Attention SENIORS: FAFSA Application Support @ HHS

The FAFSA Application will be available to file starting on January 1, 2011.

**Federal money for college is available on a first come, first serve basis. The sooner you submit your FAFSA application the better!

The catch: The application can be a little tricky based on your living situation

The solution: Attend “College Goal Sunday” @ HHS

College Goal Sunday

on Thursday, January 6th

2:30 pm – 7:30 pm

in the Highline High School Library.

This is a free, on-site event where experts will be available to assist students and families in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online.

• There will be two $500 scholarships awarded to HHS students who attend this event.



• There will also be refreshments available for attendees.

BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES

Please contact Mrs. Demeroutis or Mrs. Reilly in the College and Career Center with any questions. (206.631.6776/206.631.6704)

Any senior who is thinking of attending college should file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Awesome SAT/ACT Prep Resource

FreeRice.com

About FreeRice: FreeRice is a non-profit website run by the United Nations World Food Programme. Our partner is the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.

FreeRice has two goals:

• Provide education to everyone for free.
• Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free

FreeRice SAT/ACT based multiple choice questions in the following areas:

ART
• Famous Paintings
ENGLISH
• English Vocabulary
• English Grammar
CHEMISTRY
• Chemical Symbols (Basic)
• Chemical Symbols (Full List)
GEOGRAPHY
• Identify Countries on the Map
• World Capitals


LANGUAGE LEARNING
• French
• German
• Italian
• Spanish
MATH
• Basic Math (Pre-Algebra)
• Multiplication Table

Study and Give Back at the SAME TIME!
For every question you answer right FreeRice will donate 10 grains of rice through the World Food Program as an effort to end world hunger.

Harvard University Announcement:
No tuition and no student loans

for families earning less than $60,000

Harvard University announced over the weekend that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families will pay no tuition. In making the announcement, Harvard's president Lawrence H. Summers said, "When only ten percent of the students in elite higher education come from families in the lower half of the income distribution, we are not doing enough. We are not doing enough in bringing elite higher education to the lower half of the income distribution."

If you know of a family earning less than $60,000 a year with an honor student graduating from high school soon, Harvard University wants to pay the tuition. The prestigious university recently announced that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families can go to Harvard for free... no tuition and no student loans!

To find out more about Harvard offering free tuition for families making less than $60,000 a year, visit Harvard's financial aid website at:
http://www.fao.fas.harvard.edu/icb/icb.dohttp://www.fao.fas.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do> or call the school's financial aid office at (617) 495-1581.

Stanford does the same thing....

No tuition for Stanford students coming from families with an annual income lower than $100,000. Stanford will pay tuition, room and board for students who come from families that make less than $60,000

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/02/21/stanford-eliminates-tuiti_n_87716.html

***Now that you know this, don't rule out a school just becuase you think it might be too expensive. Call the admissions office at the college or university you are applying to to see if you qualify for any scholarships or financial aid. Let them know what you can affort and see if they can work with you. You never know what you'll come across. ***

Volunteer: Gym Jam After School Program

Are you interested in working with kids??


Burien Parks and Recreation is looking for 2 students a night to help out with "Gym Jam". Volunteer to help set up and run games, set up arts & craft projects, and to help clean up after from 6pm-8pm at 3 different locations:

- Hazel Valley Elementary on Tuesdays from January 4 – March 29
- Cedarhurst Elementary on Wednesdays from January 5 – March 30

- Hilltop Elementary on Thursdays from January 20 – March 31

For more information contact:

Casey Stanley
Recreation SupervisorCity of Burien
Tel: (206) 988-3707
Caseys@burienwa.gov
www.BurienParks.net

College Prep Support @ HHS

College application deadlines are coming up!

Need help with your application, personal statement, studying for the SAT/ACT or finding scholarships? Every Tuesday and Thursday after school Mrs. Reilly and I will be in Room 122 to help you out! Please stop by!!

College Prep Support

After School in Rm 122

2:05-3:30

Every Tuesday and Thursday

Financial Aid Night - Dec. 7th 6pm-8pm

Upcoming events:

The 3rd Annual Financial Aid Night will be held on Tuesday, December 7th from 6-8pm in the Highline High School Library. This event is to help students and parents find out about the Financial Aid process and the FAFSA. College representatives from Seattle Pacific University will be speaking to the group. The presentation will be presented in English and in Spanish.

6pm-7pm: Financial Aid presentation in English
7pm-8pm: Financial Aid presentation in Spanish.

**The computer lab will be open with experts to get you signed up for thewashboard.org, help you get your FASFA PIN #, and to help explore careercruising.org

Bring your friends and family!!

Mark your calendar: Thursday January 6th from 2:30-7:30 HHS will be hosting a College Goal event in the library to help you get signed up for FASFA! More details to come!!

Volunteer: Gift Wrapping at South Center Mall

Are you looking for volunteer points…or maybe just for that warm fuzzy feeling you get from doing something nice?

This seems like a fun volunteer opportunity (including snacks and a free t-shirt!! J). The non-profit, Orphans to Ambassadors is looking for people to volunteer to do gift wrapping at the South Center mall in Tukwila for Friday December 17th – Friday December 24th as a fund raiser for the organization. They anticipate raising between $8,000-10,000! This money will be matched and doubled.

What - Gift Wrapping Fundraiser
When – December 17-24
Where - South Center Mall in Tukwila, WA outside of the Rain Forest Cafe
Incentive: Club points and that warm fuzzy feeling. Plus, Orphan’s to Ambassadors will be providing snacks, drinks, and a T-Shirt to all those who help!
How: Come to the College and Career Center sign up for a 4 hour time slot

Orphan’s to Ambassador’s mission: Orphans to Ambassadors is pioneering long term global change through child empowerment by providing education and skills to the world’s most disadvantaged children. We believe that by empowering the most disadvantaged children with education and renewable energy technologies, our students will be most effective in transferring the knowledge of sustainable development and contributing to policy change in developing countries, for decades to come. (more info on their website).
Founder - Jake Gentry