College and Career Newsletter

October Edition

Upcoming College & Career Visits

Seniors and Juniors please use the embedded links to fill out the google forms for each college visit!

October 3: Richard Bland Sign up

October 12: Randolph Macon (seniors only, PSAT day) Sign up

October 19: Averett University Sign up

October 26: Germanna Community College Sign up

October 27: Virginia Tech (sign ups closed)

October 28: University of Mary Washington Sign up

November 1: Roanoke College Sign up

November 11: Randolph College Sign up

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Virginia College Application Week (VCAW) Schedule!

Virginia College Application Week is October 24-28, 2022

College Application Week is part of a national initiative designed to increase the number of students pursuing a college degree or other higher education credential. Students are encouraged to submit at least one college application during the Week. In Virginia, select postsecondary institutions will provide students hands-on college application assistance and resources, including application fee waivers and informational materials. We here at Caroline will be celebrating and encouraging this week with the following events:

Monday Oct 24:

College Spirit Day: teachers wear alma mater gear, students wear college of choice

Teacher Door decorating contest: doors up by end of day Monday

College Application/FAFSA station during Cav Block - students will be able to request a pass to come work on applications/get their essays looked at, ask FAFSA Questions

Longwood University On-site admissions: Submit your application to Longwood at least 24 hours before, and receive an admissions decision that day!

Tuesday Oct 25:

TBD College Visit during CAV Block

Treats & college question table in the lunchroom Trivia wheel with candy prizes & Answer Questions

Wednesday Oct 26:

Germanna Community College Visit 10:30 in the Library Sign up

Treats & college question table in the lunchroom Trivia wheel with candy prizes & Answer Questions

FAFSA night @ 6pm in the library (parents and students) fill out this google form to attend. Required materials listed in this link

Will have food/refreshments, and parent raffle prizes

Thursday Oct 27:

Virginia Tech College Visit 10:30 am (sign ups closed)

Treats & college question table in the lunchroom Trivia wheel with candy prizes & Answer Questions

Friday Oct 28:

University of Mary Washington College visit 10:30am in the Library Sign up

Door competition judged by senior SCA, winner will be announced on loudspeaker at end of day

The FAFSA is now OPEN!

The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) opens on October 1st! It is required to be filled out by anyone who aims to enroll in a college of any kind after graduation. We will be hosting a FAFSA night on October 26th at 6 pm! It will be split into two sessions: from 6-6:30 pm we will be in the auditorium for a FAFSA information session presented by a colleague from Germanna community college. Then at 6:30, we will relocate to classroom B05 (computer lab) for a FAFSA Completion Workshop where you can work on the application and receive 1 on 1 help from us. If there is sufficient interest, we will host a second FAFSA Completion Workshop on a different TBD date in order to accommodate those who may not be able to attend on October 26th or need additional help. Mrs. Hummer and Ms. Shortridge are also available to assist you during school hours, just send us an email to schedule a meeting! Please fill out this google form to help us help you in submitting the FAFSA.

You will need to bring certain documents/have access to certain information in order to successfully fill out the FAFSA, whether you choose to complete it with us on FAFSA night or do it on your own. This link will bring you to an FSA web page that lists the required materials and gives you a link to a sample FAFSA application, just so you are prepared for when it opens!

Testing Info

College Board website to sign up for the SAT: https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/registration

ACT registration website: https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/registration.html

Scholarships

We have a running list of scholarships that students are able to begin applying to! We will be constantly updating it throughout the year whenever we come across a new opportunity. The last section of the spreadsheet is full of scholarship search databases, where you can do your own research to discover more scholarships than just those that are listed! Check it out here.

College Fairs

There are two College fairs happening this month. The fairs will have 4 year colleges, 2 year colleges , trades, and military recruiters present. See the flyers below for more Information.

Germanna Happenings

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SAVE THE DATE • VIRTUAL EVENT

Dual Enrollment Open House

For rising high school and home school

juniors, seniors, and their families

October 18 • 6 p.m.

Learn about high school dual enrollment opportunities at Germanna

Start college in high school. Germanna offers qualified high school level students the ability to take college-level classes through their school or with Germanna.

Meet our high school career advisors

Germanna’s career advisors work with students in their high school to help assess their goals and develop a college plan.

Register to Attend

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Learn about Internships and Careers

Here is a great opportunity to learn about careers form our community members. You may also learn about future Internship Opportunities.

GCC's Internship Prep Program (IPP) has been developed to help students and the community learn what it takes to be a great intern. This will include industry-specific information, credentialing requirements and the path the speakers may have taken to get to their position. Ideally we want to focus on hard and soft skills expected and how work-based-learning can help students reach their academic and career goals. These meetings are set up as zoom/virtual meetings but we may be able to accommodate an in-person meeting if that is the presenter’s preference.

Present schedule:

Careers in Health Care with Darlene Thompson from Mary Washington Health Care 10/31/2022 Virtual @ 5:30pm
What Makes you Stand Out and Why it Matters with Katherine Adams form Cask Technologies 10/10/2023 Virtual @ 5:30pm

Please scan the Q code and register. When you register please put Caroline High School and add CHS at the end of your name. This will help us track who is attending for follow up!

Scan the QR code to view and register for upcoming

sessions or click here

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Congratulations to Riley Wallace

Congratulations to Riley Wallace. Riley is a 2022 Caroline graduate who is at Germanna with plans to do the guaranteed transfer to UVA. Riley was voted in as Secretary of Germanna's Community College Student Government Association (SGA)!