Rocket Launcher

From the Lincoln Northeast Counseling Center

Welcome back to another wonderful school year at Lincoln Northeast High School.  The Rocket Launcher will be emailed weekly to all Lincoln Northeast High School students

and their parent's (who have email addresses on file).  If you are receiving this email in error, please reply and request to be removed from the list

 

Counseling Center Announcements week of Nov 23rd      

 

 

New Scholarships posted on Education Quest:

 

           New National Scholarships:

  • AXA Acheivement for students who are diverse and have a lot of community service.  Go to www.axa-achievement.com  Deadline of February 15!

 

Students can access these scholarship applications by visiting the Northeast Counseling Scholarship webpage or Education Quest’s ScholarshipQuest website.

 

 

Ongoing Opportunities for students:

 

  • December 1, 7:00 PM Northeast’s Education Quest Financial Aid Night
  • Thursday, December 3, 2009 K-State Day for Out-of-State Students – Junior Day
  • Friday, December 4, 2009, 8:00 – 3:30 UNL RED LETTER DAYS – SENIOR OPEN HOUSE
  • December 7 University of Nebraska-Omaha Open House

 

College Rep/Military Visits at LNE

 

               

COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVE VISITS

All college visits will be posted outside of the Counseling Center,

Room 121.

 

 

Other Announcements:

Northeast seniors and their parents and guardians are invited to attend a Financial Aid Program that will be held on Tuesday, December 1 at 7:00 pm in the LNE Theater.   An Education Quest representative will explain: (1) types of financial aid, (2) how to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and (3) where to go for help.  See your counselor for more information

 

More information on each of these items listed on the Northeast Counseling Website under “Planning for After High School”.   See your Counselor for more information.

 

IMPORTANT DATES FOR SEMESTER ONE

 

 

November

26th - 27th  NO SCHOOL

 

December

1st - Financial Aid Night 7:00 LNE

9th - Compass Test at LNE 5th & 6th Pre sign up required limited seats

12th - ACT test

16th -PSAT interpretation   

21st - 31st NO SCHOOL

       

 

 

 

2009-2010 Scholarships 

Lincoln Northeast High School

This page has recently been updated in order to provide you with a more comprehensive listing of local and regional scholarships.

Please follow the steps below to access this database, which is managed by EducationQuest and made available to Nebraska students.  For more information, please see your friendly Lincoln Northeast Counselor.

 

1.    Visit the ScholarshipQuest site weekly for a listing of new scholarships promoted at ScholarshipQuest. 

2.      Continue to be aware of Counseling Center Announcements which include scholarship information.  These Announcements are read at the beginning of 3rd period each Monday.  (Daily Announcements are also posted at several locations at Lincoln Northeast High School and are also posted on the Northeast website.)

3.      Click on the ScholarshipQuest website below weekly.  You will be asked to create a profile and then be directed to this database.  Only scholarships which match your profile will be listed each time you log in. You may update your profile at anytime.  This site is a secure site and your personal information will be kept confidential.

  

    

www.educationquest.org/scholarshipquest

 

 

 

 

 

OPPORTUNITIES

Below is a listing of all Opportunities available to Lincoln Northeast Students to help in career planning, leadership development and service to community.

 

In addition to these Opportunities, Lincoln Northeast students are invited to attend one or more Career Exploring Groups, which represent six different career fields, and meet monthly.  A full schedule of events can be viewed on the LNE Counseling Website under Planning For After High School, Career Planning.

 

The Opportunities listed below, are invaluable when it comes time to complete a resume for college and scholarship purposes and are excellent ways for students to find out more about themselves.  Please click on the link for each Opportunity or follow the instructions for each item listed.   

See your Counselor for more information.

 

                       

 

December

 

What:                          Northeast’s Education Quest Financial Aid Night

Who:                           seniors attending college next year

When:                         December 1, 7:00 PM

Where:                        Northeast Theater

What:                          K-State Day for Out-of-State Students – Junior Day

Who:                           all interested juniors

When:                        Thursday, December 3, 2009

Where:                        Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

Contact:                      www.consider.k-state.edu/seniors  or call 1-800-432-8270

 

What:                          UNL RED LETTER DAYS – SENIOR OPEN HOUSE

Who:                           all interested seniors

When:                         Friday, December 4, 2009, 8:00 – 3:30, $10 before event, $12 day of event

Where:                        UNL   

Register:                    www.admissions.unl.edu

 

What:                          University of Nebraska-Omaha Open House

Who:                           all interested students

When:                         December 7

Where:                        UNO  

Information:               1-877-884-MAVS