School Counseling Newsletter

Mrs. Wittreich (students with last name A-L) and Mrs. Izzi (students with last name M-Z) are available to meet with students to discuss social/emotional needs, academic concerns and planning, and exploring careers and colleges. We are accepting appointments through Dec. 17th.

To schedule an appointment, please click on the button below. Your counselor will see you as soon as she is available.

The end of the first semester is on January 13th. You still have time to turn in late work, make up missing test and quizzes, and work with your teachers. Here are some tips to help you along:

1) Get access to your grades online - if you need help, please see Mrs. Rapose in the counseling office.

2) Know what your missing assignments are.

3) Make a game plan. If you have a lot of missing assignments - DON'T GIVE UP! Pick an additional one or two assignments per subject to make up at time. Then turn them in. Don't wait to turn in until all are done.

4) Study for the quizzes/tests. Make up note cards, study with friends, review material every night, etc.

5) Talk with your teacher. The more they know what is going on the more they can help.

In late January, the counselors will be starting to work with the students for scheduling their courses for the 21-22 school year. It may seem early, but we do need this time to review course request, create a master schedule of classes, and to review potential conflicts within the students schedules. Here are some things to consider when thinking about what courses to sign up for:

-Are you on track for graduation? If you have not failed any courses, then you most likely are on track.

-Do you have an idea of what you want to do after high school? If so, focus on classes that will help you with that.

-Do you have your PE credit or PE waiver completed? If not, talk with your counselor if you are in grades 10 and 11.

-Are you thinking about College Credit Plus (CCP)? If so, attend the informational meeting at January 27th at 5:30 pm.

A great resource for this is Naviance. Students are able to view courses that we offer, take career assessment surveys, and search for colleges. If you do not know your Naviance information, please contact your counselor about getting it.

Any other questions or concerns, please contact your school counselor through email or by signing up to speak with her.

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Raise.Me is an unique way for students to earn scholarships money. Colleges who are on the website will award students for the things that they are already doing. Examples are:

For Each AP Course taken - earn $25;

For each A in an AP course - earn $50;

For taking the ACT - earn $50;

and many more activities that can earn a student money

The activities and amounts vary from school to school, and students must register and upload the information on Raise.Me in order to be able to participate in these microscholarships.

We have additional support staff here to help our students.

Mrs. Rose is our Academic Advisor. She is available to help with students who are falling behind in classes, organizational skills, and other academic skills that are needed for success in the classroom. She can reached at c.rose@buckeyeschools.info or by calling the main line.

Mrs. Poff is our Math tutor. She is available to help students who are struggling in math and help students who need tutoring to retake a test. She can be reached at p.poff@buckeyeschools.info or by calling the main line.

Mrs. Shaw is available every period except 5th period to help students who are struggling in English and/or need tutoring to retake a test. She can be reached at j.shaw@buckeyeschools.info.

Our 10th grade students visited A-Tech on Nov. 18th to view perspective programs or for career exploration.

If a student knows that they want to apply to A-Tech, you can apply at https://atech.enrolltrack.com/StudentPortal/#. Programs can fill up quickly so apply sooner rather than later, because you can change your mind up to the start of next school year. We would rather you have the spot for the program and then decide you don't want it, than you want a program and can't get it.

If you would like more information, you can visit A-Tech's website at https://www.atech.edu/ and click on Menu, then high school, then click on Career Technical Programs to view the different programs. There are videos available about the different programs.

If you did not get a chance to visit, or did not visit the program you would like to see, we are working on make-up visits and share that information once we receive it.

10th graders - Did you miss the A-Tech visit? Did you not see a program you are interested in? There will be a make-up visit on Friday, January 21st. Once we receive more information, it will be e-mailed to your Buckeye e-mail.

9th graders - Are you interested in the Career Technical Exploration program at A-Tech. This is specifically for students for their 10th grade year. If you attend this program, you will have the best chance of getting into a program for your 11th and 12th grade year. The visit for this is also on Friday, January 21st. Once we receive more information, it will be e-mailed to your Buckeye e-mail.

On Thursday, January 27th at 5:30 pm, we will be holding our Annual College Credit Plus (CCP) Information Night in the library at Edgewood. This is an opportunity for students in grades 7-12 (21-22 school year) to earn college credit while still in high school at no cost to the student and families.

Valerie Gonzalez, Admission Counselor at Kent State University - Ashtabula Campus, will be presenting on the CCP Program and what is required to participate in the program. Even though Valerie is from Kent State University, the information she is presenting applies to all state schools - including Lakeland Community College and Youngstown State University.

If you should have any questions, please email your counselor to set up a meeting.

Here are the schools that are coming to visit with Edgewood students in December. Students need to register on Naviance or email the ACCESS Advisor. Students in grades 10-12 are eligible to participate in these college visits.

University of Northwestern Ohio - Dec. 8th at 9:30 am

Ohio State University - Main Campus - Dec. 16th at 1 pm

If you still need information or assistance in filing the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), both Kent State University - Ashtabula Campus' Financial Aid Office (440-964-4213) and our ACCESS Advisor, Glenda Betteridge, are willing to work with our students and their families on applying for the FAFSA.

Below is the PowerPoint Presentation that Kent gave in October and a Youtube video about the FSA ID.

To get you FSA ID, please go to http://fsaid.ed.gov.

To file the FAFSA, please go to http://studentaid.ed.gov.

If you have question about Financial Aid that is school specific, please contact that specific school for the most accurate information.

Also, Citizen's Bank has created a website to help students with their college search and has a good section on Financial Aid/FAFSA. Click this link, then click start planning, and at the bottom of the click on Learn About Financial Aid. https://www.citizensbank.com/learning/college/planning-for-college.aspx?WT.mc_id=Citizens-Merch-_-Student-Lending-Planning-_-rd-collegeboundcitizen-_-v2-_-CB&WT.tsrc=Citizens-Email&WT.mc_id=Citizens-Email-_-20201112100026+2020_Nov_College_Bound_Citizens_Fall_Outreach+null-Business-CB-_-reportname&csm=_&csc=_g__&csa=_h__&csu=BODY-+COLLAGE+BOUND+CITIZENS#MAILINGID__&g=_%23CELLID__&h=_%23LISTID__

The next ACT is on Saturday, February 12, 2022 and the deadline to register is Friday, January 7, 2022.

Cost without writing is $60.00

Cost with writing is $85.00

Late Registration is $36.00

Go to www.actstudent.org to register.

If you are a junior or senior and participate in Free/Reduced Lunch, your school counselor can give you a fee waiver to cover the cost of the test - including late fees. Also, by using a fee waiver you will received additional access to test prep materials for free. Please do not wait until the last day to register to request a fee waiver because the school counselors may not be available.

There are thousands of scholarships that are available to students. We do have many listed on our Naviance website. Below is a list of scholarships that are due in December that is taken from the website www.scholarships.com.

$2,000 CollegeXpress Gives Back Scholarship$2,00012/31/2021

$2,000 Nitro No Essay Scholarship$2,00012/31/2021

$25K Be Bold Scholarship$25,00012/31/2021

AbbVie Immunology Scholarship$15,00012/07/2021

Abel Wolman Fellowship$30,00012/21/2021

AECOM Scholarship$5,00012/21/2021

American Water Scholarship$5,00012/21/2021

Andrew Q. Peschard Memorial Scholarship$1,00012/31/2021

Angelo Tagliacozzo Memorial Geological Scholarship$3,00012/04/2021

Apprentice Ecologist Scholarship$1,00012/31/2021

Arcadis Scholarship$5,00012/21/2021

AREMA Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarships$10,00012/08/2021

Arkansas Chamber Singers Music/Vocal Scholarship$1,00012/16/2021

ARRL Charles Clarke Cordle Memorial Scholarship$1,00012/31/2021

ARRL Foundation Scholarship Programs$5,00012/31/2021

ASD Ascend Autism College Scholarships$1,00012/31/2021

ASNT Engineering Undergraduate Scholarship$3,00012/15/2021

BBB Students of Integrity Scholarship$1,00012/10/2021

Bernice H Price Scholarship$50012/31/2021

Burger King Scholars Program$4,00012/15/2021

California Hispanic Education Endowment Fund (HEEF)$2,50012/31/2021

CAP Cadet Flight ScholarshipsVaries12/31/2021

Carollo Engineers Bryant L. Bench Scholarship$10,00012/21/2021

C-EH Practical Scholarship$55012/13/2021

Charles "Chick" Roberts Scholarship$5,00012/21/2021

Civil Air Patrol Academic ScholarshipsVaries12/31/2021

Civil Air Patrol Col Mary Feik Cadet Flight ScholarshipVaries12/31/2021

Civil Air Patrol SPAATZ Association Aerospace Leadership Scholarship$3,50012/31/2021

Clean Ideas Start With Me Essay Contest$1,00012/06/2021

Climate Adaptation Scientists of Tomorrow ProgramVaries12/20/2021

Colgate-Palmolive Haz la U Educational Grant ProgramVaries12/06/2021

Colonial Triangle of Virginia Unit Scholarship$1,00012/10/2021

Colorado Mesa University's Distinguished Scholar Award$24,00012/31/2021

Colorado Mesa University's First Generation Scholarship$1,00012/31/2021

Colorado Mesa University's Legacy Scholarship$1,00012/31/2021

Committee 14 - Yards & Terminals Scholarship$1,50012/07/2021

Course Hero $4K College Giveaway$4,00012/31/2021

Darrel Hess Community College Geography Scholarship$1,50012/31/2021

Dave Caldwell Scholarship$5,00012/21/2021

Denver Water Centennial Scholarship$5,00012/21/2021

Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship ProgramVaries12/03/2021

Dr. Philip C. Singer Scholarship$3,00012/21/2021

E J Josey Scholarship Award Committee of the Black Caucus$2,00012/22/2021

EMU Presidential ScholarshipVaries12/18/2021

Foot Locker Scholar Athletes Program$20,00012/17/2021

Frederick Douglass Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at the University of Rochester$43,00012/31/2021

Future Technology Workforce Leaders & Visionaries (F12) Scholarship$1,00012/19/2021

Gannett Fleming Scholarship$5,00012/21/2021

GeneTex Scholarship Program$2,00012/17/2021

Gensler Brinkmann ScholarshipVaries12/09/2021

Gensler Diversity Scholarship$20,00012/09/2021

Google Lime Scholarship$10,00012/05/2021

HaPI Measurement Scholarship$50012/17/2021

Hazen and Sawyer Scholarship$5,00012/21/2021

HDR One Water Industry Scholarship$10,00012/21/2021

Hellenic Professional Society of TexasVaries12/31/2021

Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards$1,00012/06/2021

Jacobs/CH2M Holly A. Cornell Scholarship$10,00012/21/2021

Jazz At The Ballroom Jazz Scholarship$1,00012/13/2021

Katherine B. Ross Education Scholarship$1,92012/31/2021

Kemper Human Rights Education Foundation$2,00012/10/2021

Larry Morris Memorial ScholarshipVaries12/05/2021

Larson Aquatic Research Support Scholarships$7,00012/21/2021

Laura Kaeppeler Kenosha Scholarship$125,00012/03/2021

Living For Zachary Academic Scholarship$2,50012/20/2021

Louisiana State University Top Merit Scholarships$200,00012/15/2021

Lyceum Scholars Program$10,00012/08/2021

MALDEF Law School Scholarship Program$2,00012/31/2021

Marie Curie Scholarship$80,00012/17/2021

Mass Bay - Boston Marathon ScholarshipVaries12/31/2021

McConnell ScholarshipVaries12/15/2021

Mesothelioma Hub Scholarship$1,00012/31/2021

Minority Scholarship in Classics and Classical ArchaeologyVaries12/10/2021

Minority Serving Institute Scholarship ProgramVaries12/31/2021

Mississippi State New York Life Award$1,00012/15/2021

Montana State New York Life Award$50012/06/2021

Mueller Continuing Education Scholarship$5,00012/21/2021

NBCC Minority Fellowship Program for Mental Health Counselors (Doctoral)$20,00012/15/2021

NBCC Minority Fellowship Program for Mental Health Counselors (Master’s)$10,00012/15/2021

Neptune Technology Group Scholarship$5,00012/21/2021

New York Central Railroad Memorial Scholarship$1,00012/10/2021

New York State Restaurant Association Scholarships$75012/15/2021

Next Generation Teacher Scholarship$30,00012/31/2021

Niche $1,000 December Scholarship$1,00012/20/2021

Niche $2,000 No Essay Scholarship$2,00012/31/2021

NJCPA High School Scholarship$1,50012/11/2021

Norfolk Southern Foundation Scholarship$1,00012/10/2021

North American International Auto Show Poster Contest$1,00012/19/2021

North Carolina Railroad Company Scholarship$1,00012/10/2021

NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund Youth Essay Contest$1,00012/31/2021

Oluyomi Adewale Foundation Scholarship$1,00012/08/2021

Our First Amendment Freedoms Art & Essay Contest$5,00012/31/2021

Pennsylvania Chafee Education and Training Grant ProgramVaries12/31/2021

Persian Scholarship Foundation Recognition Awards$1,00012/15/2021

Pilot FriXion STEM Student Grant$10,00012/31/2021

Pioneers of Flight Scholarship$1,00012/25/2021

PM Business Advisors' Striving for Greatness Accounting and Finance ScholarshipVaries12/31/2021

Pre-Veterinary and General Animal Husbandry Education Scholarship$1,00012/31/2021

PRSA Chicago Michelle Flowers Diversity Fellowship Program$3,00012/15/2021

Raftelis Leadership Scholarship$5,00012/21/2021

Ray Stoesser Memorial Scholarship$5,00012/15/2021

Reading Community Singers Scholarship$1,50012/31/2021

Robert H. Short/Cumberland Community Foundation Scholars ProgramVaries12/03/2021

Scarlett Family Foundation$15,00012/15/2021

ScholarshipPoints $10,000 Giveaway$10,00012/15/2021

Shamrck Inaugural Clover Scholarship$10,00012/31/2021

Smith Diversity Scholarship$25,00012/15/2021

SOAR to College$1,00012/31/2021

Society for Technical Communication Student Scholarships$50012/31/2021

Soroptimist International of Los Angeles Fellowship for Women in Graduate Study$3,50012/31/2021

Stantec Scholarship$5,00012/21/2021

Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarships$5,00012/05/2021

Students of the Year - Worcester Chapter$5,00012/31/2021

SVC Foundation College Scholarship$5,00012/04/2021

Take Care of Texas Video Contest$2,50012/16/2021

Texas A&M University - Century Scholars Program$20,00012/15/2021

The #NoRA Excellence in Art Activism ScholarshipVaries12/31/2021

The Bill Marcus Student Scholarship$1,00012/03/2021

The Charlie Parnell Memorial Scholarship$50012/16/2021

The Explorers Club Student Grants$5,00012/04/2021

The Generation Google Scholarship$10,00012/04/2021

The Helen Laughlin AM Mode Memorial Scholarship$1,00012/31/2021

The JeanPierre Ayala Scholarship$1,00012/15/2021

The Jessi Ghawi Memorial ScholarshipVaries12/31/2021

The Larry Morris Memorial Scholarship$2,50012/05/2021

The Law Offices of Daniel Kim Scholarship$5,00012/21/2021

The National Honor Society Scholarship$25,00012/07/2021

The Rossiter Family Scholarship On Behalf of William J. Rizzo, Jr.$10,00012/07/2021

Thermaxx Jackets 2021 Scholarship$1,00012/31/2021

U of A Tuscaloosa Coca-Cola First-Generation Scholarship$20,00012/15/2021

U of A Tuscaloosa National Alumni Association Crimson ScholarshipVaries12/15/2021

UM Missoula Presidential Leadership ScholarshipVaries12/04/2021

UM Morris Scholars$24,00012/15/2021

Underwood-Smith Teaching Scholars Program$10,00012/31/2021

Union Pacific William E. Wimmer Scholarship$1,00012/10/2021

Utah Financial Literacy Essay Contest$1,25012/31/2021

Valparaiso University Lutheran Leadership AwardVaries12/15/2021

Walgreens Expressions Challenge$2,00012/15/2021

Wells Fargo Scholarship Program for People with Disabilities$2,50012/06/2021

William E. and Barbara I. Van Trump Scholarship$1,00012/10/2021

WMU Medallion Scholarship Program$64,00012/15/2021

Woodard and Curran Scholarship$5,00012/21/2021

Zeta Phi Beta, EPZ Academic Scholarship$1,00012/31/2021

ACCESS is a county organization who goal is to help the students of Ashtabula County to pursue careers and/or college after high school graduation. We have Amy Spencer as our ACCESS adviser this year. Mrs. Spencer will be meeting with seniors throughout the year and juniors starting second semester. Yet, at any time if a student has a question they will be able to see her.

Mrs. Betteridge is here on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Her email is ACCESS@buckeyeschools.info.

She can be reached by phone through the School Counseling number listed below.

Sarah Wittreich, School Counselor Last Names A-L; s.wittreich@buckeyeschools.info

Sarah Izzi, School Counselor Grades Last Names M-Z; s.izzi@buckeyeschools.info

Marie Rapose, Administrative Assistant, m.rapose@buckeyeschools.info

Website: http://ehs.buckeyeschools.info/Counseling/index.html
Phone: 440-997-8026
Twitter: @EHS_GuidDept