Gallatin CUSD 7

An FYI for Seniors and Parents/Guardians- the FAFSA night is for you to complete your FAFSA, if you already have it completed, you would not need to attend, unless you had questions.

Just a reminder for Seniors and Parents/Guardians of Seniors- FAFSA night this Thursday February 8th 3:30-7:30, if both parents and students have an FSA ID - please feel free to come at anytime during that time frame, SIC financial aid will be here to help answer any questions.

Just a reminder for Seniors and Parents/Guardians of Seniors- FAFSA night this Thursday February 8th 3:30-7:30, if both parents and students have an FSA ID - please feel free to come at anytime during that time frame, SIC financial aid will be here to help answer any questions.

Dental Safari is coming to Gallatin County School April 1-2

Tutoring Tuesday February 6 th will be canceled

SIC has several Theatre Scholarships that are available, you need to fill the SIC Scholarship application and mark the box Theatre (item # 27) Applications are due February 28th

FAFSA PROCESS Step 1 – Create an FSA-ID (Both Student & Parent) ID’s can be created here and must be done so at least a week before attempting to fill the FAFSA: https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch Step 2- Once you have created an ID for both the student and Parent and the ID has been verified, you can begin the FAFSA, which is located at this address: https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa You will need the following information to complete the FAFSA: • Your Social Security Number • Your A-Number (if you're not a U.S. citizen) • Federal income tax returns, records of child support received; and your current balance of cash, savings, and checking accounts (Note: You must provide consent and approval to disclose your federal tax information to be eligible for federal student aid.) • Bank statements and records of investments (if applicable), net worth of investments, businesses, and farms • Records of untaxed income (if applicable) • An FSA ID (account username and password) to log in to StudentAid.gov and start the FAFSA form electronically FEBRUARY 8th, 2024- We will hold a FAFSA Completion night in the high school library, 3:30-7:30 - I would highly encourage you to take advantage and attend this night. It is a come and go event and an appointment is not needed, but it would be appreciated if you contacted Mr. Cruson to let him know you plan of attendance and an approximate time. dcruson@gallatincusd7.com or 618-272-5141 ex. 1240 JUST A REMINDER, THE FAFSA IS A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, FAFSA COMPLETION OR THE COMPLETION OF A NON-PARTICIPATION FORM IS NEEDED TO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT.

Gallatin County High School Seniors/Parents & Guardians Scholarship update- the following scholarships are now available on Mr. Cruson's Google Classroom: SIC SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION- DUE 2/28/24 Illinois Sheriff's Association - Due 3/15/24 Gallatin-Saline Farm Bureau scholarships- Due 3/29/24 Cowan Vocational Scholarship- Due 3/31/24 Legence Bank Scholarship - Due 3/22/24 Gallatin-Saline Retired Teachers Scholarship - Due 3/15/24 SIU Credit Union Scholarship - Due 3/29/24 Illinois Farm Credit Service - Due 2/28/24 James L. Bass Legal Scholarship- Due 2/16/24 Foundation for Rural Service (Shawnee Communications) Scholarship- Due 2/16/24 IAA Foundation Scholarship- Due date 2/15/24 Compeer Financial Scholarship- Due date varies All scholarships are also in Mr. Cruson's office - FAFSA Completion night - February 8th - 3:30-8pm - please call to confirm a time for attendance- must have FSA ID completed and verified by this time in order to complete FAFSA

Reminder no tutoring today January 18th

All Gallatin County students and staff will be in attendance tomorrow, Thursday, January 18, 2024. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather warning that Gallatin County is on the Northwest edge of possible freezing rain or freezing drizzle that could begin around 2-3 p.m. tomorrow. Freezing rain or drizzle will cause immediately hazardous roads and create dangerous travel conditions for us to get students and drivers home safely. We will watch the forecast and only dismiss school if necessary for everyone's safety; we need you to prepare for the worst. So please make arrangements should we need to send students home early due to this freezing weather front coming into our area. The after-school program will be canceled tomorrow. Also, any extra-curricular games will be canceled. Thank you for your patience and understanding. NOTE: Students please dress warm and wear your coats. Come on, Spring!

Seniors and Parents/Guardians - the following scholarships have been added to Mr. Cruson's google classroom and are now open: Illinois Farm Credit Scholarships (Due 2/28/24) https://www.farmcreditil.com/About/community-engagement/Scholarships Gallatin-Saline Retired Teacher's Association Scholarship (Due 3/15/24) Scholarship app is on google classroom or in Mr. C's office SIU Credit Union Scholarships (Due 3/29/24) www.siucu.org/scholarship Gallatin-Saline Farm Bureau Schoalrships (Due 3/29/24) https://form.jotform.com/Salgalfbmanager/gallatin-county-aitcfoundation-scho and https://form.jotform.com/Salgalfbmanager/gallatin-county-farm-bureau-scholar also the SIC Scholarship application is open until 2/28/24 application is on Mr. C's google classroom Foundation for Rural Service Scholarship program (Shawnee Communications sponsered) is open until 2/16/24 https://www.frs.org/programs/youth-programs/scholarships Make sure you are filling out schoalrships- as always contact Mr. Cruson for more information.

No tutoring today January 4th

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to Seniors and Parents and Guardians of Seniors- While you have a little time left on your break, it would be a great time to work on a scholarship applications that are on the google classroom, including those for students that plan on attending Southeastern Illinois College (SIC) in the fall, the SIC Scholarship Application is now available, A link for the application can be found of Mr. Cruson's Google Classroom and at the link below: https://sic.edu/financial-aid/scholarships-and-grants/sic-scholarships/ SIC has a lot of FREE MONEY to give away, if you take the time to fill this application out. Deadline is 2/28/2024 And remember there are other scholarships listed there including the Foundation for Rural Service Scholarship - which Shawnee Communications in Equality is our local Sponsor, as well as those scholarships that can be found at: studentscholarships.org New Scholarships will be added as they are received and many of those will be after the first of the new year, so check back often.

SIC Scholarship Application is now available - Deadline date is February 28, 2024 https://sic.edu/financial-aid/scholarships-and-grants/sic-scholarships/

Seniors and Parents and Guardians of Seniors- Students that plan on attending Southeastern Illinois College (SIC) in the fall, the SIC Scholarship Application is now available, A link for the application can be found of Mr. Cruson's Google Classroom and at the link below: https://sic.edu/financial-aid/scholarships-and-grants/sic-scholarships/ SIC has a lot of FREE MONEY to give away, if you take the time to fill this application out. Deadline is 2/28/2024

Tomorrow, November 21st, 2023 Egyptian Health Department will be hosting their Annual Health Fair for our Jr High Students in grades 5th-8th. Topics presented on tomorrow will include Internet Safety, Healthy Relationships, and Personal Hygiene for boys and girls. We will have tables set up in the gym also for students to check out regarding physical activity, positive mental health, and coping skills. Students will have the opportunity to register for some great giveaways as well.

Seniors & Parents/Guardians- IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FINANCIAL AID PROCESS- TONIGHT Applying for Financial Aid: Updates and Changes for the 2024-25 FAFSA If you’re the parent of a high school senior and/or college student, please join ISAC on November 16th, from 6:30-7:00 pm via YouTube Live at https://www.youtube.com/@ISACvid. Our parent outreach coordinator, Claudia Aly, will review the upcoming FAFSA changes and answer some of the questions you may have.

Applying for Financial Aid: Updates and Changes for the 2024-25 FAFSA Seniors & Parents/Guardians - IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT FINANCIAL AID If you’re the parent of a high school senior and/or college student, please join ISAC on November 16th, from 6:30-7:00 pm via YouTube Live at https://www.youtube.com/@ISACvid. Our parent outreach coordinator, Claudia Aly, will review the upcoming FAFSA changes and answer some of the questions you may have.

The FAFSA, (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is something that all graduating Seniors need to fill out if they plan on attending a College, University or Trade School next year. In addition, the FAFSA completion or the completion of State Non-Participation form must be done to meet an Illinois Graduation Requirement. Currently, there is no date for the FAFSA to become available, however when it is announced, we will be planning a FAFSA completion night here at the high school. To prepare for that, I have begun meeting with students to help them get ID's in order to complete the FAFSA process. Both students and parents will need there ID's and I have will be posting the link to the information you will need in order to create those ID's. These ID's must be made and verified several days ahead of actually completing the FAFSA forms. https://studentaid.gov/help-center/answers/article/how-to-create-fsa-id-username-password Again we will have a FAFSA completion night here at the school, but that date will be announced later.

Seniors and Parents,It is that time or year when more scholarships began to appear and with that, some new scholarship opportunities have been placed in Mr. Cruson's Google Classroom including: The Foundation for Rural Service - which Shawnee Communications is our local sponsor for this scholarship program and The James L. Bass Legal Scholarship Linnks: https://www.frs.org/programs/youth-programs/scholarships https://www.frs.org/programs/james-l-bass-legal-scholarship Both have a Deadline of 2/16/2024 You can contact Mr. C with any questions