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Guidance Center
The Guidance Center at Mercy Vocational High School consists of professional counselors whose main
purpose is to help students succeed in school and reach their fullest potential. The following
services and support groups are available to all Mercy Vocational High School students and families:
Guidance and Special Services
Director of Guidance (9, 10, 11)
Senior Counselor (12)
School Social Worker
Student Assistance Program
Shalom Counselor
Shalom Group Counselor
Elwyn Counselor
Elwyn Psychologist
Elwyn Speech Clinician
Elwyn Corrective Education Teacher
Elwyn Mobility Clinician
Elwyn Vision Instructor
Chapter 1 Computer Remediation
Supports
D & A Prevention & Information
Grief & Loss
Life Skills
Relationships
Survive and Thrive at Mercy
Federal Financial Aid Information for College, Technical or Trade Schools, and other Further Post-Secondary Education Institutions
1. Complete and submit the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) which also includes PHEAA (Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency) as soon as possible after January 01, 2012
2. Further information available at www.fafsa.ed.gov or call 1-800-4-FED-AID
3. Get a personal identification number called a Federal Student Aid PIN at www.pin.ed.gov
4. College the documents needed to apply, including income tax returns and W-2 forms and other records of income
5. Appline on-line at www.fafsa.ed.gov or call 1-800-4-FED-AID for paper FAFSA requests
Mr. Joe Carchidi is the official assistance person for FAFSA questions
Student Aid on the Web: www.studentaid.ed.gov
Steps to Federal Student Aid: www.studentaid.ed.gov/students/attachments/siteresources/StepstoAid%2009-10_tagged.pdf
FAFSA on the Web Worksheet: www.studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/fafsaworksheet.jsp
Audio and Video Programs About Federal Student Aid: www.studentaid.ed.gov/video
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) On the Web: www.fafsa.ed.gov
Federal Student Aid Personal Identification Number (PIN): www.pin.ed.gov
FAFSA Federal School Code List: www.ifap.ed.gov/ifap/fedSchoolCodeList.jsp
PhillyGoes2College (from Mayor Michael Nutter's Office of Education): www.phillygoes2college.com
Scholarship Information
Many have asked about scholarship opportunities. Most scholarships are offered by the schools to which the students have already been accepted, based on the student’s school record (transcript) , essay, letters of recommendation and test scores. Criteria vary. The following are examples of schools who offer scholarships:
Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades (males only)
Neumann University
CHI Institute
Johnson and Wales University
Gwynedd Mercy College
Drexel University + Blue and Gold connection with CCP
LaSalle University (Academic Discovery Program)
Immaculata University
Temple University – available to ZIP codes 19121, 19122, 19132, 19133
Chestnut Hill College
Peirce College
Advanced Placement standing at Pennsylvania College of Technology (PCT) might be offered to some applicants.
Outside Sources:
Imagine America (www.imagine-america.org)
Some churches
PhillyGoes2College.com
Boy Scouts
Fast Web (www.fastweb.com)
Children of Veterans
Schoolsoup.com
Black Alliance for Educational Options
United Negro College Fund Some businesses to children of employees
Children’s Scholarship Fund (carries over from 8th grade)
CORE Philly
ASPIRA
Scholarships4Students
*** Students should fill out applications and registrations themselves ***
IMPORTANT **** Scholarship providers do NOT charge a fee for submitting an application or for recommending a scholarship to a school to which you want to apply. **** BEWARE OF SCAMS ****
Special to Mercy Vocational Students from:
The Philadelphia Foundation – through this foundation Benjamin Franklin Scholarships are awarded to students continuing to study or work in their chosen shop field. The approximate grant is $8,000, divided among potential awardees.
Community College of Philadelphia – Usually one full tuition scholarship - the Robert S. King Scholarship - is awarded to a graduating senior on the basis of her/his academic record and an essay . (In the Class of 2011 – three (3) scholarships were awarded!!)
CCP’s Business Department awards The Edward Anderson Business Scholarship to a student majoring in Business, Administration, etc.
Please remember that Scholarships are awarded to potential Scholars. If your son or daughter has not done homework, or really studied (read the textbook, took notes, outlined chapters, reviewed for tests, spent time on research) will he or she really be ready for college?
If the parent has done the search, filled in applications, and the test registrations, who will handle the school work for him or her next September?
How will he/she handle the everyday business of living, budgeting of time, dealing with conflict, accepting a diverse group of students, adjusting to a whole new way of life?
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