Career Center News

Nov 2020

National Apprenticeship Week Virtual Career Fair (11/12/20)

National Apprenticeship Week Virtual Career Fair (11/12/20)

November 9th, 2020|Career Center News, employ, Future Me Homepage, Gain experience|

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

Golf Caddies Going to UW (Full-Tuition with Room & Board Scholarship)

October 21st, 2020|Career Center News, enroll, Future Me Homepage, Scholarships|

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

Scholarships 101

October 16th, 2020|Career Center News, enroll, Future Me Homepage, Scholarships|

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!

Assistance with Financial Aid Forms!

October 13th, 2020|Career Center News, enroll, Future Me Homepage, Scholarships|

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

AP Students Must Enroll Online

October 5th, 2020|Career Center News, enroll, Future Me Homepage|

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 Seniors! Time to complete your financial aid application!

October 1st, 2020|Career Center News, enroll, Future Me Homepage, Gain experience|

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!

Help with All Those College Financial Aid Forms!

September 30th, 2020|Career Center News, enroll, Future Me Homepage|

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

Western Aerospace Scholars – STEM Experience

September 29th, 2020|Career Center News, Future Me Homepage, Gain experience, Scholarships|

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 [...]

Sep 2020

Real Scholarships (from $10,000 – $40,000)

Real Scholarships (from $10,000 – $40,000)

September 25th, 2020|Career Center News, enroll, Scholarships|

The Horatio Alger Association has awarded over $193 million in need-based scholarships since 1984. If you only apply to ONE scholarship, let this be it! The Horatio Alger Scholarship application is a common application meaning that you apply once and will be considered for the range of scholarships offered by program (State, CTE, targeted and [...]

Sep 2020

Apprentice Day – Construction (October 13)

Apprentice Day – Construction (October 13)

September 25th, 2020|Career Center News, employ, Future Me Homepage, Gain experience|

October is Careers in Construction Month! Join build-oregon.com on October 13 for Apprenticeship Day! This day will focus on a registered apprenticeship. In the morning, participants will learn about apprenticeships, training details, and learn how to apply. The afternoon session will highlight apprentices in the construction industry. 10 to 11 am | What is Apprenticeship & [...]