To Do
Scholarship Info
PSAT/SAT/ACT
College Search
Competitions/Programs
Recommendations
Talk to your parents about attending College Information Night for current juniors, Tuesday, September 24, 5:30-6:30, in the KC Commons. Parents and students are encouraged to attend. Let us know if you can attend here. Here is the guide we will be walking through at the meeting.
Complete a survey for the Mathematical Association of America. Go here and enter class PIN: W8S86Q. Completing the survey will benefit you. You will receive FREE college match and scholarship reports.
Get ready for the October PSAT, see PSAT/SAT/ACT News below.
Build your resume.
Look for leadership opportunities through Sig clubs or community organizations.
Keep your CAS page updated.
Review your Power School profile. Do you have changes to make? We will upload one more time this semester, on September 27. Simply resubmit the Power School profile questionnaire by September 26.
Consider the endgame for your EE. For example, perhaps next year you could submit your work to the Regeneron Science Talent Search.
Stay on top of your schoolwork and get help if needed though NHS tutoring (contact Ms. Atkinson) and Mu Alpha Thete math tutoring after school on Wednesdays, in KC 207.
College App and Search Resources
Sign up for Signature School lunch-time college visits through Schoology's Class of 2026 page!
Admissions Beat, a podcast wherein an Ivy League Dean demystifies the college search and application process
The College Tour, Seasons 1-9 on Amazon Prime, spreadsheet of all episodes here. Free college search classes here.
Big Future's College Search Guide
Planning a college visit? You must print out and complete the College Visit form.
Competitions & Programs by Deadline
Indiana University Honors Program in Foreign Languages application opens 9/15 with an evening informational session at Signature School on 9/16, at 6:30. See the Schoology Calandar for details.
For would-be women engineers, register now for Explore Purdue Engineering, Monday, October 14. Spaces fill up quickly.
Congressional App Challenge 2024 due October 24, but you should complete your registration and set up your account now.
Winning apps may be displayed on the Capitol Building in Washington D.C.
WNIN Climate Initiative Anti-Idling Campaign Contest entries due November 1, click here for contest details
The top 3 video entries win $1000, and the top 3 sign entries win $250.
Voice of Democracy essay contest, sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1114, entries due "October 31, at midnight." Local first place wins $300, 2nd place $200, and 1st place $100. National first place wins $35,000. Submissions must be both written and audio recorded. Local and national instructions here.
Bennington Young Writers Awards contest submissions due November 1.
Categories: poetry, fiction, nonfiction
Winners in each category receive up to $1000.
All submitters must obtain teacher sponsorship.
5th Annual Bill of Rights Art and Essay contest, sponsored by U.S. Courts, deadline is November 1. Money and fame possible.
Real World Design Challenge State level notebooks due January 2025
Annual engineering contest with a $50,000 scholarship to Embry-Riddle Aeroonautical University on the line.
Teams of 3-7 students should find an adult coach to register them here. engineering contest with a $50,000 scholarship to Embry-Riddle Aeroonautical University on the line.
PSAT/NMSQT information and preparation, overview
Administered October 24
Best prep
College Board (full-length tests)
Khan Academy (Math and Reading and Writing skills). Join Class of 2026 KA practice!
Other materials
SAT
Fee waiver eligibility information
See Ms. Cirino to obtain a fee waiver
ACT
Fee waiver eligibility and benefits
See Ms. Cirino to obtain a fee waiver
Coolidge Scholarship due Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at 5:00 PM Pacific time--all materials due, including letters of reference.
highly selective and meant for students whose scholary interests take them well beyond the classroom, who have a records of interest in public policy and of humility and service;
full-ride at any U.S. college;
a complex application--get started now if interested.
Explore Scholarship Databases
BigFuture’s Scholarship Search
Financial Aid Information Guide (includes FAFSA info)
Get your website documentation ready. (Example: update your CAS page.)
Obtain your recommender's consent.
Register your recommendation request here. Complete the form for each request. Some recommenders like a hard copy.
Complete the Teacher Recommendation Questionnaire. Print a hard copy of the questionnaire for your recommender.