Happy first day of March, everyone! It might not seem like it, but Spring is just around the corner!

Check out our upcoming events, scholarships, and presentations!

The following are for Seniors Only:

Due 3/17/2023 - Alhambra Day Nursery $1000

The Alhambra Day Nursery Foundation is offering $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors that have shown an interest in early childhood through grade12 education or related fields of study involving children and plan to pursue this education in college. This program is open to qualified high school seniors in the Alhambra Unified School District area.

Application Here

Due 3/17/2023 - Alhambra Latino Association Scholarship $1000

This scholarship is open to Alhambra Unified School District seniors who identify (in any way) as Latinx and plan to enroll in post-secondary education in the fall of 2023. Winners will be selected from each high school within our district: Alhambra HS, Independence HS (including Eagles SOAR Virtual Learning Program), Mark Keppel HS, & San Gabriel HS.

Application Here

Due 3/20/2023 - Alhambra Council PTA $1000

Requirements :
-Student must be a PTA member
-Completed "Application Form"
-Personal Statement
-Completed "Reference Form" with a Letter of Recommendation
-Copy of School Transcript

Application Here

Due 4/3/2023 - Future Social Justice Innovator Scholarship $1500

All Alhambra Unified School District seniors interested in pursuing Social Justice are eligible for this scholarship.

Application Here

Due 4/30/2023 - Rudy Chavez Memorial Scholarship $2500 (MKHS ONLY)

This scholarship is open to any senior at Mark Keppel High School that is planning to enter the field of education.

Application Here

For more scholarships, visit: https://tinyurl.com/AUSD-scholarships or www.goingmerry.com

9th-graders

• Four-year course planner: Sign up for sophomore-year classes, and remember that you’re developing a long-term plan for the next three years. Ask your counselor about dual-enrollment opportunities with your local community college.

• Identify some summer programs you’re interested in: Browse through options for day programs, residential programs, and online options that match an interest you’d like to pursue.

10th-graders

• College App & Admissions Timeline: These resources and calendar will help you stay on track.

• Sign up for junior year classes: Remember that you want challenge and balance.

11th-graders

• How to Create a College List (with tracking spreadsheet): It’s go-time. This is a perfect time to pick up the pace on building your college list with these resources.

• Keep building your college list:

• ScholarMatcher: Awesome search tool for low-income/first-gen students

• The Hundred-Seven and College Equity Index: Excellent resources for Black students

• College Advising for Undocumented Students

• I’m First: Guide for first-generation college students and their families

• Tips and Campus Pride: Resources for the LGBTQ+ community

• Women’s colleges: Seven reasons you should consider a single-sex school

• HBCUs and TCUs: Essential tips when considering one of these institutions committed to serving underrepresented students

• American Indian College Fund: List and descriptions of tribal colleges and universities

• AICAD: List of 42 colleges of art and design that allows you to search by major and by region.

12th-graders

• How to understand your financial-aid award letters: Make a spreadsheet to compare financial aid packages from multiple schools.

• Appealing financial aid: If you’ve been accepted to college but the financial aid package isn’t what you’d hoped, read through this guide and listen to this podcast as you plan your appeal.

• Making your final college choice: Plan visits to colleges where you’re accepted (if needed) in order to make your final college choice. And revisit your original Corsava preferences to see how your college options measure up.

• What to do if you’re deferred or waitlisted: Review your application and determine whether you want to write a letter of continued interest.