College fair

Keep an eye out for information on the upcoming college fair at McKee in mid-October this year!

I am making outreach to several colleges that have been recommended by your teachers. Do you have any colleges in the NY or NJ area that you'd like to find out more about? Let me know what colleges you are interested in and I will do my best to get them to come to our college fair or set up a college information visit at McKee. Leave a comment here, email me, call me (maybe), stop in my office - just let me know!! Parents, this applies to you, too. You'll also be invited to the fall college fair at McKee so keep an eye on your snail mail and email from us on the date and more information.

-Ms. Miller

REGENTS

18 DAYS UNTIL FINALS BEGIN (12 FOR SENIORS!)

26 DAYS UNTIL REGENTS BEGIN!! Please see the Regents schedule for June 2012!! Please be on the lookout for Regents prep and tutoring after school!

40 DAYS UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR (that's actually only 27 SCHOOL DAYS left!)

The end of the year is fast approaching!! That doesn't mean it's any time to slack off, though - keep working hard to bring up whatever grades may have dropped in the second marking period, or just keep working to get your great grades even higher and greater!! (Can you tell I'm excited for summer and am a fan of exclamation points?)

As it gets closer to finals week, I will be posting the schedule for all students and parents to be aware. If you have any questions leading up to them, please get in touch!

-Ms. Miller

CUNY Ladies!

If you're a female senior and planning on going to a CUNY school in the fall, here is a great opportunity for you! It's called the Grace Outreach Darlene Jeris Scholarship. It's a pretty great program which pays YOU to get math and writing prep during the summer, and continuing help from a college counselor through your first year of college!

About the Grace Outreach D.Jeris Scholarship

The scholarship offers you three things:

• Payments of $400 as you complete the requirements for a summer prep program and join first semester activities at a CUNY college. 
• Grace Outreach college counselor will help you do well in your first year at a CUNY college, and you will receive membership into a great peer program.
•  Training this summer (prep program) to improve Math and Writing to master the CUNY Skills ACT/COMPASS Placement Tests at college.

Eligibility

·         You must be a high school graduate by June 2012

·         You must be a female within the age range of 16- 24 and a resident of New York State

·         You must apply to a CUNY College

Entry Requirements

·         Fill out a GO scholarship application

·         Attend an interview

·         Participate in the GO Summer Program and a fall college support/study group

(The deadline for the application is May 29, 2012; pick up an application form from Ms. Miller or Ms. Marsigliano.)

Award of your Scholarship

Grace Outreach is awarding a total of $850 in cash to 18 students

·         20 hours a week of college prep with a total payment of $400 by the end of the summer

·         Additional payments when you meet your first semester college goals

·         A monthly Metro card for the summer program

 This could be really helpful so please come see me about it!!

-Ms. Miller