Seniors……… This is your

last year in high school!

Congratulations! Are you

ready to move on to

College? Military?

Workforce? Not sure? Now is the time to

start thinking and planning where you will be next

fall 2012! The PAD (Planning and Developing) is the

place to go! See Mrs. Zimmer in Room 1.280 to start

the process! I will be sending out a form for you to

complete in the next couple of weeks through your

Language Arts class. We will be using the computers

to visit websites, so make sure you are able to log

on to our school computers.

IMPORTANT DATES & INFORMATION TO REMEMBER—

Make sure you stop by and visit with our college

admission reps during your lunch time or ask your ACT

teacher if you can go during your ACT. The reps are

here at our school to offer you lots of information

about their college. You may end up finding out that

you may have more opportunities out of state than in

state! I try to bring in two or more colleges but

sometimes you may just see only one college here.

Even if you think you may not have an interest in the

college that is here — stop by anyway to say “hello”

and ask them “what does your college have to offer

me”?

August 19— Armstrong Atlantic State University

August 22– Auburn Univ., Mississippi State Univ., &

University of Alabama

August 23– Navy

Gates Millennium Scholars Program

If you have a GPA of 3.0+ and are African American,

American Indian/Alaska native, Asian Pacific Islander

American or Hispanic American you will want to attend

the Educational Workshop on Saturday, August 27 @

Peachtree Ridge H.S. from 8:30 a.m.—10:30 a.m. Find

out how you can attend college and receive your

doctoral degree for free by applying to the Gates

Millennium Scholarship. Info. posted on MCHS website!

Issue 1

Senior’s 2012

Newsletter Happenings

IMPORTANT DATES:

SENIOR DUES: $100 - paid online @ www.gabalfour.com Senior Parent Night - Aug. 25 @ 6:30 MCHS Theater Senior Sponsors for your questions: Jody Gross, Ramona Avery, Merca Berry-Covert, & Kevin Rodgers All Senior Info. Is under “Senior News” on our school website.

TEST DATES

SAT

Test Dates Deadlines

Oct. 1 Sept. 9

Nov. 5 Oct. 7

Dec. 3 Nov. 8

*Register @ www.collegeboard.com

$49 fee

+ 4 college scores sent free

*Please check the college website

where you are applying as to what

type of SAT they require. You may

need Subject Tests.

MCHS SCHOOL CODE SAT & ACT

#111-653

ACT

Test Dates Deadlines

Sept. 10 Aug. 12

Oct. 22 Sept. 16

Dec. 10 Nov. 4

*Register @ www.actstudent.org

$49.50 w/writing section

$34 no writing

+4 college scores sent free

TOEFL

This test is available for students

whose native language is not Eng-

lish. It will replace the verbal score

of the SAT.

Aug. 15, 2011

Scholarship Information News for you…...

Scholarships are online

under ―Scholarships &

News From The Pad‖ front

page of MCHS School Web-

site!! Look for the

HAWK and click on

the link!!

Or click on ―The

Pad‖ on the left side

under ―Parent & Student

Info.‖ You can apply for

scholarships any time

and you do not have to

be accepted into college

to apply to them. There

are so many websites

available to search for

scholarships - start

searching now!

Zinch.com - is dedicated to con-

necting high school students with

scholarships and best-fit col-

leges. On Zinch, high school

students can create their first

online, “professional” profile in a

fun, interactive, Facebook-like

setting where students reach out

directly to the colleges of their

choosing. Zinch.com is FREE

for all students, completely pri-

vate and students are only con-

nected with colleges that they are

interested in! Any scholarship

that a student wins on this site

will be doubled by Zinch!!! Yes,

they double your scholarship

money!! So go to Zinch.com to-

day to sign up and create your

FREE PROFILE!!

Transcript Info.

You can request your Transcript

by either completing a paper re-

quest form in the counseling of-

fice or in The Pad. You can also

request transcripts through gacol-

lege411.org. It is your responsi-

bility to mail your transcript to

your college. The fee is $2.00

per transcript. It takes 24-48

hours to process.

College Fall Visits If you did not visit any colleges

this summer, you may want to

start checking their websites to

sign up to attend one of their

open house dates! Some col-

leges require you to register be-

fore you come, so check each

college that you are interested in

and sign up! It is so important to

see the college and walk around.

You will know if the size of the

campus is what you are looking

for. If you visit during the school

week, check with the Attendance

Office and request a Pre-

arranged Absence College Form.

You must have this form com-

pleted in order to visit your col-

lege. Sign up and check out

www.collegeweeklive.com.

Senior Parent Night

August 25 @ 6:30 Preparing for

College Entrance.

Financial Aid Meeting

Mark your calendar for October

12 @ 7:00 p.m. MCHS theater.

This is a meeting you and your

parents do not want to miss!!

Attention Male Students..

If you are 18 you

are required to reg-

ister with the Selec-

tive Service within

30 days of your

18th birthday. Once you register,

you are eligible for college loans

and grants, government jobs,

and job training. By not register-

ing you risk the chance of losing

your drivers license and also col-

lege loans. Register online at

www.sss.gov or pick up an ap-

plication at your nearest U.S.

Post Office.

NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA If you want to play sports in college

on an athletic scholarship and you

have not registered you will need to

do so. The NCAA Clearinghouse is

used for Division I, II. Division III

schools use there on rules. Visit

www.ncaa.org to register. There are

many regulations and conditions you

need to know ahead of time so that

you don’t miss possible opportuni-

ties. There are certain GPA and

SAT/ACT score requirements you

will need to meet. There is a $65 fee

to register. You will need to send

them your transcript. Also,

SAT/ACT scores using the 9999

code when you register for your

SAT/ACT. NAIA rules are located @

www.playnaia.org. There is a $60

fee to register. The SAT/ACT code

is 9876. And you will also need to

send them your transcript and meet

certain GPA and SAT/ACT scores.

NJCAA rules are located @

www.njcaa.org. Junior College rules

are different than the ones listed

above. Check with your coach,

counselor or Mrs. Zimmer if you

need additional help.