Happy Holidays!

We hope you and your loved ones enjoy a wonderful holiday season.

 

Our offices will be closed from Monday, December 16th till Monday, January 6th.

 

School starts Tuesday, January 7th.

 

From the Nogales High School Guidance team:

Happy Holidays!

Political Internship

The 55th Assembly District Candidate Phillip Chen’s is offering political internship and fellowship opportunities to high school students in the region.

Fellows and interns will receive in-person training from leading organizing experts in the area and work to build the 2014 operation for Phillip. Fellows and interns will be trained in community, digital, and field organizing and briefed on the campaign’s messaging and overall strategy. These opportunities will be an excellent fit for people interested in a career in politics as well as people who are interested in volunteering to engage their communities.

Here’s the link to the preliminary application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1OpKfecIam7iQa3bWQtexuf-b9DgQsT1oOxpuDd3z2Fs/viewform

You can find out more about Phillip and his campaign at: http://phillipchen.org/

Should you have any questions, contact Bryan Li directly at bryanheheli@gmail.com or at (626) 689-0055.

Mount St. Mary's College

Mrs. Hall and I (Mrs. Denny) visited Mount St. Mary's Doheny campus yesterday.  We were very impressed with this school.  It is definitely a school to take into serious consideration.  They have two campus. The Doheny campus is located downtown near USC. It is for females only.  The Chalon campus is located in Brentwood near Santa Monica and it is a co-ed campus.  Both campuses are small and the student population is very diverse. 

Mount St. Mary's has a good nursing program.  Most of the CSU campus' nursing programs are impacted and hard to get into.  Four of our Nogales Seniors from last year are currently enrolled in the nursing programs at Mount St. Mary's.  Previous students have graduated from this school in four years and are currently employed in great nursing jobs.

 

Mount St. Mary's has other really good programs too.  Yesterday, we heard about how advanced their Film, Media and Communications department is and how they are getting internships and jobs for their students with big name production companies.  They also have cutting edge Criminal Justice programs.

 

This school is impressive, but they do not have high GPA minimums.  It is easier to get into than other private schools.  They also give really good financial aid packages.  The application deadline for this school is February 15, 2014.  Apply online at http://www.msmc.la.edu/index.asp.

 

There are a lot of schools out there just like this one that are good alternatives to CSU and UC schools.  See your counselor for help or look up these type of schools at https://secure.californiacolleges.edu/admissions/california-independent-colleges/california-independent-colleges.asp.

Looking forward to 2014

Now that the UC and CSU application window is over, we are looking forward to the new year. 

 

It's not too late to apply for college. Even though the UC and CSU applications are over, there are still many private/independent colleges and universities that are accepting applications.  These schools are all different and have lots of great things to offer.  They also give out scholarships and very good financial aid packages.

 

The application deadlines for these schools vary and some last until late February/early March.  Check out these schools.  To find out about private schools in California: https://secure.californiacolleges.edu and http://www.aiccu.edu.

 

In January, we will be starting Financial Aid and Community College Applications.  Counselors will be helping students fill out the FAFSA and Dream Act applications.  Please do not pay anyone to help you fill out your financial aid forms. And be careful of scam financial aid web sites.  The web site for the FAFSA is http://www.fafsa.gov and the web site for the Dream Act application is https://dream.csac.ca.gov/.

· Financial Aid Information Night: January 14th from 6-8pm in the Little Theater (Spanish), the New Manor (English) and F8 (Dream  Act)

· CASH FOR COLLEGE: February 8 from 8am-2pm, Mt SAC-Student Life Center

· FAFSA Workshops: January 22, February 19 and 28, Periods 2-7th in the Library

 

Scholarship season has begun.  Seniors, read the Senior Bulletin to find out about scholarship opportunities.  Read the "Scholarship" page of the Guidance section on our school website.  You can also sign up at www.fastweb.com for more scholarship opportunities.

 

Our Mt SAC representative will be on campus to help with community college applications through out January and February.  Mt SAC has a lot of programs and opportunities for our students whether they are looking at transferring to a 4 year college/university, a 2 year degree, a certificate program, or job training.  For high school students, we recommend a community college over a vocational or trade school. Community colleges have everything that vocational/trade school offer for a fraction of the cost.  Please be very careful when considering a vocational/trade school.