CHS Counseling Department

JANUARY 2025

The following seniors have gotten accepted to a college, university, technical/trade school, or the military. (BOLD print -recently added)

Valeria Alvarez- DACC

Jocelyn Anguiano- EPCC

Jacob Armendariz- NMSU

Jacob Bonilla - ARMY

Daniela Carrera- NMSU

Ezequiel Coronado- DACC

Zeta Davalos- DACC

Mayli De Anda- NMSU

Javier Duarte- DACC

Gabriela Esparza- DACC

Amelia Flores Vazquez- UNM & NMSU

Jessica Garcia- NMSU

Erick Gomez- DACC

Natalie Jeanette Salas- Arizona State University

SENIORS- PLEASE SEND YOUR ADMISSIONS LETTERS TO YOUR COUNSELOR

CHS NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTION CEREMONY

The National Honor Society held it's induction ceremony on December 6th. A huge congratulations to the following inductees:

Alejandro Arambula - Senior
Antonio Landeros- Senior
Karina Nunez- Senior
Kara Rios- Senior
Justin Castillo- Sophomore
Aisha Cisse- Sophomore
Alejandra Guzman- Sophomore
Lilli Stiles Mohammed- Sophomore
Abraham Torres- Sophomore

JANUARY ACTIVITIES

JANUARY 1- HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 🥳

JANUARY 8- First Day Back to School

JANUARY 15- Advisory Lessons- Seniors XELLO Resume, 9th -11th graders XELLO Lessons 1-3

JANUARY 20- Martin Luther King Day (No School)

JANUARY 23- Healthy Relationships - La Pinon Agency (Seniors- Government/Economics classes)

JANUARY 29- Advisory Lessons- Seniors XELLO Resume continuation, 9th -11th graders XELLO Lessons 1-3

JANUARY 30- FAFSA NIGHT @ CHS Library 4:00-6:00

FINANCIAL AID NIGHT

Things you need to complete your FAFSA application:

Student FSA ID (must be created prior to attending Financial Aid Night- see below)
Parent FSA ID (must be created prior to attending Financial Aid Night- see below)
Social Security number (SSN), legal name, date of birth, and email address. You can still complete the FAFSA application if you or your parents do not have a social security number.
2023 federal income tax returns (including all applicable schedules)
Chromebook

How to Create Your FSA ID Account- Click Here

FAFSA FORM 2025-2026

The First American Bank Scholarship Open!!!

This scholarship was established in 2012 to help graduating seniors from Chaparral High School realize their educational goals and dreams. Students please use this link to create an account to apply to the First American Bank Scholarship. Application Deadline is April 10, 2025.

Details can be found in the Counselor classroom or see Ms. Piedra for more information.

MORE SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION!!!!

ATTENTION SENIORS!

Create a GoingMerry account

Scholarship Websites

1) Ron Brown Scholarships

2) FastWEB Scholarship Search

3) United Negro College Fund Scholarships

4) Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarships

5) FinAid

6) United Negro College Fund

7) National Merit Scholarships

8) FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

9) LULAC - National Scholastic Achievement Awards

10) Asian American Scholarships

11) College Board Scholarship Search

12) Xerox Minority Scholarships

13) The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation

14) Society of Women Engineers Scholarships

15) Coca-Cola Scholars Program

16) Kodak Scholarship

17) National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering

18) Scholarship of the Month

19) Ayn Rand Institute

20) College-Bound High School Seniors - Scholarships

21) AFROTC High School Scholarships

22) Minority Scholarships

23) The Elks National Foundation Scholarships

24) Scholarships for Students Working for Peace and Justice

25) Students with Epilepsy Scholarships

26) The Big Sun Scholarships (Students on Sports Teams)

27) Hispanic Scholarship Fund

28) African American College Grants

29) African American Scholarships (various areas)

30) Jeanette Rankin Grant/Scholarship For Low-Income Women (over 35)

31) College Scholarships

32) Super College Scholarships

33) AES Engineering Scholarships (Essay)

34) The Roothbert Fund Scholarships

35) Elks National Foundation Scholarships (Over 500)

36) Black Excel Scholarship Gateway

37) Peterson's Aid and Scholarships Help

38) Scholarships for Military Children

39) New York Women in Communications Foundation (Other States)

40) Art and Writing Awards

41) Chicana/Latina Foundation

42) Terry Foundation Scholars

43) Study Soup Scholarship

44) Matinee Voice Over Scholarship

Links to websites are offered for your convenience, but do not constitute an endorsement of the website or its content. Chaparral High School takes no responsibility for the views, content or accuracy of the information presented by an external website. We recommend that you read the terms and conditions on websites before submitting any personal information.

Senior January Checklist

Every college will require a copy of your transcript from your high school. Follow your school’s procedure for sending transcripts. (See link below)
Make sure testing companies have sent your scores directly to the colleges to which you are applying. (CollegeBoard)
Begin to organize regular decision applications and financial aid forms, which will be due in January and/or February.
Keep working hard to get good grades
Check on the status of your college applications and find out if the colleges need any other information.
Complete any remaining college applications as necessary
Continue looking for scholarships
Consider getting a part-time job to save money and gain some professional experience.