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Guidance and
Counseling K-12
Resource Page

The Pinnacle Counseling Office Online

Welcome to The Pinnacle Counseling Office Web Page. We hope the information we provide will help us better serve you and your needs.

Contact Information:
303-450-3985
Michael Ruffner: ext. 217
Toni Francis: ext. 167
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Guidance And Counseling
Resource Page
Grades K - 12

College and Career Planning

NCAA Information
Testing Info & Resources
Senior's Page
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
Career Planning


 
Post-Secondary and College Information

College Planning




College Searches

www.anycollege.com (search site)
www.princetonreview.com (search site)
www.collegeview.com (search site)
www.gocollege.com (general college information and search site)
www.CTCL.com(colleges that change lives)
www.acm.edu (college data base)
College Applications

www.commonapp.org (common application used at many selective colleges)
www.applyweb.com (electronic application processing for U.S. & world schools)
Boulder High college application process
Visits and Fairs
Coming Soon
College Rankings

www.collegenews.com (student opinions
about their campuses)
Admissions Information

CCHE Admission Index
(admissions index for CO 4 yr universities)
CCHE Admissions Standards (Pre-collegiate course requirements for 4 yr CO public universities)
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Financial Aid and Scholarships
  Financial Aid

FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
The College Opportunity Fund (register for automatic tuition stipend to any public Colorado
institution estimated at $2,400)

Scholarships

The Pinnacle Scholarship Bulletin
PCS College Corner
www.scholarship.com (national database; scholarships emailed to you)
www.fastweb.com (national database; scholarships emailed to you)
FastAID (scholarship search & info)
CollegeBoard Scholarship Search (scholarship search)
CollegeNET (financial aid tools, scholarship search, etc.)
Front Range Community College Scholarships

Other Resources

College Access Network (Colorado School Loan Program)
SallieMae (info on how to finance college)
SallieMae's Parent Answer ( parent resource)
ACT Financial Aid Need Estimator (includes info for parents & students)
FinAid (Free internet guide to financial aid)
CCHE Financial Aid Guide (CO Commission on Higher Ed financial aid guide)
eStudent Loan (find & compare loans)
CollegeNET (financial aid tools, scholarship search, etc.)

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Scholarship Opportunites Coming Up:

COMCAST LEADERS AND ACHIEVERS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: Application deadline is Jan. 29, 2007 For further information, contact Scholarship Program Administrators at (866) 851-4274 or email them atComcast@spaprog.com

PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP CLASS, Inc. (PLC): This is open to students who enroll in the University of Colorado at Boulder. Application deadline: Feb. 1, 2007. For further information, call(303) 492-4752 or email them atplc@colorado.edu

JOHNSON & WALES DENVER CAMPUS OUTSTANDING STUDENT LEADER OF THE YEAR: Application deadline is February 1, 2007. For further information, contact them at (877) 598-3368 or email them at den@admissions.jwu.edu

BEST TEEN CHEF COMPETITION: Deadline for entries is Feb. 9, 2007. For further information, contact them through their website at www.artinstitutes.edu/btc

BEST BUY SCHOLARSHIP: Application deadline is Feb. 15, 2007. Contact them at BestBuy.com/scholarships.

CHEF OF THE YEAR: Entry deadline is Feb. 15, 2007. Contact the Johnson & Wales Charlotte Admissions Office, toll free at: 1-866-598-2427.

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT – Rocky Mountain, Inc. (JA) Application deadline is Feb. 15, 2007. Contact them at
(303) 260-6285 or by email at jmueller@jacolorado.org

2007 COLORADO COUNCIL VOLUNTEERISM/COMMUNITY SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP (Sponsored by the Colorado Council on High School/College Relations (CCHS/CR). Application deadline: Feb. 15, 20007. Contact them at (970) 264-2231, Ext. 226 or by email at: mthompson@pagosa.k12.co.us

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES (RMHC) NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: Application deadline is Feb. 15, 2007. Contact them by email at josephine.fazio@us.mcd.com

SACHS FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS: Application deadline is March 1, 2007. For further information contact the Sachs Foundation at (719) 633-2353

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION (NAWIC): Application deadline is March 1, 2007. Contact them at 303-205-5541 or email them at Karen_Mueller@emcorgroup.com

If your son/daughter is interested in a college entrepreneurship program, contact the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and DECA at www.entrepreneurU.org or call Sissy Long, DECA EntrepreneurU Project Manager at 205-223-0204 or email her at sjldeca@aol.com

JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY announces a Culinary Expo and Saturday Tour, Jan. 20, 2007, 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM at their Denver campus. Contact Shane Landry at 303-256-9313 to RSVP; or email him at slandry@jwu.edu

Ms. Toni Francis, Counselor (8 through 12) will soon begin meeting individually with 11th grade students about their career and college plans. Please call her with questions at: 303-450-3985, Ext. 167.

 
Calendar and Announcements

DON’T MISS the Pinnacle College Fair, Thursday, November 6th, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm. All High School Students and Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend. This event is free of charge.
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There will be a FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP here at Pinnacle Charter School for parents of high school students, especially those in the 11th and 12th grades:

Time: 5 PM to 6 PM

Date: Thursday, Feb 1st

Place: Pinnacle Charter School, in the Video Theatre

Admission: It’s free!

Guest Speaker: Ms. Heidi Markey, member of the Colorado Association of Financial Aid Administrators (CAFAA)

Topic: How to obtain Financial Aid for College or Career Education beyond High School.

We hope you will take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to find out how to complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid); how to register for the Colorado COF (College Opportunity Fund); what the WUE (Western Undergraduate Exchange) offers students who go out of state to a western college; how to find scholarships and grants; where to get loans; and answers to any other questions you may have about financial aid.

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AND DON’T MISS COLLEGE GOAL SUNDAY! This is also a free service. COLLEGE GOAL SUNDAY will be held on February 11th and the purpose is to explain in detail how to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). It is open to parents and students who are planning to go to college. The Denver area location is: The Auraria Campus, 900 Auraria Parkway, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM.

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