Fourth Quarter 2017

Welcome to the fourth quarter 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 feel free to contact Lindsay Czech or Dawn Burks with any feedback or suggestions.

• Wednesday-Thursday, March 22 - 23 - AIR Testing
• Thursday, March 23 - Career Day
• Friday, March 24 - Deadline to submit College Credit Plus (CCP) Waivers
• March 25 - April 2 - NO SCHOOL, Spring Break
• Monday, April 3 - School resumes
• Monday - Friday, April 3 - 7 - AIR Testing make-ups
• Wednesday, April 5 - SAT for juniors only, NO SCHOOL for other students
• Saturday, April 8 - ACT Test
• Monday - Thursday, April 10-13 - College and Career Planning 101 (juniors)
• Thursday, April 13 - Service Academy Informational Meeting, 6:00 p.m. at BGSU
• Friday, April 14 - NO SCHOOL
• April 19, 20, 25, 27 - AIR Testing
• Thursday, April 27 - College Decision Day
• May 1 - 12 - Advanced Placement (AP) Testing
• Wednesday, May 3 - Mandatory Enrichment meeting for Juniors
• Friday, May 5 - Registration deadline for June ACT
• Wednesday, May 10 - Senior Awards Night, 6:30pm in PHS Auditorium
• Friday, May 19 - Mandatory Graduation practice for seniors, 8:30am in Gym
• Sunday, May 21 - Graduation
• Tuesday - Thursday, May 23-25 - Exams (modified schedule)
• Thursday, May 25 - Last Day for Students
• Saturday, June 10 - ACT Test


PHS will host Career Day on March 23, 2017 for students of all grade levels. Freshmen and Sophomores will attend five different presentations at the high school given by our alumni, parents and community members. Students will be able to select sessions from a variety of careers. Juniors and Seniors are expected to plan this day as a College Visit day or Career Visit (job shadow) day. Start scheduling these college visits today by going to the web site of the university of your choice and click on “Visit (or Tour) Campus.”
Questions and comments can be forwarded to Christin Lee, School Counselor, at [email protected].

College and Career Planning 101 

During the week of April 10th (April 10-13) we have an exciting opportunity for juniors called Lunch and Learn: College & Career 101, which will provide students information about the college process and help lessen the stress for their senior year. Students will be able to attend the informational sessions during their lunch period in the Media Center and learn more about a variety of topics, such as: Exploring Careers/College Majors, Building a Resume, Factors in Admissions and the College Application Process and Financial Aid/Scholarships. The sessions are limited to 50 students, so it will be on a first come, first served basis. Students will be expected to attend all four sessions. Interested students can sign up on Naviance by going to the “Colleges” tab under “Upcoming College Visits.”


Interested in learning more about the application process for the Air Force, Military, Naval and Merchant Marine Academies? United States Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman will be sponsoring an informational session about these opportunities on Thursday, April 13 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in room 316 of the Bowen-Thompson Student Union at Bowling Green State University. *Please RSVP to [email protected] or [email protected] if you are planning to attend.


May 1 is the nationally recognized date most seniors must inform colleges of their plans to enroll. This year we will be celebrating our seniors’ decisions to attend college on Thursday, April 27. On this day, we ask seniors to wear a T-shirt from the college they are planning to attend. If a senior is not planning to go directly to college after high school, they are encouraged to wear a shirt from their favorite college sports team. Seniors are then invited down to the Media Center during their lunch period for a FREE lunch. So get your college T-shirt ready and we will see you there!


Reminder to seniors - please bring in copies of ALL scholarship award notifications you have received (even from schools you are not planning to attend) to the Counseling office by Friday, April 28. These scholarships will be listed in the graduation program. Individual dollar amounts will not be listed but a grand total will be announced for the Class of 2017.


We have reached the time of year when we start to get numerous notifications from colleges and universities about their upcoming summer enrichment opportunities. These are extremely valuable experiences where high school students have the opportunity to participate in academic programs on college campuses. Some include the opportunity to live in college residence halls throughout the session. In an effort to keep you informed about these opportunities, we keep an updated list of links for these programs on our web site here.

You may look through these links and select a program that might be of interest to you based on location of the program and area of interest. We hope you will consider participating in one of these fabulous programs!

Spotlight On… Florida Gulf Coast University

Florida Gulf Coast University is a public university located in Fort Myers, Florida.

Colleges
• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Education
• College of Health Professions and Social Work
• Lutgert College of Business
• The UA Whitaker College of Engineering

About FGCU
• Teaching is primary mission, with 80% of classes taught by full-time faculty
• FGCU ranks among the top Florida universities for alumni employed or continuing their education one year after graduation
• Tuition has remained stable for three years with no plans for an increase this coming year
• The average GPA of student-athletes is 3.33
• The average high school GPA of entering freshmen is 3.78, with an SAT score of 1583 and an ACT score of 23.9
• The beauty of the modern, state-of-the-art facilities can only be matched by that of the lush campus, half of which is in its natural state

Students
• Total number of students enrolled: 14,846
• 47% are from Southwest Florida (Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee counties), and 92% are from Florida
• 7% are from other states, 1.5% international
• 4,748 students reside in on-campus housing (including West Lake Village)

Athletics
• FGCU Athletics belongs to NCAA Division I Atlantic Sun Conference
• First #15 seed ever to advance to NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Sweet 16
Currently Competing:
• Men’s teams: baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, sand volleyball, soccer and tennis
• Women’s teams: basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving (competing in the Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association), tennis and volleyball

Campus
• 800 acres
• 400 acres are restored and preserved wetlands and uplands
• 15-acre solar field
• 39 residential buildings with 4,748 beds

Student Clubs and Organizations
• 20 Fraternities and sororities
• 26 Sports clubs
• 180 Student organizations

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