College and Career Office 🎓
Upcoming Events, Opportunities and Updates
📈 November 2026
Students Should Be:
- Researching colleges/universities/military pathways/trade/vocational programs using Naviance and Big Future through College Board
- Applying to scholarships using Naviance Scholarship Search
- Finalizing list of colleges/universities they might want to apply to
- Working and completing their Common App
- *every section should have a green check mark ✅
- Signing up for College Admission Rep Visits that are happening until Mid-November
- Checking Canvas site for updated information on the college admissions process, financial aid updates, and in school workshops that Mr. Peres will be hosting periodically
- *Common App/College Application Work Sessions will be hosted the beginning and middle of the months until January ❗
- Requesting letters of recommendations from teachers and counselors on Naviance
- Completing FAFSA and adding intended colleges/universities to the FAFSA
- Completing CSS Profile if colleges/universities require it for financial aid
Filling out your college applications? Researching colleges/universities? Not sure what to do after high school?
Check out the resources below to help you with your post-secondary journey!
💰 November Scholarships
- Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship Program - Application Due 11/11/2026
- Thurgood Marshall College Fund - Application Due 12/1/2026
- Ron Brown Scholarship - Application Due 12/1/2026
- Hagan Scholarship Foundation - Application Due 12/1/2026
- Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship - Application Due 1/14/2027
- 2027 Phi Kappa Zeta Scholarship Program - Applications Close 1/31/2027
- Check out Canvas on how to apply!
- Dream.US Scholarship - Applications Due 2/28/2027
- BigFuture Scholarship - Last day of every month
- SallieMae No Essay Scholarship - Last day of every month
- PWCS Spark Scholarships - Varies
- CareerOneStop (Dept of Labor) Scholarship Search Engine - Varies
- MALDEF Scholarship Resource Guide - Varies
All Scholarships can be found in Naviance under the Colleges Tab > Scholarship Search
🔜 Upcoming College/Company Rep Visits
November Rep Visits
Students - sign up using Naviance > Colleges > College Visits > Register Now
- Hofstra University - 11/4
- University of Mary Washington - 11/4
- Washington and Lee University - 11/5 | Virtual
- George Washington University - 11/5
- Common Application Work Sessions - 11/5*
- York College of Pennsylvania - 11/6
- Prince William County School of Practical Nursing - 11/6
- ASVAB Test Prep Session - 11/9 (please only sign up if you are taking the ASVAB)
- University of Mary Washington On Site Admissions - 11/9**
- Prince William County Police Department - 11/10
- Mount St. Mary's University - 11/10
- Morgan State University - 11/10*
- Mary Baldwin University On Site Admissions - 11/13**
- Dale City Volunteer Fire Department - 11/13
*During Lunch Blocks
**Sign up via Naviance for a time slot
Career + Apprenticeship Opportunities
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Dale City Volunteer Fire Dept. visiting Hylton HS on November 13th!
24th Annual Alfred Street Baptist Church HBCU Festival
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Friday, November 13, 2026 - Virtual: 4PM - 8PM EST
Saturday, November 14, 2026 - Virtual & In-person: 8:00AM - 4:30PM EST
The St. James, Industrial Road, Springfield, VA, USA
HBCU College and Career Fair at Potomac HS
📆 Important Dates + Reminders
Upcoming Field Trips
Wednesday, December 2nd: University of Richmond and VCU College Tours Field Trip
Tuesday, February 2nd: NOVA Community College Field Trip (more information will be sent to students soon!)
Upcoming ASVAB Test Dates
- Thursday, November 12th - ASVAB Fall Test
- Monday, March 8th - ASVAB Spring Test
Students - please register on Naviance > Colleges Tab > College Visits > ASVAB
Upcoming Events:
- Week of December 7th: Career Week - Workforce /Trades/Apprenticeships Info Week during Student Lunch Blocks
- Monday, December 7th: ODU Decision Day | Seniors Only | Register via Naviance
- Monday, December 14th: HBCU x Hylton HS Alumni Panel | Open to All Grade Levels | Register via Naviance
💸 Financial Aid Information💰
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) has opened as of October 1st!
VASA (Virginia Alternative State Aid) has not opened yet! I will update this section once it has!
CSS Profile (College Scholarship Survey) is open - only for students applying to schools that require the CSS Profile
- See below for schools that require CSS profile
- https://profile.collegeboard.org/PPI/participatingInstitutions.aspx
How To Get Started with FAFSA (click links below!)
CSS Profile (click links below!)
Qualify for a CSS Profile Fee Waiver? see below!
Financial Aid Webinars
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Canvas Page for 2026-2027
Please use your Canvas page. Scholarships, college updates, how to guides, career information and upcoming events will be posted here.
Please email Mr. Peres if you have trouble accessing the course!