Scholarship Opportunities." Just click on the picture below or scan the QR Code! (Local scholarships will become "live" in March, and will be advertised separately at that time.) This padlet can also be found on the Counseling website at https://www.usd231.org/o/gardner-edgerton-hs/

We want to display, promote, and especially celebrate the future plans of our senior class! Upstairs, right at the entrance of the 400 hallway, we have created an acceptance wall. When one of our seniors decides on the path they are going to take after graduation, whether that is college, working, trade school, military, or whatever else there is out there, we want them to sign their name to the corresponding sign on our acceptance wall. And if we don't have a sign for someone's next step, they need to talk to their counselor and we'll get it added!

If you are going on a college visit during a school day, please have your parent call Jill Washington, Attendance Secretary, 856-2610, at least two days prior to your visit in order for your absence to be coded as a school activity. You (the student) will also need to see Jill to obtain a College Visit Form.

• Seniors and Juniors may take two release days to visit colleges.
• No more than one visit may be taken in any quarter.

• College days may not be taken the last week of any quarter.

• College days must be taken before April 15.

Click HERE to request a transcript or go to the GEHS website.

Please allow 5 school days for requests to be processed. Please limit ONE request per form.

If you require a letter of recommendation from your counselor, please submit them, via email, at least TWO weeks prior to them being due.