College crunch time

Madison Ford Entertainment Editor In an effort to help seniors effectively apply to college, the counseling staff met with seniors during their English classes today in order to outline requirements and answer questions about the application process. Students were directed to rooms where their respective counselor discussed the ins an outs of applying to college, as well as pointing out important deadlines and scholarship opportunities. Due to the variety of application websites various colleges use, this meeting was beneficial to many as it clarified the differences between application websites such as the Common App, ApplyTexas, and college-specific application forms. This meeting enforced the importance of Naviance as a tool seniors should use when filling out college…

Scholarship help for desperate seniors

Rebecca Neumann Entertainment Editor Like many other seniors, I am being pushed by my parents to find as many scholarships as possible. It’s a daunting task, but it is made easier with a few tips. First of all, use Naviance to your advantage. The counselors set it up for a reason: it’s really helpful. A bunch of scholarships you might be eligible for are just a few clicks away from the school website, and some of them don’t even require an essay or a recommendation letter. Many of the deadlines have passed and the others are fast approaching, so if you are interested in any of the scholarships, check soon. There are also alternative sites…

Senior Assembly to aid students through application process

by Divya Kumar News Writer In order to ease tensions about the upcoming college application process, CHS counselors held a “Senior Assembly” today. Seniors left their English classes to go to the lecture hall, where counselors presented a slideshow detailing the whole application process. They begun the program  by introducting Naviance, a new program that CHS has recently incorporated that aids seniors and juniors through the college process. The website hosts a “resume” for the students, which lists their scores, GPA and rank, as well as a college and scholarship search program. A new feature recently added, a college match-up service, compares the students statistics based off of those of last year’s seniors who applied…

Naviance eases college prep stress

by Ashley Attanucci Staff Writer As Juniors find senior year approaching, Naviance Family Connection serves as a great all-purpose tool for anything and everything related to college. Earlier this year, students should have set up a Naviance account with their counselors and teacher -the username following the format of the student’s older school e-mail (ABC2345@students.coppellisd.com) and password (mm/dd/yy). With the three main categories of college, career and “about me”, Naviance users can have access to information on upcoming college visits, scholarship opportunities, college maps; career choices and personality and interest tests; and history about you, the student. With the “about me” feature, students can access their recorded favorite colleges, favorite careers, their personality type, resume,…