College and Career Newsletter

STAY IN THE LOOP

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COLLEGE REP VISITS AT HOLT

Click HERE for a current list of colleges who are visiting Holt. These are also listed on the Student Center Calendar.

Before signing up, do some research on whether or not the college is a good fit.
Click HERE to sign up for a college. Only one college per submission. You must submit a separate sign-up request for EACH COLLEGE.
You must sign up no later than 2:30 pm on the school day prior to the visit.

CLASS OF 2027

Attention Seniors and Parents/Guardians of Senior Students!

Please complete the google form (Parent/Guardian OR Student) to give an update on Senior year plans & needs as well as goals for after high school:

Senior Parent/Guardian Google Form

Senior Student Google Form

SCC BE READY PROGRAM

Attending (or considering attending) St. Charles Community College in the summer or fall of 2027 after graduation? If so, join SCC Be Ready program. This program is built so that SCC walks you through the complete admission process, and even come to us at Holt!

September 30 at 10:30 AM - Information Meeting

November 12 at 10 AM - Application Day

January 29 - Orientation/Field Trip to SCC

March 30 at 7:45 AM - Accuplacer Test Day

April 21 - Summer/Fall Registration

If you are interested in joining the Be Ready program, complete this survey: surveymonkey.com/r/BeReady26.

DAY OF TESTING

Holt's Day of Testing, October 16, offers a convenient, school-day opportunity to participate in testing that is beneficial to their post-secondary pathway. For all tests, students must register no later than October 9 in Focus under 'Purchase and Pay'. See more details about assessment purpose for 12th graders and cost below:

ACT

The ACT is a college entrance exam. This test can also increase your chance of earning new or better scholarships. Cost is $56.25 for 12th grade students and free for 11th grade students.

PreACT

If you have not met your Math Requirement for A+ through the Algebra EOC, PreACT is an option. Cost is $18.

ASVAB

The ASVAB tests academic and skills knowledge and predicts success in a variety of career fields. The test results facilitate career planning, regardless of students' post-secondary plans. FREE!

Workkeys

The Workkeys allows you to earn the nation's most recognized, portable work readiness credential. Cost is $39.

A+ PROGRAM

The Missouri A+ Scholarship Program provides eligible high school graduates with funds to cover tuition and general fees at participating public community colleges or vocational-technical schools in the state of Missouri. Some private technical schools and 4-year colleges also give a scholarship for being a graduate of the A+ program!

Program Requirements:

A+ Participation Agreement

GPA: 2.5 cumulative and unweighted GPA - this can not be rounded!
ATTENDANCE: 95% over the 4 years of high school - this is roughly 8 days per school year. You can see this under "total percentage" in the A+ tab in Focus. Verified and unverified absences decrease the overall attendance percentage.
MATH PROFICIENCY: A score of Proficient or Advanced on the Algebra EOC or the Math score on the PreACT or ACT (factored with GPA).
CITIZENSHIP: Students can earn no more than 10 days of suspensions during your time in high school.
MENTOR & TUTORING HOURS: 50 hours of mentoring or tutoring are required. These hours need to be completed with WSD students in a WSD building supervised by WSD staff. To begin these hours, students must attend a mandatory tutor training. These meetings are the 1st Tuesday of every month at 10:25 in room 314. In this tutor training, students will get instruction on how to set up your hours. If you can not attend this time due to dual enrollment, Lewis and Clark, etc., please contact Mrs. Chamberlain for an optional time. SENIORS - Hours are due May 1, 2027.
FAFSA: Complete the FAFSA. This online application opens October 1.

ATTENDED A TUTOR TRAINING & NOW NEED HOURS?

Tutoring Opportunities with building contacts

Job Shadow

Additional Opportunities:

Lakeview Family Night 9/16 from 5-7 PM

Sign up here!
Barfield PTO Meeting Childcare - Meetings are from 6-7 PM on dates: 9/10, 10/8, 11/12, 12/10, 1/14, 2/11, 3/11, 4/8, 5/13.

Sign up here!

A+ Program Handbook

COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS

APPLICATION

You can apply to colleges through their direct website. If you are applying to 3 or less colleges that do not require an essay, you may want to go this route. You can also apply through the Common App. If you apply through the Common App, you will complete one in-depth application then can send to that application to multiple colleges.

In applications, you will be asked for your counselors name.

You will add:

Heather Chamberlain

heatherchamberlain@wsdr4.org

TRANSCRIPT

If you have recently applied to college or are currently working on college applications, we have a new system for requesting your transcript to be sent to colleges.

You can follow this link to complete the Parchment Form. All Parchment Requests will go directly to our registrar and she will send your transcript. Please keep in mind that we cannot send transcripts until all the summer grades have been entered and all GPAs and class ranks have been updated.

If you need an unofficial student transcript, please reach out to Mrs. Chamberlain.

LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION

Post secondary program admissions and scholarships often need a letter of recommendation. To request a LOR from Mrs. Chamberlain, students need to complete the LOR Request Form below and upload your Brag Sheet in the form. To guarantee a letter of recommendation is completed and submitted by the deadline, please be considerate in asking with two weeks notice.

If you are asking a teacher, alpha counselor, coach, or other trusted adult, please talk to them in person first! You can use this brag sheet for them as well. Two weeks notice is proper etiquette!

SCHOLARSHIPS

My Scholarship Central is a great resource for national, state-wide, and local scholarships. In February, Wentzville School District and Holt student only scholarships will become available. Get a jump start and create an account with your personal email!

The American Legion Department of Missouri Scholarship Applications are listed below. Details and applications can be found in the file, 2027 American Legion Scholarship Programs. Please contact The Department of Missouri Education and Scholarships Chair, A. J. Noonan at ajnoonan2003@yahoo.com with questions.

American Legion Rider Higher Education Scholarship - 1 awarded at $500
Charles L. Bacon Memorial Scholarship - 2 awarded at $750 each
Commander's Scholarship - 2 awarded at $1000 each
Erman W. Taylor Americanism Scholarship - 1 awarded at $750
Joseph J. Frank Scholarship - 5 awarded at $750 each
Lillie Lois Ford Scholarship Fund - 2 awarded at $1000 each
M.D. "Jack" Murphy Memorial Nurses Training Scholarship - 1 awarded at $1000
MO Detachment, Sons of the American Legion Scholarship - 1 awarded at $500
Shane Dean Voyles Memorial Scholarship - 1 awarded at $750

A quick and easy national level scholarship to start with is Sallie's $2000 No Essay Scholarship.

Mrs. Chamberlain will continue to communicate other scholarship opportunities throughout the year.

DUAL CREDIT REGISTRATION

Dual credit classes are Holt classes instructed by Holt teachers who also have met the requirements of the university to offer college credit at the same time. Please see the links and details below about which classes have dual credit opportunity. Deadlines are set by the universities and are strict to complete registration!

UMSL - Registration window closes September 14