ANNOUNCEMENTS 

For the fifth consecutive year, the Stephen Breen Memorial Foundation would like to award a $5000 scholarship to a graduating senior from Nolan. The qualifications,along with the application for receiving the scholarship can be found in the Guidance office.

TRANSCRIPTS:  Transcript requests for current students will now be handled in the Guidance Dept. For a Transcript Request Form, click here.

The College Portraits website is a free source of information for about 325 public colleges and universities. Visit www.collegeportraits.org.

9th-12th grade parents can use www.collegeboard.com for excellent SAT, college and high school information in general.

Attention Students & Parents: Approval must be received from your counselor for distance learning classes. Please do not sign up for a course without approval.


Credit Recovery Classes:  Students needing credit recovery, evening classes are being offered by the Arlington ISD and the Grapevine-Colleyville ISD.  For more information please see the Guidance Office.

Making a College Visit:  NCHS alumni are available at schools throughout the country to offer you advice, their experience of the school you are visiting, a place to stay or just a familiar face to welcome you.  They enjoy seeing a familiar face, too.  Alumni are also available via email, phone and all various other technological means to chat with you and address your questions and concerns.  For more information, see Mrs. Pierret in the Alumni Office, 817-395-0249, ppierret@nolancatholichs.org.

Attention Seniors:  1100 scholarships are up for grabs through the Buick Achievers Program!  Please visit www.buickachievers.com for additional information as well as the online application.

Attention Junior's and Senior's:TCU's CAMP COLLEGE is June 3-6 2012Camp College is a four-day college application and financial aid “boot camp” for rising college-bound high school juniors and seniors.  Students will learn about a variety of colleges and universities, build relationships with many admission representatives and college counselors, as well as spend three nights on the campus of Texas Christian University.  Approximately 120 students from across the state of Texas will work with several college-admission professionals to help students:

 -          Identify schools that match interests and needs

-          Write an application essay and create a resume

-          Navigate the financial aid maze

-          Learn tips, techniques, and strategies for the ACT/SAT

-          Attend college presentations and a college fair

Go to  http://www.admissions.tcu.edu/CAMPCOLLEGE/  for your online application

Deadline is April 20, 2012

Attention Freshmen and Sophomores!  Each summer the Fort Worth chapter of the Military Order of World Wars provides scholarships to send outstanding sophomores and junior level students to a four day Youth Leadership Conference at Texas Wesleyan in July.  For additional information, please see Ms. Maryol in the Guidance office ASAP.

Do you need to repeat a course that you didn't pass?  If so, the Grapevine Colleyville ISD is offering their last Target Evening Classes prior to Summer School.  Registration begins March 19.  Please see your Guidance counselor for more details.

For the fifth consecutive year, the Stephen Breen Memorial Foundation would like to award a $5000 scholarship to a graduating senior from Nolan.  The qualifications for receiving the scholarship can be found in the Guidance office.

The following Summer Programs are available.  Please see the Guidance office for additional information.

Texas Lutheran University Lone Star Scholars Academy which allows students to "try on" college

TACAC Camp College which helps students with understanding financial aid and the college application process]

Boston University's Center for Investigative Reporting for students interested in Journalism or writing

The Emma Bowen Foundation which is offering paid summer internships for seniors planning to major in business, technology or the media industry.

Attention Students Looking for Summer Opportunities: The Guidance office has a large variety of summer opportunities. If your looking to improve your resume, or just for something to do this summer, please come into the Guidance office and look over our material.

Attention Freshman, Sophomore and Junior students interested in learning about Service Academy opportunities: The North Texas U.S. Service Academies Forum which will provide information on the Service Academy process's will be held on Saturday, April 21. Please come into the Guidance office for additional information.

Attention Freshman, Sophomores and Juniors!  Are you interested in exploring college options with Duke, Georgetown, Harvard, Penn State or Stanford?  If so, Dallas/Fort Worth information sessions are being held for you and your parents.  Please see the bulletin board outside of Guidance for information on dates and times.