GRINNELL HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELING DEPARTMENT

02/20/2023

Dollars for Scholars does so MUCH for our students!

In an effort to create more awareness of what Grinnell-Newburg Dollars for Scholars does in our community, over the next several weeks, we will be highlighting our board members. First up is our 2023 President Lori Schoh. Like or follow our page if you want to know more about our board and what DFS does for our Grinnell High School graduates.

Lori Schoh has been a Grinnellian her entire life. Lori has served on the Dollars for Scholars board since 2017. Lori previously served as Vice President, Lori was elected as president this year and she truly appreciates the support from previous leaders. Lori also sits on the board of the Mental Health Consortium for Poweshiek County and previously served as Vice President on the GHS Alumni Associations board. Lori is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and recently opened her own private practice in Grinnell called: Mental Health Lab, PLLC. She is happy to be a part of the two boards that match her personal goals and beliefs of contributing towards hometown success. Lori knows that college is expensive. Lori believes in helping our Grinnell Senior students achieve their educational goals and to bring awareness about scholarship funding to help decrease college expenses. This contributes towards our student’s higher education or trade goals and will reduce the mental health stress of worrying so much about academic finances. Lori hopes this will promote a better overall community contribution and higher self-fulfillment in life.

Lori Schoh-GHS Class of 1997- Once a Tiger... Always a Tiger!

11/21/2022

Financial Aid FAFSA Completion Event:

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2023-24 school year is open. The FAFSA is the first step in the financial aid process and gives students access to need-based aid and federal student loans. Professional help will be provided through school-based events. GHS will hold a Financial Aid night on December 8th, from 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm. To schedule a time using this link.

You must hit the BOOK IT button to schedule. Virtual appointments are available via Zoom. In person appointments are available at all ICAN locations. Learn about our locations at www.icansucceed.org/locations

09/29/2022

02/21/2022

2022 Scholarship Workshop Kickoff! Thank you to Bayer for sponsoring our breakfast. We had a total of 52 students sign up. Each student receives a personalized list of scholarships that they qualify for along with individualized help filling out applications. Events that will happen following this kickoff will be Coffee with Counselors on Thursday mornings from 7:45 to 8:15 to keep the momentum going for our seniors!

01/05/2022

Today we invited back a few of our alumni over the last couple of years to speak with our current juniors and seniors about transitioning after high school. We invited Mary Hovenga (20) who attended MCC in the Lineman program, Ashlee Staerk (21) who attends Iowa State Univerisity, Davis Hamilton (21) who attends Lake Forest, and Jarrett Rose (19) who attends Macalester. It is always great to see our alumni and hear about their experiences after Grinnell High School. Mr. Stubbs and Ms. Pearce are always so proud of our students and their accomplishments.

12/22/2021

Hello, Senior Parents and Students!!!

The counseling office wanted to send out a quick note in regards to the upcoming scholarship season for seniors. Ms. Pearce is busy getting scholarships updated and listed on the Counseling Scholarship site (https://sites.google.com/grinnell-k12.org/ghscounseling/home/scholarships/scholarship-listing). This site is updated almost daily and is where all the local and community scholarships are listed along with some national scholarships. Another site that we use often with our students is called Fast Web or www.fastweb.com, it is a scholarship search site that is nationwide. Very handy.

The last thing is to remind students and let parents know that Ms. Pearce will be holding a scholarship workshop for seniors on January 15th in the Media Center from 9:00 to 3:00 pm. We need students to sign themselves up for this, each student will get an individualized list of scholarships they should complete and get one on one help that day! It's a long day but very rewarding! Students can go to this link to sign up! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x562UCKxqHUCv29X6rT99IzkLHFyIbORXu5AjNiy4wQ/edit?usp=sharing) It is only editable for the seniors, so parent's please have your students sign themselves up!

Fastweb offers students an easy and secure way to find and apply for scholarships. Quickly browse thousands of scholarships by a variety of themes, major or interest, unique situations and more.

12/01/2021

Join ICAN, IASFAA and Iowa College Aid for this interactive session. An ICAN advisor will walk through how to complete the FAFSA form step-by-step, while Financial Aid Professionals will answer questions along the way. From student dependency status to which parent is reported on the FAFSA, we'll cover all the tricky questions about income and assets, explain how to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool, and cover next steps once the FAFSA form is submitted.

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Join ICAN for this interactive session. ICAN advisors will walk through how to complete the FAFSA form step-by-step, and answer questions along the way. From student dependency status to which parent is reported on the FAFSA, we'll cover all the tricky questions about income and assets, explain how....

09/23/2021

Join us in supporting Grinnell-Newburg Dollars for Scholars by making a purchase at Total Choice through the month of September. $1 of each sale will be contributed to the organization which funds scholarships for local high school students pursuing a post-secondary education. Shop in-store or online!

09/23/2021

Last Friday we took part in Day. We need to encourage everyone to talk to students about why it’s important to apply to a postsecondary institution. Teachers donned their college gear and joined the American College Application Campaign (ACAC) to rally students and let them know that college is worth the fears about the application process. We added a few staff and their wise words!

What if you could inspire students across the country to apply to college?

Day celebrates the college application season by sharing supportive and motivating messages on social media about the importance of applying to college – a critical and necessary step on the journey to postsecondary education.

09/16/2021

The Grinnell Police Department will be offering an 8 week Student Police Academy for students who are interested in law enforcement. The academy begins on September 29th. Interested students should sign up in the Counselors' Office by Monday, September 20th. Maximum class size is 15 students.