The Counseling Corner

Welcome Back! This newsletter will provide important dates and information for each grade level month-by-month!

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• May 5th-May 16th - AP Exams
• April 29th-May 21st - IB Exams
• May 1st - Senior Signing Day - 3rd Period all Seniors report to Auditorium
• May 2nd & 3rd - CHS Pow Wow
• May 5th - Native American Honors Celebration
• May 9th - Primavara, PLATO, NADL transcripts due
• May 19th - Last week of school
• Finals Schedule can be found here (Versión en español al fin de documento)

Students behind on credits will receive a summer school letter sharing an opportunity to recover credits over the summer. Deadline to register if May 25th, please keep an eye on your mailboxes for more information.

Registration form can be accessed through QR codes. If you have any questions please reach out to your school counselor.

The School Counseling Office is in the process of adding a new school counselor to the team. Once added, School Counselor alphas will shift and students placed with an interim counselor will be reassigned. More information to come.

Students should be checking their StudentVue email periodically to ensure they are receiving important information. School Counselors utilize StudentVue to relay information regarding upcoming events, college representative meetings, and scholarship information!

• Grad agreements were mailed out on April 18th. The deadline to return signed Grad agreements is May 9th by 3:00 PM.
• Decision day is fast approaching! May 1st is the deadline for students to commit to universities and programs for enrollment.
• On May 1st school counselors will be hosting Senior Sign Day! This is an opportunity for students to let us know what their final decisions are for life after graduations and to sign their class banner.
• Coconino Community College will have free summer courses available to seniors graduating from any school in Coconino County.
• More information can be found here: https://www.coconino.edu/free-summer-tuition
• Reminder: Students who have been in Dual Enrollment and CAVIAT have to reapply to CCC as a “First time College Student” if they plan to attend CCC after H.S. graduation
• https://www.coconino.edu/apply-now

Please see Path to Graduation section below for additional graduation information.

• ACT Testing took place for Juniors on April 1st. Students are able to access scores through their online ACT account.

• No updates at this time

• ACT Aspire Testing took place for Juniors on April 1st. Students are able to access scores through their online ACT account.

Are your students looking for ways to be involved this summer? Check out this list of Summer Programs available to student. This live document is updated as the School Counseling Office receives more program opportunities.

Link: Summer Programs

Check out these amazing opportunities for students from Saraphine Yazzie (syazzie@fusd1.org).

The CHS Native American Club will be hosting a Pow Wow on May 2nd and 3rd.

The College Bound Journey website was created in an effort to continue elevating Native American youth towards college by providing a comprehensive tool that honors culture and cultural identity in the college planning process.

Please check out this amazing resource and have your students ask their school counselor or their Native American Mentor how to use it.

Link: College Bound Journey

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z7_banjxgSWAI0zqHT8pwr8ZPXOFogJ-5bY5VEeXmPs/edit?usp=sharing
  

A big thank you to our Counseling Secretary Tiffany Samano for managing this for our students!

This competition challenges students to think big, solve real-world problems, and bring their innovative ideas to life.

Students can apply individually or in teams of up to three, choosing from five categories aligned with Immerse Education’s prestigious summer programmes in leadership, business, STEM, and humanities. Winners will receive scholarships ranging from 10% to 100% to attend an Immerse summer program in 2025.

Submissions can be in written or video format. Please note that students wishing to submit a video should do so via an unlisted YouTube link (only visible to those with the link).

Key Dates:

Submission Deadline: May 4, 2025

Winners Announced: May 12, 2025

More information can be found here. Please see flyer attached below for additional details.

The 2025-2026 STAR Award is now taking school counselor recommendations. The STAR Award is searching for an outstanding female student who exhibits excellence in leadership, academics, extracurricular activities, and community service and shows potential for future success.

This award is a highly competitive one-time $2,500 scholarship given to a 2026 Senior. She will plan to attend an accredited postsecondary educational institution in the U.S. or Canada full-time or part-time in the fall following her high school graduation.

Please reach out to school counselors if your student would like to be nominated.

More info can be found here: https://www.peointernational.org/educational-support/

The Cameron Impact Scholarship is a four-year, full-tuition, impact-driven undergraduate scholarship awarded annually to 15 exceptional high school students who have demonstrated excellence in leadership, community service, extracurricular activities, and academics. The Cameron Impact Scholarship covers the full tuition, fees, and books at any accredited U.S. based college or university that the recipient chooses to attend.

As a merit-based program, the Cameron Impact Scholarship is open to all applicants who meet the GPA and citizenship requirements, regardless of race, socioeconomic status, religion, sexual orientation or any other background factors.

Eligibility for the Cameron Impact Scholarship is based on the following criteria:

• Maintain a minimum, cumulative, unweighted GPA of a 3.7/4.0 scale or equivalent in their high school studies;
• Be a full citizen of the United States of America
• Be in the high school graduating Class of 2026
• Planning to enroll in a full-time course of study towards a degree at an accredited four-year U.S. college or university for the full academic year following high school graduation;
• Show proven excellence in extracurricular activities, be motivated leaders with a strong work ethic, demonstrate active participation in community service and/or civic minded arenas; and
• Submit the following three components by the Application Deadline:
• Online Application
• Two required Letters of Recommendation (one must come from current school affiliated personnel)
• Transcript certifying academic performance - unofficial copy is acceptable.

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FOR THE CLASS OF 2026

More information and application available here: https://www.bryancameroneducationfoundation.org/scholarship#eligibility

• May 1st- Senior Signing Day & Graduation Expectations
• 3rd Period all Seniors report to Auditorium
• May 7th- Hispanic Convocation
• Hosted at Coconino High School at 5:30 PM in the Auditorium

• May 9th- Senior Grad Agreements Due
• May 9th- Primavara, PLATO, NADL transcripts due
• May 13th- Senior Recognition Night
• CHS Auditorium at 5:30 PM
• May 15th- Spring Bash/Senior Service Day
• May 15th - Native American Convocation
• Hosted at Flagstaff High School at 5:30 PM in the Auditorium
• May 16th/19th - Senior Exams
• Schedule can be found here
• May 19th- Last week of school
• May 19th- Senior Check Out
• May 19th- Senior Exit Survey
• May 22nd- Graduation Rehearsal
• At NAU Skydome
• May 23rd- Graduation
• At NAU Skydome at 8:00 AM

Seniors who have still not ordered their cap and gown will now be required to pick up their orders at the Jostens in-person location in Phoenix, Arizona (Address can be found here) after ordering online.

ALL GRADUATES are required to wear a cap and gown in order to participate in the Coconino High School Commencement Ceremony on May 23rd.

• Pass classes
• Turn in Graduation Agreement
• Senior Exit Survey

On April 22nd School Counselors joined Path2Purpose to help do community volunteer work at Buffalo Park. Path2Purpose and community partners presented students with educational and career opportunities!