Guidance Team
Fran Marx Director of Guidance
email:
fran_marx@srqit.sarasota.k12.fl.us
Welcome to the SMA guidance department! It has been exciting for me to watch our department grow from one to a team of professionals who are all ready and willing to provide support services to our SMA family. We look forward to working with you during the coming year. Watch our website for upcoming services, dates, and meetings.
Captain Maria Clapp Guidance Counselor
email:
maria_clapp@srqit.sarasota.k12.fl.us
Hi cadets and parents!
I am looking forward this second year at SMA. Feel free to stop by and say hello if you are coming back this year or to introduce yourself if you are new to our school. My primary focus will be on educational and preventive services to maximize our students' academic, social, and emotional potential. I am available to assist in student-parent-teacher consultations and short-term counseling to students as needed.
Major Raymond Thacker Guidance Counselor
email:
ray_thacker@srqit.sarasota.k12.fl.us
This is my 4th year at the Academy. I teach two science classes and during the other two periods, I serve as a certified guidance counselor. My previous experience in the guidance field includes a year at Mathew C. Perry High School in Iwakuni, Japan and 8 years at Manatee High School in Bradenton, If you would like to discuss colleges, vocational fields or scholarships, please see me.
Sergeant First Class Gale Downs
Administrative
assistant
email:
gale_downs@srqit.sarasota.k12.fl.us
Hi! I’m Gale Downs. I will be the first person you meet when you enter the guidance office. By phone, or in person, I will be happy to answer general information questions, and direct you to the guidance counselor who can best serve you.
Attention students, parents and educators...
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards were created by the National Association of Secondary School Principals and prudential Financial to honor students for outstanding acts of community service.
Celebrate the spirit of volunteers and recognize those students who have distinguished themselves through volunteer work. Our school can select the most deserving applicants and recognize them as role models for all our students at SMA. Let's urge our students to fill out an application form at
www. prudential.com/spirit
(access key: spirit)
and submit a copy to Col. Kennedy by October 31, 2008. The school will nominate the school's top youth volunteer for state-level honors. Col. Kennedy will verify the application by November 7th, 2008.
The student selected will receive the President's Volunteer Award, if qualified, and will be eligible for unrestricted award of 1,000$ or more, a medallion, and a trip to Washington, D.C., in the spring.
ATTENTION: ALL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN WINNING SCHOLARSHIP MONEY!
FastWeb, an online scholarship search program, is sponsoring Scholarship Bootcamp. Scholarship Bootcamp is available to all students seeking to improve their scholarship application package.Visit the website each week for a section concerning a different topic, and locate the dog tags.Each time you find a dog tag, email us at scholarshipbootcamp@fastweb.com to be entered into the weekly $1000 drawing.The more tasks you complete, the better your chances of winning.
Go to www.fastweb.com for more information. Good luck!
ACT Test dates for 2008 (Note:
October 25, 2008 September 19, 2008
December 13, 2008 November 7, 2008
FAFSA information
The U.S. Department of Education no longer provides paper FAFSAs to schools in bulk; instead, students may request up to three compiles from 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243) or www.edpubs.org
Informative
Websites
SAT, ACT Test Dates
Schedule information for 2007-08
“In the Loop,” the MCC
Outreach Newsletter
prudential.com
benefits.gov
www.commonapp.org
March2Success
CampusTours.com
FloridaStudentFinancialAid.org
fafsa.ed.gov
CareersAndColleges.com
careervoyages.gov
Wiredscholar.com
artandwriting.org
FACTS.org
jobshadow.org
act.org
www.mccfl.edu/practicetest
www.anycollege.com
www.cappex.com
www.entrepreneurU.org
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