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FHSFRESHMENNEWSLETTER Issue211
October 2019
WWW.FAIRVIEWSCHOOLS.NET
DATES TO REMEMBER
October
4th-OctACTLateRegistrationdeadline
17th-21st-FallBreak
26th-ACTTest
Formoreevents,visitourcalendarhttps://www.fairviewschools.net/page/page_calendar?calID=56379
Oklahoma’s Promise Oklahoma’sPromiseisaprogramthroughtheOklahomaRegent’sforHigherEducation.Ithasasimplemission:helpstudentswhoworkandstudyhardtosucceedbyofferingfreecollegetuition.ItiscalledtheOklahomaHigherLearningAccessProgramorOHLAP.Ifastudent’sfamilyincomeis$55,000orlessatthetimethestudentapplies,theyqualify.OnceyouqualifyyouareeligibletoreceiveOHLAPifyouremainqualifiedatthenextincomecheck(FAFSA-SenioryearofHS).TheywilldoanincomecheckusingyourFAFSAeveryyearofcollege.Youmaygoinandoutofeligibilitydependingonincome.Onceyoureachcollegeeligibility,theincomeamountis$100,000/year.
Themoneyforcollegemaybefree,buttheremustbeeffortbythestudent.Thisprogramrequiresstudentstotakeandpassspecifichighschoolcoursesandkeepuptheirgrades.
Ifastudent(orfamily)thinkstheymightqualify,youmustapplybytheendofthe10thgrade.
Pleasevisitwww.okpromise.orgformoreinformationortoapply.Youwillneedyourpreviousyear’staxreturninordertocompletetheapplication.
BUILDING A RESUME Your Freshman year is a great time to begin accumulating items for your resume. Keeping track of
accomplishments and activities is an important job in high school. Ideas of items to track:
1. Awards/Recognitions: if you win a speech contest, compete for FFA, FCCLA, sports, etc
2. Activities: if you take part in ANY organization or activity (does not have to be school
related) 3. Community Service: make a note if you volunteered your time for the community,
school or church. 4. Work: if you work a job of any kind, make note! Employability is a great addition to any
resume.
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Fairview High School Staff
TonyHolt–[email protected]
LindaZimmerman–[email protected]
SusieHarder–[email protected]
VickiEwbank–[email protected]
NicoleMartens–[email protected]
SarahBaum–[email protected]
Freshman Class Sponsors: TroyHutchison,OliviaMallory,RindaBowden
The Homework Club
Starting Sept 30th, The Homework Club located at the Fairview Nazarene Church will begin meeting from 3:30-5:00PM Monday through Thursday! The cost is $5/week.
The Homework Club is a group for children and adolescents (grades 4+) who require extra support with their homework. The Homework Club gives students an opportunity to work on their academic and study skills. Students are assisted by volunteer helpers.
Students arrive around 3:30 PM after school and are fed a small snack. They spend a few minutes eating and socializing, then they get to work. When homework is finished, students can read a book or will be provided other age appropriate educational material.
For more information please call Ashley Chance at (580)744-9757 or pick up an application at FHS.
IMPORTANT WEBSITES
OKCollegeStart.org
UCanGo2.org
Act.org
Ocap.org
Ok4saving.org
Oklahomamoneymatters.org
OklahomaCollegeSavingsPlan
CollegeTuitionisabigexpensebutparticipatingintheOklahomaCollegeSavingsPlan(OCSP)canhelp.AdministeredbytheOklahomastatetreasurer,theOCSPgivesyouawaytostart
savingtodaytoprepareforyourchild’sfuture.TaxAdvantages
1. ContributionsandanyearningsusedtopayforqualifiedhighereducationexpensesarefederalandOklahomaincometaxfree
2. TheearningsportionofanydistributionsusedtopayforqualifiedhighereducationexpenseswillbefreefromfederalandOklahomaincometax
3. Oklahomataxdeduction4. TheamountyoucontributetoOCSPcanbedeductedfromyourOklahomataxableincome
uptoamaximumof$10,000peryear($20,000forcouplesfilingjointly)5. Federalestateandgifttaxbenefits
OK4saving.org877-OK4SAVINGCHOICESOKLAHOMA2019-2020
REMINDER
Asthefirst9weeksisdrawingtoacloseIwantedtoremindstudentsandparentsthatgradesareextremelyimportant!IfastudentdoesnotpassaCOREsubject(Math,
English,Science,History)atsemestertheywillhavetoretake(creditrecovery)thecoursethattheyfail.
