by Mackenzie Armstead | staff writer Recently there have been a few changes to the FAFSA guidelines as of 2017. These changes include an earlier date to submit your FAFSA, an extended deadline to file your application, and access to...
At the end of their junior year, soon-to-be seniors excitedly fill out their course cards, in anticipation to finally graduate - and that’s when they realize they might be missing some needed credits.
With a subject line reading, “Possible Schedule Changes Needed”, principal John Mehlbrech sent an email on September 16 informing parents that the school now has over 3,000 students, “making it the largest student body Johnson has ever had to work with.” As a result, one math teacher began teaching on Monday, September 21 as well as a new English teacher.
With the fall semester drawing to a close, the second semester provides students with the opportunity to adjust their schedule if they would like. Whether it’s changing to a different extracurricular, dropping an AP class, or registering to take a course online, there are various schedule changes that could potentially be made.
However, this particular semester seemed to give rise to several students wanting to drop the same AP class at the same time- with not enough classes to accommodate these students.
With the countdown to graduation on, it’s almost time to recognize the students who are summa, magna, and cum laude graduates. However, in the midst of all of these students lies the individual who has the highest rank out of the graduating class.
According to NEISD board policy E.I.C. (Local), the student who is the highest ranking graduate is not individually recognized. Instead, this student is identified solely based on their weighted grade average, or WGA.
At the State of Union address held on Tuesday, January 20, President Obama proposed several programs to be reviewed by Congress, including the ‘America’s College Promise’, which would pay for two years of tuition at a community college so long as students meet certain qualifications.
Whether it’s finding a school that most appropriately aligns with your academic needs, negating the pro’s and con’s of in state versus out of state tuition, or simply trying to figure out what you want to study, the college application process is one that many students face, but there is something that can be added to a college resume that may benefit students.
Not all students chose to go to college once they graduate. Some students chose to pursue other activities, like Arriago, and wait to go to college, either for financial reasons, to join the military or workforce, or for other, more personal, reasons.
It's that special time of year again where seniors find themselves developing anxiety toward the question, "Have you applied to college yet?"
As the end of the school year quickly approaches leaving only nine weeks left, scholarship opportunities become more scarce and for some deadlines are fast approaching.