Earn College Credit in High School (There’s More Ways Than One)!
Earn College Credit While In High School? Yes! VPS offers several programs where students can begin earning college credit while in high school. […]
Dec
2020
Nov
2020
National Apprenticeship Week Virtual Career Fair (11/12/20)
The National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) celebration spotlights and increases community awareness about the benefits of apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and trade programs to hundreds of young adults, job seekers, educational partners, and community leaders. November 12, 2020 from 4:00-6:00PM This virtual career fair (in conjunction with National Apprenticeship Week) will connect you directly with Washington state-approved apprenticeship [...]
Oct
2020
Military Career Options Fair (11/06/21)
Join us at the Military Career Fair to hear from military representatives on how you can have a viable career in the military as well as attend college while fully enlisted or in the reserves. Students and parents interested in knowing more about a career in the military should attend this outdoor event. Date: Saturday, [...]
Oct
2020
Golf Caddies Going to UW (Full-Tuition with Room & Board Scholarship)
The Evans Scholars Foundation awards over 280 full-tuition scholarships to golf caddies. Applicants from Washington State must plan on attending the University of Washington. Recipients of this scholarship LIVE in the Evans Scholar House on campus. This very specific scholarship may be just for you! Less than 1,000 students apply annually. Apply here. Deadline: October [...]
Oct
2020
Scholarships 101
Searching for scholarships may feel like a job and seniors should treat it as such! It takes time, good research skills and organization to score scholarships. Here are some tips. KNOW WHERE TO GO FutureMe.vansd.org has a comprehensive list of scholarships that can be searched by GPA, industry or eligibility (just click Featured Scholarships) Local [...]
Oct
2020
Assistance with Financial Aid Forms!
You don't have to fill out those financial aid forms in the dark! There's help out there (and here!) Step 1: Turn on the light :) Step 2: Check out this simple How To Create Your FSA ID (Federal Student Aid) to get you started (with pictures!) Step 3: WSU Vancouver has an entire staff [...]
Oct
2020
AP Students Must Enroll Online
Calling all AP Students! October is a great month to make sure that you’ve enrolled in all of your AP class sections online! If you’re in an AP class, your teacher has asked you to enroll online in that AP section for the class. This process is very important to complete because it’s how we [...]
Oct
2020
It’s October Seniors! Time to complete your financial aid application!
It's October 1st!! Time to complete your financial aid application! If you intend on continuing your education after high school, you must complete your financial aid application (FAFSA or WASFA) your Senior year and EVERY year thereafter that you want to be considered for student loans, federal and state grants, work-study and many scholarships. Even [...]
Sep
2020
Help with All Those College Financial Aid Forms!
You don't need to be going to WSU Vancouver to get assistance on filling out federal and state financial aid forms for college! WSUV is offering help to families filing a FAFSA/WASFA via Zoom in secure breakout rooms: https://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/event/college-goal-washington Attend a virtual College Goal Washington session to get one-on-one help filing your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal [...]
Sep
2020
Western Aerospace Scholars – STEM Experience
Current high school juniors interested in the aerospace industry should apply for this special online experience brought to you by the Museum of Flight. Program Description: Western Aerospace Scholars (WAS) is an online distance learning course and summer experience specifically designed for high school students interested in pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) pathways [...]