AGAPE School Counselor, Kea Sparkman
October is College Knowledge Month!
There are some great field trips coming up in October, so be sure your field trip permission slips are turned in to Ms. Sparkman/Ms. Roozen!
- MN Career Connect Job Fair Field trip on Oct 15th from 12:15-2:15pm at the RiverCentre (bus from AGAPE provided for students)
- MN National College Fair Field trip on Oct 23rd from 9am-11:15am
October 16th is Unity Day - The easiest way to show support of Unity Day is to plan to wear ORANGE! ALL OF US play a part to help create a world free from bullying!
Make an appointment! https://calendly.com/keasparkman
Thank you and please have a wonderful day on purpose!
✨Ready, Set, FAFSA!✨
FAFSA Information and Assistance IS AVAILABLE!!
ENGLISH
Option #1: Free financial aid events are available to Minnesota students and families via Zoom. The series, running on Tuesday evenings in October, is intended for current high school students and will cover general information about the college application and financial aid process, details on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the Minnesota Dream Act for undocumented students, and other ways to pay for college. All sessions will have interpretation in Spanish, Somali, and Hmong. Attendees can ask questions in the chat and have them answered during the event by financial aid experts. Students who attend any of the sessions will be entered into a drawing to win a $1,000 scholarship (one entry per session attended). Space is limited so register soon! These sessions are offered by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, Minnesota Department of Education, ECMC The College Place and Minnesota Goes to College. For session dates, topics and to register: https://bit.ly/RSFAFSA. Contact tpribnow@ecmc.org with any questions.
Option #2: Need help understanding the financial aid options for college? Attend free virtual sessions for high school students and families offered by a collaborative of financial aid experts starting October 1. All sessions will have interpretation in Spanish, Somali and Hmong. Students who attend any of the sessions will be entered into a $1,000 scholarship drawing. For session dates, topics and to register, visit https://bit.ly/RSFAFSA. Contact tpribnow@ecmc.org with any questions.
SPANISH
Option #1: Los eventos gratuitos de ayuda financiera están disponibles para estudiantes y familias de Minnesota a través de Zoom. La serie, que se llevará a cabo los martes por la noche en octubre, está dirigida a estudiantes actuales de secundaria y cubrirá información general sobre la solicitud universitaria y el proceso de ayuda financiera, detalles sobre la Solicitud Gratuita de Ayuda Federal para Estudiantes (FAFSA), la Minnesota Dream Act para estudiantes indocumentados y otras formas de pagar la universidad. Todas las sesiones contarán con servicios de interpretación en español, somalí y hmong. Los asistentes pueden hacer preguntas en el chat y recibir respuestas por parte de expertos en ayuda financiera durante el evento. Los estudiantes que asistan a cualquiera de las sesiones entrarán en un sorteo para ganar una beca de USD 1000 (una inscripción por sesión a la que asistan). El espacio es limitado, así que ¡regístrese pronto! La Oficina de Educación Superior de Minnesota, el Departamento de Educación de Minnesota, ECMC The College Place y Minnesota Goes to College ofrecen estas sesiones. Para obtener información sobre las fechas de las sesiones, para conocer los temas y para registrarse, visite: https://bit.ly/RSFAFSA. Si tiene preguntas, envíe un correo electrónico a tpribnow@ecmc.org.
Option #2: ¿Necesita ayuda para entender el proceso de solicitud de ingreso a la universidad y las opciones de ayuda financiera para la universidad? Asista a sesiones virtuales gratuitas para estudiantes de escuela secundaria y familias que ofrece un grupo de colaboradores expertos en ayuda financiera a a partir del 1 de octubre. Todas las sesiones contarán con servicios de interpretación en español, somalí y hmong. Los estudiantes que asistan a cualquiera de las sesiones entrarán en el sorteo de una beca de USD 500. Para obtener información sobre las fechas de las sesiones, para conocer los temas y para registrarse, visite https://bit.ly/RSFAFSA. Si tiene preguntas, envíe un correo electrónico a tpribnow@ecmc.org.
Health and Wellness
- Students are able to make appointments at the AGAPE HealthStart clinic for flu vaccines for themselves AND their babies. Contact them at 651-632-2189 or speak with AGAPE's School Nurse, Amy Buck.
- Free Covid tests available by mail from the government - sign up at COVIDTests.gov SPPS is no longer providing tests to families, so take advantage of this - 4 tests per household address!
- Other SPPS Health and Wellness Resources are available here
- Nurse Amy is at AGAPE on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays! Stop by the Health Office and say hello!
- Barb's Gardens at AGAPE are still putting out a lot of cherry tomatoes, and our beautiful 'rough blazing star' flowers are bringing us a ton of late season monarch butterflies, photo below!!
Back to School forms (formerly iUpdate)
Application for Educational Benefits
AGAPE High School
Email: lois.vosika-weir@spps.org
Website: agape.spps.org
Location: 1037 University Avenue West, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Phone: 651-744-7970
Twitter: @AgapeSpps