Guidance

HAPPY NEW YEAR to each of you! This is not just a new year but a sad beginning of 2004 with the loss of senior and friend, Logan Satterly. He will be greatly missed and thought of quite often by the Class of 2004. Let's continue to encourage each other and be thoughtful in our daily lives.

I hope you have registered for the Feb 7, 2004 ACT college entrance test .that is if you have NOT taken it OR you want to improve your composite score. Colleges want an 19-20 composite score or higher as an indicator of YOUR academic success on their campus. Please see me for help and/or your goal for this important task SOON if your score is less than 19 (ACT composite score).

WWW.FASTWEB.COM- your scholarship database source of opportunities for free money. I hope that you are continuing to view those applications on your home PC and applying BEFORE the scholarship deadlines.

There will be a senior class assembly on Tuesday, 1/27/04 during 4 th block in the auditorium---- put this in your agenda! Make plans to attend!

The SR Financial Aid Parent Meeting will be Thursday, Jan 15 at 6:30 p.m . in the AHS auditorium. Please remind your parent(s)! It's very important for them to attend to get help with completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Scholarship Opportunities:

ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS - Reminder that UK deadline & UofL deadline is Jan 15, 2004 . You must have completed an admission application (in the mail/or online) to these campuses before applying for their campus based scholarships . And MSU & WKU deadlines are Feb. 1, 2004.

26. Dept. of Air Force- Third Annual Wright Scholar Research Assistant Program for summer 2004- this is a PAID internship for seniors interested in science &/or engineering careers. If interested, go online at www.pr.afrl.af.mil/jobs/scholar.htm Deadline is Friday, Jan 16, 2004 .

27. Alcoa Sons & Daughters Scholarship Program- open to children of US based, full-time, active, permanent employees of Alcoa, Inc., OR it's wholly-owned subsidiaries. Applicant must have taken the ACT/SAT I and be planning on attending a 2-yr./4-yr. college. The program will award up to 100 four-year scholarships & up to 50 two-yr. scholarships. Applications available on Employee InfoLink: go to http://my.alcoa.com click on the Human Resources tab, then "Other Benefits". Completed applications must be received by Wednesday, Jan 21, 2004.

28. Anne Ford Scholarship- awards $10,000 to college-bound students with learning disabilities; must get three letters of recommendations by 1/24 and write a 750-word essay. Applications are available online at NCLD's web site, www.LD.org OR in the guidance office. All application materials must be postmarked no later than Saturday, Jan. 31, 2004.

29. Sam Walton Community Scholarship- $1,000 scholarship available to seniors with a minimum GPA of 2.5 and have taken the ACT or SAT I. Seniors already reveiving a full scholarship OR electing to attend a military academy will NOT be eligible to receive this scholarship. You must NOT be a Wal-Mart associate, or be the immediate relative (son/daughter) of a Wal-Mart associate. Selection of recipients is based on a combination of financial need (copy of form 1040 of most recent federal income tax return required), academic record, ACT/SAT test scores, co-curricular activities, community involvement and work experience. Applications are in the guidance office. All required information must be hand-delivered by senior student to Wal-Mart by Sunday, Feb. 1, 2004.

30. Commitment to Agriculture Scholarship Program- If your family is actively engaged in production agriculture, if you have an average to above average academic record (minimum ACT composite of 18, SAT I combined score of 850), and plan to attend in any 2-yr./4-yr. college. Applicants may pursue any field related to agriculture. One-time awards of $1,500 will be presented to 100 high school seniors who meet eligibility reguirements. These awards are not based on financial need. Applications may be obtained at: http://www.monsanto.com Completed appli-cations must be postmarked by Friday, Feb. 13, 2004. (2/15 deadline is on a Sunday-no mail)

31. Auto-related Scholarship- those seniors enrolled in the Owensboro Technical College auto body OR auto mechanics program are encouraged to apply. You must write a 500-word essay on, "Reasons for seeking additional training in auto related career field". This opportunity for free scholarship money has a deadline of Friday, Feb. 13, 2004-to Ms. Kreke .

32. Robert C. Byrd Scholarship- available to seniors with a minimum ACT score of 23 (or SAT I of 1060); GPA of 3.5 or above (after 7 semesters). There will be only four applications from AHS forwarded on for consideration at the state level. Selection at state level will be based first on merit of GPA, ACT, then challenges overcome. There is a counselor statement required. Pick up your application in guidance soon! Please return student sections to Ms.Kreke by Tuesday, Feb. 3 to allow time for completion of school section, counselor comments, and narrowing the AHS applicants to four.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS (taken in May) WILL BE ORDERED IN FEB, 2004!