Second Quarter 2015

Welcome to the second edition of the Perrysburg High School Counseling Newsletter! This newsletter is published quarterly and is brought to you by the PHS School Counseling Office and the College Advising Office. Please look for future newsletters in January and April. Please feel free to contact Lindsay Czech or Dawn Burks with any feedback or suggestions.

• Monday, October 26 - Friday, October 30 - OGT Make-Ups for Juniors & Seniors
• Wednesday, October 28 - Mandatory Enrichment Meeting for Sophomores, 8:00 a.m.
• Tuesday, November 3 - No School for Students
• Thursday, November 5 - College Funding Night, 6:30 p.m. in PHS Media Center
• Friday, November 6 - Explore Penta Day for All Sophomores
• Friday, November 6 - Registration Deadline for December ACT
• Wednesday, November 11 - Mandatory Enrichment Meeting for Seniors, 8:30 a.m.
• Wednesday, November 25 - Friday, November 27 - No School, Thanksgiving Recess
• Monday, December 7 - Penta Open House, 6-8 p.m.
• Saturday, December 12 - ACT Test
• Tuesday, December 15 - Financial Aid Night (Parents of Seniors), 6:30 p.m., PHS Media Center
• Tuesday, December 15 - Thursday, December 17 - Exams
• Thursday, December 17 - Deadline to return textbooks to PHS for CCP students from Owens and UT
• Friday, December 18 - Monday, January 4 - No School, Winter Recess
• Tuesday, January 5 - School Resumes
• Friday, January 8 - Registration Deadline for February ACT

New Face in the Counseling Office

Please welcome Danielle Keyes as one of our interns within the counseling office. She is working on her Masters in School Counseling at Spring Arbor University and is very excited to be working with students on various projects including counseling, college advising projects, career planning, enrichment days and much more! She will be available Wednesday through Friday of each week throughout the school year. She will be a great resource to the students, parents and community of Perrysburg. Please feel free to contact her with any questions or concerns throughout the school year.

North Carolina State University is the largest university in North Carolina, with a population of 33,989 (undergraduate and graduate), located in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is considered a STEM university and has 110+ academic programs within 10 academic colleges. It has the largest textiles program in the country and the 4th largest engineering undergraduate program in the U.S. It has the #1 largest percentage of STEM degrees among land grant universities and in 2014 was ranked by Princeton Review #4 best overall public university for its value.

Since it is a land grant university, only 18% of students can come from out of state. Currently 10% of their students come from out of state. Their acceptance rate is 51.4%. In 2014 there were 4,374 freshmen enrolled, with a weighted GPA of 4.41 and unweighted GPA of 3.66 and average ACT of 28. They do superscore for the ACT, but they do not require letters of recommendation and do not do early action or early decision. Their review process is holistic, which includes: HS courses, HS grades, standardized test scores, enrichment activities and HS class rank (no disadvantage for HS not ranking).

Their merit-based scholarship deadlines are November 1 and January 15. The Park Scholarship is one of their main merit-based scholarships and approximately 40 - 50 are awarded each year. Those offered this scholarship from out of state receive $166,000 for a 4-year award. There is a computer stipend and the emphasis is on scholarship, leadership, service and character. One perk that students enjoy is the opportunity to attend all basketball and football games for free!


Defiance High School’s 11th Annual Engineering Evening
Defiance High School will be hosting their 11th Annual Engineering Evening on Tuesday, November 10 from 7-9 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. The event will include a Q&A with professional engineers and college representatives (2 and 4 year programs), an Engineering/Technology College Fair, and Dr. Daniel Burklo as guest speaker. Dr. Burklo is the Dean of the Math, Science, and Engineering Technologies Department at Northwest State Community College. For more information, please contact Tom Mutchler ([email protected]) or Sam Manz ([email protected]).

First Energy’s Power Systems Institute (PSI) Information Session
With the right grades, a positive attitude and good fieldwork, you could graduate from Owens Community College with a two-year Associate of Technical Studies degree with a focus on electric utility technology and be on your way to a career in the electric utility industry. Come to an information session to find out about enrolling in FirstEnergy’s Power Systems Institute (PSI) Fall 2016 program at Owens. For qualified students, FirstEnergy pays tuition, required books and lab fees. The information session will be Wednesday, November 11 from 6-8 p.m. at Owens Community College Center for Fine and Performing Arts. For additional information, please visit www.firstenergycorp.com/psi.


The University of Toledo
UT has moved to the Common Application this year. Students now have the option of either applying through UT’s web site or through the Common Application.
UT Scholarship Information

Owens Community College
This year, Owens has moved to a “virtual viewbook,” where instead of putting their Admissions information in a hard copy book, it will now all be online. They are also moving to a texting platform this year so if you are applying to Owens, be prepared to receive some text messages from their Admissions team! Four students who attended Owens for College Credit Plus and will return to Owens as a college students will receive $1,000 scholarships.
Owens Scholarship Information

Lourdes University
Lourdes has also recently moved to the Common Application, although they will also still accept applications through their web site. Free to apply! Also one of the most affordable private universities in the nation. Campus is developing rapidly - they now have residence halls, a new Recreation Center and Athletic Complex will open this year, new men’s and women’s soccer programs, and a new honors program.
Lourdes Scholarship Information

Miami University
There is no preference given for ACT or SAT and beginning during the Spring of 2016, they will superscore both the ACT and SAT using the highest scores submitted for admission and scholarship consideration. For Fall 2017, they will accept both the Common Application and the Coalition Application. They will host the 3rd annual Summer Scholars Program in July of 2016. This is an opportunity for high-achieving rising HS juniors and seniors to spend 2 weeks on campus.
Miami Scholarship Information

The Ohio State University
New November 1 policy for freshman applicants to the Columbus campus. Also, students must apply by November 1 to be considered for most university merit scholarships. Still use the Common Application process, but new this year is that the one letter of recommendation is now optional. The new SAT test will be released in Spring 2016, those applying for the 2017-2018 school year will not be required to submit the writing component for the SAT or ACT. New second-year living requirement goes into effect. New University Exploration themes.
OSU Scholarship Information


There will be a 10th grade Pre-Explore Penta meeting on October 28 during an Enrichment morning in conjunction with a Naviance demonstration. Students will be given information on the various programs available at Penta and be able to select two programs they would like to see when they visit on Friday, November 6. There is an Open House at Penta on Monday, December 7 from 6-8 p.m. for students/parents/community. Many of the programs at Penta now provide transcripted college credit for their career programs as a number of students continue their education at the college level.



It's that time of year again when we will meet with our juniors to discuss what their plans are after graduation. Your school counselor will be calling you down during the months of October and November to talk about post-secondary plans, credits towards graduation, College Credit Plus information, ACT/SAT testing and anything else that will help to narrow down what you are planning to do after high school.


With college application season winding down for seniors, scholarship and financial aid seasons are just warming up!

1. The first way to search for scholarships is through the college or university you are planning to attend. Many institutions offer merit aid, or automatic money based solely on your high school GPA and test score. There may also be other scholarships specifically for incoming freshmen that you can apply for. Visit your schools’ web sites and search for “scholarships.”
2. Another way is through national scholarship web sites such as fastweb.com, scholarships.com or cappex.com. On these sites you can fill out a profile about yourself and they will sort through a national database of scholarships for which you may be eligible.
3. Finally, we will advertise local scholarships through our offices. A list of scholarships is updated on Naviance throughout the school year. You can find the list under the Colleges tab (look for “scholarship list”). Also, in February every senior should fill out the Local Scholarship Common Application. Filling out this one scholarship application puts you in the running for over 50 local scholarships (including all scholarships through the Perrysburg Schools Foundation).

Beginning January 1, seniors and their parents can begin filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online. Everyone should fill out the FAFSA, regardless of whether or not you think you will qualify for federal aid. Most colleges and universities have FAFSA deadlines around February 15 - March 1. Then, in March or April you should receive a financial aid package from each college or university in which you indicated interest. These packages will show federal and state grants, federal loans, institutional grants and Federal Work Study money that you have been allotted. We will be providing a mandatory Financial Aid and Scholarship presentation for seniors on Wednesday, November 11 during the Enrichment time (8:30 a.m.). We will be offering a Financial Aid Information Night on Tuesday, December 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the PHS Media Center where we will go over this process in more detail.


On Thursday, November 5, Perrysburg Schools will be hosting College Funding Night, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Perrysburg High School Library. Local financial advisors will be hosting breakout sessions on a variety of topics related to saving for and funding college tuition costs. If you have any questions about the upcoming event, please feel free to contact Lindsay Czech, Director of College Advising at [email protected].


We have completed our second class meeting at the High School through the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program to discuss the various issues that students are facing. The first class meeting dealt with setting up expectations within the classroom on how to treat one another during the meeting and the second class meeting began to talk about cliques and what that looks like in Perrysburg and how to bring about more acceptance amongst the groups.


BGSU is excited to have received state grant monies to establish and open the High School Math in ACTION Tutoring Hub, which will be available to all students taking high school Math courses such as Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, Calculus or Statistics. The Hub is not just for students enrolled in BGSU college courses through College Credit Plus. The goal is to provide extra support to high school students so more students succeed in Math courses and advance toward their academic goals without needing remediation when they eventually go to college. The tutors are experienced and knowledgeable and are working toward their degrees in Education. The center is located in room 120 Olscamp Hall at BGSU and they will offer walk-in/ face-to-face tutoring time from 3:30 p.m.-10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Sunday from 4 p.m.-9 p.m. Students are encouraged to call the Hub at 419-372-1493 to schedule an appointment but appointments are not required. Students can ask for directions to 120 Olscamp Hall when they call in for their appointment. Parking passes will be available when the student checks in for tutoring.


Students helping Other Students is a peer-tutoring program offered at the High School. This program will begin within the next month and is coordinated by one of our math teachers, Mrs. Mazzarella. This program is designed to assist students who are struggling in one or more core academic areas.

Helpful Links
ACT registration
SAT registration
Naviance - College Planning Software
Penta Career Center
Follow PHS College Advising on Twitter - @PHSCollegeAdvis

419-874-3181

Christin Lee, A-D, ext. 5184
Dawn Burks, E-K, ext. 5183
Steve Pierce, L-R, ext. 5185
Rick Rettig, S-Z, ext. 5186
Lindsay Czech, College Advisor, ext. 5182
Megan Lazor, Secretary, ext. 5188
Mary Neely, Secretary, ext. 5001
Melissa Notestine, Prevention Specialist, ext. 5195
Danielle Keyes, School Counseling Intern
Lauren Phillips, School Counseling Intern