Scheduling sheets are due! Please turn in your course requests sheets to the US Counseling Office today!

Mark your calendars, CHCA College Application Bootcamp will be back in August! Get yourself organized before school by getting the bulk of your applications completed, and getting essays reviewed by college admissions professionals and much more! Dates are August 1,5,6 from 3:30-6:00 p.m. Registration is live on UltraCamp!

Sign up for Sophomore Family Meetings! Your college counselor will go over the results of the Strong Interest Inventory with College Profile, and engage your student in the Skill Scan.  

If you go to the myCHCA  Upper School Counseling page on the website and scroll down, you will see a button for Pick-A-Time.  https://www.chca-oh.org/my-upper-school/my-counseling Please sign up for your family meeting here.  The meeting will last approximately forty-five minutes to an hour and students are responsible for any work should they miss class. We recommend speaking with your student regarding their class schedule and sign up for a meeting during their PRT. This meeting is for students and their parent(s). If there is not a time available that will work for you, please contact your counselor directly.  She might be able to find a time that will work for everyone.  

Representative Warren Davidson, in conjunction with Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman, is hosting an information night on the Service Academies. Listen to and meet representatives from the Naval, Military, Merchant Marine, Air Force and Coast Guard Academies. Applications for packets will be available. 

Questions or to RSVP 513-779-5400 or Sharon.Hughes@mail.house.gov

                  Thursday March, 14 2019                                                                                 5:30-8:00 p.m.                                                                                       Symmes Township Library                                                                          11850 Enyart Road                                                                                     Loveland, OH 45140                                                                 

Check out Open Houses on college campuses this winter/spring. Click the link to learn more specifics about events on each campus. 

UC Blue Ash-  04/06/19 ucblueash.edu/openhouse

Case Western Reserve University-  03/29/19, 04/5/19, 04/12/19, 04/19/19- case.edu/admission

University of Alabama- Various Dates- https://universitydays.ua.edu/

University of Findlay is hosting an event for students interested in learning more about the field of Pharmacy. This is open to students with a strong aptitude for math and science in any grade in high school who are considering a health field. Students will have the opportunity to meet faculty, learn about Findlay's direct admit 0+6 Pharmacy program, work in the lab and learn to fill prescriptions. 

The event is 03/29/19 from 10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Please let your counselor know if you are interested in being nominated for this program. 

Current female juniors interested in learning more about studying engineering are invited to Purdue University 04/08/19. This daylong event is free and will introduce students to multiple disciplines in engineering and the program at Purdue, and also offer sessions for parents. There is an optional Welcome Assembly on Sunday 04/07/19 for famliies who arrive the day before. Registration is open to the first 250 students who sign up. Visit here for a schedule of the day and to register.

LEAP is offering a free ACT diagnostic test 4/13/19 from 8:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. and is open to current juniors and sophomores. Students may only take one free diagnostic test through LEAP. Register here 

The City of Blue Ash is hiring lifeguards for the upcoming season. Lifeguards must hold current certifications through the American Red Cross in Lifeguarding, CPR-AED for lifeguards and the ability to work weekends April through September. To apply visit the employment opportunities page on www.blueash.com/ 

Looking for a part-time outdoor job for this spring/summer? 

Attend the Great Parks Job Fair on 03/09/19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sharon Woods, Stonewood Banquet Center, 11355 Swing Road, Cincinnati OH 45241

You can apply online at greatparks.org/jobs or in-person at the one of the fairs!

City of Blue Ash Recreation Center is looking for seasonal part-time tennis assistants. Employees would be expected to aid full-time tennis staff, assist with lessons, assist with court prep, events and programs, and more. Applicants should have a minimum of 2 years of tennis training/experience. Racquet stringing experience is helpful but not required. 

Applications are available online at www.blueash.com 

​The Accounting Careers Awareness Program (ACAP-Ohio) is a week-long program for racially and ethnically underrepresented high school students interested in exploring careers in accounting and business. Program runs 06/09-06/14/19 at the Ohio State University and all expenses are paid! Visit www.ohiocpa.com/ACAP for more information and to apply. Application deadline is 03/31/2019. Transcripts and letter of recommendation are required. 

Summer opportunities are being loaded into Naviance daily! If you are interested in finding an educational program for the summer, log into Naviance, go to College, Research Colleges then Enrichment Programs to find different opportunities available locally and nationally! We will periodically spotlight different ones on the CHCA Upper School Counseling News Online page, but for a comprehensive list, go to Naviance!

The Summer Arabic Language Program for Beginners will be at University of Cincinnati June 17-July 12 running from 9:00 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. daily. This program is 100% funded!!! Students must be a current senior, rising senior or rising junior with a minimum GPA of 3.5. At the completion of the course, students will have earned 5 hours of college credit. There is only room for 17 students in the course. Application is due by 05/23/19. Please visit   https://www.artsci.uc.edu/departments/rall/startalk2019.html for more information and to apply.