South High CCC Newsletter

Thank you to seniors and their families that came out for South High's Financial Aid Night! This night is not possible without the amazing support of our counseling team, Achieve colleagues, and volunteers.

Thank you for coming out to work on your financial aid! If you have any additional questions or need to set up a time to finish financial aid please stop by the CCC (Room 150) to make an appointment with Kelsey or Katie.

Looking for an opportunity to get on some college campuses over MEA Break? Students will have October 14-October 18 off from school and Project Success will be hosting various college tours! We encourage students to register soon as possible as space is limited!

If interested, student would need to register here. The available tours are below:

Wednesday, October 14:

• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 8:30am-4:00pm (10th-12th grade)
• Saint Paul College, 8:30am-2:30pm
• University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 8:30am-5:00pm

Thursday, October 16:

• St. Catherine's University, 8:30am-3:00pm
• St. Olaf College, 8:30am-4:30pm
• Delta TechOps Career Tour, 8:30am-1:45pm

Friday, October 18:

• St. Cloud State University, 8:30am-3:30pm
• University of Wisconsin-Stout, 8:30am-3:30pm

The PSAT exam will take place in the South library at 8:00am on Wednesday, October 28. Students should arrive 30 minutes earlier to check in. Please note - this start time is *before* regular school hours.

The PSAT is a practice test for the SAT college entrance exam. As such, it is optional and has no bearing on college acceptance; however, for 11th graders it IS the qualifying exam for the National Merit Scholarship.

9th, 10th, and 11th graders can register, but only 11th grade scores are considered for the scholarship.

Registration is open from now until the end of day Monday, October 19. Families can register their students online at tinyurl.com/PSATsouth. Please note, there is a $25 fee (families on the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch program can request a fee waiver).

Questions? Connect with Fred Cheng at fred.cheng@mpls.k12.mn.us

Healthcare Club is back! This club is open to all students and is a great opportunity for anyone interested in learning more about careers in healthcare. The club meets once every other month with physicians from Abbott Northwestern to participate in hands on activities like first aid, ultrasound, and more!

Our first meeting will be this Tuesday, October 22 from 3:15pm-4:00pm in Room 150. Students who have returned their permission slips will be welcome to stay and participate in a get to know you activity to kick off this year! Kelsey is aware this is the night of the Homecoming Volleyball Game. If students are unable to attend, that is understandable. Unfortunately this date was decided in August and cannot be moved now. As long as students turn in their permission slip, they are welcome to join the next meeting in December.

There are 15 spots still available. If you are interested, please stop by the CCC (Room 150) to get a permission slip for this awesome chance to build your network and connect with doctors!

9th & 10th graders who are looking for support in academics and college planning should consider signing up for TRiO Upward Bound with the University of Minnesota, Duluth.

Students need to be in 9th or 10th grade, a US Citizen, and qualify for educational benefits (like Free or Reduced Lunch) to be eligible for the program. Once accepted students will participate in academic tutoring, college tours, test preparation, and more!

Questions? Connect with Tala Kim, kim01563@umn.edu. Students can apply here.

Students can find all the scheduled Rep Visits on the CCC Calendar. Rep Visits can be added or changed throughout the fall, so we encourage students to check the calendar weekly. The rep visits are also listed under the "Events" tab in Xello. Lastly, Katie and Kelsey will also share the weekly calendar on the whiteboard outside the CCC (Room 150).

Please make sure you pick up a pass from the CCC to attend a Rep Visit! Students will not be allowed to stay for the visit without a signed pass.

Students who are looking for clubs, afterschool programs, and jobs can check out the link below for student opportunities! Katie and Kelsey will share different opportunities available to students on this page from volunteer opportunities, clubs, jobs and much more to stay involved and build your network.

To see what is available please click the link below.

Katie and Kelsey are currently in the process of moving all popular scholarships into Xello for students. If you are looking for scholarships to apply to please log into Xello, hover over "Explore" and then click on "Scholarships." From there students can find scholarships that Katie and Kelsey have added to Xello, as well as other scholarships that Xello has in their database. For upcoming scholarship deadlines, see below:

Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards due November 1 by 11:59pm

Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship due November 11 by 11:59pm

Elks Most Valuable Student due November 12 by 11:59pm

Early Auggie Scholarship apply to Augsburg by December 1

Ron Brown due December 1 by 11:59pm

Katie and Kelsey are available Monday-Thursday at South from 8:30am-4:30pm in Room 150.

Students can stop by the CCC to make appointments to discuss anything regarding post-secondary planning and life after high school.