Welcome to the Lawton-Bronson Jr./Sr. High School Counseling page. Mrs. Erin Benson is the 7-12 School Counselor and is here to help students with Career, Academic, and Personal Issues.
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
- Lawton-Bronson Education Association Scholarship Deadline: April 28 *Emailed the application to every senior! LBEA Scholarship Application
- Teachers Memorial Scholarship Deadline: April 28 *Emailed the application to every senior!
- Dr. John Ohlfest Scholarship Deadline: April 30 *Emailed the application to every senior!
- Brian Pearson Memorial Scholarship Deadline: April 30 http://www.iowagames.org/BPMScholarship
- Betty Grigg Andrus and Robert Andrus Scholarship Deadline: April 30 *Emailed the application to every senior!
- Woodbury County Cattlemen's Association Deadline: May 1 *Those planning on a career in/related to ag; you or a guardian must be a member of the Assoc. Apps in my office
- Robert D. Byrd Scholarship Deadline: May 10 http://rdblue.org/scholarship/
- Unity Point Scholar Athlete Award Deadline: May 12 www.unitypointscholarathlete.com *If you apply, please turn in to Mrs. Benson!
- BestMattressReview Deadline: May 19 https://www.bestmattressreviews.com/sleep-scholarship/
- Children's Cancer Connection Empowering Scholarship Deadline: May 26 Apps in my office *Applicant must be directly affected by childhood cancer--more details in my office
- Mig Vapor Scholarship Deadline: May 31 https://www.migvapor.com/scholarship
- PGA Iowa Section Foundation Deadline: June 16 https://iowapgafoundation.org/burkart-scholarship/
- Earl Kizzier, Sara McElrath and Barb Carr Scholarship Deadline: June 23 *Students who are CURRENTLY enrolled in a medical training program Apps in my office
- Aspiring Nursing Scholarship Deadline: June 31 http://www.nursingschoolsalmanac.com/
- Redfin Scholarship Deadline: July 31 https://www.redfin.com/resources/scholarship
- Car Seat Research Scholarship Deadline: November 30, 2017 http://carseatresearch.com/scholarship/.
IN ADDITION TO THE SCHOLARSHIPS LISTED ABOVE, PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK THE COLLEGE'S FINANCIAL AID/SCHOLARSHIP WEBPAGE. EVERY SCHOOL WILL HAVE DEADLINES SET FOR APPLYING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS SO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THAT!
Example: University of Iowa scholarships can be found at admissions.uiowa.edu/finances/scholarships
College Representative Information
Juniors and Seniors interested in attending a college visit at Lawton-Bronson, must sign up first with Mrs. Benson the day before the scheduled visit. All visits are during Success in the Counseling Office unless noted otherwise. I will have these on the announcements!
Upcoming Visits:
- Mount Marty--April 11
Regent Admission Index (RAI)--Board or Regents State of Iowa http://www.regents.iowa.gov/RAI/
4 Factors included in RAI are: 1) ACT/SAT score 2) High school rank 3) Cumulative GPA 4) Number of core courses (English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Foreign Language)
Some of your WIT courses can be included in this formula--see me for questions.
ACT Information
ACT Registration and Testing Dates
Test Date Registration Deadline
June 10, 2017 May 5, 2017
ACT FEES
ACT--$39.50
ACT with writing--$56.50 (Check https://actapps.act.org/writPrefRM/ to see if the colleges you are considering require or recommend the ACT writing test).
To register, click on www.actstudent.orgSchool Code: 162-440
Test Prep
PRACTICE WORKBOOKS from ACT are available in my office!
ACT prep class in the Spring at WIT--Chad Cargill ACT prep workshop--more information to come SPRING 2017!
Transcript Information
- Requests for high school transcripts can be made by contacting Erin Benson at bensone@lb-eagles.org or Liz Hanna, High School Secretary at hannal@lb-eagles.org
- Requests for college transcripts (WIT courses) can be made by contacting WIT by:
- online at https://www.witcc.edu/onestop/transcripts.cfm
- calling 712-274-6403
- ALL SENIORS who have completed courses through WIT will need to do the step above upon graduation to ensure your WIT transcript gets to your post secondary institution
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Helpful Websites
- Financial Aid--www.fafsa.ed.gov or www.fafsa.gov
- Scholarship website: https://www.iowacollegeaid.gov/
- College search-- www.collegeresults.org *Quick and easy way to compare schools in just a couple clicks!
- Iowa college guide--http://www.collegeaffordabilityguide.org/schools/iowa/
- College prep resource--http://www.icansucceed.org/
- College Search resource--www.collegeraptor.com
- ACT Registration-- www.actstudent.org
- ACT Practice tests-- http://www.varsitytutors.com/practice-tests
- Scholarship search-- www.fastweb.com or www.scholarships.com or www.finaid.org or www.schoolsoup.com or www.ICANsucceed.org/scholarships
- High School planning-- https://secure.ihaveaplaniowa.gov/Home/_default.aspx
- Military planning-- http://www.military.com/
- **NCAA Clearinghouse-- http://web1.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.jsp
- **NAIA Clearinghouse-- http://www.playnaia.org/
**Seniors who wish to play college athletics will need to go to either NCAA or NAIA website and register** You will need to have yourACT scores be sent to them directly from ACT (www.actstudent.org)
Upcoming Events
JUNIORS--
- No announcements at this time
SOPHOMORES--
- No announcements at this time
Factors in the Admission Decision (Source: NACAC Admission Trends Survey, 2011)
- High School Grades
- Grades in college prep course
- Strength of curriculum
- Admission test scores (ACT)
Contact Information
Erin Benson
100 Tara Way
Lawton, IA 51030
Phone number: 712-944-5181
Fax number: 712-944-5568
School code for ACT, NCAA, NAIA is 162-440