Counseling Hawaii     27 August, 2008, 03:59 pm The Hawaii's Junior Miss Scholarship program seeks to recognize and reward young women who have demonstrated academic excellence, leadership in their communities, achievement in athletics and refinement of musical, artistic or performance skills. It is not a beauty pageant and there is no entrance fee for participation. This is a preliminary to the America's Junior Miss Scholarship Program - the premier scholarship program for college-bound young women in the U.S. Interested, applicants (present junior or senior) must attend the prerequisite orientation meeting for participants and parents: Friday, September 19 6:00 p.m. Sacred Hearts Academy Auditorium Honolulu, HI Contact: Deborah Gibo @ 1.808.456.2332 or Sarah Lee Morihara http://www.ajm.org Admissions Presentations in the Community     26 August, 2008, 06:22 pm THE MANOA EXPERIENCE Sunday, September 7 Naniloa Volcanoes Resort - Kilohana Room Interested students and their families can discover the many opportunities that the University of Hawai'i at Manoa has to offer. Register on-line by August 29: www.hawaii.edu/admrec/rsvp_manoa_experience_hilo.html DUKE-GEORGETOWN-HARVARD-PENN-STANFORD Student/ Parent Information Sessions Thursday, September 18 Hilton Hawaiian Village 2005 Kalia Road Honolulu, HI 96815 (808) 949.4321 www.exploringcollegeoptions.org Hawai'i College & Career Fair     25 August, 2008, 07:41 pm The 34th annual Hawai'i College & Career Fair will be held November 19 - 20 at Sangha Hall in Hilo. Seniors are encouraged to attend with their parents on Wednesday evening. Juniors will do our traditional field trip on Thursday morning with Mr. Calina & Mrs. Austria. Parent chaperones are welcome, please contact the counseling department @ 935.4936 x230. Hawai'i College & Career Fair: http://www.hawaiiccfair.org/ College Presentations at SJS, Fall 2008     23 June, 2008, 05:15 pm College presentations are open to all students grades 12 & 11. In order to attend a workshop, a student must e-mail the counselor (at least two days prior to date of workshop) and reserve a seat. Seating is limited and capped. UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT MANOA Honolulu, HI Ms. Irene Morrow Monday, August 25 11:00 a.m. SEATTLE UNIVERSITY Seattle, WA Mr. Michael McKeon Wednesday, September 3 9:00 a.m. CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY Honolulu, HI Mr. Dan Yoshitake Tuesday, September 9 1:00 p.m. UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco, CA Ms. Sarah Scannell Friday, September 12 10:00 a.m. HAWAI'I PACIFIC UNIVERSITY Honolulu, HI Mr. Skylar Wilson Wednesday, September 17 10:30 a.m. UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND Portland, OR Mr. Matt Deschner Thursday, September 18 11:00 a.m. PACIFIC UNIVERSITY Forest Grove, OR Mr. Jeff Grundon Monday, October 20 1:00 p.m. COLORADO STATE Fort Collins, CO Ms. Karlen Suga Wednesday, November 5 11:30 -12:30 p.m. PSAT 2008     7 December, 2007, 12:19 am The PSAT exam will be proctored here at SJS on Wednesday, October 15. All students in grades 9-11 will participate in the exam. The PSAT prepares students (especially grade 11) for the SAT in Spring '09. It also qualifies students for the National Merit Scholarship awards disseminated in their senior year (class of 2010). Colleges also use the PSAT scores as reference material for entrance requirements. Below is some important information that students can utilize: The PSAT score is broken into three parts: Critical Reading (CR); Math (M); and Writing (W.) Each score represents your "potential" in that area. It also gives you an insight into the SAT exam and what score you may receive. EXAMPLE: CR = 41 or 410/ 800 (SAT CR) M = 59 or 590/ 800 (SAT M) W = 42 or 420/ 800 (SAT W) _____________________________ Total 142 or 1420/ 2400 SAT In-coming Seniors, class of 2009, who received scores ranging from 70-80 may qualify for the National Merit Scholarship program. Semi-finalists are announced in September 2008. Past NMS finalists are Hannah Katibah '08, Kim Reinhold '05 and Katie Proctor '04. INTERESTED IN COLLEGE? You can explore your future career or college options with the My College Quick Start Program using your "access code" from the upper-right hand corner of your PSAT/NMSQT 2007 score report. http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/psatextra.html Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)     1 October, 2007, 03:07 pm First time freshmen undergraduate students from participating states may be eligible to receive a reduced tuition rate through WUE. http://www.collegiateacademy.net/counseling/4_select/select_wue.htm Participating WUE States: Alaska Arizona California Hawai'i Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Utah Washington Wyoming Overall GPA and Test Scores 4.0 ACT 26 SAT 1160 (critical reading + math) 3.5 ACT 31 SAT 1350 3.0 ACT 35 SAT 1550 The COMMON APPLICATION     25 June, 2007, 04:01 pm The Common Application is in it's newest generation. Now it's easier to apply on-line for institutions like Boston College, Cornell University, Carnegie Mellon University, Seattle University, Saint Mary's College and Stanford University. Just go to https://www.commonapp.org/ beginning July 1, 2007.