Newsletters

Week 1: August 22, 2025

Hey Braves!

ATTENTION Seniors: The Common Application is now open!

Common Application

The Common Application, which is accepted by more than 900 schools, helps streamline an essential part of the
admissions process for students. Through the platform, first-time applicants can apply to multiple colleges at once.
Students will only have to fill out details that most schools require, including name, address and extracurricular activities,
one time. Click here for the Common Application Link

If you are applying to colleges via Common App, please do not request any documents from your teachers/counselors via
Common App. All document requests must go through SchooLinks. Make sure to use a personal email (not your school
gmail account) when creating a Common App account. 

SchooLinks

SchooLinks has replaced Naviance this year. Students applying to college will use the platform to connect their Common
App account, request transcripts and teacher letters of recommendation. *Please make sure to ask the teacher in person
before requesting a letter of recommendation in SchooLinks.* You will login to SchooLinks through Clever.

Connect Common App Account to SchooLinks

Add a college application and request documents in SchooLinks

Requesting Teacher Letters of Recommendation in SchooLinks

SchooLinks College Application Manager Overview

Tracking Application Requirements

The following Scholarships have recently been added to SchooLinks:

The 78th St. Mary's County Queen of Tolerance Scholarship is now open for Senior females. Deadline is Sept. 5th. You will
need to upload a resume, transcript and a photo to the google form application. 3.5 GPA is required.

Voice of Democracy Scholarship Deadline Oct. 31st (Grades 9-12)

2026 Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship Deadline Sept. 30 (Seniors)

Charles W. Riley Firefighter & EMS Scholarship Deadline April 1, 2026

Tuition Reduction for Non Resident Nursing Scholarship Program Deadline April 1, 2026

**More scholarships have already been added!** Scholarships can be found in SchooLinks in the College tab > Scholarship
Matching.

College Reps will be visiting Chopticon HS starting in September! Sign up to attend these Events through SchooLinks.

Industry Partner Career Events in September with Proflex (Athletic Training with Wes) and Center for Advanced
Orthopedics (Health Science Focus). Sign up in schoolinks to learn more about these career fields. (Open to all students)

FALL ASVAB is scheduled for Monday October 27th at 8AM. Register for the event in school links to take the exam! (Open to
11th and 12th graders)

All information will be posted on the College & Career Readiness Center website (find us under “Quicklinks” at CHS
Website.

If you would like to schedule an appointment, please email us at eadornisch@smcps.org or kaclark@smcps.org or stop by
the Career Center.

Mrs. Dornisch & Ms. Clark

Week 2: August 29, 2025