CVHS Post Grad Newsletter
April 4, 2024
Days Until Graduation: 48
School Days Until Graduation: 27
All seniors must complete all graduation requirements. Make sure to communicate with your counselor to make sure you are on track for credits (24 Credits) and English/Math Competencies. You also need to complete all tasks assigned in Naviance (graduation requirement to complete an academic plan) and turn in 20 hours of community service by April 5th. 65 seniors need to turn in their 20 hours by TOMORROW!
This is your last month as a high school student, but you must complete the following tasks to ensure graduation!
- Turn in your REQUIRED 20 hours of community service.
- You need to complete your last Naviance task by May 15th. Please check in with me to have me walk you through as soon as you commit to your Fall plans (college, working, year-off, military, ect.). This survey is vital to make sure we have correct information regarding college next year, where to send the final transcript, contact information, etc. so it must be correct!
- If you completed a concurrent enrollment course through ACC, you will need to order transcripts to be sent from ACC to your college.
- During senior checkout, you will need to return ALL library materials, textbooks, and technology-related materials (this includes Chromebooks and chargers) to the library. If you are done with a textbook or other material now and want to get it off of your account, feel free to return it to the library before senior checkout. ALL materials must be returned NO LATER than May 15th. We recommend turning in your items before May 15, as it will speed up the process for your senior checkout sheet. We encourage you not to wait until the last minute to return your materials.
- All fees must be paid by May 15th. Check MySchoolBucks to pay your fees.
Apprenticeships/Internships
- Educating Adventures Limited Ski and Snowboard Internships are the best way for keen skiers and snowboarders to become qualified instructors and start working within one winter season. For general information about the internship programs around the world, check out the website.
Colleges
- Have you committed to a school or program?
- Make sure to contact the schools/programs you will not attend in the fall to let them know you are no longer interested. They will stop contacting you and it opens a spot for someone else.
- See Ms. Gentry in the Main Office to complete your FINAL Naviance task. It is a graduation requirement, but it also tells me where to send your final transcript, or your final plans after high school.
- If you need to send your transcripts from Arapahoe Community College, you send them through the ACC website.
- We have a few colleges visiting Castle View this spring. If you listed a college in "colleges I'm applying to" or colleges I'm thinking about" in Naviance, you will receive an e-mail notification about the visit as soon as it's scheduled. If you don't have colleges updated in Naviance, you will have to frequently visit Naviance or the College Visit calendar to check upcoming visits. You must register for each visit in Naviance and pick up your pass the morning of the visit.
- College for Creative Studies - VIRTUAL VISIT Tuesday, April 9th at 11:00 AM
- Final transcripts are final because they include final semester 2 grades and the graduation date. Students request these transcripts through a final survey in Naviance as part of their senior check-out. Seniors can complete the survey with Ms. Gentry as soon as they commit to post grad plans. Once the district adds the graduation date to the transcript (usually in the beginning of June) I send out all final transcripts. You do not need to pay another $3 if you have already paid for that school to receive a transcript.
- Join Katherine Stievater, Founder of Gap Year Solutions, for a virtual presentation and Q&A Thursday, April 11th at 7pm ET to answer questions that always come up at college decision time. She will also cover the benefits of Gap Years, and how more students are choosing Gap Years to improve college readiness. Click HERE to register.
- Know your terminology for college decisions. College decision is regarding the decision from the college, not your decision to attend. You can/should update your college decisions in Naviance. Only use the terminology provided in the letter you received from the college.
- Waitlisted - The college placed you on a waitlist for admission. Admissions committee may or may not admit students from the waitlist.
- Deferred - Your application will be reconsidered and a decision will be rendered at a later date. This can be referred to as living in limbo.
- Guaranteed Transfer - is a program that offers students from a community college guaranteed admissions to several colleges. This should not apply to any of our high school students.
- Conditional Acceptance - the student will be accepted provided some changes are made (e.g. higher test scores are provided, GPA raises after Term 4, etc.).
FAFSA
Need to Know FAFSA Updates
On March 12, the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) announced that they had started to send Institutional Student Information Records (ISIRs) to universities and colleges. They sent out 1,000 ISIRS and will gradually begin to ramp up. Students could expect aid offers to begin arriving maybe as soon as mid-April.
Federal Student Aid (FSA) will send an email to all students with a submitted form indicating that their form has been processed and that the information has been sent to their institution.
Students will be able to print and review their FAFSA submission summary to help them understand if any additional actions are necessary. Please note: Students will not be able to make corrections on their FAFSA form until the last week of March.
After months of waiting and workarounds, the USDOE announced that they corrected the application to allow contributors without a Social Security number to use the online applications, with two limitations. The first is that student-contributor matching requires the exact entry of personally identifiable information. The second is that the system cannot retrieve IRS data for those contributors, so they must enter their information manually.
Opening of the FAFSA Completion Portal
The CDHE FAFSA Completion Portal will be ready for users in early to mid-May. We're working to send out data share agreements to school districts and past users. If you have questions, please contact us at FAFSA@dhe.state.co.us.
Colorado Application for State Financial Aid (CASFA)
CASFA Updates
The 2024-25 CASFA ISIRs have incorrect SAI calculations and our software developer plans to correct the SAI calculation at the end of March. (We are tentatively looking at March 25-29.) The 2024-25 CASFA ISIRs will be reprocessed to update/correct the SAI calculation by the end of May. Students who complete their 2024-25 CASFAs between December 2023 and before the SAI calculation is corrected may edit their CASFA to obtain a new ISIR with the correct SAI.
Scholarships
- If you have received a scholarship, please bring me a copy so that we can record your achievement! Currently, the class of 2024 has over $2,803,492 in scholarship awards.
- If you are applying for scholarships and they require a copy of your official transcript you need to request it in Naviance. Go to colleges I'm applying to > Manage transcripts > pink + > request transcripts for scholarships. I need to know your deadline, the name of the scholarship, the address, and then you need to pay the $3 transcript fee in MySchoolBucks.
The Philip S. Miller Scholarship is now available! A number of CV seniors will receive a scholarship! Eligibility requirements include: a cumulative GPA of 3.0+ OR SAT score of 1000+, and proof of college acceptance. The scholarship application and two recommendation forms are due Friday, April 12th by 3:00 PM. Please make sure to read all requirements as incomplete applications will not be considered. The online application can be completed and submitted here. Please email this reference form to two teachers to submit on your behalf.
During World War II, millions of Americans and other freedom-loving people around the world fought to stop evil. Learn how and why - and complete for prize money up to $10,000 with your winning essay! Deadline to apply for the ABMF 2024 Past is Prologue Essay Contest is April 12th!
Chevron will award scholarships to students majoring in Information Technology, Engineering and Earth Science. Recipient must be authorized to work in the United States and have a 3.0 GPA. Application is due April 30th.
AFA contributed more than $230,000 to Airmen, Guardians, their spouses, and their children through 12 unique scholarships. The scholarships help fund college tuition, flight school, dental school, Arnold Air Society and Silver Wings, and even full rides to certain universities. Applications are accepted December 1 to April 30 each year.
Starting an apprenticeship, trade school or college in the Fall 2024? The PHCC Educational Foundation provides a scholarship to students pursuing a career in the p-h-c industry. Applications are due May 1, 2024.
The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) is pleased to announce that it’s accepting scholarship applications for the 2024–2025 academic year. PGSF provides scholarships to individuals interested in an education and a career in the graphic communications industry. The 2024–2025 scholarship application period runs from November 1, 2023, to May 1, 2024.
Five male and five female High School members are selected annually for the Dexter High School All-American Team. Each student-athlete selected to the team receives a $1,000 scholarship. Additionally, one of the ten athletes selected will receive the Bud Clapsaddle Award, being named the team captain. The recipient of the Bud Clappsaddle Team Captain Award will receive an additional $500. Apply by May 1, 2024.
The Nurse Corps Scholarship Program application is open now through May 2, 7:30 p.m. ET.
- Read the 2024 Nurse Corps Scholarship Program Application and Program Guidance (PDF - 547 KB). It has the information you need to complete your application.
- Refer to the corresponding Application and Program Guidance Glossary (PDF - 240 KB).
- Read through the Nurse Corps Scholarship Program Frequently Asked Questions (PDF - 146 KB).
- Check out the Nurse Corps Scholarship Program Fact Sheet (PDF - 165 KB) or the Nurse Corps Scholarship Program Fact Sheet - Spanish (PDF - 187 KB) to help you prepare.
- Compare our scholarship programs (PDF - 1 MB) to determine which one is right for you.
The Society of Explosives Engineers Education Foundation (SEE Foundation) has opened the 2024-2025 scholastic year application process. In 2024, the SEE will award up to $90,000 USD in scholarships to students pursuing degrees related to the explosives industry.
The SEE Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization created in 1996 to serve the long-term education interests of the explosives industry through the development of education and training materials, championing the inclusion of explosives instruction in engineering curricula and awarding scholarships to eligible students. The scholarship acceptance period closes on May 6, 2024.
The BigSun Organization is proud to be able to help young athletes succeed in their academic pursuits. We are offering an annual scholarship to a deserving student. All student athletes are eligible for this award, regardless of which sport they are participating in. Please apply by June 19th for a possible $500 scholarship.
Senior Stats
Students who HAVE NOT completed/turned in graduation required community service hours: 65 or 16%. Click HERE for the community service form or available opportunities. Still searching for hours? Try VolunteerMatch, CRGOV, Colorado Nonprofit, or JustServe.
Students who HAVE NOT completed ICAP requirements:
- Create a goal/plan for after high school: 10 or 2%
- Complete the Learning & Productivity survey: 3 or 0.7%
- Complete the Personality survey: 3 or 0.7%
- Complete the Career Cluster Finder: ALL DONE 100%
- Complete the Career Interest Profiler: 3 or 0.7%
- Create a Resume: 38 or 9%
- ICAP District Graduation Survey with Ms. Gentry: 274 or 69%
- Check your Naviance > tasks
Students who have completed their application to college: 69.6%