COURSE OF STUDIES NIGHT – Be sure you know about available classes so you can register wisely. Everyone, whether you are the parent of a rising Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior, will want to learn about new graduation requirements and new courses offered at W.T. Woodson High School. This is also an opportunity to learn more about any course available at WTW. Come on 2 February 2010 at 6:00 pm to the W.T. Woodson Auditorium. (Snow date is 10 February.)

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL - Come at 5:30 pm and ask questions of the principal, Jeff Yost.

FINANCIAL AID PUBLICATIONS TO CHECK OUT –

• Do You Need Money for College
  • (English) - http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/attachments/siteresources/
    FAFSA%20Tips%20Cards%20- %20English.pdf
  • (Spanish) - http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/attachments/siteresources/spanish/
    DoYouNeedMoneyforCollege08-09(es).pdf
• Steps to Federal Student Aid
  • (English) - http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/attachments/siteresources/stepstoAid
    %2009-10_tagged.pdf
  • (Spanish) - http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/attachments/siteresources/
    spanish/Steps%20to%20FAFSA%20(es)%202009-04-20.pdf
• Funding Education Beyond High School (a complete guide book)
  • (English) - http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student guide/
    2009-2010/english/main.htm
• For a complete listing of excellent financial aid publications, go to www.studentaid.ed.gov/pubs

SUPER SATURDAYS – Get FREE help completing the FAFSA, line by line, from our trained counselors.  Some events have information sessions and foreign.  College Access Fairfax will provide a $100 Book Scholarship at each site!  All sites have some foreign language translation.  (See Mrs. Ishii if you wish to know about more distant locations.) You need to bring the following to the event you choose to attend:

• Social security numbers (or permanent resident numbers) of parents and studen;t
• Dates of birth of parents and student;
• W-2 forms or other wage statements for parents and student;
• Current statements for checking, savings, and other asset accounts;
• Investment records, including 529 plans or other prepaid college plans;
• 2009 tax return if completed (preferred), or 2008 return if no;t
• Alien registration card if not a U.S. Citize;n
• Military families: LES for any month in 2009 (student and/or parents;)
• PIN (Personal Identification Number) for both parental unit and student (can be obtained at the event or at www.pin.ed.gov ahead of time to speed things along);
• Student driver’s license number, if you have one.
  

• www.majortests.com - Prep by test section, including essay prompts; get an explanation for answers.
• Princeton Review has created an online test preparation site so thorough that just the section on basic test taking skills can take 2 hours. Paid for by the U.S. Army and designed to help students prepare for standardized tests through basic math and English skills, you will be asked if you would like a recruiter to contact you. Your answer will be honored, yes or no. Users need to be at least 13 years of age and will have 45 days to complete the course. Turn off pop-up blockers and go to http://www.march2success.com/ to check it out.
• SAT Preparation Center section of http://www.collegeboard.com/ and offers access to test directions, sample questions, and a full-length practice test.
• http://www.number2.com/.

FCPS PARENT RESOURCE CENTER (PRC) WORKSHOPS – The PRC is offering the following workshops. For more information and to register, call 703.204.3941 go to www.fcps.edu/cco/prc/.

• Career & Transition Services Information Fair - Is your child prepared for high school and beyond? Get important questions answered at this Information Fair
  Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 7:00 - 8:30 pm at Chantilly High School, Lecture Hall. Download flyer and register at www.fcps.edu/cco/prc/documents/CTSflyer12610.pdf
  Thursday, 4 February 2010, 7:00 - 8:30 pm at West Springfield High School. Download flyer and register at www.fcps.edu/cco/prc/documents/ctsresourcefair020410.pdf
• What Am I Going To Do After High School - Tuesday, 23 February 2010, 7 - 9 pm at South Lakes High School for high school students with IEPs and their parents to help them determine their best post-secondary education options! This free seminar has been expanded to offer three different options depending on the student's individual plans: Supported Employment Options, Competitive Employment Options, and Post-Secondary Education Options. For more information, contact Ann Marie Cook at 571.423.4152 or visit www.fcps.edu/ss/careertransition/index.htm.