Nyack High School

Guidance Department Announcements

• National Alliance on Mental Illness Rockland is hosting an Education Night for Parents and Caregivers on "Youth, Gaming, & Problem Gambling

   National Alliance on Mental Illness Rockland is hosting an education night for parents and caregivers on "Youth, Gaming, & Problem Gambling on November 13, 2019.  See flyer for more details.

  • Nami.pdf

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• The Coolidge Scholarship Offers An Outstanding Opportunity For Current Juniors

   

  The Coolidge Scholarship is a scholarship which pays for the entire amount of tuition, room and board, fees and also provides a stipend for books for four years of undergraduate study.  It is only open to Juniors and it can be used at any accredited American college or university for any major. Need is not a basis for this scholarship. The deadline for this year's scholarship is January 16, 2020 at 5 pm.  This year the Coolidge Scholarship will be awarded to 2 or 3 students.  Finalists who are not named Coolidge Scholars are eligible to receive a smaller, one-time scholarship.  For more information go to www.coolidgescholars.org 

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• Firemen's Association of the State of New York (FASNY) is Offering Volunteer Firefighters Help with College Tuition

  Please see the attachment for more information.

  • FASNY HELP FLYER_9-25-19 002.pdf

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• PSAT will be given to Juniors on Wednesday October 16, 2019

  This year's PSAT will be given to Juniors on Wednesday October 16, 2019.  Students should bring several sharpened pencils and a calculator on that day.  The test will begin at 7:30 am.

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• NPE 2019 College Tour

  Naomi's Program of Excellence 2019 College Tour is  being held October 12th- October 14th 2019.   It is Columbus Day weekend.  The cost is $225 and it includes transportation and lodging.  The schools on the tour this year are Syracuse University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Cornell, Cortland, and Binghamton Universities.  See the attached flyer for more details.

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• SAVE THE DATE for Nyack NAACP Youth Council Historically Black College & University Fair

  This event will be held on February 1, 2020 from 11am-3pm at Nanuet Senior High School.  See the attached flyer for more details.

  • NAACP Youth Council Flyer.pdf

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• Meet Our Newest Guidance Counselor/ Conozca a Nuestro Nuevo Consejero – Mr. Alejandro Peña

   Mr. Peña comes to us with a Masters of Science in School Counseling from Mercy College.  He is well versed in assisting students in all aspects of the college search and application process including financial aid, scholarships, computer assisted college searches, as well as other career opportunities.  Mr. Peña will officially start in September, but he will be here during Freshmen Orientation.  Mr. Peña can be reached at 845-353-7128 or at apena@nyackschools.org  Please stop in and say “Hello.”

   El Sr. Peña viene a nosotros con una Maestría en Ciencias en Asesoría Escolar de Mercy College. Él está bien conocido a ayudar a los estudiantes en todos los aspectos del proceso de búsqueda y solicitud de la universidad, incluida la ayuda financiera, las becas, la búsqueda de la universidad asistida por computadora, y tambien las oportunidades profesionales. El Sr. Peña comenzará oficialmente en Septiembre, pero estará aquí durante la Orientación para estudiantes de primer año. Puede comunicarse con el Sr. Peña al 845-353-7128 o en apena@nyackschools.org.  Por favor anímelos a sus hijos/hijas a hacer una cita con el para hablar sobre cualquier inquietude que puedan tener, o simplemente que pasen a saludarle!

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• PSAT RESULTS/SCORE REPORTS

  Attention Juniors :

  You can find your PSAT scores on college board, or in Naviance.  We have also mailed home your score report.  Please stop by the guidance office  to pick up your PSAT exam booklet.

  for more information please see attached powerpoint: 

  • using-psat-nmsqt-scores-college-readiness-presentation pdf.pdf

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• 2018-2019 Excelsior Scholarship Eligibility Requirements and Award Amounts

  See the attached Excelsior Scholarship information and link to the Excelsior Scholarship application.

  • Excelsior Scholarship.pdf

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• NYS STEM Incentive Program for high school graduates in the top 10% of their class

  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 SUNY or CUNY college, including community colleges and the statutory colleges at Cornell University and Alfred University, 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 SUNY or CUNY college;

  ·         earn a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher each term after the first semester;

  ·         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.

  Students matriculated in these programs of study may be eligible for a STEM Incentive Program award. The program of study must result in an approved occupation.

   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

   

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