TOLEDO CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL

COLLEGE CONVO NIGHT FEBRUARY 26, 2014

TONIGHT Financially Plan for College

Financial Aid (FASFA) Scholarships

Academically Plan for College GPA/Class Rank Test Scores Study Skills for Success

Characteristically Plan for College Leadership Opportunities Extra Curricular Activities

Athletically Plan for College When and Where to begin the process

FINANCIALLY PLAN FOR COLLEGE

FINANCIALLY PLAN: FINANCIAL AID

Holly from BGSU

FINANCIALLY PLAN: SCHOLARSHIPS

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FINANCIALLY PLAN: SCHOLARSHIPS

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FINANCIALLY PLAN: SCHOLARSHIPS

Academic Scholarships

ACADEMICALLY PLAN FOR COLLEGE

MAKE IT COUNT

Scheduling Classes: Encourage career related courses.

Medical: Bio-Chemistry, Anatomy, AP Biology Engineering: Honors Statistics, AP Calculus, Physics Music: Choir, Band, Music Theory

Start talking about it now! The more you talk about it now, the more they

will want to talk to YOU about it later. College Visits

2 excused absences Junior year 4 excused absences Senior year

ACADEMICALLY PLAN FOR COLLEGE:GPA & TEST SCORES

Cumulative GPA & Class Rank Cumulative counts the most between 9th- 11th

grade. Each quarter counts!

Don’t hesitate to get them a tutor. Pay little now, so you don’t have to pay BIG later.

ACT & SAT tests Take test preparation classes

ACT Prep is offered at TCS as a semester course STARS course, Huntington tutoring hours, and more!

Practice, practice! Take it, then retake it - pay little now, so you

don’t have to pay BIG later.

CHARACTERISTICALLY PLAN FOR COLLEGE

CHARACTERISTICALLY PLAN:EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

School Options - Athletics National Honor Society Student Council Class Officers House/School Captains Marching Band Praise & Worship Band Theater

(plays/musicals) TC Eagle Tech Team

Non-school Options -

Athletics Volunteer

Opportunities Youth Group/Church

Involvement Employment

CHARACTERISTICALLY PLAN:LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Program Opportunities:

Youth Leadership Toledo (YLT)

Hugh O’Brian Youth (HOBY)

Sophomore students – applications available now in Guidance

Office, due November 25th

Buckeye Boys/Girls State

Junior students – more information to come in January/February

Students in Action

Youth Jefferson Award

YOUTH LEADERSHIP OF TOLEDO

Sophomore Year

Interview through School, complete an essay,

interview through school

Chosen by Program Leader

Leader: Cory Dipold, with help from Kristina

White

HUGH O’BRIAN YOUTH

Sophomore students (summer after sophomore

year)

Interview through School, application/essay

completion & paperwork through program.

Applications available now in Guidance

Office, due November 25th

Leader: Heather Wegener

BUCKEYE BOYS/GIRLS STATE

Juniors (summer after junior year).

Interview through school, paperwork through

the program, interview through

Legion/Auxilary

Leader: American Legion Representative

Boys State at BGSU

Girls State at Mount Union

More information is available in

January/February for application process.

STUDENTS IN ACTION

9th-12th Grade

Student Lead program within TCS

This program defines Toledo Christian

Schools

YOUTH JEFFERSON AWARDS

One time, at any school function

Essay, paperwork and minimum of 50 service

hours

Leader: Kristina White

ATHLETICALLY PLAN FOR COLLEGE