Community Scholarship Program

Happy New Year! 2016 is the 29th year of the Community Scholarship Program. We continue to have a strong need to recognize seniors as well as provide much needed scholarships. If you would like to make a donation to the 2016 Community Scholarship Program for seniors or have questions, please email Heather Briley, PCHS Scholarship Advisor at hbriley@pcschools.us.

The scholarship application for seniors will open in April. The application process will be selective based on funding. More information for students will be posted on our site the beginning of April. We will celebrate the scholarship recipients and donors at the scholarship ceremony which will be Tuesday, May 31st, 2016 at 8am in the Eccles Center. Thank you for your continued support.

Financial Aid and Scholarship Presentations for Sophomores in Health Classes

This week I am visiting sophomores in their health classes to talk about financial aid and scholarships in planning for college as a follow up discussion to the presentation that the counselors had with sophomores on college and career planning in World History classes a couple of weeks ago.

My presentation is a brief 30 minute introduction on scholarships and financial aid, including; institutional scholarships, financial aid, and private scholarships.  Many students do not know that about 39% of college aid comes from the institution, 40% of college aid come from federal aid, 13% comes from private scholarships and 8% comes from the state.

We used Naviance Family Connections to complete a scholarship search based on the colleges they were interested in when meeting with their counselors.  (The sophomores learned how to navigate Naviance Family Connections with their counselors, so I hope this was more good practice.)

We briefly discussed financial aid and the different types of aid a student can receive, including grants, loans and work study.

Naviance Family Connections also has a great scholarships search engine, Sallie Mae, where the students started searching for private scholarships based on their interests.

Last but not least, Family Connections has a wonderful resume template tool.  We all started building resumes that they can continue to build throughout their high school career.  The resume tool will help them track their student involvement actives and accomplishments throughout high school.  It will help them when applying to college and scholarships down the road.

It is never to early to start applying for scholarships or planning for the costs of college.  Please feel free to make a 1:1 appointment with me to learn about these opportunities.

Happy Holidays!

Thank you,
Heather Briley
Scholarship Advisor, PCHS
hbriley@pcschools.us
435-645-5650 ext. 2085

Sophomore College and Career Readiness and ACT Plan scores distributed

Last week, counselors visited sophomores in World History classes to start the process of 10th grade college and career planning as well as to distribute and explain the ACT Plan test results.

This was a two day event where students explored possible career pathways on day one using career assessments and on day two students discovered colleges that would help them prepare for the careers they researched by learning to use the new Family Connections program by Naviance.  Stay tuned for more info on our new Naviance program and please ask your student to show you what they did in class!

Counselors will be meeting with every sophomore student individually this winter for their College and Career Readiness meetings.

Sophomores who took the ACT Plan test have been given their score results which will give them a projected ACT score, help them to start thinking about studying for the ACT, discover what classes they should be taking to get ready for college, and investigate possible career interests.

Students were given a booklet "Using your PLAN results".  Please use this guide to go through their answer folder.  This is a very important piece of information that can help students prepare for future ACT exams.  You may also visit: www.planstudent.org for more information.

We look forward to working more with the sophomores in the coming months!  

Happy Holidays!

Please donate to the Community Scholarship Program online at https://livepcgivepc.razoo.com/story/Pcscholarships

Live PC Give PC scholarship donations will go towards the 2016 senior scholarship fund!

 Thank you for your support!

Live PC Give PC Community Scholarship Program

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We are looking forward to participating in Live PC Give PC on Friday, November 6^th.   It is one day where you can donate to many wonderful organizations throughout our community.  Please consider donating to the Community Scholarship Program at Park City High School online at https://livepcgivepc.razoo.com/story/Pcscholarships

Morgan Stanley Financial Aid Presentation

October 20th, 2015, 7-8:30pm Lecture Hall, PCHS
This presentation, by Mike Walsh and Tim Tank of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, is a great starting point for parents and students who have unanswered questions about the costs and issues associated with planning for college. It dispels common myths about sources of funds, reviews unique education planning strategies, and discusses how college financial planning fits into your comprehensive financial planning strategy. It is intended for parents and grandparents who are interested in learning how the admission process and financial planning process are connected, which may lower the cost of attendance for your student.

Sterling Scholar Awards Program

Sterling Scholar Awards Program

The Deseret News and the KSL Broadcast Group Sterling Scholar Awards Program recognizes outstanding scholastic achievement of high school seniors in the state of Utah.  The program is sponsored in the cooperation with the Utah State Office of Education, district officials, and high school administrators.  Utah Colleges and Universities also support the program through varied scholarship opportunities for Sterling Scholar winners. 

Regional winners from PCHS will receive a $1,000 college tuition scholarship whether they attend an in state or out of state college.

Park City High School is looking for well-rounded seniors who have a strength and passion in a particular area of study.  Students will be recognized for their talent in a specific category, their academic achievements, leadership and citizenship.  

The areas are broken into 16 categories, including: English, Mathematics, Social Science, Science, World Languages, Computer Technology, Skilled and Technical Sciences Education, Agricultural Science, Family and Consumer Sciences, Business and Marketing, Speech/Theater Arts/Forensics, Vocal Performance, Visual Arts, Instrumental Music, Dance and General. 

Paper applications are in Ms. Briley's office, in the Counseling Office.  Applications are due to Heather Briley: Friday, October 30th, 2015.  

Final candidates will be selected by faculty and staff within the high school and notified mid-November.  Once selected, students will work with faculty mentors and Ms. Briley in preparing their online portfolios and interview skills for the regional competition in March.

All students interested in the program are encouraged to apply whether you are considering an out of state or in state college experience.  This prestigious and competitive program can be a great experience and resume builder.   

 

Again, please let Heather Briley know if you have questions at hrbiley@pcschools.us or 435-645-5650 ext. 2085