Monroe High School Upward Bound

02/12/2024

Upward Bound MHS Seniors with at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA at the conclusion of 1st semester of their Senior year, earned at least a 900 composite on the SAT, have been accepted to MCCC for next year, and have completed all Upward Bound Senior requirements (apply to 3 colleges, open Parchment account, submit FAFSA, and complete their senior exit interview), are eligible to apply for our Upward Bound Bridge Scholarship. Recipients receive 6 hours of free tuition, up to $100 toward books, free tutoring and support, and get to attend our annual cultural trip with our rising juniors and seniors. Most importantly, students can earn up to 6 credit hours toward their degree, if they earn a C or better in their courses. If you are attendung MCCC next year, you are highly encouraged to apply. The deadline to apply is April 1st. Copies of the application can be obtained in room B-221.

02/06/2024

Upward Bound Students please join us for tutoring on Thursday, February 22nd, between 2:15-4:30 in room B-221, as we celebrate TRIO Day with frosted cookies and pop. Teachers and staff will also receive bakery made treats that will be in the mail room, located behind the main office for your enjoyment, the morning of Friday, February 23rd. The reason we celebrate Trio Day at Upward Bound is because Upward Bound was one of the original Trio Programs created during the 1960’s, “war on poverty”. Over the decades, Trio programs have supported millions of disadvantaged students get accepted into college and be the first in their family to earn a four year college degree!

02/01/2024

Seniors,

This Tuesday, the Department of Education announced that due to changes being made to the FAFSA form, as well as the formulas used to calculate student aid, colleges/universities will not start receiving students’ financial aid data until the first half of March. This is more than a month later than expected. What this means for you is that there will be a delay in hearing how much you will receive from colleges/universities, which may delay your decision about where to enroll next year. If there is any good news here, it's that everyone will be in the same boat, so don't panic. The colleges are also aware of this, obviously, so they will have to adjust and be flexible with everyone on deadlines and timelines. Please do not take this as an opportunity to further delay completing the FAFSA, if you have not already done so, you should still complete it ASAP. The original deadline I put out was today for MHS UB Seniors.

For more information, please follow the link below for an article posted on CNN today:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/30/politics/fafsa-delay-financial-aid/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3QncIag_NJt6_U9zZq3nObDQUtrmZn1fMOP8JP0TOYDB6iR_l_fyA_exA

Colleges won’t start receiving students’ financial aid data from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA, until the first half of March – more than a month later than expected.

01/15/2024

MHS Upward Bound enjoyed a very close Ohio State vs Michigan game on MLK Day! Go Blue, BIG win!

01/09/2024

Monroe High School Upward Bound Seniors,

Please use the link provided to access the newly released 2024-2025 FAFSA. All Upward Bound Seniors are required to submit their FAFSA prior to January 31st. Once submitted let Mr. Rubley know so he can update your senior checklist and reward you with + 10 points toward your stipend you will receive in March.

12/10/2023

Fourteen MHS Upward Bound Students enjoyed the Holiday Lights at the Toledo Zoo, on Thursday! We made memories and built upon already, strong relationships, as we enjoyed the festive atmosphere!

12/09/2023

UB Seniors,

If you are prospective Monroe County Community College (MCCC) student in the fall of the 2024-2025 school year, there are several scholarship opportunities available that close out on March 1st, 2024.

Scholarships available at MCCC, how to apply for scholarships at MCCC, log-in link for academic works scholarship application website.

12/09/2023

ATTENTION UB SENIORS:

There is an update on the date for the release of the 2024-2025 FAFSA. It will be released sometime on or before, December 31, 2023. I will let you know, via Google Classroom post, as soon as it becomes available. It’s important seniors complete their FAFSA soon after it is released. Mr. Rubley will be following up with all seniors the first week back from Holiday break to make sure all of you completed your FAFSA.

12/08/2023

Thank you, Evelyn and Jack, for volunteering to represent MHS UB at Monroe Middle School's previewing high school programs/opportunities event. The middle school students gravitated towards them, as they were able to supply over 50 interested, current 8th graders with information regarding applying for Upward Bound next school year. Super Stars, both of you!

12/01/2023

Current MHS freshmen, please consider applying for our Upward Bound Program and be considered a 4 year member of MHS UB! We offer free tutoring, free college applications, free out of state trips, free college visits, up to $30 in student pay per month, free snacks, free counseling, free academic help, and all kinds of other perks!!! If you finish your application by Friday, Dec. 8th we will be able to alert you before holiday break if you were accepted. You can apply by clicking the link on this post or by going to room B-221 and picking up a paper application.

Requirements:

- have a current and cumulative GPA 2.0+

- aspire to graduate with a bachelors degree from a 4 year university or college.

- earn less than the current year’s federal guidelines and/or you do not have a parent/ guardian with a bachelor degree.

Thank you for visiting the Monroe County Community College Upward Bound Program's online application portal. If you have any further questions about the Upward Bound Program, please contact please contact the Academic Skills Coordinator at your school, or other Upward Bound staff listed below:

11/05/2023

On Friday, six MHS Upward Bound students, who have an interest in Science, Engineering, and/or emerging technologies, attended Eastern Michigan University’s, Digital Divas Program. Students were able to choose two different hour long sessions from a menu of options, including: a tour of EMU’s campus, a session centered around cyber security technologies, a session centered around virtual reality, a session centered on programming, and a handful of other STEM related sessions. Our students came away from their experience very impressed with Eastern Michigan University’s commitment to improving their existing science/engineering programs, while actively engaging young women through facilitating programming such as Digital Divas, with the hope to get more women into STEM based careers.

11/03/2023

Digital Divas