Crookston High School will hold an information night for parents and guardians of senior students on Wednesday, September 30 at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium at Crookston High School. The meeting will include information about graduation, college applications, and joining the workforce.
Crookston High School Guidance Counselor Leah Zimmerman said she’ll be going over a wide range of topics that are important for senior year. “It’s an evening session for all senior guardians and parents,” said Zimmerman. “Senior students don’t have to attend.”
During the presentation, Zimmerman will be going over the graduation requirements, the timeline for seniors which covers college applications, FAFSA, transcripts, scholarships, ordering cap and gown, yearbook photos, the Triple-A banquet, and there will be time for question and answer as well. “I’ll be showing where resources are located on the school website. I have already gone over all of this with the seniors in the classroom last week and they have it in their google classroom. I’ll be sharing all of this info with the parents and guardians, so if you have questions or want to know more this is a great opportunity to get a better feel for what the year will look like for seniors,” said Zimmerman. “I’ll have handouts and all that stuff there too.”
The information presented will be important for everyone regardless of their post-high school plans. “Everything I’ll be talking about is relevant for all students no matter what you’re doing after high whether you’re going into a one-year program, two-year program, four-year program, going into the workforce right away or the military,” said Zimmerman. “If you have a student that’s a senior this year, I highly suggest that you come, and have all the information that you need for the year.”
While Zimmerman hasn’t seen many big changes in applying for college, a few schools have made some changes. “I have noticed a couple of more schools have chosen to go test-optional with requiring the ACT or SAT for admissions. So, something to look at when you’re thinking about colleges and where you want to attend if you need that test or not,” said Zimmerman. “However, this year’s seniors, Class of 2021, didn’t get to take the ACT last spring, so we are taking it on October 6 for those that have signed up to take it.”
Zimmerman said meetings with college representatives would likely be held virtually this school year. “I sent out a survey to the seniors and juniors of what colleges they would like to visit with,” said Zimmerman. “Hopefully next week, once I get most of the students to fill out those surveys, I can see where the schools are, they want to visit with and contact them. Schools from the different colleges normally contact me anyway, so I can let them know how many kids, or what students are interested in. We can set up a group Zoom or maybe a one-on-one Zoom with the student and the college rep.”
