Next Step

Wondering what to do next?

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Find Your Path Website

A user-friendly website launched by the Idaho State Board of Education, www.findyourpath.idaho.gov, includes information, forms, and links regarding the following:

1. Reasons to go beyond high school
2. How to apply to a college
3. How to apply for financial aid
4. How to access career information
5. And much, much, more

Check it out and let us know what you think!

SENIOR CHECKLIST

• Maintain good study habits.
• Participate in volunteer service; some scholarships require it.
• Complete the college application process.

Click here for information about Idaho colleges and universities.

http://www.boardofed.idaho.gov/HiEd/HigherEd2010.pdf

• Apply for financial aid and scholarships.

Here is the form to be filled out January 1 of the senior year. It will determine family qualifications for financial aid. This process is FREE! Now is the time to go to the site to set up your account and get your pin number. Both students and parents will need a pin number.

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

Click here for a site that includes scholarship searches, as well as a cost calculator.

www.finaid.org

Click here to search a database of over 180,000 private scholarships in the United States.

www.fastweb.com

• Take the ACT or SAT exams or the Compass Test.

Register for the ACT and find tips for taking the test.

Richard McKenna High School Code 130-421

www.actstudent.org

• Have fun discovering your strengths while also learning about career and educational opportunities.

http://www.idahocis.org

username: mckenna

password: scholar1

• Contact your counselor for assistance.

2009 Online Program Graduation Ceremony

The 2008/09 Richard McKenna Charter High School Online Programs have ended.
Registration for the 2009/10 Online Programs will begin Monday, August 3, 2009.
Have a nice summer!