School Counseling Department Announcements

Rockland County BOCES will have a CTEC Open House on April 9, 2025 starting at 6:00PM. Please see attached flyer for more information on schedule and address. 

Please click the link for this event on March 27 at Rockland Community College.

Please click the link for more information. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGUN-wDjb031U3gDIMR6JEjmsTPnndNsuXCnli8HZPbtqoeQ/viewform

Please click the link for the flyer and QR Code

Below is the full set of essay prompts for 2024-2025.

1. Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
2. The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
3. Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?
4. Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?
5. Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
6. Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?
7. Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.

Securing Working Papers 

• You may pick up the application in the school counseling office OR you can download the working paper application located under IMPORTANT FORMS, from the  school counseling  webpage.
• ​Fill out Part 1 only and have your parent or guardian sign the form.
• Next, You will need a copy of your physical. During the school year you can obtain a copy of your physical from  the nurse's office . Otherwise, contact your physician. 
• Bring completed application to the school counseling office  during school hours.
• PLEASE NOTE IF YOU ARE A NYACK RESIDENT, BUT ATTEND PRIVATE SCHOOL OR OUT OF STATE SCHOOL, PLEASE CALL 845-353-7120 FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.

The NYS STEM Incentive Program provides a full SUNY tuition scholarship to the top 10 percent of students in each NYS high school if they pursue a STEM degree in an associate’s or bachelor’s degree program and agree to live in NYS and work in a STEM field in NYS for five years after graduation.

Eligibility

An applicant must:

• be a NYS resident and have resided in NYS for 12 continuous months prior to the beginning of the fall college term;
• be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen;
• be a high school senior/recent high school graduate who will be enrolled full time at a public or private college located in NYS, beginning in the fall term following his or her high school graduation;
• be ranked in the top 10 percent of his/her high school graduating class at a NYS high school;
• be matriculated in an approved undergraduate program leading to a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics at a public or private college located in NYS;
• maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher;
• execute a Service Contract agreeing to reside and work in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics in NYS for five years.  View the terms and conditions of the service contract.

 https://www.hesc.ny.gov/pay-for-college/financial-aid/types-of-financial-aid/nys-grants-scholarships-awards/nys-science-technology-engineering-and-mathematics-stem-incentive-program.html