Guidance BLAST A Publication of the Roncalli High School Guidance Department

October 27, 2011

ALL STUDENTS Coming Soon! Paying for College Presentation: Roncalli High School will sponsor two financial aid information sessions over the next few months. All families in grades 9-12 are welcome to participate in these unique opportunities. November 15 December 5 Paying for College by Tricia Poplicean of Eli Lilly Credit Union A review of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by Marilee Taylor of IUPUI Both programs begin at 7:00 p.m. in the RHS auditorium and the presenters received many compliments from those in attendance. Video Contest: The University of Dayton is sponsoring a video contest on What does servant leadership mean to prospective students? How does it affect their lives? Ten videos will be selected with winners receiving up to $40,000 in credit for university tuition. If you are interested in pursuing this option, please go to www.facebook.com/universityofdayton and look for scholarship on the left hand side. ExtraordinAIRy Treasures Teacher Award: Williams Comfort Air, based in Carmel, has established an award to recognize and demonstration appreciation for those teachers involved in shaping our children. If any student or parent is aware of a teacher who has gone above and beyond in helping children learn, you may nominate that individual. A nominee could be someone who reached out to children or helped them learn life lessons, as well as educational lessons, or helped a child learn through adapting teaching styles to reach the child. You may have worked side by side with a teacher who has/had a unique way of reaching students and a desire to help every student, no matter how difficult. Last year Mr. Jim Ratliff of Roncalli was the recipient of one of these awards. Williams Comfort Air will honor three ExtraordinAIRy Teacherstwo from elementary schools, two from middle schools, and two high school teachers will receive: 1. $500 cash award 2. $500 to their school Nominations are being accepted through Nov. 30, 2011 at www.MyIndianaTreasure.org Please consider nominating a Roncalli teacher. Georgetown College (KY): Georgetown College in Kentucky offers a Spanish immersion program on campus. One-third of the required college coursework is entirely in Spanish. If you would like more information on this one-of-a-kind program, http://wordpress.georgetowncollege.edu/ie/ Engineering Career Awareness Day: The University of Dayton will host students interested in the field of engineering. Those in attendance will meet practicing engineers and find out what they do, tour engineering labs and facilities, and talk with current engineering students. Students must register by November 3, 2011 at admission.udayton.edu/events/ The program will be held Thursday, Nov. 10 from 8 a.m. 1 p.m. on the UD campus. Baking Contests: If you are a student (or parent) who likes to bake, you might consider submitting a recipe for any/all of the following contests.

www.marthawhite.com (muffin contest using a Martha White product) www.BettyCrocker.com/mixitupwith Betty http://www.conterstcook.com/ http://midwestliving.com/mwl/file.jsp?item=/contests/MWL_RecipeContest/MWL-RecipeContest0610&ordersrc=google1contestcooking (This is all one site!) NEXTRANS Announces School Essay Competition: http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nextrans/news/view.php?id=1058 Young Authors Writing Contest: http://www.colum.edu/Academics/Fiction_Writing/YA/YA12 Need tutoring? Go an online to access a tutor from 4 p.m. 10 p.m. seven days a week. Getting help is easy. Just go to www.imcpl.org and click on "Homework Help". You can even set it up on your phone with Tutor.com to Go. Homework Help: 1-877-ASK-ROSE Teen Film Festival: Creating Movie Magic: The festival will be held Nov. 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the Greenwood High Schools auditorium. Area teens in grades 9-12 must submit their entries by Oct. 28. Guidelines for the categories are available in the media center from Mrs. Anderson. The categories include documentary, feature film, music video, and book trailer. Monetary prizes/gift cards will be awarded. Visit the Teen Film Festival online at www.greenwoodlibrary.us/teenfilmfestival.asp Additionally, the Greenwood library will host workshops on script writing, filming, and video editing throughout the year. Open Houses at Indiana Institutions: Registration is required. Franklin College: Oct. 29 www.admissions.franklincollege.edu/visit-franklin Hanover College: Oct. 29 www.hanover.edu/admission/visits Manchester College: Oct. 28 visit@manchester.edu or 800-852-3648 Rose-Hulman: Oct. 28 www.rose-hulman.edu/admissions/form/CampusDay/ Univ. Southern Indiana: Oct. 29 www.usi.edu/admissn/visit.asp IUPUI Fall Fest: Nov. 4 www.iupui.edu/visit IUPUIHonors College: Nov. 7 https://www.iupui.edu/~visit/reservation/index.php/jagdays/schedule/81 IUPUI Jag Day Art: Nov. 8 https://www.iupui.edu/~visit/reservation/index.php/jagdays/schedule/75 IUPUI Science Jag Day: Nov. 8 www.science.iupui.edu/visit IUPUI: Business: Nov. 9 https://www.iupui.edu/~visit/reservation/index.php/jagdays/schedule/71 IUPUIEngineering & Technology: Nov. 11 https://www.iupui.edu/~visit/reservation/index.php/jagdays/schedule/69 Univ. St. Francis: Nov. 12 www.sf.edu/visit or 800-729-4732 (Health Careers Day) IUPUI-Journalism: Nov. 16 https://www.iupui.edu/~visit/reservation/index.php/jagdays/schedule/78 IUPUI: Information: Nov. 21 https://www.iupui.edu/~visit/reservation/index.php/jagdays/schedule/73 Open Houses at out-of-state Institutions: Registration is required. Loras College (IA): daily www.loras.edu/visit Milwaukee School of Engineering (WI): Dec. 3 admissions.msoe.edu Palm Beach Atlantic (FL): Nov. 10-11 www.pba.edu/open-house

Kettering University (MI): Nov. 12

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SENIORS, JUNIORS, and SOPHOMORES: Upcoming representatives include: Nov. 2University of St. Francis at 8:30 Nov. 3High Point University (NC) Nov. 7University of Arizona at 1:30 Nov. 21Western Michigan University at 8:30 Dec. 5--Rochester Institute of Technology (NY) at 8:00 We the Living Essay Contest: Sophomores, juniors, and seniors are invited to submit an essay on the novel, We the Living, written by Ayn Rand. Three topics are presented and students only need to select one topic to write on after reading the novel. More information and the participation rules can be found at: http://essaycontest.aynrandnovels.com/WeTheLiving.aspx?theme=blue The deadline for submitting essays (800-1600 words) is May 5, 2012. There is a $3,000 grand prize plus additional monetary prizes. SENIORS: Brown Fellows Program: Centre College and the University of Louisville co-sponsor the Brown Fellows Program that allows interested students (in either institution) to build an open-ended academic adventure beginning the summer before the freshman year in college. All academic costs (tuition, room & board, and summer enrichment) are fully covered. Students with strong leadership, academic excellence, and a sense of adventure are considered for this program. For more information: www.brownfellows.org or call 502-8961157. Students must apply to either Centre College or the University of Louisville to be considered. JUNIORS AND SENIORS: Career Fair will take place the morning of Friday, November 4, 2011. Students will be released to attend the Career Fair according to their class year and portion of the alphabet. ALL juniors and seniors are encouraged to attend, regardless of their career interests. Students can use this opportunity to learn more about the specific careers presented, to practice networking skills, and to simply broaden their knowledge of different professions - just for the purpose of knowing more about their world. Please check out the other document attached in this email for details about the professions participating and for the time of day your student will be scheduled to attend. Scholarship Presentation: The Marion County Public Library will host two evening presentations on scholarships. The Warren branch (9701 E. 21st Street) will host the presentation on November 2 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. while the Eagle branch (3325 Lowry Road) presentation is scheduled for November 17, 2011 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Interested families do not need to pre-register. Panelists for the presentations include representatives from Indiana Dollars for Scholars, IUPUI Office of Student Scholarships, La Plaza, Inc., Sociedad de Amigos de Colombia (SADCO), and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). For additional information, please call 275-4008. FRESHMEN and SOPHOMORES: Anthem Essay Contest: Freshmen and sophomores are invited to submit an essay on the novel, Anthem, written by Ayn Rand. Three topics are presented and students only need to select one topic to write on after reading the novel. More information and the participation rules can be found at: http://essaycontest.aynrandnovels.com/Anthem.aspx?theme=blue The deadline for submitting essays (800-1600 words) is March 20, 2012. There is a $2,000 first prize plus additional monetary prizes. FRESHMEN:

Test Preparation with flashcards: Create your flashcards and begin to go through them creating three piles. Pile 1 is for those terms/concepts/ideas you do not know. Pile 2 is for those that you kind of know while pile 3 is for those terms/concepts/ideas you definitely know. The goal is to get all of the cards into the I definitely know pile. Be honest with yourself as you come to each flashcard. It doesnt help if you put a kind of know in the definitely know pile. Keep reviewing throughout the week and then save your cards and re-review in the months and days prior to the exam. The great thing about flashcards is that you can review by yourself but you can also have someone quiz you on the flashcards as well. (Thanks to the Bepko Learning Center at IUPUI for this information.)