GRADUATING? Free money opportunities!

Below are links and info you may find helpful in your efforts to find FREE $$ to help pay for your future tuition costs:

Scholar Tree - ScholarTree is an online platform that helps students pay for their education through scholarships

Yconic   (Formerly Student Awards)

Scholarships and bursary search sites.

Scholarships Canada

This website provides a search function that allows you to find the perfect scholarships for you.It also provides services such as bursaries, grants, student awards loans and budgeting

Ontario Student Assistance Program

This website assists students in loans, funding options and decision makings for future education. As stated in their objective and purpose page, "The objective of student financial assistance is to assist eligible students who do not have the resources to meet the costs of postsecondary education. The intention is to promote equality of opportunity for postsecondary studies by providing financial assistance for educational costs and basic living expenses where students (and their families) do not have the resources to meet these costs."

eINFO

eINFO is a guide to Ontario universities for secondary school students and guidance counsellors.  Its mandate is to provide students and guidance counsellors with information about university programs, admission requirements and additional resources.  eINFO should be used as a starting point for researching university options.

This video summarize the top 5 strategies in putting  togehter scholarship applications. This video WEBINAR is fairly dated, but you may still find it helpful on the subject of scholarships and awards.  

Always visit and contact your chosen post-secondary school's FINANCIAL AID OFFICE.  Some awards all new students are automatically applied to, other require students to step forward and submit an application.  Deadlines for such awards can begin as early as March.  An example of such awards can be found at this link at the University of Windsor.

Good luck with your scholarship and award hunting.   A reminder that we will have internal award applications for Brennan students which will be available in May.

                                   

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Gr. 12 College/ University Presentation

Attention all Grade 12 s: Monday November 5th during period 4, all grade 12 students will be invited to the auditorium for a presentation about applying to college/university. We will also have information about applying for OSAP and scholarships and bursaries. PINS will be given out to students eligible to apply to University.
This presentation will answer many important questions so all grade 12 students are encouraged to attend.
The presentation will begin at 1:30 and students will be called to the auditorium on the PA.

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House of Commons Page Program

Good afternoon,

Please find enclosed promotional material for the 2019–2020 House of Commons Page Program recruitment campaign. We would be grateful if you could display the poster in your school and make the pamphlet and newsletter available to students and colleagues. These documents may be of particular interest to your social sciences colleagues and to members of the student council.

We encourage you to share the link to our website (ourcommons.ca/page) on your institution’s various social media outlets and to follow us on Facebook (facebook.com/hocpagescdc) and/or Instagram instagram.com/hoc_pages_cdc.

Senior high school students who maintain a minimum average of 80% and can speak both official languages are invited to apply. To be eligible, they must also be accepted in a full‑time program at one of the National Capital Region universities. Successful candidates will be awarded a one-year work contract to begin in late August 2019. Applications must be submitted online via our website no later than Monday, December 3, 2018.

Should you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact the House of Commons Page Program.

Thank you in advance for your collaboration.

House of Commons Page Program

Programme des pages de la Chambre des communes

131 rue Queen Street, Room | Pièce 11-35

Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0A6

students-etudiants@parl.gc.ca

Tel|Tél: (613) 996-0897

COMMUNITY OUTREACH NIGHT AT CATHOLIC CENTRAL

TONIGHT- (Thursday) Catholic Central is hosting a community outreach night which will feature many community partners and the services they provide.  

The aim is to showcase services offered by more than 16 community service agencies, the school board, and the school. Translators will be available and a pasta dinner will be served. Everyone is welcome - bring the family!

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THE CIP IS COMING!

Are you interested in exploring the options that the 28 different colleges in Ontario provide? If so, you are in luck. St. Clair College is hosting our regions College Information Program - a chance for students to explore and compare the schools and programs from all our colleges in one location! All Gr. 12 students are welcome to attend, however space is limited, so return your permission forms and register ASAP. The trip will take place the morning of the 15 (Mon.). There is no cost.  See below for more info. Note:  Please register using the GOOGLE FORM link below. 

Learn more about CIP here.

Download the Field Trip Permission form HERE

Complete this GOOGLE FORM to register. (Must have a 'mytools2go' account.

FORMS are DUE FRIDAY.

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VIDEO CONTEST

The Ontario Catholic School Trustee Association, OCSTA, is holding its annual video contest, and this year's theme is Community Builders. Students in all grades are invited to demonstrate how their participation in charitable or social justice initiatives helps to strengthen their community. 

The contest is open to all students in grades 4 – 12 at Ontario's publicly funded Catholic schools. Participants are asked to submit a 2-minute video that demonstrates how through Christian service in local social justice and charitable initiatives they are helping to strengthen their local communities.  

Check out the details at the link  below or in your grade's Google Classroom.  

https://www.ocsta.on.ca/media-centre/2018-short-video-contest/

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OPEN HOUSES - Mark your calendar!

Please find attached documents that list all the published FALL OPEN HOUSES being held this year.  All Gr. 11 and Gr. 12 students need to check this out (especially the Gr. 12s! :-) )

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