Author: COMPUTER COORDINATOR

Mrs. Mills, Counselor A-G
Mr. Blackburn, Counselor H-O
Mrs. Heinz, Counselor P-Z
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Important Dates:

Senior Picture Make-Up Day, October 1, 10:00-2:15 BY APPOINTMENT. See Ms. Hanson!
College Night, October 1, 6:00-9:00 PM at the Asheville Mall. More than 100 Universities, Colleges (2 & 4-year), and Service representatives will be there. There will also be a resource area with representatives from CFNC and financial aid offices.
ETSU Representative in the PHS lobby during lunch October 2. Will have financial aid information.
ACT at Pisgah, October 24. Late registration still open until October 2.
SAT at Tuscola, November 7. Register by October 1! Late registration (with a fee) October 2-October 15.
SAT, December 5. Check online or with your counselor for closest test center. Register by October 30.
See Mrs. Ray if interested in visiting AB Tech on Friday, October 2 or HCC on Thursday, October 15. Signed permission form is required!

TRANSCRIPTS
Seniors, please remember that YOU are responsible for having ACT /SAT scores sent to colleges or scholarship programs directly from the testing organization.
These scores are NOT on your transcripts.
Transcripts DO include the courses you’ve taken in high school, the grades you’ve made in those courses, your grade point average, and your class rank. All schools and many scholarship programs will require an OFFICIAL transcript from PHS. You will need to talk with
Mrs. Hardin to get an official, sealed transcript printed and mailed.
Cost is $2 for each transcript.
The final transcript mailed in June is free.

Pisgah High School
Senior Newsletter
October 2009

When you turn 18, all men must register with Selective Service. By not registering you can miss out on many important opportunities like student loans, government jobs, and a driver’s license in most states. You can register at any post office.

Haywood County Schools
Character Trait
for October:
respect

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION:
Always see your counselor for more details!
Roan Scholarship (ETSU)
Student Application due to Counseling Center no later than
Oct. 1!
North Carolina Teaching Fellows
Available in the counseling center or online at
www.teachingfellows.org. Due to Mrs. Heinz by Oct. 16.
DAR Good Citizen Contest
Complete the application by Oct. 16. One applicant will be chosen to participate in the essay contest.
UNC-G Merit Awards Program
One application provides consideration for over 30 scholarships! You may visit www.uncg.edu/fia or call 336-334-5702 or pick up an
information card in the counseling center.
Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship
Available at www.elks.org.com or in counseling center.
Due Oct. 16!
Elks Nursing Scholarship available in
counseling center. Due Oct. 16!
Emory University School of Business Goizueta Scholarship available in counseling center. Due Oct. 16!
UNC-Charlotte’s Levine Scholars Program
See your counselor BEFORE Nov. 1 if interested!
VFW Voice of Democracy Audio Essay Competition
Information in counseling center and available online at www.vfw.org. Audio essay must be at VFW office by November 1; See your
counselor for details!
UNC-Chapel Hill scholarship opportunities:
http://studentaid.unc.edu/studentaid/type/ssa_scholarships.html
Legal Support Staff of Asheville: Application available in counseling center. Must be postmarked no later than Feb. 1, 2010.

You are invited to attend Pisgah High School’s
“College Night” on Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 6:00-7:30 in the auditorium.
Speakers will include representatives from Haywood Community College, Mars Hill College, Western Carolina University, and College Foundation of North Carolina. Information will be presented about the college application process; there will be time for questions following the meeting.
We hope to see you there!

Have you heard this?

Some schools use your admissions application as the application for school-based scholarships as well.
Other schools expect you to apply for scholarships with a separate application. Call or e-mail your school of choice to make sure of their policy!

As you apply to schools, you will probably notice the regular decision deadline and an early decision deadline. Make sure that you understand the following terms:
—Early Action (Non Binding): By meeting this earlier deadline, you will receive an earlier response, but you aren’t committed to attend only that school!
—Early Decision (Binding): The applicant will receive an early notification of acceptance, but s/he is promising to attend ONLY this school if accepted.