Local Scholarships

Keep checking www.studentawards.com

I will have local booklets available around March Break...What can you be doing to get prepared?
GET YOUR REFERENCE LETTERS!
GET YOUR PORTFOLIO ORGANIZED!

Student Budgets

Just came across these sites...it looks VERY helpful to help figure out your expenses for College/University

http://ssbc.scotiabank.com/


https://www.rbcroyalbank.com/student/budget-calculator/


http://www.fcac-acfc.gc.ca/Eng/forConsumers/lifeEvents/payingPostSecEd/Pages/StudentB-Grillepo.aspx

Grad Class 2015!

There will be a grad class meeting on Thursday, Sept 11 at 9am in Mrs. Linton's room (Room 28).

The bake sale will be on Saturday, Sept 27th at 1 pm.

Distinctive Tuxedos

Distinctive Tuxedos will be at GMCS on Thursday, April 10 from noon until 6 pm in room 41 to measure the guys and take tuxedo orders for the Grand March.  This company will also deliver the tuxedos before Grand March AND pick them up afterwards.  This service saves you 3 trips away.  The rental fee with tax is between $165-175.  A 50% deposit is required (about $88) on Thursday.  Girls are welcome to bring their dresses or swatches in if you are looking for a matching tie.  Check out their facebook page for more details. 

IMPORTANT GRAD MEETING!

Monday, March 31st, Block 3 in Mrs. Linton's room.
We will have updates on the fundraising efforts, safe grad, and Valedictorian/Salutatorian selections process.  Votes will also take place for other important information regarding graduation.
MAKE A POINT OF  BEING THERE! If you are not in classes this semester, we hope you can make it in.

Grad Meetings regarding scholarships will also be taking place in the next two weeks. Make sure you are signing up!
PS:
The District has been upgarding a Regional Scholarships site...

http://web1.nbed.nb.ca/sites/ASD-S/2201/Pages/Scholarships.aspx

$$ Hey. Grads! $$

This looks interesting...
http://cls2.studentlifenetwork.com/ref/luckieststudent

Grad Meetings

Grads are signing up on my office door for their FIRST GRAD MEETING of the year!
I will go through your transcript with you, look at courses required for graduation, post secondary plans and Portfolio building.
You should be looking for THREE reference letters in the next couple of months (one school, one work, one community), and get your resume updated.
If you are not signed up for any extracurricular activities, strat looking! Also, you should be considering volunteer work in the community.
Scholarships and prizes are awarded based on academics, extracurricular AND community work. You don't have to have the BEST marks, you should be consistent and well-balanced.
NBCC applications are due NOVEMBER 1st...let's get on it!!
Universities won't need theirs until January.
Parents are welcome to call or email me with any questions or concerns, too!

GRAD CLASS 2014!!!

Hope you are getting lots of goodies arranged for the annual fall Bake Sale...Saturday, Sept. 28.
The sale is open to the public at 1 pm, but you should have your items picked up and dropped off at school by 11-11:30, so everything can be priced, counted and sorted.

Less than a month to go!!

Don't forget the Bake Sale...Saturday, May 25th.
Be sure to have your food here by 12 noon...
sale begins at 1pm.


Scholarship Applicants:
I need your SIN number...please drop it off to HB in the next week.


GRAD PHOTOS....

Robyn Guptill is available to take photos at Grand March... she is already booked for the day.
You can contact her through Red Robyn Photos on Facebook. She will NOT be available on the 18th-19th.

Jon Billings is available to take photos at Grand March...or through the day.
You can contact him through Jon Billings Photo on Facebook, or www.jonbillings.com
He IS available through the 18th and 19th.

GRAD SCHOLARSHIP MEETINGS!

I have been around to all grade 12 classes, and gave out SCHOLARSHIP packages to those who wanted them.
IF you are going to any Post Secondary school next year, YOU SHOULD HAVE A PACKAGE!!!

Look over the package, and get yor questions ready.
I will meet with each of you over the next 2-3 weeks...BUT YOU MUST SIGN UP ON MY DOOR for an appointment time. It will take about 30-45 minutes. It is very helpful if you sign up with a friend, so I can get through the appointments quicker.

I will be away for Parent-Teacher Interviews. Parents are invited to call me anytime, 662-7004, or email me at brownhea@nbed.nb.ca  with any questions or concerns regarding graduation. (this applies for the remainder of the year...not just around P-T time!)


Also...reminder to let me know where you need updated transcripts sent. I know some of you have applied to 3-4 places, so this may change by June.
(I'll keep a list on my door)


check out....
http://web1.nbed.nb.ca/sites/District10/Pages/Scholarship-Information.aspx

Assomption Scholarships

Do you have an average of 70% or better?

http://www.assomption.ca/english/index/dynamic.cfm?id=319

Scholarship Update

Good to hear from some of you about scholarship planning...
By now...you should have:
~your PORTFOLIO divided into sections (academics, extracurricular, community, and family/personal)
~Resume updated
~Reference letters (2-3)
~NBCC acceptance letter (or as soon as it comes)

Things to put in soon...:
~University acceptance letters (arriving in the next month)
~January (1st term) report card

UNB SCHOLARSHIPS!!

Start looking into this NOW!!
http://www.unb.ca/scholarships/highschool.html

High School Students

General Scholarship Application for UNB Scholarships - All high school applicants should apply for scholarship support using the general application. It covers just about all of our scholarships available to high school students who are starting an undergraduate program at UNB.

Special Scholarship Applications - these scholarships require a special application in addition to the general application because they require additional information about you to make a decision.

• Schulich Leader Scholarship - Deadline: Feb 5th 2013
• Currie Undergraduate Scholarships - Deadline: March 1st 2013
• H. Harrison McCain Bursary - Deadline: March 1st 2013
• Beaverbrook Scholars Award- Deadline: March 1st 2013
• UNB Saint John Primrose Scholarship - Deadline: March 15
• UNB's Project Hero Award
  **For complete terms of reference, please click here.

Did you receive a scholarship offer from UNB? If so, please respond here before May 15th.

All students who have been admitted to a UNB degree program on the basis of their high school marks are considered for scholarship support ranging from $500 to $60,000.

Upon request, we will revisit the calculation of your scholarship average when we receive your final official high school transcript in June. Please send your request for re-calculation and any other inquiries to awards@unb.ca

NBCC program updates for January

If you are finishing up grade 12 this semester...you could apply to get into one of these programs NOW!!

 

January 7, 2013 start:

· Personal Support Worker: Long-term Care – Woodstock

· Accounting Technician - Moncton

· Civil Technician – Moncton

· Pre-Science – Moncton and Saint John

· Practical Nurse – St. Andrews and Woodstock

· Office Administration – Saint John

· Office Administration: Executive – Saint John

February 4, 2013 start:

· Payroll and Benefits Administration – Miramichi *NEW PROGRAM

· Introduction to Skilled Trades – Saint John *NEW PROGRAM

· Academic Studies – Woodstock *NEW LOCATION

· Early Childhood Education – Dalhousie *NEW LOCATION

· Personal Support Worker: Long-term Care – Plaster Rock

Payroll and Benefits Administration is a 16-week program designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to process an organization's payroll, communicate payroll information to its stakeholders and perform basic accounting tasks as they relate to payroll and benefits. This program is a great addition to NBCC’s Miramichi campus as the federal government has recently opened the Federal Payroll Centre in the city.

Introduction to Skilled Trades is a 19-week program in which students will explore building and construction, metals and manufacturing, motive power, and the industrial sector while obtaining valuable math, communications and workplace safety training. Some courses in this program may be transferable to other trades programs at NBCC.

For those students who would like to experience a test run of the college environment, we have a few Student for a Day events coming up. It’s a great way to learn more about NBCC, meet the instructors, and connect with current students to get a better idea of what college is all about. The upcoming dates are:

· January 24

· February 28

· March 27

As always, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact your regional recruitment advisor or myself.

 

Shawn Ethier

Provincial Recruitment Coordinator

New Brunswick Community College

506-453-6097

ACADIA UNIVERSITY Open House

It’s hard to believe that we are already in our second week of October and that we are getting ready for our Annual Open House, which is set to take place next Friday, October 19 at 8:30 a.m. in Wolfville.
We ask that you please encourage your students who may be interested in studying at Acadia University to attend the event so that they can truly get a feel for what they may experience in less than a year! Students and their parents will have the opportunity to meet new professors for academic advice, get a tour of our beautiful campus, enjoy a complimentary lunch, and get on-the-spot admission if they bring their transcript.
If you have any students who do wish to attend the Open House, please tell them to register online at studentevents.acadiau.ca or call us 1-877-585-1121.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me directly at 902-585-1828 or via e-mail at sarah.casey@acadiau.ca .

NBCC Open House

NBCC will host its annual Fall Showcase on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The showcase, which is open to Grades 11 and 12 high school students from the region, will take place at NBCC’s St. Andrews Campus, located at 99 Augustus Street.


The annual Fall Showcase is an interactive event that is designed with many opportunities to engage students and answer questions. Throughout the day, students will:
· Tour the campus
· Spend time in classroom, lab, and shop settings
· Participate in demonstrations led by instructors
· Speak with instructors and other students



For more information, please feel free to contact me by email at linda.brownrigg@nbcc.ca or by telephone at (506) 529-5093.

CRANDALL UNIVERSITY Open House

Good Afternoon!




I am pleased to announce that we are gearing up for our first Open House of the school year. Our Admissions team, along with a great group of Crandall students, faculty and staff is preparing this Open House for any students who may be considering a higher education at Crandall University.
Similar to our Winter event, we will highlight the excellent academic programs, world class faculty, expanded programs and campus of one of Canada’s leading private, not-for-profit universities, a university that, we’re proud to say, is located right here in Atlantic Canada! There will be a discussion time for parents, a student panel to answer questions, displays from various faculties, student led tours of our expanded campus, and refreshments.
Once again this event will be hosted in the Atrium of, one of the most environmentally friendly and beautiful buildings in Atlantic Canada, Stultz Hall, on the afternoon of Saturday, November 17th, from 1:00-3:30 in the afternoon. For more information please call us at 858-8970 (toll free 1-888-968-6228), email us at admissions@crandallu.ca or visit our website at www.crandallu.ca Thanks so much for your partnership and we look forward to meeting with you.

PORTFOLIOS

Start watching for afterschool PORTFOLIO HELP sessions next week...listen for morning announcements, or just ask me on a day you know you can stay, and I will plan on staying for you. I have lots of scrapbook paper/ embellishments, but check out the dollar store as well for more personalized themes.

Don't have a binder yet? Just a plain binder will do now (see Ms. Cogswell)...but look at Staples for one that has a front pocket to put your handsome picture!
Categories:
Academics
Post Secondary
Extra Curricular
Community/Family

GRAD BAKE SALE OCT. 20th 1pm

Details will be coming, but plan on Saturday, October 20th.
Ask friends, neighbours, relatives,  teachers, whoever you can think of to help you out.
Baking should be picked up by you Saturday morning no later than 10 am, or your friend can drop them off.
If someone feels they can not bake for you at this time, ask them if they would like to donate a cake mix and icing, and you could make cupcakes to sell! OR, maybe they would like to just donate cash this time for the cause, and maybe bake for you in the Spring bake sale.
Good luck!
Try and be available to set up and sell that day as well... not sure of a start time yet, but will let you know. (usually 1pm). Sometimes there is leftover food, and grads can be prepared to sell at local stores as a "trunk sale". 
See you there!

Wahoot! Grad Class of 2013!

Welcome to another school year...for some of you, your last, for many of you, just your last in high school.
Mrs. Linton and I will be posting throughout the school year, on various grad events, so please keep checking. First, you'll see some useful websites to the right...check them out!
Over the next few weeks, I will be meeting with ALL GRADE 12s...to check your credits, make sure your transcript looks right, and to find out what information you need for Post Secondary places. Also, I can give you some information on PORTFOLIO BUILDING!
Please do not feel you have to wait for your grad appointment..stop by any morning. I am teaching every afternoon, so I won't be as easy to find.
PARENTS...keep checking, too!
Good luck this year...get involved, in school and in your community...trust me, it WILL make a difference for scholarships!