Mindy Duley (School Counselor A-L) (mduley@pblpanthers.org)
Lisa Niewold (School Counselor M-Z ) (lniewold@pblpanthers.org)
Mandy Reinhart (Counseling Administrative Assistant) (areinhart@pblpanthers.org)
If you need to request of copy of your transcript to be sent, please contact Mandy Reinhart at 217-379-4331 ext. 2 or email areinhart@pblpanthers.org
50 Questions to ask on a college visit~
Career Opportunities
https://www.careeronestop.org/
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Gibson Area Hospital Educational Sponsorship Program as an opportunity for students and you do not have to be an employee of Gibson in order to receive this scholarship. If they are interested in a career in health services, Gibson would pay for you to go to school to get the required certification or degree and then you would have to commit to come back and work for Gibson after you graduate for a determined length of time. There is a list of careers listed in this brochure, but it is not limited to this list. I would encourage students to apply. The application can be found on our website. See the link below.
https://www.gibsonhospital.org/about-us/employment
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Important Dates!
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COLLEGE NEWS
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The University of Illinois at Chicago will hold their Illinois State Tuition event on Saturday, November 22nd. Any students considering participating in Army ROTC at any of the state schools in Illinois, this is a very nice benefit as it covers tuition costs for the student’s first year of college. Any students who are interested, may register through the QR code on the flyer below or in the Guidance office, and a cadet will be in touch with additional details.
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The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will combine their tuition event with their “Day in the Life of an Army ROTC Cadet” event on Thursday, December 4th. This is a college visit where the high school student is escorted for the day by one of their current cadets. If this is something you might wish to participate in, you just need to register using the QR code on the flyers below or in the Guidance office.
ILLINOIS STATE SCHOOLS
New opportunities are rolling out this year, which may be to your benefit!
Illinois is now offering a One Click Admit program through the Common App. We've attached some helpful information with how to be a part of this process
A benefit of the program is that you no longer have to do a personal essay and you don't need a teacher evaluation or a counselor recommendation. It's obvious colleges are just really wanting students to attend and are trying to find new and creative ways to get you there!
With this being a new program, there are a limited number of schools involved in the state of Illinois. Those included are: Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, and Western Illinois University.
If you haven't yet already filled out your Common App, there's still time! Please work on this and remember the FAFSA is released October 1.
Helpful information is attached and one link is below.
https://studentaid.gov/apply-for-aid/fafsa/filling-out#documents
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NCAA
Looking for international NCAA initial-eligibility information? Click here https://on.ncaa.com/Info_11162022 to learn more information.
