Northeast High School Counseling Center

University of Nebraska-Lincoln deadlines for admission to Advanced Scholars and registration for Advanced Scholars courses for the Fall 2014 Semester are due this summer. New students wishing to take advantage of this opportunity to take college courses during high school on-line can apply and find more information at: http://online.unl.edu/programs-and-courses/high-school/applying.aspx. Financial assistance is available through the ACE Scholarship Program. See Mrs. Lohmeyer for more information.

2014 LPS Summer School Registration for seniors begins this week. Next week is registration for junior and seniors. All other LPS students can register beginning the week of May 5.

9th – 11th grade students and parents are encouraged to check out the camps and workshops under “Opportunities” on the Useful Links Counseling webpage. There are camps available for nearly every career field and it’s a great way to help students focus in on the career path that fits. See your friendly Counselor for more information.

Seniors are reminded to check their emails to receive their college’s financial aid award letter listing grants and scholarships received and amount due. See your friendly counselor for help. Most colleges have a deadline for approval of financial aid awards.

New Scholarships:

No new scholarships this week

For more scholarships visit ScholarshipQuest at www.educationquest.org

Juniors signed up to attend LNE’s ACT Prep led by ETS’s Chuck Ladd on Wednesday of this week should report directly to the LNE Theater by 8:00 AM.  See the list of students on the outside of the Counseling Center Door.

Seniors – there are still several scholarships with May deadlines.  Keep searching on ScholarshipQuest and Good Luck!

The Doane College Health Careers Bootcamp is May 28-30 is now free to all participants.  Visit Doane College’s website for applications.

9^th – 11^th grade students and parents are encouraged to check out the camps and workshops under “Opportunities” on the Useful Links Counseling webpage.  There are camps available for nearly every career field and it’s a great way to help students focus in on the career path that fits.  See your friendly Counselor for more information.

Seniors are reminded to check their emails to receive their college’s financial aid award letter listing grants and scholarships received and amount due.  See your friendly counselor for help.  Most colleges have a deadline for approval of financial aid awards.

New Scholarships:

• Pound Middle School Essay Scholarships are available to seniors who attended Pound Middle School for at least 3 years.  Type a double-spaced 300-word essay in 12-point font highlighting your personal experiences and submit to Pound’s Scholarship Committee by April 20.

• The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) is offering a $500 scholarship to seniors planning on becoming an elementary, middle level, secondary, special education, or English language learner (ELL) teacher. Must attend a Nebraska college or university.  Download application at: http://pdk.unl.edu/general_scholarships.html. Entries must be postmarked by Friday, May 2

For more scholarships visit ScholarshipQuest at www.educationquest.org