Welcome to Student Services
Blue Valley Northwest High School

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  Welcome Back To School   

Quick Information at a Glance!

  • College Now Enrollment Process and deadline dates.  See attachment at the bottom of this page.
  • K-State Celebrates   *** September 8, @6:45 p.m. Ritz Charles, 9000 West 137th Street  Priority deadline date for scholarships is November 1. www.kstate.edu   See Premier Scholrships in the attachment section at the bottom of this page.
  • October 4, K-State Engineering day (see attachment section at the bottom of this page).
  • October 24, Johnson County Senior day (see attachment section at the bottom of this page).
  • College Night and Financial Aid Forum  Olathe East High School , Monday, October 11 @ 6:00 p.m. See Attachment at the bottom of this page.
  • KU Senior Visit Days  ****  Download form in the attachment section. First senior day is September 10.
  • Shawnee Mission East College Night, Wednesday, October 13 @ 6:30 p.m.  A list of colleges represented will be posted later.
  • Blue Valley School District Financial Aid and Scholarship Evening, Tuesday, December 7 @ 7:00 p.m., in the Performing Arts Center at Blue Valley North High School
  • Check out the calendar section of this Web site for dates that college admissions representatives will visit our high school.  Dates will be posted soon.

 

Seniors will receive detailed information regarding the college application process, college admission representatives, area collegiate fairs and events, transcripts, testing (ACT - SAT - AP), College Now, dual credit, semester graduation, military academies, scholarships, and financial aid information during the third, fourth, and fifth weeks of school.  Counselors will present information regarding these topics in the senior English classes.  Please refer to the Junior Planning Booklet you received last year.  Utilize this Web site for specific information regarding many topics.

Seniors should continue to visit collegiate Web sites and look at the following information: admissions requirements, credit awarded for advanced placement scores and or credit from the College Now program, and criteria for scholarships.  Many colleges will have November 1, deadline dates for scholarships.

If you wish to participate in sports and athletics at the collegiate level you will need to register with the NCAA Clearing Site.  That specific information is listed on this Web site. 

  1.     Counseling Assignments for 2010-2011

Alphabetical Assignment

Counselor

A-C

 Richard Siebs, Ed.D. 

D-H

 Brenda Tretbar, M.Ed. 

I- Mc

 Rebecca Hodgson, M.Ed. 

Me-R

 Robert Thesman, M.S. 

S-Z

 Mary Helen Friend, Ed.S.

New Course Description Guide for 2010-2011

  Interesting Information

  • The Web site for the University of Kansas Medical Center has excellent resources for students who are interested in medical careers. Do take time to check out this virtual classroom on the web.
  • The calendar section of this Web site lists all of the college admissions representatives that visit our high school. Check out the opportunities for junior visit days on college campuses.
  • Like Physics! Walter Lewin, 71, a physics professor at MIT has fantastic lectures which are on videotape. They are on the Open Courseware of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. You simply must see this. Course videos are available in mathematics and other content areas as well. The entire curriculum can be viewed and downloaded. High school courses in AP Biology, Physics and Calculus are available for you to view.
  • Yale University has open courses for students in the areas of Astronomy, English, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology and Religious Studies. You can view lecture presentations.
  • This is a helpful Web site on how to select your high school courses and create a solid academic high school portfolio.    
  • U.S. News Presents: 2010 College and University Rankings  
  • Parent Presentation - Many parent presentations will be available throughout the year for students and parents covering high school planning and preparing for post secondary education. Topics will include the high school transcript, testing (PLAN, ACT, SAT, AP), course selection and basic college information. Dates for 2010-2011 will be announced in September.

Latest News

  • Tomorrow's Jobs U.S. Department of Labor  
  • Check this out Cool Science : biointeractive, animation, lectures, interactive, virtual labs, becoming a scientist.
  • View this ACT Report for the State of Kansas on " Measuring College and Career Readiness. "
  • Forbes ranking of the top 600 Colleges and Universities in the Nation
  • Cool information about Physics - Soap-Film Physics - Viral Video Flow - Robust Quantum Computers - Stretched Fibers Store Light - Quantum Computer Mimifridge - Radiation Flight Risk - and the 2009 U. S. Physics team. Check it out!
  • Additional Information regarding college readiness can be found at the Web site for the Blue Valley Schools.
  • Homework Kansas  can help with your school work.
  • The engineering department at K-State encourages students to explore careers in the field by logging onto http://www.engineering.ksu.edu/  
  • College Answer - here you will find information on choosing a college, college admissions, tips for attending college fairs, scholarships and a section for parents on financial aid.
  • We just received information on a new Web site that is a pre-screening for over 3,000 college applications at ApplyingToSchool.com
  • Enrollment for College Now courses can be found under "school information" at this Web site. Just follow the guidelines!
  • See options for resume writing in the Career Planning
  • Develop Your Future....Kuder  

 

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