ACT SUPPORT
Each Monday, a group of students leads a Peer Tutoring club after school in Amy’s room. It’s a time for students to get some help with their classwork from students who love to help! Perpich will offer the ACT during the school day to all juniors on April 14. The Peer Tutors club will be right here to help every step of the way!

REMINDER: Mental Health Therapy
Reach for Resources offers on-site mental health therapy for students at Perpich on Wednesdays. This service removes common barriers to care like transportation and scheduling. Therapy is billed through insurance. Please contact your insurance provider to confirm if Reach for Resources is in-network with your plan.
Reach for Resources Contact information:
952-256-6734
counseling@reachforresources.org
https://www.reachforresources.org/therapy/ 

JUNIOR MEETINGS
PLEASE signup for a meeting with me during second semester. It’s a time to go over your high school credits and have a discussion about your future after high school. It is meant to be a relaxed conversation that allows me to get to know you and plan for next year and beyond!

Please sign up via the link at the end of any email I send out, the QR codes around the building (including the one across from the front desk window), or via the link at the end of the weekly newsletter.

MINNESOTA GOES TO COLLEGE
Attend a Virtual Event – Ongoing webinars about college and financial aid – free to students and families.
If you or someone you know is looking for more information on the college and financial aid process, we are here to help! Starting in January, join a series of college and financial aid webinars created specifically for students and families to walk through components and steps of apply for college and financial aid.

FREE COLLEGE
The North Star Promise program is a fairly new program that covers the full cost of tuition and fees for eligible Minnesotans at public institutions and tribal colleges in the state. It began in the fall of 2024. Residents with an Adjusted Gross Income of below $80,000 can receive support towards fulfilling their undergraduate degree. North Dakota schools, along with several private institutions, also honor this.

DIRECT ADMISSIONS MINNESOTA
The program, led by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, provides eligible high school seniors with proactive admissions offers from participating colleges and universities based on their academic records. See more information here. Perpich seniors received their Direct Admissions list in late September. I sent emails to all seniors with “next steps” on October 10th.

THE TREVOR PROJECT 45 MILE OUTDOOR CHALLENGE
Join the 45 Mile Outdoor Challenge in March (moving however you choose) to help raise awareness and fund the mission of The Trevor Project, to end suicide among LGBTQ+ young people. An official fitness challenge for The Trevor Project. More than 1.8 million LGBTQ+ young people (ages 13-24) seriously consider suicide each year in the U.S. — and at least one attempts suicide every 45 seconds.

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COLLEGE INFO LINKS

• College Resources
• Sign up for a college visit – some are on campus and some are virtual
• Northstar Promise – free college
• FAFSA – application opens October 1st
• The Go-To Guide for College Financial Aid
• List of Test Optional/Test Blind Colleges (ACT/SAT)
• List of MN colleges with zero application fee
• How to fill out the Common Application in 2025 – YouTube video

SCHOLARSHIPS

• Scholarships website
  • https://www.fastweb.com/
• BigFuture
• Golden Valley Federated Women’s Club Scholarship – Deadline March 26, 2026 (Open to Female and Female-presenting High School Seniors Attending One of the Following: Armstrong, Cooper, Hopkins or Perpich Arts High Schools)
• Northwest Suburban Optimist Club (NWSOC) – Deadline April 1, 2026 (Only residents of one of the following school districts are eligible to apply: Brooklyn Center, Hopkins, Osseo, Robbinsdale, St. Louis Park, or Wayzata.)
• The Village Scholars Scholarship – Deadline April 19, 2026 From the Minneapolis Foundation, open to all Perpich seniors who reside in Minneapolis
• The Ultimate List of Hidden College Scholarships