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Creeskide Guidance is pleased to welcome two new counselors this year. Mrs. Jenna Adair will serve students alphabet letters Y-Z and Mrs. Kristen Fry will be serving students is alphabet letters Y-Z.

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Check out the latest new in Creekside Athletics!

http://www-chs.stjohns.k12.fl.us/athletics/

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Creekside Athletics - Creekside High School

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St. Johns County's top rated athletics program, Creekside High School, will host a "Fall Sports Media Day" on Saturday, August, 11th from 11am-3pm presented by Leonard's Studios. The event will focus attention on the athletes and coaches of the Creekside Knights' football, cheerleading, dance, volleyball, cross country, swim & dive and golf teams. In [...]

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Come cheer on your favorite team!
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Creekside High School Guidance Department
Florida Bright Futures Information

E-News from the Florida Department of Education Office of Student Financial Assistance

This E-News includes the Bright Futures Calendar as well as helpful links to the Bright Futures Handbook and videos to create the FSA ID.
E-News from Office of Student Financial Aid
The Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program has helped more than 500,000 Florida students attend a postsecondary institution. The program offers three levels of scholarship awards - the Florida Academic Scholars award (FA S), the Florida Medallion Scholars award (FMS ), and the Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award (GSV).

Student Responsibilities: It is the student's responsibility to know and meet the requirements of the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program before high school graduation and throughout your college career. To learn more about these requirements go to www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/ssfad/home/uamain.htm.

Class of 2018 seniors can begin to apply for Florida Bright Futures Scholarship beginning October 01, 2017. To apply for a Bright Futures Scholarship, students must submit a completed, error free Initial Student Florida Financial Aid Application during your last year in high school (after October 1 and prior to graduation). You must apply during your last year in high school, before graduation, or you will forfeit all future eligibility for a Bright Futures Scholarship. To apply online, visit www.FloridaStudentFinancialAid.org , select "State Grants, Scholarships & Applications" and select "Apply Here." The application gives the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) permission to evaluate your high school transcript and test scores for eligibility for state scholarships and grants, including a Bright Futures Scholarship. You may apply prior to meeting all requirements.

After submitting an Initial Student Florida Financial Aid Application, students will: create a personal User ID online, update their demographic information (on the original application), as necessary, and monitor their Financial Aid Recipient History (award status) online. Students are responsible for checking their application and award status. It is also the student's responsibility to provide their correct name, address, date of birth and social security number, and to inform us of any changes. CHS guidance department will automatically submit all student transcripts directly to Bright futures.
General Bright Futures Eligibility:

Be a Florida resident and U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen as determined by you postsecondary institution

Enroll in an eligible Florida public or private postsecondary institution

Enroll in a minimum of 6 hours per term (or the equivalent)

Begin using the scholarship funds within two years of graduation

Must not be found guilty of, or plead no contest to, a felony charge

Must apply during your last year in high school - Application opens October 1st, 2016 and closes on graduation date

Florida Academic Scholarship eligibility:

3.5 Weighted GPA

16 credits of college prep courses - English, Math, Science, SS and World Language

100 hours of community service

1290 minimum SAT score (reading/writing & math only no Essay) - they will not combine old and new SAT scores or 29 minimum composite ACT Score (without Writing)

Florida Medallion Scholarship eligibility:

3.0 Weighted GPA

16 credits of college prep courses - English, Math, Science, SS and World Languages

75 hours of community service

1170 minimum SAT score (reading/writing & math only - No Essay) - they will not combine old and new SAT scores or 26 minimum composite ACT Score (without Writing)

Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars eligibility:

3.0 or higher weighted GPA in non-elective high school courses

3 full credits in a single Career and Technical Education Program and earn a 3.5 or higher unweighted GPA in these courses

30 hours of community service

Achieve qualifying test score requirements: ACT - English: 17, Reading: 19 and Math: 19 or SAT (January 2016 and prior scores) - Critical Reading/Writing: 440 and Math: 440 or SAT (March 2016 and thereafter) Reading: 24, Writing: 25 and Math: 24 or PERT - Reading: 106, Writing: 103 and Math: 114

Please note that Gold Seal Scholarship funds can only be used at one of the following programs:

Career Certification Program (PSAV)

Applied Technology Diploma Program (ATD)

Technical Degree Education Program - AS, AAS or CCC

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Creekside High School Guidance Department Florida Bright Futures Information E-News from the Florida Department of Education Office of Student Financial Assistance This E-News includes the Bright Futures Calendar as well as helpful links to the Bright Futures Handbook and videos to create the FSA ID.

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It's never too early to begin looking for scholarships. You can start your search on free websites like Fastweb and the College Board. You may also be eligible for scholarships and grants specific to your college or university, and even some high schools will offer local scholarships and award them to college-bound students.

When you find a scholarship for which you qualify, its application instructions should be included. For scholarships, you may need to write an essay. Be sure to pay attention to all the rules and guidelines, as well as any deadlines.

For grants and loans, the application process typically is easier. Most grants and loans simply require you to complete the FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
The FAFSA is used to determine your financial need and can qualify you for need-based loans and grants. Originally created to qualify individuals for federal aid only, the FAFSA is now used to determine most need-based aid, federal and otherwise.
Seniors can apply for Federal Aid using the FAFSA after October 1st of their senior year. You will need your previous year tax information. http://www.studentaid.ed.gov It is recommended that you apply earlier than later.

The Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) provides the FFAA (Florida Financial Aid Application) to students seeking state scholarship and grant awards for the 2017-2018 post-secondary academic year. This single application is used to evaluate the student for the programs listed below: Please select the link below for information on how to apply and what types of aid are available. Application is available beginning October 1, 2017 Go to: www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org

T he online 2016-2017 FFAA will close August 31, 2017. By that date, all state scholarship and grant deadlines for the 2016-17 academic year will have passed and all school districts will have completed graduation (including summer session) for the 2016-17 academic year. If any current senior is planning to graduate early (Dec 2017) they must complete the FFAA by August 31, 2017

Go to: www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org

Select: State Grants, Scholarships & Applications , and under Applicant Quick Links, select Student Application to complete and submit an online application. Pay attention to program deadlines listed in the application conditions section, the application results screen, and the application acknowledgement communication sent to the e-mail address provided by the student on his/her application.

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For over sixty years, Southern Scholarship Foundation (SSF) has helped thousands of students with outstanding academic abilities, good character and financial need realize their dream of a college education. Foundation awards scholarships in the form of rent-free housing to live in one of twenty-seven, furnished scholarship houses that are adjacent to their college campus. SSF operates as a 501(c)(3) and is a privately funded non-profit business.

Eligibility- Good Character, Financial Need, 3.0 GPA and Acceptance into one of the above schools.

_ www.southernscholarship.org. Deadline March 1 annually

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Local, State, and National Scholarship Search Engines

The following scholarships are local scholarships. They are organized by their deadline month.
October Scholarships
November Scholarships
December Scholarships
January Scholarships
February Scholarships
March Scholarships
April Scholarships
May Scholarships
June Scholarships
Scholarships for Military Families

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2017-18 Scholarships.org -You can sign up and register to get a free account to view updated scholarships and get alerted of new scholarships on your Facebook account. http://www.studentscholarships.org/2015scholarships.php - HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

http://www.nacacnet.org/Pages/default.aspx - HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
http://www.finaid.org
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Quest Bridge Scholarships

Quest Bridge -FOR JUNIORS -The QuestBridge College Prep Scholarship gives outstanding low-income high school juniors an early advantage in college admissions. College Prep Scholars are uniquely prepared to gain admission and full scholarships to top-tier colleges through QuestBridge. The majority of College Prep Scholars are selected as Finalists for the QuestBridge National College Match program (see below) - Application opens in August and specific deadlines apply each month after. For more information and application visit- www.questbridge.org The full list of schools associated with this program are below.

ELIGIBILITY

Students must be juniors who are planning to apply to college during the fall of their senior year.

Citizenship requirements:

U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents OR

Students, regardless of citizenship, currently attending a high school in the United States

Please note that international students living outside the U.S. are not eligible to apply for the College Prep Scholarship.

SELECTION CRITERIA

QuestBridge takes all of the following factors into account when evaluating an application for the College Prep Scholarship:

Deadline- March 25th, 2018

Quest Bridge- FOR Seniors- The Quest Bridge National College Match is designed to high school seniors who have shown outstanding academic ability despite economic challenges. College Match Scholarship Reicipients are granted admission to one of QuestBridge's partner colleges with a full, four-year scholarship worth over $200,000 each. See list of schools below.

Deadline- Sept 28th, 2017

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2017-2018 Navy Scholarship Program:

Navy ROTC Scholarship 2017-2018 School Year! Applications are open NOW! Deadline Jan 31, 2018

Eligible students may begin the application process at http://www.nrotc.navy.mil.

RECEIVE FULL TUITION, BOOK STIPEND, AND MORE

The purpose of the NROTC Program is to educate and train qualified young men and women for service as commissioned officers in the Navy's unrestricted line, the Navy Nurse Corps and the Marine Corps. As the largest single source of Navy and Marine Corps officers, the NROTC Scholarship Program plays an important role in preparing mature young men and women for leadership and management positions in an increasingly technical Navy and Marine Corps.

Selected applicants for the NROTC Scholarship Program are awarded scholarships through a highly competitive national selection process, and receive full tuition, books stipend, educational fees and other financial benefits at many of the country's leading colleges and universities. Upon graduation, midshipmen are commissioned as officers in the unrestricted line Naval Reserve or Marine Corps Reserve.

The NROTC Scholarship Program is available to qualified students who graduate from high school before August 1 of the year they intend to start college.

Students selected for the NROTC Scholarship Program make their own arrangements for college enrollment and room and board, and take the normal course load required by the college or university for degree completion. Additionally, scholarship midshipmen are required to follow specific academic guidelines.

Full information concerning the NROTC Scholarship Program is available from any of the colleges and universities with NROTC units or from Navy and Marine Corps recruiters. A list of colleges and universities is available on this website at the Colleges and Universities page

Deadline- Jan 31, 2018

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Army ROTC scholarships University of North Georgia

Recipients become Army lieutenants upon graduation from UNG with bachelor's degrees. If selected for active duty Army, starting salary is $59,000 per year!

General Army ROTC Scholarship (4-Year and 3-Year Advance-Designee)

Arabic and Chinese Language Majors

STEM Majors

Guaranteed Reserve Force Duty (Army National Guard or Army Reserve)

What does the scholarship pay for?

Tuition and Fees - or - Room and Board

Monthly stipend ($300/mo freshman; $350/mo sophomore; $450/mo junior; $500/mo senior)

$1,200 per year book allowance

Total value at UNG:

$59,000 for a 4-year scholarship, or

$45,000 for a 3-year advance-designee scholarship (benefits start sophomore year)

NOTE: Out of state Cadets pay in-state tuition! This saves your student over $50,000 over four years of college. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact our Army ROTC Scholarship expert, Mr. Greg Killeen at [email protected] or 706-864-1884

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4 x $2000 scholarships to students(including high school seniors) pursuing a career in the traditional building trades such as HVAC, carpentry, electrical, or related fields of study. Two scholarships will be awarded every spring semester, followed by two additional scholarships to be awarded for the fall semester each year

Scholarship page: https://www.americantrucks.com/scholarships.html

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Individual College/University Scholarships

Many schools offer scholarships to students who have been accepted. Scholarships can be based on need or merit. Some schools will send scholarship invitation emails to eligible students but may require a separate scholarship application so please check their websites to see what scholarships they offer and deadlines for applying. You can also contact the school's Office of Financial Aid for information regarding their scholarships, loans, grants, and employment opportunities.

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American Educational Guidance Center

As you will see, this site lists and links to about 70 no-cost scholarship search sites...virtually every such site on the Internet.

Elsewhere on our site < http://www.college-scholarships.com> is an online GPA calculator, contact information for United States schools, colleges and universities, a list of colleges offering comprehensive programs for students with learning disabilities, lists of Christian colleges, Catholic colleges, colleges for women, online degree programs, HBCU's, and much, much more.

https://www.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org/pdf/calendar.pdf

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2017-2018 College Visit Sign-Up Instructions:

1. Sign up in Guidance

2. Write your name on the sign-up form for the visit you want to attend.

3. Remove a label and place it in your planner to use as your pass for the day of the visit. make sure to check in with your teacher first.

Day of Visit Procedure:

1. Check in with your teacher first! Show them the NEON pass in your planner.

2. After checking in, proceed to the location written on your pass. Bring your planner with you.

3. Attendance: Sign your initials next to your name on the sign-up sheet.

4. You must report to the next class when the bell rings. If you are staying to talk to the admissions representative past the bell, you must have them write a pass in your planner.

Thank You!!

College Visit Reminder:
You MUST sign up PRIOR to the day of the visit!

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2017-2018 College Visit Sign-Up Instructions: Sign up in Guidance Write your name on the sign-up form for the visit you want to attend. Remove a label and place it in your planner to use as your pass for the day of the visit. make sure to check in with your teacher first.

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Transcripts can be requested two ways: Electronically through Parchment or a Paper copy that you can pick up in the front office. For directions on how to request an electronic copy through Parchment click here: Parchment Directions . To request a paper copy please fill out the Transcript Request Form and return it to Mr. Jenkins in the front office.