College and Career Corner

Mrs. Susan Arashiro, College and Career Counselor

August 26, 2015

Scholarship recipients

CONGRATULATIONS to Seniors Yi Ju Huang and Samantha Churchill for being selected to the Senator Brian Schatz Seniors High School Internship Program. The Schatz Seniors internship provides a hands-on learning opportunity about the U.S. Senate, creates a forum for students to share issues and information with the Senator and his staff, and encourages students to be leaders and advocates in their schools and communities. Yi Ju and Samantha are two of fifteen students selected to this honored program.

2nd Quarter Update

With the ending of 1st quarter and the start of the 2nd, this school year is flying by!

Just a reminder to all students. Please continue to tune in to the Falcon 40 Daily broadcasts, as important College & Career announcements are made everyday. Remember to also check out the College & Career Center link on edline for more events and opportunities!

Seniors! Don’t forget, all college applications should be submitted by December 1st, with earlier deadlines for UC and CSU schools! ALERT! ALERT! Frequent emails have been sent to all seniors! Keep checking your kalanihs.org email account, as you don’t want to miss out on important stuff!

1st Quarter Update

The College & Career Corner shares important announcements, reminders, and all other things college and career related. Read on for our first ever column…

A shout out of THANKS to the Class of 2016 students/parents/guardians! With the senior presentations now complete and a full house at the Senior Parent Night on August 13th, we are on our way to an exciting year!

As August draws to a close, we hope that you have decided upon your post-high school options, built your college lists, and registered for upcoming SATs/ACTs.

September is coming FAST! The University of Hawaii at Manoa and Kapiolani Community College applications open September 1st! Also, don’t forget to finalize your college lists and begin asking for your letters of recommendation.

Attention Class of 2017 and 2016 students interested in taking a Spring 2016 Running Start course at KCC, the DEADLINE to submit all your forms to Mrs. Arashiro is Thursday, October 1st! Drop by C12 for more information.

Seniors who missed the presentations in C12, please see your College & Career Counselors ASAP for important information.