Everything you need to know about LACHS (Life after Columbus High School).
General Informatiomn
Social Security Administration--http://www.ssa.gov/ Selective Service--http://www.sss.gov/
Student Gateway to U.S. Government--http://www.students.gov/ Study Abroad--http://www.studyabroad.com/
U. S. Department of Education--http://www.ed.goc/index.jhtml ACT--http://www.actstudent/org/
AP--http://www.collegeboard.com/studenttesting/ap/about.html SAT--http://www.sat.org/
PSAT--http://www.collegeboard.com/studenttesting/psat/about.html
Information For Students
General Information Accredited Online Colleges
Colleges in Mississippi--http://www.riseupms.com Mississippi Accredited Online Colleges--http://www.accreditedonlinecolleges.org/mississippi/
ACT Registration--http://www.actstudent.orghttp://www.actstudent.org Accredited Online Degree Programs--http://www.accreditedonlinecolleges.org/degree-programs
The Simple Dollar, a College Scholarship Guide--
http://www.thesimpledollar.com/college-scholarship-guide/Accredited Online Colleges Guide--http://www.accreditedonlinecolleges.org/guide
Financial Aid Information
| FastWeb's College Gold--http://www.collegegold.org/ | Mapping Your Future--http://www.mapping-your-future.org/ |
| Federal Student Aid for Students--http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/ | Project Scholarship Scam--http://www.ftc,gov/scholarshipscams |
| Fin Aid--http://www.finaid.org/ | Taxes for Students--http://www.irs.gov/individuals/students |
Financial Aid and Scholarship Sources
| Scholarship Search--http://.wwwfastweb.com/ | Direct Loan, FAFSA (Application for Federal Student Aid)--http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ |
| Americorps--http"//www.americorps.org/ | Direct Loan, FAFSA PIN--http://www.pin.ed.gov |
| City Year--http://www.cityyear.org/ | Resources by State--http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/state.phtml |
| CSS/PROFILE--http://profileonline.collegeboard.com/ | Gates millennium Scholarships for Minorities--http://www.gmsp.org/ |
| United Negro College Fund (Award upon successful completion of the program)--http://www.uncf.org/scholarships/Gatesscholarship.asp | Students with Asthma (3.5 GPA and have received an award in one of the arts)http://www.schering-ploughwilltowin.com/favicon.ico-- |
| Burger King (2.5 GPA, community involvement, financial need, work part-time 15 hours week)--http://.wwwbk.com/scholars | Own your own business (have at least one employee, enroll in college)--http://www.mckelveyfoundation.org/favicon.ico |
| Harvard (meet their admission requirements and have household income less than $60,000.--http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/ | Financial need, minority, physically disabled--http://www.usafunds.org/scholarship |
| Education Services Foundation (essay required)--http://wwwesfweb/com/ | Walmart--http://www.walmartfoundation.org/ |
| AXA --http://www.axa-achievement.com/ | National Association of Secondary Principals (Students apply online and submit to the principal at CHS. One is selected.)--http://www.prudential.com/spirit |
| Wendy's Heisman--http://www.wendysheisman.com/ | Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund--http://.wwwthurgoodmarshallfund.org/sk_v6.cfm |
General Information and Answers for Students
Choosing a Major Career
| Career Planning--http://www.fastweb.com/ | Monster (Job Search)--http://www.monster.com/ |
| America's Career Infonet--http://www.acinet.org/ | Bureau of labor Statistics--http://www.stats.bis.gov/ |
| Occupational Outlook Handbook--http://www.bls.gov/oco |