Guidance Department

Last Updated: 11/2/2022 3:21 PM

GUIDANCE NEWS

Guidance Newsletter - September 2022

THIS IS WHERE IT STARTS!
Program to help students, families, teachers, counselors prepare for post-high school


Class of 2023 and Beyond Graduation Requirements

Industry-Recognized Credentials and WorkKeys information for graduation.

College & Career Readiness Testing information for graduation.


COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Soles for Students - This is a LOCAL charity designed to enable students from our school to receive vouchers from area shoe stores. Please click on the link for the form, complete, and return to HS Office. Applications are also available in the guidance office.

Stephen Barcus Memorial Shoe Scholarship  - Need help paying for specialty shoes for sports? Click on the link to complete an application for a $100 voucher to purchase shoes for sports. Applications are available in Guidance Office.

Reminder to male students: You must register with the selective service when you turn 18. If you are taking a CCP course here or at SSCC or Chatfield, you must register within 30 days of your 18th birthday or you will have to pay for the course and books. Yikes! It is an online registration process - very easy - go to https://www.sss.gov/Registration/Register-Now/Registration-Form Make a note of your number in case you need it later.


FAIRFIELD LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS

 

FAFSA

https://fafsa.ed.gov
For help completing the FAFSA,  Visit FAFSA Help OH


OMJOhio Means Jobs is a one stop website for scholarship search, college search, job search, free ACT prep, free PSAT prep, free SAT prep and many industry credential assessment practice tests at:  https://jobseeker.k-12.ohiomeansjobs.monster.com/seeker.aspx


FEE WAIVERS

The Guidance Office has fee waivers for ACT, NAIA, NCAA, and college application fees.
Students who receive free or reduced lunches are eligible for the waivers. If there are extenuating circumstances and paying fees is a hardship, students may be eligible.  


ACTRegister for the ACT at www.actstudent.org  
Fairfield’s school code is 362915.

 

ACT PREP
Free online test prep at Khan Academy
Free practices tests on Ohio Means Jobs 
Free test prep and  practices tests sponsored by the U.S. Army. March 2 Success is free and has 7 timed ACT tests. Anyone may enroll by clicking on the registration button. Students will need to answer a few questions to complete the registration. Registration is valid for 45 days and can be extended. March2Success
STUDENT ATHLETES


 NCAA - To be eligible to participate in NCAA athletics at a Division I or II college, students must pass a required amount NCAA certified classes and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.30 and register with the NCAA Eligibility Center.   Learn more at  http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/CBSA17.pdf

Register on the NCAA Eligibility Center during the junior year of high school at ncaa eligibility Center at https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/

List of courses the NCAA has certified are listed in the table below.  Student athletes with a disability may not have to take all these and should see the Guidance Counselor if interested in NCAA DI/DII.

CP ENGLISH I CP ENGLISH II CP ENGLISH III CP ENGLISH IV
CP ALG I CP GEOMETRY CP ALG II PRECALCULUS
CALCULUS CP PHYS SCI CP BIOLOGY ENVIRO SCI
CHEMISTRY ZOOLOGY ANATOMY PHYSICS
MARINE BIO WORLD ST AM STUDIES PSYCHOLOGY
WRLD GEOGRAPHY SPANISH I SPANISH II SPANISH III
SPANISH IV

EUROPEAN HISTORY

   


   NAIA - In order to participate in college sports at an NAIA
school student athletes must meet two of three criteria:
1. Minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA
2. Rank in the top 50% of graduating class
3. Earn a composite score of 18 or higher on the ACT
Register at http://www.playnaia.com/psaRegister.php
Read more about NAIA college athletics at http://www.playnaia.org/d/NAIA_GuidefortheCollegeBoundStudent.pdf 

 

Additional Info

Mrs. Stacie Rhonemus
stacie.rhonemus@fairfieldlocal.org

2022-2023 MS/HS Student Handbook

2022-2023 Course Catalog

Credit Flexibility

Community Service Documentation Form

Transcript Request Form


SSCC CCP APPLICATION 

LINK TO CHATFIELD COLLEGE ONLINE CCP APPLICATION
CCP - Southern State Community College
CCP - Pathways - Chatfield College
CCP - University of Toledo 


COLLEGE VISITS
Students may miss up to four days of school during their high school career
for college visits. These days are excused if the following procedure is met.
1. Bring a note from home to Mrs. Jones stating the date of the visit. 
2. Ask the college representative for confirmation of attendance.
3. Upon returning to school the confirmation must be given to Mrs. Jones
for the visit to be an excused absence.


COLLEGE SEARCH
Ohio Public University Search - Information of each of Ohio's 14 Public Universities.
Ohio Private College Search - Information on Ohio's 51 Private Colleges. 
Ohio 2 year college search -Information on Ohio's 23 two-year colleges.
Ohio Public 4 and 2 year Interactive College Map