Scheduling for the 2012-2013 School Year

This year, Quaboag will be scheduling students earlier so all students and teachers have a tentative schedule on the last day of school.  The schedule will be tentative as the guidance department will not have final grades for the year until after the students leave for summer.  If a student fails a course, or decides to take another class, changes to the schedule will be made over the summer.  Please see the timeline below for the scheduling process:

Week of February 6, 2012 - Ms. Goldthwaite and Mrs. Paschenko will meet with students to review the Program of Studies.  All students will be reminded of the graduation requirements and new course offerings for next year. 

February 14, 2012 - Teacher Recommendation Day.  Students will receive a course selection sheet in the morning and will meet with teachers to discuss course selection for next year.  All students will be sent home with a course selection sheet that must be signed by a parent or guardian. 

February 17, 2012 - All signed course selection forms are due to the guidance office.  The guidance staff will begin building the schedule shortly after the forms are returned.

Last day of school - Students are issued schedules for the 2012-2013 school year.

If you have any questions about the course selection process, please contact the guidance office.

Scholarship Update

Thank you to all of the students and families that attended the Scholarship Night on January 19!  If you were not able to attend, scholarship applications will be available to students in the guidance office until Friday, January 27, 2012.  Please contact the guidance department if you have any questions.

Boys State and Girls State Update

A prior post in December include information about the Boys State and Girls State programs.  This year the program will take place from Saturday, June 16 to Friday, June 22, 2012.

If you have any questions about this program please see the post from December 23, or contact the guidance office.

Holyoke Community College - Decision Day

HCC will be coming to Quaboag on Tuesday, January 24 to meet with students interested in attending HCC next fall.  Students will have a chance to meet with an admissions representative to learn if they can be accepted to a specific program offered at the school. 

All interested students should sign up in the guidance office by Wednesday, January 18 to make an appointment.  Students attending need to bring a complete HCC application, if they have not already applied along with a high school transcript.

Scholarship Night

All seniors and parents are welcome to attend the annual Scholarship Night at Quaboag Regional High School.  The Scholarship Night is Thursday, January 19 from 6-7 PM in the library. 

All local scholarships will be distributed during this event.  If you have any questions, please contact the guidance office.

FAFSA, CSS Profile and Financial Aid

Welcome back! 

On January 1st, the FAFSA form became available to fill out for students attending college next school year (2012-2013).  To qualify for financial aid, you must complete this form by the specified deadline that each college requires. 

Colleges use the FAFSA form to determine how much financial aid they can award based on the need of each family that applies.  After reviewing the data received for each student, the financial aid office will prepare a financial aid offer.  

If you need assistance in filling out this form please contact Ms. Goldthwaite to make an appointment.  She has experience working with families to assist in completing the FAFSA, CSS Profile and institutional forms.  All information covered in these meetings are confidential.  Below you will find the list of necessary items needed to complete this form. 

Remember, the FAFSA is a FREE form.  If a website charges you to complete this form, you are using the wrong website.  The FAFSA can be found at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ 

1. The majority of high school students use their parent’s income information to file for financial aid until age 24.
2. For the FAFSA you list the income of the parent(s) in your household. (If you live with only one parent you use only their income and personal information.)  Parents can include: your parents, a parent and a step-parent or a single parent.
3. Exceptions are rare and include documented independence (court involved) or if you are married and or have a child yourself.
4. Documents you need to gather:
1. Parents’ 2011 federal income tax return. (2010 can be used to estimate).
2. Parents’ W-2 form for 2011. (2010 can be used to estimate).
3. Records of untaxed income such as welfare benefits, social security benefits, TANF, military or clergy allowances, etc.
4. Your 2011 federal tax return. (2010 can be used to estimate).
5. Your W-2 form for 2011. (2010 can be used to estimate).
6. Your parents’ savings and checking account balance. The value of any stocks or bonds. (Not retirement accounts).
7. Your savings and checking account balance.
8. Net worth of real estate (not your parent’s home); Net Worth of business or investment farm
9. Your social security number
10. Your alien registration number (if permanent resident).
11. Month and Year you became an eligible resident.
12. Your date of birth.
13. Your Drivers License Number
14. Your parent(s) social security number(s)
15. Your parent(s) date(s) of birth
16. Your parent’s wedding anniversary or the date they separated or divorced.
17. Email address for both student and parents
18. Your home phone number
19. List of schools you have/will apply to

If your college requires the CSS Profile to be completed, you will also need to include the following information in addition to the information the FAFSA form requires:

            a.    Rental payment or mortgage payment

            b.   Amount owed on the home, value of the home, year purchased .

                  and purchase price

            c.    Medical and dental expenses for 2011

            d.    Educational Loans (amount owed)

e.    Sibling’s educational expenses

f.    How much family believes they can afford for 1 year of

      student’s college tuition

g.    Amount in Parent’s 401K/Retirement Plan   

h.    Family car(s) – Make, Model, Year, and Purchase Price