Wichita Falls High School College & Career Center
Wichita Falls High School College & Career Center
Ms. Jessica Bennett, WFISD/WFHS College & Career Facilitator
Mrs. Tamra Hamlin, WFISD/WFHS Scholarship Coordinator and Assistant
What we do
- Senior college applications to any college/university
- Scholarships (join both the email and text reminder list)
- Join the email list (Seniors and Parents of Seniors ONLY)
- WFHS Scholarship Totals
- 2012 was awarded over $2,579,652.oo in scholarships
- 2013 was awarded over $3,469,413.00 in scholarships
- 2014 was awarded over $2,658,683.00 in scholarships
- Test preparation – ACT,SAT, PSAT, National Merit Prep Program
- Career & Technical Education
- Cosmetology, Construction Technology, Electronics, Welding, Auto Collision, Auto Mechanics, Certified Nurses Aid
- Dual Enrollment Courses (juniors & seniors)
- Junior year- English Comp I & II, US History
- Senior year – British Lit. I & II, Government & Economics, College Algebra
- Financial aid
- FAFSA – Free Application for Federal Student Aid. website does not open for high school seniors until January 2015. Please wait until you have your/parents 2014 Taxes are completed. If you apply for FAFSA before completing your 2014 Taxes, it could delay your processing of financial aid. REMEMBER: FAFSA needs to be completed every year, contact Mrs. Hamlin and she will help you.
- FAFSA workshops for parents at the end of February
- Café con Leche Financial Aid Workshop
- Independently as requested with Mrs. Hamlin
- TASFA (financial aid for non- citizen students)
- General college advising and information for 9-12 graders
- Career advising and career planning 9-12 graders
- Parent information sessions with Vernon College and Financial Aid
- One on one parent meetings as requested, just give us a call! 235-1084 ext 32025
- Campus College Representative Visits
- College Visit Forms
- College Visits to MSU and Vernon College
- NCAA Registration, NCAA Transcript and Fee Waiver Processing (see Mrs. Hamlin)
- ACT/SAT Registration (fee waivers available in our office for students on Free/Reduced Lunch)
- WFHS is a National ACT test site: October 25th and April 18th
- Apply Texas Workshop
- College Fair – October 23rd
- Senior Send-off – February 25th
- ASVAB – Career Explorations Testing- November 24th
- Freshmen four year plans
- Junior High Career Fair
- Youth Leadership Wichita Falls (open to Juniors, applications will be due in December)
- Resumes, recommendation letters and college essay assistance.
College & Career Center Goals
- Make contact with all students 9th-12th grade by the second week of school.
- Have all seniors complete the Senior Survey of college/career goals after graduation.
- Maintain the scholarship website for the district, scholarship email & reminders district wide and individual scholarship application assistance.
- Maintain all college/university information on the school website for easy access.
- Make sure ALL graduation seniors have clear plans of career/college paths before graduation.
- Assist all students with post-secondary college/career goals
- Assist students & parents with college/university financial aid award information and award acceptance.