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Welcome to Mr. Black's Counseling Corner for theCuster Jr/Sr High School

Parents of Seniors going on to a vocational school, college or university….

=We will be having a __**Financial Aid Information Night**__ presented by Sharon Martin, who is a Financial Aid Coordinator for Western Dakota Tech. We will also be filling out the FAFSA that evening, and so we will work to get your Federal Student Aid ID before that time and you may also bring your 2016 Tax paperwork. This will be on __Monday, October 16th, at 6:00 pm, in the library at the high school__. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Black at craig.black@k12.sd.us, or 673-4473.=

=Not able to make the **__Financial Aid Information Night__** and want to know more about financial aid for students? Check out this PowerPoint on financial aid... =

Check often for changes/additions!! = =

Are you thinking about taking the ACT? Would you be interested in using the Methods Test Prep program, a $200 value, free of charge? Please see Mr. Black if you are interested.
=Want to know how much future salary you will need to support yourself? Check it out at Reality Check= =Also check out your future costs compared to how much you would make at Show Me The Future= =Or check out your possible career options that match your interests through this Career Interest Assessment= =Also Parents and Students we now have an ongoing checklist of what you could be doing to prepare for your future at Select Dakota= =Upcoming Visits:=
 * **__ Remediation Courses in College __** : **This is important to students who are going to one of the SD state universities**. If your student scored below an 18 on their English section of their ACT or below a 20 on the math section of their ACT, they must take a remediation course prior to starting college. Their options are: (1.) Go to college and pay $700-800, to take the course while doing other freshman courses and receive no credit for it, or (2.) See Mr. Black and get registered with the state for a 12-month course that they could do over the summer or during the school year at a cost of $175, or (3) they could retake the ACT test and study on SDMyLife and get a higher score.