November 2019
Applications for Kaiser Permanente scholarships are due on December 6. All students who plan to study medicine/health sciences in college should apply. Don’t wait until the last minute!
If you are still thinking of taking the SAT at SHS on December 7, there is still time for “late registration” until November 26. You may also register for the December 14 ACT until November 22.
Applications to Oregon’s community colleges are being accepted now. Please keep in mind that there are 17 community colleges in Oregon, and some of the programs and majors are different at each campus. Be sure to explore all the options.
If you plan to attend a community college in Oregon, you should apply for Oregon Promise. It takes only a few minutes to apply, and you might get some grant money even if you didn’t qualify for FAFSA.
The deadline to apply for the Rhody Court is December 6 at 5 PM. There is an application on your ASPIRE flash drive, or you may pick one up in the ASPIRE office. Scholarships are given to the king, queen, and court.
The application period for OSAC scholarships is open. The most important OSAC scholarship is sponsored by the Ford Family Foundation. Students who have financial need, good grades (above 3.0) and a strong record of work experience, activities and/or community service are encouraged to apply.
If you are applying to the University of Oregon, a separate application is required for several specific scholarships: the STAMPS Scholarship and the Presidential Scholarship (both of which require a minimum GPA of 3.85 and a minimum SAT score of 1300 (ACT 28), and the Diversity Excellence Scholarship (minimum GPA of 3.0; diversity is defined broadly). The application period for these scholarships is open now.
If you are applying to Western Oregon University or Southern Oregon University, both schools are accepting applications now for the Fall, 2020 term and you will be notified of the decision within a few weeks of applying. WOU has a stated minimum GPA of 3.0 but will consider applicants with GPA above 2.75; SOU has a stated minimum GPA of 2.5 but may consider applicants with lower GPA’s.
Applications for Kaiser Permanente scholarships are due on December 6. All students who plan to study medicine/health sciences in college should apply. Don’t wait until the last minute!
Mark your calendars for the first-ever Siuslaw Education Expo, to be held at SHS on Saturday, February 29, 2020. Lots of student help will be needed on the afternoon of February 28 to set up, on Saturday the 29th to host the event and start cleaning up, and possibly on Sunday March 1 for additional cleanup. All students who help will receive credit for community service. This will be a major event in the Florence area, with dozens of organizations participating and hundreds of visitors attending the event.
On Thursday, November 21, Siuslaw High School will be the site of a Business After Hours event sponsored by the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce. The hours will be 5:30 to 7:00. This event is part of the ongoing effort to make stronger connections between the community and the schools. If you would like to help, please see Mr. Moser.
There are now only 4 months (just 16 weeks!) until your Siuslaw Regional Scholarship Applications are due. Prior to the due date, you will need to have completed the application form, written the essays (there are 4 of them), received your letters of reference (be sure to give your teachers or other recommenders plenty of time to write them), completed your resume and activity chart, and selected the scholarships for which you will be applying. NOW is the time to work on all of this! See your ASPIRE mentor for assistance.
If you will be attending OSU or the U of O, don’t forget that there is a separate online process to apply for scholarships. At OSU, you will be applying for Scholar Dollars; the deadline is February 1. At the U of O, the first scholarship deadline is November 15!
If you will be attending LCC, there is also a scholarship application process, although the deadline hasn’t been set yet. It will be sometime in early 2020.
Applications are due on November 30 for the Rotary exchange program.
University of Oregon applications for admission are due on January 15. Oregon State applications are due on February 1.