Rowlett High School -

Counselors

Counselor	Area Assigned	Extension	Notes
Donna Ambrogio	A - B	62520	Lead Counselor
Carole Wood	C - F	62520
Lisa Tuttle	G - K	62519
Dee Dee Larsen	L - P	62518
Tina Brown	Q - V	62516
Jere Medina	W - Z & CATE	62515
Kim Premo	At Risk & CATE	62528
Lou Kemp	LIGHT	62522

Announcements

Forms

The Counselors need:

AP Commitment Letters
Parent Permission forms for early graduation
Parent Permission forms for Senior Release
Dual Credit Applications **If you have requested dual credit but have not received an application, they are available in the counseling office.

The deadline for returning these applications has been extended to May 7, 2008. All of these forms may be turned in to the Counseling Office.

Senior Scholarship Offers

All seniors need to be sure and report all scholarship offers ( 35KB) with the dollar amounts to the Counseling Center. Students should report all offers even those they have no intention of accepting. We must record and report this to the administration building.

Local Scholarships

Deadline	Scholarship	Criteria	Amount
3/10	Assoc. for Compensatory Educators of Texas	have been enrolled in ESL, Title 1, State Compensatory Education, Migrant or Homeless	$1,000
3/1	Dallas Scottish Rite Library & Museum	merit/student achievement basis	$1,000
3/7	Dallas Texas Exes	must be attending UT Austin, not participating in a NCAA governed athletic program
4/15	DHCC Foundation Stars on the Rise	hispanic	up to $10,000
4/4	Don't Mess With Texas	2/$1000 and 1/$3000	essay
3/31	Friends of the Rowlett Animals Scholarship	volunteering with animals	$500
4/4	Frisco Roughriders Foundation	athletic scholarship	$1,000
3/31	Garland Assoc. for Hispanic Affairs	Hispanic	$1,000
3/10	Garland Educational Support Services Assoc., GESSA		$350
3/24	Garland Federation of Clubs	return to Counselor's office	$1,000
3/31	Garland Retired School Personnel	major in education	$1,000
3/31	Garland/Richardson A&M Univ.	accepted to Texas A&M College Station	$500
4/7	Gerald Walker Memorial Scholarship		$10,000
3/31	Gwen Pharo Scholarship, The Public Affairs Luncheon Club	volunteered your time in school, church, community	$2,000
3/13	Joe Brown Educational	major in education, 3.0 GPA	$1,000
4/11	Jeffery Allen Blackhurst	band member
4/18	Kiwanis Club of Rowlett	2.5 GPA, community service	$500
4/18	Kiwanis Club of Rowlett Key Club Member	20 hrs community service work, 10 hrs being with Key Club, 2.5 GPA	$500
3/15	Kohl's Kids Who Care	volunteer in community, must be nominated on line	multi
4/30	Principal's Eagle Award	pick up application from Mrs. Lyon	$1,000
4/30	RHS Memorial	pick up application from Mrs. Lyon	$1,000
3/10	Robert C Byrd	financial aid, turn in application to the Counselor's office	$1,500
3/1	Roxanne Forester PACE Scholarship	African American female	$1,000
3/24	Rowlett Women's Club	female, Rowlett resident	$1,200
3/14	TABE Scholarship	pursuing an education as a Bilingual Education teacher	$1,000
3/14	Texas Telephone Assoc.	must return completed application to counselor's office	$1500 each yr
3/10	Zonta International Foundation, Young Women in Public Affairs	female, volunteer leadership	$500 & $1000

ACT News

Are you getting ready for the ACT? Check out helpful ACT News You Can Use issues on the ACT website.

SAT Test Preparation Tips

As the December SAT approaches, here are some tips that will help you to do your best on test day. Before Test Day Get organized:

Make sure you have two No. 2 pencils and a soft eraser. A No. 2 pencil is required to answer the essay and the multiple-choice questions. Mechanical pencils are not allowed. Pens are not allowed.
Have your SAT Admission Ticket and acceptable photo ID ready. You will need your Admission Ticket and photo ID for admission to the test center.
Check your calculator and put fresh batteries in it. You will need a scientific or graphing calculator for the SAT Reasoning Test™ and Subject Tests in Mathematics. Some questions on the Subject Tests in Mathematics are best solved with a graphing calculator.
Locate a watch to take with you. You can use a watch that has no audible alarm to time yourself—separate timers are not allowed.
Prepare snacks to bring with you. You may stow food and drinks under your chair or desk and consume them outside the testing room during breaks. A healthy snack will go a long way in keeping you alert during the entire test.

Also, you may find it helpful to download a handout (.doc/74KB) with similar information.

SAT/ACT Test Prep

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Develop a Career Portfolio using the Kuder Career Planning System

Career and Technology Education provides a career planning assessment program for students in Career and Technology Education classes. This is the first year it has been made available to all Rowlett High School students via the internet. A student can start the program in eighth grade, and continue to use the program during their high school career, and beyond graduation. Parent's can also reference the site with their child with any internet connection.

The career portfolio includes assessments to help the student plan for career development and education. The Kuder system also helps the student to

Plan for the future
Explore career clusters occupations
Search for a major and select a college
Learn about financial aid options, scholarships and the FAFSA

To use this program the student should contact a Career and Technology teacher, or stop by the counseling office to sign out a copy of the login instructions. The instructions include the school access code, and batch code numbers. There are a limited number of users for the RHS site, so the program is limited for use by Rowlett High School students. The Career and Technology Counselors can access data once students complete the survey. This data will help the counselors determine the classes in which students may have interest.

Forms

Form Name	Grade Level
Choice of Subject	9th Grade
Choice of Subject	10th - 12th Grade

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