Guidance

College Scholarships and Deadlines	College Special Events and Dates	College Rep Visits Calendar (updated)
Application for Federal Financial Aid	Education Quest Services	Scholarship Assistance – Fastweb.com
College Testing – ACT	National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)	Advanced Placement Testing
Selective Service	********	SAT Test/College Board Program

College Scholarships and Deadlines:

Please note: Check any college/university website & “click” on Financial Aid/Scholarship links to obtain current availability, qualifications and deadlines. Visit Mrs. Englander or Mr. Meister for further college application and scholarship assistance

SCHOLARSHIP NAME	QUALIFICATIONS	DEADLINE	PAPER	WEBSITE
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Buena Vista University	Vary	Vary		www.bvu.edu
Coca-Cola National Scholarship	Leadership, Grades, Service	10/31/2005		www.coca-colascholars.org
Elks National Foundation Scholarship				www.elks.org
Graceland University Honors Scholarships	Outstanding Grades – Attend Graceland			www.graceland.edu/scholarships
Hastings College W. Scott Scholarship	26 ACT Comp Score, Top 20% of Class	1/5
Iowa West Foundation	Minimum 25 ACT Comp Score
Knights of AKSARBEN
Leadership Scholarship	Top half of class, Financial Need			www.aksarben.org
Community College Scholarship	Financial Need, Academic Achievement			www.aksarben.org
Nebraska Aviation Trades	Achievement, Major in “Sprayplane” pilot		X
Nebraska State College – Board of Trustee	Attend Wayne , Peru or Chadron State College	1/15/2006	X
National Society of Professional Engineers	Female – Major in Engineering & Attend NE College		X
National Society of Professional Engineers	Plan to major in Engineering & Attend NE College		X
Peter Kiewit Foundation Legacy	Top 20% of Class, Financial Need		X
Toyota Community Scholars	Each HS nominates one applicant		X
University of Iowa Scholars	Vary	12/10		www.uiowa.edu/financial-aid/scholarships
University of Missouri – non residents	Vary	12/1		www.sfa.missouri.edu
University of Nebraska Academic Scholarships	Must apply to UNL on-line	1/15/2006		www.admissions.unl.edu
	Must apply to UNK & UNO	2/1/2006		Forms available at Wal-Mart or Sam’s Club Stores
National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts	Nine disciplines available			www.artsawards.org
ChairScholars Foundation	Student must physically challenged / Financial need / B+ average	3/1	X	www.chairscholars.org Phone: 813-920-2737
Target Stores Scholarships	Senior Student / Full time student / Various	11/1
MINORITY SPECIFIC SCHOLARSHIPS
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Ron Brown Scholar Program	African-American Senior Student / Excel academically / Leadership / Community service & Financial need			www.ronbrown.org
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Millennium Scholarships	Minority student / 3.0 GPA / Nominated by teacher or principal / Community Service and Financial needs			www.gmsp.org
National Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation	African-American / demonstrate interest in community journalism			www.nnpa.org
Alphonso Deal Scholarship Award	Minority student / Interest in Law Enforcement / Senior student of good character / Letter of recommendation / Accepted by college or university
Ford Corporate Scholarship Program	Scholarships funded through the United Negro College Fund and the Hispanic College Fund			www.uncf.org www.ford.org
Jackie Robinson Scholarship	Minority student / Accepted by college or university / Academic achievement, leadership and financial need			www.jackierobinson.org
Ronald McDonald House Charities	One parent of African-American origin / Senior student			www.mcdonalds.com
American Architectural Foundation	Senior and Junior Students / Interested in architecture / Financial need			www.archfoundation.org
National Society of Black Engineers	Various scholarships available			www.nsbe.org
American Physical Society Scholarships	African American, Hispanic American or Native American planning to major in Physics.			www.aps.org
Chevrolet Excellence in Education Scholarship	African-American Senior student / 3.3 GPA			www.gm.com
American Chemical Society Scholars Program	Minority Senior student / Interested in Chemical Science			Email: scholars@acs.org Phone: 800-227-5558 ext. 6250

College Visitation Days and Events:

(Students should try to arrange visits at least 2 wks in advance for a formal campus tour & return with a note from that college’s admission office verifying the date & time of the visit.)

Bellevue University Campus Tours scheduled by appointment. Contact 293-2000; info@bellevue.edu

College of St. Mary Campus Tours scheduled by appointment. Contact: 399-2405.

Creighton University Campus Tours scheduled by appointment. Contact: 280-2700; www.creighton.edu

Metro Community College Campus Tours scheduled Mondays through Thursdays between 9 AM & 3:30 PM. Contact: 457-2418.

Peru State College Campus Tours scheduled Mondays through Thursdays 10 AM & 12:30 PM. Contact: 800-742-4412.

U of NE Kearney Campus Tours scheduled 9:30 AM and 1:30 PM. Contact: 1-800-KEARNEY; admissions@unk.edu

U of NE Lincoln Campus Tours scheduled 9 AM & 1 PM. Contact: www.unl.edu/visit/

U of NE Omaha Campus Tours scheduled 9:30 AM & 12:30 PM. Contact:1-800-554MAV1; www.ses.unomaha.edu/recruit

Wayne State College Campus Tours scheduled Mondays through Thursdays 9:30 AM & 12:30 PM. Contact: www.wsc.edu/admission/visit

Scheduled Visits of College Reps to RCHS Fall 2006:

(Students need to get a pass from the counselor no later than 1 day before the visit.)

PREVENTION SERVICES

Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention

National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-784-2433

Mothers Against Drunk Driving

PRIDE - Omaha

Smoke Free Omaha

Project Extra Mile

Snuff Out Tobacco

Tobacco Free Nebraska