It doesn't matter What your Plan is for after high school...

What matters is that you HAVE A PLAN!

Attention Seniors!

THE 25/26 FAFSA IS NOW OPEN! Submit your Free Application for Federal Student Aid ASAP to secure all the funding you qualify for to pay for your next steps after high school.

THE ARIZONA FAFSA CHALLENGE is ON at Rincon !

MEC's Pima College Access Network will award two FSA qualified Seniors with $50 on Dec 18! Create your FSA ID account to be considered for one of these awards.

Then, MEC's The Pima College Access Network will award $50 to four Seniors with completed FAFSA's on Jan. 31! Submit your FAFSA to be considered for one of these awards.

It all starts at the FAFSA website: www.studentaid.gov!

Register here to attend Events and Rep Visits

This Week:

• Dec. 16 - MEC PCAN FAFSA Workshop at the Community Foundation of Southern Arizona, 5049 E. Broadway, 3:30 - 6PM
• Tues. Dec. 17 4-6pm - FSA & FAFSA ID Workshops for Families on Zoom
• Dec. 18 - MEC PCAN FSA Qualification Awards are announced!

Next Week:

• Enjoy your Winter Break! ⛄

January

• RHS Curriculum Fair : 1/14/25
• US Navy & US Marines - every other Wednesday starting 1/8
• US Air Force, Space Force & ROTC - every other Wednesday starting 1/15
• JTED Enrollment Info Session 1/13/25, 8am info session & Program Fair at lunch.
• JTED Program Showcase on 1/25
• Use THIS FORM to explore JTED Programs. Check it in with Mrs. Vasquez by 1/26 to be eligible for the 'JTED Enrollment Event' at the RUHS Library on 1/27.
• Jan. 31- MEC PCAN FAFSA Completion Awards are announced!

February

• 2/28 - RUHS Spring CCR Fair - @ Lunch on the Breezeway

March

• 3/1 - RMACAC Spring College Fair - @ Salpointe High School 9am - 11:30am

The Rincon Ranger Foundation will be offering a total of six scholarship to Seniors this year.

• A $1,500 Millie McEvoy Scholarship in honor of Dennis McEvoy’s mother,
• A $1,500 Grijalva Family Scholarship
• And four $1,000 Ranger Scholarships to eligible seniors.

Applications are due APRIL 6, 2025 and winners will be notified by the end of April. Scholarships may be used to attend an Arizona state-accredited college or university. Payment will be made directly to the institution and may be applied to tuition, fees, housing and books. click the picture to learn more and start your application!

SENIOR SLIDES (updates needed!) Tell us where you're at in your applications HERE

We are up to nearly 100 college acceptances and/or military appointments so far! We're celebrating all senior plans and scholarship awards this year! Check them out at the link above and on the counseling hall tv monitor!

If you have been accepted to a college, career program or any military branch, Let Mrs. Vasquez know ASAP! USE THIS FORM and send in your favorite Senior portrait for your slide.

Prepare now for the 2025–26 FAFSA

• Create a StudentAid.gov account (if you don’t already have one).

• Learn about the documents you may need to fill out the FAFSA form.

• Determine your dependency status and whether your parent(s) or spouse will be required to contribute information on your FAFSA form.

• If you’re a dependent student, use the Who’s My FAFSA Parent? wizard to identify which parent(s) will be a required contributor on your form.

• How Do I Create a StudentAid.gov Account If I Don’t Have a Social Security Number?

*Seniors! you need to know/have access to the social security number of the parent/guardian that will sign the application in order to electronically 'invite' the parent/guardian to sign the application.

Get Your College & Scholarship APPLICATIONS Done ASAP & use this Brag Sheet to request letters of recommendations. Here are some Personal Essay tips from College Ready AZ.

We've started individual future planning meetings and will be using the Arizona GearUp Senior Launch guide to help you through your Senior Year.

*If you need time and/or support the CCR Center is open during Conference Periods and Lunch for application workshops. Or come in during a free period if you have one! Click Here to book some time in the CCR Center with Mrs. Vasquez and your Peer Coaches to help you get your applications done!

Families: Here is the Senior Kick Off ppt we reviewed in August and the Senior To Do List handout sent home with them. Please call Mrs. Vasquez if you have questions.

Register for the free study guide to prep for your ACT in April! Get yours with this link to request a fee waiver https://forms.office.com/r/C7ipbzriMS

Check out these tips and trick as well! How To Improve Your ACT Score By Multiple Points | Prep Expert

As we approach midyear it's time to start thinking of the college application process.

• Start thinking of who you might ask for letters of recommendation (for college and career education applications as well as summer experience applications!) use this Brag Sheet or This One to request letters of recommendations.
• Start formulating your personal statement. Here are some tips about the process from College Ready AZ.
• We will be using the Arizona GearUp Senior Launch guide to help you prepare for your Senior Year.

Families: Here is the Junior JumpStart ppt we reviewed in August and the Junior Year Checklist handout sent home with them. Call Mrs. Vasquez if you have questions.

For Seniors attending the University of Arizona in Fall 2025: New Start Program

For freshman, sophomores and juniors:

Summer Programs

University of Arizona Summer Programs

Register for MyFutureAZ (pipelineaz.com) Use your school email to activate your account so you can also access this app through Clever. Do the Career Interest Inventory, find and explore your career matches. We'll be into classrooms later this fall to work with you on this.

Follow the RHS CCR Center on Instagram to stay up to date on all our activities, workshops and resources throughout the school year!

Students! Check Your CANVAS for the new Counseling Center Classrooms by grade level for news, activities and updates.

All Families! Start early to prepare for your student's future. College Application and Financial Planning help is crucial. Join us at the College Academy for Parents starting this month. Also, check out these webinars.

9th and 10th Grade Students and Families!

View your Frosh Launch and Soph Step Up powerpoints from the in-class counselor presentations earlier this fall on our RHS Counselor Webpage.

Read: Paying for College: 4 Steps for High School Sophomores | Coalition for College

Watch: The College Financial Planning video below!

Explore Careers Related to this week's events at O-Net, Use the Search button and input the name of one of the careers suggested below each date or event.

December 16th

Boston Tea Party. On this day in 1773, in what is known as the Boston Tea Party, American colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians threw 342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company into Boston Harbor to protest a tax on tea. image:© MPI— Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Careers Related to this event: Shipping, Tea Production, Harbor Security, Logistics, Government Lobbyist

Jane Austen, English novelist born: December 16, 1775 Steventon, England

Explore Careers Related to this event at O-Net, Use the Search button and input the name of a career: Writing, Publishing

Avatar Released: Dec. 16 2009

a science-fiction thriller directed by James Cameron, was released internationally; it went on to make more than $2.7 billion worldwide.

Explore Careers Related to this event at O-Net, Use the Search button and input the name of a career: Film Production & Direction, Film Animation, Acting, Marketing

December 17

Saturnalis festival was celebrated in Rome, the first issue of Vogue was published, and the United States Air Force closed its Project Blue Book study of UFOs. Famous birthdays include Pope Francis, Sarah Paulson, and Milla Jovovich. December 17 also marks National Maple Syrup Day.

Explore Careers Related to this event at O-Net, Use the Search button and input the name of a career: Acting, Modeling, Publishing, Copywriting, Editing, Space Science, Astronomy, Cosmology, Chef, Syrup Manufacturing, Theology

December 18

International Migrants day. National Ham Salad Day. National Roast Suckling Pig Day. National Twin Day. Famous December 18 Birthdays including Billie Eilish, Nelson Neumann, Sia, Brad Pitt, Christina Aguilera and many more.

Explore Careers Related to this event at O-Net, Use the Search button and input the name of a career: Human Services, Farming, Chef, Obstetrician, Pediatrician, Childhood Development, Performing Arts, Social Media Influencer

December 19

The publication of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," the launch of the Soviet Union's Mir space station, National Oatmeal Muffin Day, and the fall of Goa from Portuguese rule.

Explore Careers Related to this event at O-Net, Use the Search button and input the name of a career: Book Publishing, Author, Illustrator, Astronaut, Space Travel Technology, Farming, Oatmeal Production, Chef, Political Science, Global Relations

December 20th

The completion of the Louisiana Purchase, the invention of the crossword puzzle, and the premiere of "It's A Wonderful Life." It also includes the birthdays of notable figures like Jonah Hill and Mahershala Ali.

Explore Careers Related to this event at O-Net, Use the Search button and input the name of a career: Real Estate, Land Development, Banker, Playwright, Poet, Lyricist and Creative Writer, Banker, Actor

💲A bus for a local campus tour costs our program $160 per day.

💲A bus for an out-of-town campus tour costs $1600 per day.

💲Conference Fees and Meals at events can run between 10 and 30 dollars per student

Please use this link to help FUND Rincon's College and Career Readiness Program , Thank You!

Thank you to the Rincon Ranger Foundation for your continued support of our students!

Email: jennifer.vasquez@tusd1.org
Website: Counseling (tusd1.org)
Location: 421 N. Arcadia Ave
Phone: (520) 232-5619
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