NHS Student Services

The North High Student Services Department wants to remind everyone that we have wrapped up the first quarter of the school year and are now halfway into the second quarter - and working towards finishing the first semester of courses. A reminder that It is the semester grade that determines if credit is earned in the class, and the semester grade is the only grade that is posted on a student's transcript. If you have any questions about a failing or sub-standard grade and what it may take to improve the grade for the semester then we would highly encourage you to contact the teacher(s) of the class(es) in question. Other general credit questions can also be directed towards the counselors.

This time of the year is always nostalgic and very special for many different reasons. Some of those reasons are getting the opportunity to create special memories with those dear to us, spending time with family, and extending warm, heart-felt wishes to friends and co-workers. On behalf of the North Student Services Department we would like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year as you spend the Holiday Season with friends and families.

North has five counselors, each with a caseload of 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th graders. There is also a School Social Worker, School Psychologist, Reading Specialist and a Transition Specialist located within the Student Services Office. Please feel free to contact us any time with your questions or concerns.

Thank you,

The North High Student Services Department

Due to major changes, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid has indicated they will be ready to offer the simplified application for the upcoming cycle. However, they are delaying the release of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) until December 2023, two months after the usual October 1st release. Presently the department has stated that the 2024-2025 FAFSA will be ready mid-December 2023. However, they are not required by law to have it available until January 1st, 2024.

There will be an informational meeting on Financial Aid and the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) scheduled at North High School on Tuesday, December 5th at 6pm in the North High Commons to review the FAFSA changes and process. Contact your student's assigned counselor if you have any questions.

Do you have questions on how to complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)? The FAFSA is the form a student needs to complete to apply for financial aid, such as grants and loans. Plan to attend a College Goal Wisconsin event in-person or virtually to receive free information and assistance completing the FAFSA.

Click HERE to see when and where different College Goal Wisconsin 2024 events will be happening in January and early February.

The North High Local Scholarships and the Sheboygan Public Education Foundation scholarships are two of the primary scholarship sources for our students. Each year there are hundreds-of-thousands of dollars (some years over a million dollars) that are given out to our North students by donors in our local area. This community support is truly remarkable and one that needs to be taken advantage of by our students. All senior students who are looking to attend a 2 or 4 year college next year are highly encouraged to apply. This is an ongoing process throughout the year - do not wait until things are due to get started with learning about what opportunities, timelines and processes exist for you.

Here is a link to a video that will walk you through navigating North's Scholarship page and some general scholarship information: https://screenpal.com/watch/c3lhFHVvf2d.

North High Local Scholarship is now available: https://www.sheboygan.k12.wi.us/north-high/about/financial-aid-scholarships due February 11th.

“SPEF will host its own Scholarship Night for the first time. If you apply for SPEF scholarships (due Feb 24th) please keep your calendar free for their Scholarship Night hosted at the Weil Center May 15th” https://spefwi.org/scholarships/

HVK and RDK Scholarship information session will be held at North for Seniors at 9:45 (Raider Time) on Thursday Dec 7th. Be sure to sign up if you are interested!

North Nigh Local Scholarship help sessions will take place for Seniors during Raider time Thursday Dec 14th and Tuesday Dec 19th. Be sure to sign up!

If you have any questions feel free to contact your counselor.

Information for Seniors on the attached video.

Students should be starting to apply to the colleges/universities of their choice (if they have not done so already). Please pay attention to any application due dates and required materials as part of the application process.

Counselors are available for any help with application questions.

For the UW Schools UW Help is a great resource for parents and students alike. Go to https://uwhelp.wisconsin.edu/. For more specific info on the UW Schools application process and requirements please go to https://uwhelp.wisconsin.edu/admission-guidelines/freshman/

Requesting your transcripts for colleges/universities:

Follow the instructions on the attached sheet if you need to send out your transcripts to a college, university, technical college or the NCAA/NAIA. If you have any questions please stop in (or contact) the Student Services Department (room 104).

If you are utilizing the Common App to apply to colleges, your counselor will be submitting your transcript to the schools that are part of your Common Application. However, there are specific steps YOU must follow to link your Common App and Xello accounts and prompt your counselor to submit your materials. For more info, click here OR schedule an appointment with your School Counselor.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xC7E86YuI7KHnahulzaGXQ259sbEdYgEbSJlHRE1m80/edit?usp=sharing

Requesting your transcripts for scholarships:

Complete the linked form: https://tinyurl.com/yjb73gl5

Need your GPA? Check your Portfolio in Skyward and reference your last report card (please note that if you took a summer 2023 course you need to contact your counselor for an updated gpa). The GPA that should be reported out is your unweighted, cumulative GPA (not your weighted GPA).

Stay up-to-date with important information about events and dates for your senior year and general news/announcements! Click on the links below for more specific information:

Senior Details Web Page - please note the events and dates may still be from last year. The page will be updated as the school year gets started. It does give you a good idea of different dates and general times of the events.

Daily Announcements - our daily announcement format has changed. Please see the new doc for daily announcements and info. Daily Announcements are updated frequently.

Find out who will be coming to North and when they will be here! Sign up to talk to a college admissions, military, and/or workforce-company rep to find out more information about their school, branch of the military, or workplace opportunities they have for you. If you sign up a pass will be sent to you the day the rep visits North. Please be sure to sign up by the end of the school day - the day before the rep visits to ensure that a pass will be sent for you.

Click here to get to the web page where the College/Military/Work calendar and sign up links are located. Scroll down to the "College/Military Visits" dropdown box to access the different links.

Your senior year can be exciting, fun, and very hectic and overwhelming at times. Sometimes it can feel like there is so much to do in so little time. If you need any help/assistance with your senior year and/or post-secondary plans then do not hesitate to contact your counselor via email or schedule an appointment to talk to them. Help is only a click away!

See the counselor info at the bottom of this newsletter to schedule an appointment or to contact your counselor.

Want to earn money while also earning high school credit all while gaining real-world skills and mentoring in a career field? See the flyer below for the upcoming, virtual information session about Youth Apprenticeship opportunities starting in the summer of 2023 - and through the 2023-24 school year. If you have any questions feel free to contact your student's counselor.

Click here for more information about the opportunities and benefits of doing a Youth Apprenticeship.

Click here to register for the virtual information session on December 13th from 5:30-6:30 pm (see flyer below).

Elks Student of the Month Program, earn $200 (cash!) Read More Here!

With the advent of Lakeland University CAPP courses being free this year for SASD high school students, along with the other CAPP and Transcripted course opportunities that students have access to, it is important to understand what it means to be "officially enrolled" in these types of courses. CAPP and Transcripted courses mean that those courses are offered for college credit and that students can/will receive a recorded grade on a college transcript. This means that a student's official college G.P.A. also starts with a CAPP or Transcripted course(s) taken in high school. Any/all CAPP or Transcripted courses that are taken in high school - and that college credit is granted for - needs to be reported to colleges when filling out college applications. CAPP and Transcripted course processes, timelines and procedures for signing up for - or opting out of - college credit can be answered by the teacher of the CAPP or Transcripted class.

There will be a district letter coming out very soon regarding the enrollment process of students into the Lakeland University CAPP courses starting this year. All other CAPP courses will still have their official enrollment processes and deadlines (as it was previously).

All 9th-11th grade students are eligible who are either 1) a first-generation student (neither birth parents graduated with a Bachelor's Degree) or 2) qualify for Free/Reduced Lunch or are 3) a Minority.

Application: https://dpi.wi.gov/weop/gearup can be sent to Sarah Klimek: Sarah.Klimek@dpi.wi.gov. Her contact phone number for questions is (414) 220-6818.

GEAR Up is a great way to access free college credits and additional services and scholarships for those who qualify.

See more info on the attached flyer here.

The Sheboygan Chapter of People to People has been sponsoring an annual exchange with Sheboygan’s sister city, Esslingen, Germany since 1970. Esslingen is a charming city of about 100,000 located in Southwest Germany on the banks of the Neckar River, near Stuttgart. Since that time over 170 Sheboygan County high school students have participated in this unique program. Many have made life long friendships. “For us, the student exchanges provide the best avenue to help foster the understanding of people and cultures with the youth of our community.” said President - Bob Quasius. People to People exchanges are a rare opportunity to experience another country and culture first hand. The student is not staying in a hotel and visiting local tourist attractions. They stay in a family home learning how a German family lives on a daily basis from food, job to transportation and more.

Please see below for more information about this program

People to People Flyer

Info Sheet

Overview Sheet

Feel free to contact me with questions. Thank you!

Paula Forseth Dick

People to People Board Member and Member of Student Exchange Committee

nabbey@charter.net

920-287-6410

One of the Career Readiness goals adopted by the Sheboygan Area School District, is for each student to have acquired a minimum of 25 hours of community service while in high school by the time a student graduates. Please note that this is not a graduation requirement. The Community Service hours form can/will also be utilized to document community service hours that are being done by a student seeking to meet the community service hours requirements for National Honors Society. Please print off the attached sheet, fill in the needed information, get the needed signatures and hand the form in to your high school counselor. If you have any other questions please contact your high school counselor.

Need to record some hours of community service - Click here for the form

Students: If you are submitting any community service hours forms AND you want those hours to be counted towards your National Honors Society (NHS) requirements then you will need to:

1) have a counselor or Student Services Secretary make a copy of your form(s) - and then

2) keep your original form(s) until your service hours are to be turned in for your NHS application.

These two links will provide you a quick way to search what volunteer options are available here in the Sheboygan area -- and you can even check out how to participate from home!

Volunteer Opportunities - NHS Webpage

Just Serve - Make sure to add location

Volunteer Sheboygan

Looking for a job? Visit all of our current listings on the Student Service website!

To start your search for where you will be making some $$$$, click here.

Check back every few weeks to see if more opportunities are available!

A Place to take a quick break, relax, and recharge!!!

NEW --Yoga Video and Guided Mindfulness Video

Do you have an idea for the Calming Room? Have something you want to see added? We are looking for more people to contribute!!! Email your School Counselor to get involved!

SNHS Virtual Calming Room

If you ride the Shoreline Metro Bus Service

The primary method for utilizing this program is through a phone. If you have a phone you will not receive a paper voucher.

Paper vouchers are ONLY for students who do not have a phone. Paper vouchers will not be accepted for students that have forgotten their phone or have a dead phone. (Phones can be charged on Shoreline Metro’s buses). If you do not have your phone you will have to pay the student fare

Vouchers for students that already have a paper bus pass, will not be given a new voucher each week. If a student is losing their bus pass continually , Shoreline Metro will only accept 1 voucher per month, per student. Shoreline Metro tracks all vouchers and may deny the student if this practice continues.

For more info, click here or see Mrs. Ross in the main office.

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