UPDATE ON THE NIGHT OF THE DRAGON
The
next meeting for the Night of the Dragon Planning Committee is Thursday,
January 12 at 5:30. This will be our annual Postcard Labeling Party! Although
it isn’t really a party, it is a great opportunity to help label 3600+
postcards!! If a lot of people show up, it goes quickly! It is also a great
chance to meet other parents, learn more about the Night of the Dragon, and
support our school!!
The
committee would also like to thank all the volunteers who have been working
hard at getting donations for the Auction. Items are starting to come in at a
pretty good pace now, so due to the late surge, the deadline for accepting
items has been moved to January 12! The committee is very excited about
some of our new offerings this year!
NOMINATE A TEACHER!
Nominate
an outstanding K-12 public school teacher for the Virginia Lottery Super
Teacher Award, and they could win $2,000 cash and $2,000 from The Supply Room
Companies for classroom supplies. Help us celebrate our 10th year of recognizing amazing teachers across the
Commonwealth by nominating your Super Teacher now!
http://www.vasuperteacher.com/
Please consider nominating a deserving Maggie Walker teacher.
PSAT
SCORES
Attention
Students and Parents
PSAT
score reports will be distributed to 9th, 10th and 11th-graders during
lunch time assemblies on Tuesday, January 10 and Wednesday, January 11.
Counselors will provide students with information on how to interpret
score reports and how to utilize Khan Academy to help them prepare
for the SAT. In December, the College Board sent emails to
students that contained information on how to view their PSAT scores online.
The emails were sent to the email addresses students indicated on their
registration forms when they took the test back in October. The email provides
an access code as well as directions on how to create a College Board account.
If students did not receive an email from the College Board, the score reports
given out at school will contain access codes which will enable students to
create accounts and access resources.
JUNIOR PARENTS: SAVE THE DATE – FEBRUARY 7
Attention
Junior Parents! Please mark your calendars for Tuesday, February 7 from 12:45-2:45 for
Counseling Department’s College Kickoff Program. This is a program for 11th-grade
students only and attendance is mandatory. Junior parents are invited to
attend! College representatives from public, private, in-state and out-of-state
institutions will be available until 3:30 to answer parents’ specific
questions at the meet-and-greet sponsored by the PTSA.
ATTENTION SENIOR PARENTS!
The
January Senior Newsletter is now available on the School Counseling Website (https://sites.google.com/a/gsgis.k12.va.us/mlw-school-counseling/2011-2012-newsletters).
This newsletter contains college-related reminders and a listing of
scholarships with approaching deadlines. The latest newsletter was distributed
to students in their English classes last week. Scholarship information for
seniors is also available on the School Counseling website (https://sites.google.com/a/gsgis.k12.va.us/mlw-school-counseling/college-admissions-information-1/scholarships-financial-aid)
and in Naviance (https://connection.naviance.com/mlwgs).
Contact your child’s counselor if you would like to view the Naviance
scholarship database and need your registration code. Scholarships are still
being added to this database on a monthly basis, most with direct links to the
applications. Hard-copy applications are scanned and attached to the
scholarship description as a PDF. Please note that all deadlines posted on
Naviance or in the Newsletter are subject to change as organizations are still
sending us updated information for this school year. Check the organization’s
website for the most current information. Please contact Rachel Loving in the
School Counseling Office with scholarship questions.
FREE FAFSA ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE THROUGH GRASP
(GReat
Aspirations Scholarship Program, Inc.)
GRASP
(GReat Aspirations Scholarship Program, Inc.) is holding several FAFSA (Free
Application for Federal Student Aid)/financial aid events in January and
February that are FREE and open to the public. Below are the dates,
locations, and contact information for scheduling appointments.
January
12, 2017 - Fairfield Library (1001 N Laburnum Ave, Richmond,
23223); 6-9 p.m.; sign up online (http://bit.ly/2iUHRlO)
or call the library: (804) 501-1930.
January
18, 2017 – Varina Library (1875 New Market Rd, Henrico, 23231); 6-9 p.m.;
sign up online (http://bit.ly/2hVntPY) or call the library:
(804) 501-1980).
January
28, 2017 – “Saturday at the Library” at Richmond Public Main Library (101
E. Franklin St., Richmond 23219); 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; call: (804)
527-7772.
February
11, 2017 – “Saturday at the Library” at Richmond Public Main Library (101
E. Franklin St., Richmond 23219); 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; call: (804)
527-7772.
Additional
financial aid information is available at the GRASP website, www.grasp4va.org.
