Welcome to the Viroqua High School Student Services Page! Mrs. Jenny Schneider, School Counselor Phone 608-637-1607 May 22: Senior Finals May 23: Senior Finals (Last day of school for seniors) May 25 @ 9:30 am: Locker Inspection (wait at your locker to get it checked out) May 25 @ 9:45 am: Graduation practice in gym (All obligations must be cleared by this time). Senior lunch and video May 27 @ 12:45 pm: Arrive for Graduation May 27 @ 1:30 pm: Graduation Ceremony FAFSA ON THE WEB Visit https://fafsa.ed.gov/ to complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) for the 2017-2018 school year. Please note that new this year, applications will be available for submission after October 1, 2016. Be sure to visit your college or university's financial aid webpage to identify their preferred priority date. JOSTENS DELIVERY The Jostens representative delivered graduation items on March 28. Anyone who hasn't picked up their package should stop in the office. ACT TESTING Remaining 2016-2017 ACT Test Dates June 10, 2017 - registration deadline is May 5, 2017 Please note that Viroqua High School is a national test site for the annual June ACT test date. Register now at www.actstudent.org to reserve your seat! Registration for the ACT is available online at http://www.actstudent.org/. Please remember that you must upload a photo of yourself as part of the registration process. Students who participate in the Free & Reduced Lunch program qualify for two fee waivers; see Mrs. Schneider for details. Visit http://www.actstudent.org/testprep/index.html, http://knowhow2gowisconsin.org/, https://www.march2success.com/, or http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice?CBF19-ST-1-pnsr for free online test prep. UW-La Crosse also offers an ACT Prep course. Information may be found at http://www.uwlax.edu/conted/Test-prep/ACT/. Click here for the ACT Practice Test Question of the Day. ACCUPLACER TESTING Accuplacer testing is done by appointment at all Western Technical College campuses. To schedule an Accuplacer testing appointment online at any Western campus, go to https://www.westerntc.edu/schedule-your-test. You can also schedule an Accuplacer test at the Viroqua Western Technical College campus by calling 637-2612. Visit https://www.westerntc.edu/placement-testing for additional details and review materials, or stop in and see Mrs. Schneider. Students who qualify for the Free & Reduced Lunch program qualify for one testing fee waiver; see Mrs. Schneider for details. YOUTH OPTIONS
Applications for 2017-2018 second semester Youth Options courses are due October 1, 2017. Please see Mrs. Schneider for an application or print one at http://dpi.wi.gov/youthoptions.
Additional program details are available at http://dpi.wi.gov/youthoptions/. COURSE OPTIONS
Course Options provides a means for Wisconsin students to take up to two courses offered by other Wisconsin school districts and institutions of higher education at no cost to the student. For an application or more details on this program visit http://dpi.wi.gov/courseoptions or stop by Mrs. Schneider's office. Applications are due to the insitution you wish to take the course with at least six weeks prior to the start of the course.
WISCONSIN CAREER PATHWAYS
WICareerPathways.org/Students is a site designed by a partnership that includes the Wisconsin Technical College System,
local K-12 districts and the Department of Public Instruction to help students learn about careers. Check it out! COLLEGE EXPLORATION RESOURCES
Check out the following sites to explore college majors, etc.: WisconsinPrivateColleges.org COMMON APPLICATION ESSAYS FOR 2017-2018
If you have time this summer, you may want to spend some time planning! to start preparing for your college application!
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