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Counselor’s Corner Fort Loramie Local Schools

ACT Dates to Remember:

Mrs. Kemmere 7-12 School Counselor

Test Date

February 8, 2014

April 12, 2014

June 14, 2014

Regular Deadline

passed

March 7, 2014

May 9, 2014

Late Fee Required

passed

March 8-21

May 10-23

SAT Dates to Remember: Test Date

March 8, 2014

May 3, 2014

June 7, 2014

Regular Deadline

February 7, 2014

April 4, 2014

May 9, 2014

Late Fee Required

February 8-21

April 5-18

May 10-23

February 2014

UPCOMING EVENTS:

College Goal Sunday Sunday, February 9, 2014

2:00pm FREE help filing out the FAFSA!

For more information and to regis-ter online please go to:

www.ohiocollegegoalsunday.org

AP, Dual Enrollment, Post Sec-ondary Option

Informational Meeting Wednesday, February 5, 2014

6:00 PM in HS Cafeteria MUST ATTEND IF INTERESTED IN THESE

OPTIONS FOR THE 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR!

College Search Night Wednesday, February 12, 2014

6:00pm in HS Cafeteria Juniors and Sophomores are en-couraged to attend this event!

A presenter will talk about how to search for the right college for you.

It is never too early to begin think-ing about your future...

Seniors —- FAFSA form will be available for you to fill out after

January 1, 2014

To fill out the form go to: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

**Remember you and your parent will both need a pin: http://www.pin.ed.gov/ Please take a look at this Senior Year Checklist:

http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/checklist/12thGrade.html

Parent Teacher Conferences February 5th & 12th

4:00-7:30PM

No School February 14 & 17th

Scholarships and Awards: Parents and Students:

Parents and Students:

Below is a list of scholarship opportunities which are due this month or at the beginning of March. For all scholarships due in February, beginning of March, or that are due later this school year please:

Check out the purple binder in the Guidance outer office for scholarship applications and information.

Also look at the bulletin board in the HS Cafeteria.

Seniors—remember to make a fastweb.com account. It gives you an opportunity to see scholarships that specifically pertain to you.

eSchoolview Scholarships:

Web Design and Development contest open to high school seniors across the country.

One—$5,000; Two—$2,500; Three- $1,000

Application Deadline: February 1, 2014

For more information and an application form: http://www.eschoolview.com/StudentScholarships.aspx OR call eSchoolview at 1-888-932-6460

“Arts in Action” Scholarship:

1-time scholarship of $500 to a 2014 graduate who intends to pursue a career in the field of art

Must show financial need, GPA of at least 3.0, and a commitment to pursue and complete a bachelor’s degree in an art-related field

Application Deadline: Not specified

Buick Achiever Scholarship:

Scholarships up to $25,000/year are available

Applicants must be: high school seniors or current undergraduates who plan to enroll full time at a 4-year college or uni-versity in 2014-2015

Students who plan to major in a field of study that focuses on engineering, technology, design or business with an interest in automotive are industry are encouraged to apply


Eligibility and How to Apply: buickachievers.com

WACE National Co-Op Scholarship:

Students must be admitted to one of the ten institutions lists in the scholarship brochure

160 scholarships will be awarded, totaling $4.1 million


Eligibility and How to Apply: http://www.waceinc.org/scholarship/index.html

To sign up for the ACT:

go to http://www.actstudent.org/

Click on Sign Up/Log In

To sign up for the SAT:

go to http://sat.collegeboard.org/home

Click Register Now on the upper right hand corner of the screen

Reminder — students have an OCIS account:

All students remember to go to: ocis.org

Enter the username and password for FLHS and then create your own portfolio

**If you forgot your password just click “Forgot your username or password”

Quick Tips:

Student Registration Schedule for the 2014-2015 School Year: Please see page 11 of this newsletter for the 2014-2015 registration schedule. Students

will begin thinking about and planning for their schedule for the upcoming school year by the end of February.

Parents: Please familiarize yourself with this schedule so that you can help plan with your student for the upcoming school year. Each student receives a registration guide which lists several FLHS policies and procedures and an explanation of all courses being offered at FLHS for the 2014-2015 school year. If you have any questions about the scheduling process, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thanks & Happy Scheduling! — Mrs. Kemmere

Ohio Public University—Visiting Campus **Please Visit the following websites for a listing of the most updated campus visit days!!

The University of Akron — www.uakron.edu/visitUA

Bowling Green State University — www.choose.bgsu.edu/visit/schedule

Central State University — www.centralstate.edu/prospects/tours/index.php

University of Cincinna — www.admissions.uc.edu/visit

Cleveland State University — h p://www.csuohio.edu/engagecsu/

Kent State University — www.kent.edu/admissions/explore/visit

Miami University — www.muohio.edu/visit

The Ohio State University — www.campusvisit.osu.edu

Ohio University — www.ohio.edu/admissions/visit

Shawnee State University — h p://www.shawnee.edu/off/adms/campustour.html

The University of Toledo — www.utoledo.edu/admission/undergraduate/campus

Wright State University — h p://www.wright.edu/undergraduate‐admissions/visit

Youngstown State University — web.ysu.edu/gen/ysu/Schedule_a_Campus_Visit_m149.html

Ohio Private University—Visiting Campus

**Please Visit the following websites for the most updated campus visit days... Make sure you call/e-mail the office of admissions with any questions about visit days!

Antioch University Midwest—midwest.antioch.edu

Visiting Campus — http://midwest.antioch.edu/sas/admissions/infosession.html

Art Academy of Cincinnati—www.artacademy.edu

Visiting Campus — Admissions Office: [email protected]

Ashland University—www.ashland.edu/

Visiting Campus — http://www.ashland.edu/admission/schedule-a-visit

Baldwin-Wallace College — www.bw.edu/admission

Visiting Campus — http://www.bw.edu/admission/campusvisit/

Bluffton University — www.bluffton.edu/

Visiting Campus — https://www.bluffton.edu/admission/visit/scheduling/

Capital University — www.capital.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.capital.edu/visit/

Case Western Reserve University — www.case.edu

Vising Campus — http://www.case.edu/visit/

Cedarville University — www.cedarville.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.cedarville.edu/Admissions/Visit-Campus.aspx

Columbus College of Art & Design — www.ccad.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.ccad.edu/future-students-parents/visit-ccad/visit-ccad-home

University of Dayton — www.udayton.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.udayton.edu/apply/visit/index.php

Defiance College — www.defiance.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.defiance.edu/pages/adm_visit_804.html

Denison University — www.denison.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.denison.edu/admissions/schedule_a_visit.html

The University of Findlay — www.findlay.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.findlay.edu/admissions/undergraduate/Pages/Visit-Campus.aspx

Franciscan University of Steubenville — www.franciscan.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.franciscan.edu/Admissions/VisitCampus/

Franklin University — www.franklin.edu

Visiting Campus — call toll free: 1.877.341.6300

Good Samaritan College — www.gscollege.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.gscollege.edu/Admissions/visitUs.aspx

Heidelberg University — www.heidelberg.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.heidelberg.edu/admissions/visit

Hiram College — www.hiram.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.hiram.edu/traditional/families/visit

John Carroll University — www.jcu.edu

Visiting Campus — http://sites.jcu.edu/admission/pages/visit/visit-opportunities/

Kenyon University — www.kenyon.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.kenyon.edu/visit.xml

Kettering College — www.kettering.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.kettering.edu/visit

Lake Erie College — www.lec.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.lec.edu/visit

Lourdes University — www.lourdes.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.lourdes.edu/Home/Admissions/CampusVisit.aspx


Malone University — www.malone.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.malone.edu/admissions/undergraduate/visit-malone/

Marietta College — www.marietta.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.marietta.edu/About/visit.html

Mercy College of Ohio — www.mercycollege.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.mercycollege.edu/future-students/visit-mercy-college/

Mount Carmel College of Nursing — www.mccn.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.mccn.edu/admissions/visit-us

College of Mount St. Joseph — www.msj.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.msj.edu/admission/visit-the-college/

University of Mount Union — www.mountunion.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.mountunion.edu/campus-visit

Mount Vernon Nazarene University — www.mvnu.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.gotomvnu.com/visit/

Muskingum University — www.muskingum.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.muskingum.edu/admission/visits.html

University of Northwestern Ohio — www.unoh.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.unoh.edu/future-students/visit_unoh/index.shtml

Notre Dame College — www.notredamecollege.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.notredamecollege.edu/admissions/get-started/schedule-a-visit

Oberlin College — www.new.oberlin.edu

Visiting Campus — http://new.oberlin.edu/visitor/


Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine — http://www.ocpm.edu/index.asp

Visiting Campus — Contact: (800) 821-6562

Ohio Dominican University — www.ohiodominican.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.ohiodominican.edu/Admissions/Undergraduate-Admissions/Visit-Campus/Visit-Campus/

Ohio Northern University — www.onu.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.onu.edu/admissions/visit_us

Ohio Wesleyan University – www.owu.edu

Visiting Campus — http://choose.owu.edu/visitOWU/

Otterbein University – www.otterbein.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.otterbein.edu/public/About/VisitOtterbein/schedule-visit.aspx

University of Rio Grande – www.rio.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.rio.edu/admissions/page.php?ID=planavisit

Tiffin University – www.tiffin.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.tiffin.edu/visit/

Union Institute & University – www.myunion.edu

Visiting Campus — Call of the university: 800.861.6400

Urbana University – www.urbana.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.urbana.edu/admissions/take-a-tour.html

Ursuline College – www.ursuline.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.ursuline.edu/Admission/Undergraduate/Experience/campus_visit.html

Walsh University – www.walsh.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.walsh.edu/tour-calendar


Wilberforce University – www.wilberforce.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.wilberforce.edu/admissions/campus_tours.html

Wilmington College – www.wilmington.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.wilmington.edu/admission/cv-registration-card.cfm

Wittenberg University – www.wittenberg.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www4.wittenberg.edu/admission/visit/

The College of Wooster – www.wooster.edu

Visiting Campus — http://www.wooster.edu/Admissions-and-Financial-Aid/Visiting-the-Campus

Xavier University – www.xavier.edu/visit

Visiting Campus — http://www.xavier.edu/undergraduate-admission/visit-xavier/


2013-2014 FLHS Registration Schedule

Students receive regis-tration materials from

Mrs. Kemmere (this will take most, if

not all, period)

**Parents will need to sign registration sheets for students

**Teachers will need to sign Teacher Sig-

nature Form

Students bring complet-ed registration sheets to

tables outside Mrs. Kemmere’s Office for

Academic Advising (students rotate

in and out)

Students enter 2014 -

2015 course requests in Computer Lab

**Students will be

called down over the P.A. when it is their

time to register

Upcoming Seniors (current 11th grad-

ers)

February 18 (A Day)

Periods 2,6,7 (Mrs. Poeppelman’s English 11 classes)

February 18 - 24, 2014

February 24 (A Day)

Periods 2,6,7 (Mrs. Poeppelman’s English 11 classes)

March 4 (Tues.) 1st Call begins at 8:15a

Upcoming Juniors (current 10th grad-

ers)

February 19 (B Day)

Periods 1,3,4,8 (Mr. Prenger’s Ameri-

can History classes)

February 19 - 27, 2014

February 27 (D Day)

Periods 1,3,5,6 (Mrs. Shatto’s English 10

classes)

March 4 (Tues.)

Upcoming Sopho-mores (current 9th

graders)

February 20 (C Day)

Periods 1,2,6 (Ms. Lightle’s Bio/Life

Science classes)

February 20 - 28, 2014

February 28 (8 period)

Periods 2,4,7 (Mrs. Shatto’s English 9

classes)

March 5 (Wed.)

1st Call begins at 8:15a

Upcoming Fresh-man (current 8th

graders)

February 21 (D Day)

Periods 2,3,6 (Mr. Roger’s 8th gr.

History classes)

February 21 - 26, 2014

February 26 (C Day)

Periods 1,2,4 (Mrs. Nosek’s 8th gr. Eng-

lish classes)

March 5 (Wed.)

March 4th Students will be called in the order below:

1st - Juniors with last name A-H

2nd – Juniors with last name I-Z

3rd – Sophomores with the last name A-D

4th – Sophomores with last name E-K

5th – Sophomores with last name L-Q

6th - Sophomores with last name R-Z

March 5th Students will be called in the order below:

1st – Freshmen with last name A-F

2nd – Freshmen with last name G-L

3rd – Freshmen with last name M-Z

4th – 8th graders with last name A-E

5th – 8th graders with last name F-O

6th – 8th graders with last name P-Z

**Scheduling should take approx. 30 minutes per student group

If you have any questions regarding college visit dates, scholarships, testing dates, etc. please feel free to e‐mail or call! Below is my contact information:

Kendra Kemmere

7 - 12 School Counselor

Fort Loramie Jr./Sr. High School

600 East Park Street

Fort Loramie, Ohio 45845

937-295-3342

[email protected]

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