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8th Annual HBCU Showcase

Tuesday October 18th, 6:30pm-9:00pm, Tuscarora HS, Leesburg, VA

Tuscarora HS will be hosting our 8th Annual Historically Black College and Universities Showcase. This evening is designed to expose our school community to the many options that are available at HBCUs. We want to expose and educate our school communities and encourage all students, regardless of ethnicity, to include these institutions during the college selection process. In addition to the HBCUs that will be in attendance, there will be a NCAA presentation, college test preparation, community scholarships, and on-site application review with college admissions counselors. We hope you make time to come out and get informed about these historic universities. We will be hosting this event “in-person” this year.

October 18, 2022: The College Funding Coach - Send your kids to college without going broke! This parent workshop will discuss the many avenues available to fund your child's college tuition and housing costs. It will be held at John Champe in the Library from 6:30pm-8:00pm Sign up today! Click HERE to register (and see flyer below for more details).

November 1, 2022: Elevate Loudoun Conference & Computer Science Internship Fair, Riverside High School, 9am-3pm. (School is closed on this day)

November 9, 2002: Job For The Day - for Juniors & Seniors.

The ALCANZA College Fair

Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Opening Session: 10:30 - 11 a.m.

College Fair: 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

EagleBank Arena

George Mason University - Fairfax Campus

Register TODAY! Space is limited.

https://go.gmu.edu/alcanza-HS

Greetings from George Mason University!

We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting the 22nd Annual ALCANZA College Fair! Mason hosts ALCANZA as part of our effort to inform Latinx high school students in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area about opportunities in higher education. With your participation, we hope to provide information essential to the college application and financial aid process and encourage students to pursue their education beyond high school. More than 200 colleges and universities from all over the nation attend ALCANZA for the opportunity to meet with over 2,000 high school students. We are excited to welcome you to the EagleBank Arena in October!

If you will be applying to colleges for Fall 2023 acceptance, you must apply for FAFSA. CLICK HERE FOR THE FAFSA LINK TO GET STARTED !!! If you start this weekend and get stuck, there is a side bar "chat" live while you are in FAFSA where someone can help you.

Here is the list of upcoming College Rep Visits. Below the Rep Visit list are instructions on how to sign up in Naviance. If you sign up for a visit that starts at 1:15, you must eat during A lunch. You must be signed up in Naviance to attend the Rep Visits. Please plan ahead as each registration closes the day before the visit.

St. Bonaventure University - October 17th at 10AM

Elon University - October 17th at 11:35AM

Dickenson College - October 18th at 1:15PM

NOVA/NVCC - October 18th at 3PM

The New School - October 19th at 10AM

VSU - Virginia State University - October 19th at 11:35AM

William & Mary - October 19th at 3:15PM

Brown University - October 20th at 9:50AM

ODU - Old Dominion University - October 20th at 1:15PM

University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown - October 20th at 3:15PM

St. Mary's College of Maryland - October 25ht at 1:15PM

Randolph College - October 26th at 10AM

Bridgewater College - October 26th at 11:35AM

LSU - Louisiana State University - October 26th at 3:15PM

US Air Force - October 28th at 1:15PM

How to sign up for College Rep Visits:

How to Sign Up for a College Rep Visit:

Log in to LCPS Go

Click on the Naviance Student Icon

Click Home Page and scroll half way down page on right to "What's New" to see list of schools

Click Show More to view the complete list

Once you find the school click on blue link that says "more information"

Choose Register for visits of interest, then set a reminder on your phone for the visits you choose.

Students may register up to one day before the visit or until a session is full and will receive an email reminder 48 hours before the visit.

Most military rep visits will be outside of the cafe on their scheduled day. They are there for general information. Most will have an interest sheet you can sign if you want them to follow up with more specifics. For months during October - March, each branch will have an opportunity for a small group discussion in the Career Center during the lunch hours. For October, that will be the Air Force. You can sign up to attend in Naviance, just like any other college rep visit.

US Army National Guard - Tuesday, October 4th

US Marines - Tuesday, October 18th

US Navy - Wednesday, October 19th

US Army - Thursday, October 27th

US Air Force - Friday, October 28th - will be in Career Center - sign up in Naviance to attend

US Coast Guard - no visit in October

LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR REPS: SEE PICTURES BELOW

Calling all LLT Supporters, Runners, & Friends!

Latinas Leading Tomorrow would like to invite you to participate in Reach the Stars 5K Run/Walk!

The LLT 5k Run/Walk will take place on:

Date: Saturday, October 29th, 2022

Start time: 8:00 A.M

Location: Bluemont Park 399 North Manchester Street Arlington, VA.

SignUp Link: https://runsignup.com/Race/VA/Arlington/ReachtheStarsforLLT5KRunWalk

To help make your running experience enjoyable and rewarding, we have included the following:

• Our volunteers are ready to help lead you through a more interactive warm-up.
• All races will be timed with transponder chip timing.
• All participants will have the opportunity to link their 5k for live social media newsfeed & the ability to share your results with friends immediately following the race.
• Enough time will be provided in between the wave of runners to help guarantee you best time!
• Music, fun, and games and activities at the post party!
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We hope we can count on your support this year.

If you are unable to participate in the race, we encourage you to support LLT and make a donation https://www.mightycause.com/story/Reachthestars5k to help us promote our 5K by sharing this message to your family, friends, co-workers, social media and professional networks!

If you have any questions, please contact LLT Board Member and Race Coordinator, Rebecca Singhavong at rebecca@latinasleadingtomorrow.org.

Warm Regards,

About LLT:

Latinas Leading Tomorrow (LLT) is a 501c3 non-profit organization whose mission is to develop programs and provide experiences that produce strong, successful young women who are empowered with the freedom and aspirations to be the Latina Leaders of Tomorrow. Our programs provide a space where young Latinas can gain intellectual, social, and cultural experiences. Our focus is to develop strong, successful, and driven young women and empower them with the freedom and aspirations to be the notable leaders of tomorrow. For more information visit: www.latinasleadingtomorrow.org

The Step Up Loudoun Youth Competition presents middle and high school students an opportunity to identify an issue in their communities and implement a solution as they contribute to the world around them.

In the past few years, we have seen projects delve deep based on things already being done in school as part of Project Based Learning and Personalized Learning methods. These provide the perfect place for students to make their project work public by explaining, displaying and presenting it to people beyond the classroom. This year, students will create a team video due March 1, 2023, and then the top 20 teams will present live to judges on March 22, 2023. The Finals and Awards Ceremony will be on April 13, 2023, where the top 10 teams will be invited to present for cash prizes.

Registration for the Step Up Loudoun Youth Competition opens on October 3, 2022. You will find information about SULYC and the link for the application at: www.loudounyouth.org under Programs: Step Up Loudoun Youth Competition.

If you have any questions about SULYC, or Loudoun Youth, Inc., please reach out to info@loudounyouth.org.

If you have a brother or sister that is a JCH Alum, that graduated from high school between 2015-2018, and would be willing to share their college experience, trade experience and/or first job experience with current JCH students, please email Karen.King@LCPS.ORG and in the subject line please put "College/Career Talk." I am looking for speakers for next year's Career Month (in March 2023).

Thank you.

January 6, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RICHMOND — Today the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) launched the Virginia Alternative State Aid (VASA) Application and related web portal at www.VASAapp.org. With this application, Virginia students who are ineligible to complete the federal FAFSA form, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and undocumented students, now have a way to access state financial aid to help pay for college. Virginia need-based aid relies on a calculation of a family’s ability to pay. Historically this was accomplished using the federal FAFSA, which produced the Expected Family Contribution or EFC; however, many of these students were ineligible to complete the FAFSA because they are not a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen.

Interested students should work with their college admissions and/or domicile officers to determine whether they meet the Commonwealth’s domicile or tuition equity requirements. Students would then complete the VASA application so that the institution’s financial aid office can determine eligibility for state need-based aid.

The VASA application came about as a result of the 2021 legislative session, which expanded prior legislation to allow certain previously ineligible students to have access to state financial aid programs beginning in 2022-23. This legislation is one of the signature pieces of education legislation for the Northam administration and was patroned by Delegate Lopez and Senator Boysko.

According to Virginia’s Secretary of Education, Fran Bradford, “The outcome of this legislation is a new tool for obtaining state aid, the benefits of which will reach previously marginalized students far and wide across Virginia. It’s the right solution at the right time, one that makes the dream of attending college a reality for many."

Said SCHEV Director, Peter Blake, “We are proud to offer this alternative resource for state financial aid for non-citizen Virginia residents. The VASA Application not only supports previously ineligible students, but also supports the statewide strategic plan’s goals of making college access more equitable and affordable for all Virginia students.

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Media resources including news advisories, logos and releases are available at www.schev.edu/media.

The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia is the state’s coordinating agency for higher education. With Pathways to Opportunity: The Virginia Plan for Higher Education, SCHEV is dedicated to making Virginia the best state for education by 2030. For more on this statewide strategic plan, visit schev.edu/TheVirginiaPlan.

Click here for the list. This is a great resource as you can sort by 4-year public or private, 2-year community college, trade/career, by program, HBCU, Hispanic-Serving institutions, and much, much more.

Email: Karen.King@LCPS.org
Website: www.LCPS.org
Location: 41535 Sacred Mountain Street, Aldie, VA, USA
Phone: 703-722-2680