Scholarships, Scholarships, Scholarships!
College Admission/ Scholarship Support
"The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not to."
Marian Wright Edelman,
The Measure of Our Success (1992) Scholarship and Financial Aid for College Support You absolutely can afford to attend college, and we support you in reaching your goal. Students and their parents can rest assured that no student need ever say, "I cannot afford to attend college". Our mission is to ensure that each and every student in need has sufficient funding available for a college education. We actively inform our students and their parents about the many and diverse sources of Financial Aid and scholarships available to them. At Leadership Prep, we build in comprehensive support services to make receiving college admissions, financial aid, scholarship information and applying for both need-based and merit-based scholarships an integral part of our college-going culture and program. The first place to begin is to complete and file the initial Financial Aid application known as the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). Filing a FAFSA is FREE! You should never pay for financial and scholarship information! The U.S., Department of Education and Federal Student Aid has a simplified the process for filling out the FAFSA. You can follow each section all of the way through for a comprehensive set of instructions. Visit this site at: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov./index.htm The State of California also has financial aid available for students. This aid is provided to students in the form of a Cal Grant. To apply for a Cal Grant, students must complete a GPA Verification paper application, in addition to the FAFSA form. Our school counselor will need to calculate your GPA (it is not the GPA on your transcripts). When you get the form, complete it in BLACK ink, then give it to the counselor. The deadline for Cal Grants is March 2. Students who complete both forms, have a re-calculated GPA of 3.0+ or are low to middle income may qualify for a Cal Grant. This money can be used for vocational schools, community college, California State Universities (CSU), University of California (UC), and private schools in California. For students interested in the community college system, there is a second deadline to apply for Cal Grants if you do not qualify based on your 10 th and 11 th grade GPA. The deadline will be September 2 and your senior year grades will also be used to re-calculate your GPA. The form for the September 2 deadline will be at the community college. The most costly mistakes students and their parents make are: - • failing to file a FAFSA and Grade Verification Form through their high school for state money. See your counselor or College and Career Center for this year's information.
- making critical mistakes on the FAFSA that delay or cause the application to be denied
• not meet the filing deadlines-Students should file the FAFSA as soon as possible after January 1st and renew their financial aid application each year thereafter. As your College Scholarship Coordinator, along with our Leadership Prep counselor, Ms. Odom and staff Scholarship Committee, I look forward to assisting students with personalized scholarship eligibility, application, and logistical support to secure college funding. Finding additional scholarship money for students in need of financial support is one of my passions and completion of many of the scholarship essays necessary is an integral part of our college curriculum. Leadership Prep students may contact me at MarshaRhynes@aol.com We also utilize, network and receive support from our District sponsored College Prep and Scholarship Student Support Services. http://student.ousd.k12.ca.us/College_Prep_and_Scholarship_Info/Scholarship_information.html All Leadership Prep High School, juniors and seniors are enrolled in College Summit, a program dedicated to providing each and every student with what he or she needs to get to college and ensures that all students’ potential can be realized. http://www.collegesummit.org/ Leadership Prep students may log in and sign on to College Summit at http://csnet.collegesummit.net/csnet/sp/Login Leadership Prep High School students also have a powerful community support liaison. Ms. Melissa Buss works directly with our students in a myriad of ways to ensure college success for our students. She is a hands-on integral part of our college-going culture. Ms. Buss represents Leadership Prep students in direct partnership with scholarship support for the Joe Morgan Award. Remember, you absolutely can afford to attend college, and we support you in reaching your goal. Ms. Rhynes-Visit me in Room 301 email: MarshaRhynes@aol.com
Ms. Rhynes' Web Site
Castlemont Leadership Preparatory High School
8601 MacArthur Blvd.
Oakland, California 94605
Castlemont Community of Small Schools
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