MRU High School Counseling Office

01/18/2020

Due to inclement weather predicted for tomorrow evening, specifically heavy snow between the hours of 4PM Saturday and 1AM Sunday morning, the Snow-Coming dance will be postponed to Saturday, February 8th from 7 to 10.

06/30/2017

Class of 2017: Final transcripts have been mailed and uploaded to Common App/SendEdu.

06/26/2017

Class of 2017: prepping for the next leg of your journey? Bed, Bath, and Beyond can help! Check it out and tag a friend!

06/26/2017

MRU will now be an SAT host site. Please visit sat.org/register to register to take the SAT!

The SAT is offered seven times each year in the U.S. and six times internationally. Register here for the new SAT by choosing your test date and test center.

09/09/2016

September 14 The US Marines 10:30 AM
September 15 Hofstra University 11 AM
September 15 SUNY Potsdam 10:15 AM
September 28 OKEMO 10:30 AM
September 30 Lyndon State College 10:30 AM
October 7 Colby Sawyer 11 AM
October 7 Keene State College 10:30 AM
October 13 Endicott College 10:30 AM
October 19 Southern Vermont College10:30 AM
October 25 Ursinus College 10:30 AM
October 26 Middlebury College 10:30 AM
October 28 Western New England University 10:30 AM
November 2 Elmira College 10:30 AM
November 16 Castleton University 10:30 AM
November 21 Johnson State College 10:30 AM

08/25/2016

The Wendy's High School Heisman Scholarship is now available. Click the link below to apply and let us know when you do so we can upload the school portion. http://bit.ly/1C5yEih

05/23/2016

Middlebury College is offering the "Applying to College" workshop sponsored by the Admissions Office. The annual event has been scheduled for Friday, June 10, 2016 of Reunion Weekend at McCardell Bicentennial Hall. High school age children and grandchildren of Middlebury alumni, faculty and staff as well as students from Vermont high schools are invited. Preference is given to juniors in high school.

This program gives an overview of the general selective college application process and does not focus on Middlebury College. It runs from 9:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. with registration at 8:15 A.M.

The workshop for students covers
1) The admissions process: The student’s responsibilities in owning and directing the admissions process and,

2) An admissions office’s responsibility in owning and directing the admissions process.

The workshop for parents addresses
1) How to be a supportive and effective parent throughout the admissions process, followed by
2) case studies of college applications.
(The student and parent workshops are conducted simultaneously.)

In separate sessions there will be a financial aid overview as well as a hands-on session reviewing the common application process.

Following the final presentation, individual afternoon appointments can be scheduled with Student Financial Services.
In addition, for any students who are interested specifically in Middlebury College, a group information session will be conducted at 1:30 P.M. and campus tours will be offered at 2:30 P.M.

The required registration deadline is Monday, June 6, 2016.

Register here:
https://admissions.middlebury.edu/register/?id=f5c79880-37f6-46ec-a4a8-9084ad1f9d42

College Counseling Workshop Registration FormFriday, June 10, 2016 at 08:15 AM until 12:30 PMDriving Directions >>Middlebury College - Emma Willard House131 S Main StMiddlebury, VT 05753United StatesLoading...College Counseling Workshop Registration Form 2016The registration deadline for the June 10...

03/29/2016

Nathan Astin from CCV will be here to register students for Intro to College Studies in the next week. If you have F block available during the day and would like another 0.5 credits come to Student Services to find out more.
http://gotocollegevt.org/start-college-in-high-school/ics/

As a Vermont high school sophomore, junior or senior, you can take a free 13-week course that helps you get ready for college.

03/21/2016

DAR Good Citizens and American History Essay Awards Presented

The Daughters of the American Revolution, Ann Story Chapter, recently presented its annual Good Citizen Awards to seven Rutland area high school seniors and its annual American History Essay Contest award to three 5th, 6th, and 8th grade students. These awards were presented at a ceremony at the Dollhouse Restaurant on March 17.

Recipients of the Good Citizen Awards were Charles Cacciatore, Fair Haven Union High School; Jessica Audy, Mill River Union High School; Curtis Tomlinson, Proctor Jr. Sr. High School; and Miya Mondella, West Rutland High School; Monica Schmelzenbach, Mount Saint Joseph Academy; Cody Adams, Poultney High School; and Chloe Levins, Rutland High School. Each student was selected by their school as best representing the qualities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism. Charles Cacciatore has also been selected at the winner of the State of Vermont Good Citizen winner and will be honored at a statewide DAR meeting in May.

The winners of the American History Essay Contest were Rosanna Hyde, 8th grader at Rutland Middle School; Keenan Hogan, 6th grader at Neshobe Elementary School; and Gabrielle Lucci, 5th grader at Christ The King School. This year's essay topic was “A Colonial Family’s Reaction to the Stamp Act”.

Pictured in attached photos are:
Good Citizen Honorees:
Left to right: Miya Mondella, Curtis Tomlinson, Jessica Audy, and Charles Cacciatore
(not pictured: Monica Schmelzenbach, Cody Adams, and Chloe Levins)

American History Essay Contest Winners:
Left to right: Keenan Hogan, Gabrielle Lucci, and Rosanna Hyde

03/21/2016

Mid-March updates from VSAC



College Pathways events start March 19. Thanks so much for your help in getting the word out about VSAC's college-planning events this spring. We greatly appreciate your efforts in distributing inserts and posting notices to encourage students and families to attend. The first event is this Saturday at Saint Michael's College (9:30 am-2:45 pm). Walk-ins are welcome, and parents/students can come for any part of the day.
Schedule & details: www.vsac.org/CollegePathways




Upcoming dates in April:

•Saturday, April 2, Castleton University (9:30 am - 2:00 pm)
•Monday evening, April 4, Lyndon State College with the NEK College Fair (3:45-8:30 pm)



Thanks again for spreading the word!



Wanted: Student videos for Career Planning Conference Video Keynote Project
This year’s Career Planning Conference is May 11, 2016, at Lake Morey. The theme is “Your Story, Your Path: How Our Stories Shape Our Direction.” We'll be starting off the conference with videos submitted by students, sharing their stories about what has helped them in their path toward graduation and a career. Students selected for showing their videos will receive $50 VISA gift cards. The deadline for uploading a video to Google Drive is Tuesday, April 15. Visit http://www.vsacnews.org/2016/03/16/update-update-update-update-update-2016-career-planning-conference-video-keynote-project/ for details or contact John Spinney at [email protected] or Cathy Printon at [email protected].



FAFSA push
Did you know that in Vermont, high school graduates missed out on about $5.5 million in free federal Pell grants last year? That’s because about half our high school grads didn’t complete the FAFSA. The average federal grant for eligible students is $3,546. That’s a lot of money to leave on the table for about 30 minutes of work! Please remind your students to complete the FAFSA, as well as the Vermont grant, available to Vermont students enrolled full-time or part-time. Families can learn more by visiting www.vsac.org/fafsafirst. Info: http://www.vsacnews.org/2016/03/14/have-you-fafsad-yet/

High school students and parents -- don't miss out.Set aside a day for college planning! VSAC's free annual college planning event covers the entire college process, including the latest advice from college admissions and financial aid experts. Choose a date and location that works for you. Hope to…

03/04/2016

VSAC Scholarships DUE TODAY!!!

03/04/2016

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