Newsletter
AUGUST
WHAT'S IN THIS
MONTH'S ISSUE
College Coordinator’s Contact
College Interest Form
Senior Monthly Checklist
Events
Mr.Parker
Hello everyone! I will be your college coordinator for your 2024 -
2025 school year! I am excited to meet you all and get to know
each of you more and set up your future plans.
Feel free to visit me in the counseling office
Mon - Thur from 7 am -3:30 pm or email me at:
kieran.parker@gilbertschools.net
You may also schedule a time to meet by scanning this QR Code
Senior Year Monthly Checklist
Research colleges & identify schools: Visit
nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator to start building a wish list of
schools and create a file folder for each college you want to
apply to.
Explore colleges & costs: Visit collegescorecard.ed.gov once
you’ve started your college list. Find info on average annual
costs, test scores and acceptance, financial aid and debt, and
salary by field of study.
Get a head start on your college admissions essay: At
commonapp.org, find essay prompts for the Common
Application
College
Interest Form
Fill out this form to let me
know what colleges you are
interested in and want to
see come to GCA!
Arizona College Consortium Fair
Arizona College Consortium (AZ-CC) is a membership of over 30
post-secondary institutions. The organization’s mission is to
provide quality education pathways to meet the needs of future
scholars.
They will be holding their college fair here at GCA on August 8th,
2024, from 12:40 to 2:40 PM in the Counseling Center Room
Career Shadowing & Mentorship Program
This Career Shadowing & Mentorship Program is offered
as part of the Gilbert Chamber Foundation’s Workforce
Initiatives. If accepted to this program, students will be
assigned to a mentor in the profession/industry of
interest as indicated on their application and they will be
required to complete between 16 and 20 hours of
shadowing during the cycle for which they are
participating.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 5pm on August 14th, 2024 The
link to apply is HERE