Advanced Placement Exam Registration

Taking the Advanced Placement exams is an important part of all AP courses. Boerne High School desires that all students take AP exams for the AP classes that they have taken. Scoring well on an AP exam can often earn students college credit for their high school class, saving a significant amount on tuition.

For the 2017 AP exams, students at Boerne High School will be registering online. This registration will take a few minutes and can be completed from any computer with internet access.
This year each AP exam costs $98.00. Boerne High School desires that every student be able to take their AP exams.  The 2017 AP Exams will be administered at 1910 Church over a two week period in May: May 1 through 5 and May 8 through 12.

Online Exam registration will begin on Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 12:00 AM and end on Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 11:59 PM. In order to register, students should click on the link provided on the school website or visit www.TotalRegistration.net/AP/440730 to register. To complete registration, students must answer all of the required questions. Registration is not complete until students have printed the pdf of the confirmation page that is provided at the end. We know that parents may desire to register their students for exams. We strongly recommend that parents and students are both present while registering to ensure that the correct exams are ordered.

Boerne High School is excited to continue to offer families the convenience of paying exam fees online at the time of registration. Please be sure to have a credit card or debit card available before beginning registration (VISA OR MASTERCARD credit or debit card). Paying online is a great way to make sure that payment has been made while avoiding mailing payment. However, payment may be mailed if preferred. Please note all deadlines for receipt of payment.

Here are the important dates for the registration process:
• Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 12:00 AM - Registration Begins
• Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 11:59 PM - Registration Ends
• Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 11:59 PM - Registrations that have not been paid for will be cancelled and exams will not be ordered.

PTO Presents: Parents Who Are Aware

Wednesday, February 15, 2017
6:45 - 8:15 pm
Champion High School Auditorium

Champion High School PTO invites parents of high school students to attend this event. This even will address current trends within our community specifically relating to alcohol, drug use, and anxiety and how parents my address these issues.

"We care so we are aware."

The speakers will address the following topics:

Trends in drug use
What to look for
Common drug descriptions
Alcohol and binge drinking trends
Mental health awareness
Free depression screening at BISD
Stress/anxiety in students
Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month - focus on all relationships
MIC and MIP explanations

Presentation will be followed by a question and answer session.

Speakers include:

Dr. Holly Robles, BISD Lead, Safe and Drug-Free Schools
Andrea Salazar, Youth Prevention Associate Director, San Antonio Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Office Rebecca Foley, Boerne Police Department
Sergeant Scoggins, Boerne Police Department

Please RSVP here to allow for seating.

See the flyer here.

Save the Date

OU's biggest open house of the spring semester, Sooner Saturday, will be held on Saturday, April 29th! This event is for high school juniors and their parents. Students will learn about the Sooner family, take part in information sessions, tour our campus and residential colleges, and so much more!

To learn more about this event, click here, or call OU's Office of Admissions & Recruitment at 405-325-2151.

Rey Feo Scholarship Opportunity

Rey Feo Scholarship Fund Criteria:  Student must be a graduating high school senior and/or student who has been out of high school no more than one year with no previous college other than dual college credit; have earned a minimum 2.5 grade point average (GPA) in high school; have achieved a minimum score of 23 on the ACT or a 970 on the SAT (Verbal and Math); attend school full-time; be a U.S. citizen; demonstrate a financial need; plan to attend a 2- or 4-year accredited college or university in the United States; and must attend the annual Rey Feo Scholarship Foundation ceremony (the first Friday in August)  DEADLINE:  MARCH 31, 2017

The scholarship is for $2,000 a year and is renewable for 3 additional years provided that the student meets the renewal criteria.  The renewal criteria requires the student to maintain a 3.0 cum gpa while in college, complete 12 hours per semester (not including summer), and submit an official transcript after the fall semester to renew for the spring semester.

Apply for the Rey Feo Scholarship here.

Additional scholarship opportunities are available here.

Boerne Class of 2017 - Local Scholarship Application

Local scholarship applications were distributed to all seniors at an assembly this morning. We encourage students to fill out all forms electronically, and have provided a version to download and complete here.

Completed applications are due on or before Friday, March 10 at 4 PM.

Find additional scholarship opportunities here.

GVTC Foundation Scholarship Opportunity

The GVTC Foundation is awarding a total of $40,000 in scholarships again this year for qualified students to pursue their college education.  Applications for the Ritchie T. Sorrells and the Ola Armstrong scholarships are now being accepted through the New Braunfels Area Community Foundation who will also review and select the recipient for each $20,000 scholarship. 

The Ritchie T. Sorrells Scholarship recognizes students who exhibit outstanding leadership qualities and have used innovation or technology to make a positive change in our community.

The Ola Armstrong Scholarship recognizes students exemplifying extraordinary service, volunteer work, and involvement in their local community.  

Additional information about these scholarships can be found on the GVTC Foundation website at www.gvtcfoundation.com along with a link to submit an application.  

The deadline for applications to be submitted is February 17^th, 2017.

Additional scholarship opportunities can be found here.

Alamo Colleges Scholarship Opportunities

Application Process:

1. Complete the scholarship application here.
2. Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) here.
3. High School Seniors, Transfer, and 1st Time in College Students: Submit your most current transcript to

Alamo Colleges Foundation
District Office of Institutional Advancement
1819 N. Main Ave
San Antonio, TX 78212-3941 

or dst-foundation@alamo.edu

First Deadline is April 2.
More information can be found here.

Northwest Vista offers help completing the scholarship application & writing essays. Click here for more information.

Click for a listing of additional scholarship opportunities.

Would you like to earn college credit while in high school?

You MUST submit your ApplyTexas application by midnight on Friday, January 27, 2017.

Click here for the Dual Credit application packet.

Click here for ApplyTexas.

Juniors: Attend Camp College at SMU!

Camp College is a college-going program for rising seniors to spend 2 nights on a college campus and learn about the college application process.  This program is open to any Texas high school rising senior (class of 2018) who is considered to be college bound.  

This year's Camp College will be held at the Southern Methodist University from June 5-7, 2016. 

The cost of the program is free to students. Camp College will provide buses for students coming from the Houston, San Antonio, and Austin regions.  Students from outside of the regions must plan on supplying their own transportation to and from SMU.

Space is limited, so submit your application as soon as possible. Application deadline is April 1, 2017.

Are you interested in a career in welding and metal fabrication?

Tulsa Welding School has several scholarship opportunities available for campuses in Tulsa, Jacksonville, and Houston.

• Candidate must meet all regular admissions requirements and be scheduled to start training prior to applying for a scholarship.
• Recipients must maintain a 90% attendance rate or higher for each course and maintain a “B” average or higher per course. Failure to maintain minimum attendance or grade point average may result in the probation and possible loss of scholarship.
• Loss of scholarship may occur if student changes start date.
• Candidate will be placed in class/shift based on availability. The scholarship is not transferable to another shift/program.

Click here for more information.

No essay, no minimum SAT/ACT or GPA scholarship Opportunity

Student Insights is one again sponsoring a scholarship contest for high school seniors who plan to attend a four-year college.  The program includes:

• One $4,000 scholarship
• Two $1,000 scholarships
• Ten $500 scholarships

It's quick and easy to apply:

• No minimum SAT/ACT score or grade point average
• No essay required
• No lengthy application forms
• No application fees

Simply logon to www.student-view.com and complete a 15-20 minute application survey about colleges in your area. The scholarship will be awarded via a random drawing of all completed applications. The scholarship winner will be announced in May 2017.

Deadline is April 22, 2017.

Student Insights is a market research firm helping colleges and universities communicate more effectively with high school seniors. For more information about the company, visit www.studentinsights.com.

Pedernales Electric Cooperative Scholarship Opportunities

Starting February 1, 2017, Pedernales Electric Cooperative will be accepting applications for its 2017 scholarship program. The cooperative will award $100,000 in scholarships to high school seniors whose parents or guardians are PEC members. 

This year, we’re offering one special PEC Rodeo Team Scholarship to a student who would like to attend the Northwest Lineman College. Our first- and third -place wins by PEC lineworker teams at the 2016 Texas Lineman’s Rodeo made possible a full tuition and tools award to this program.

Details, including eligibility requirements and application guidelines for both scholarships, will be available on our website soon. The deadline to apply is midnight March 24, 2017.

If you have questions or would like additional information, please visitpec.coop/scholarship or email questions to scholarships@peci.com.

Find more scholarship listings HERE.

Do you intend to major in education?

Phi Delta Kappa International and The Greater San Antonio Chapter 1016 of Phi Delta Kappa is pleased to offer the Prospective Educator Scholarship to high school seniors who intend to major in education.

Deadline for applications is March 1, 2017.

Click here for the scholarship application.

Bandera Electric Cooperative Scholarship

Bandera Electric is committed to the leaders of tomorrow, and we encourage members and their children to work hard and follow their dreams. We offer scholarships to local high school and home-schooled graduating seniors and college students. BEC scholarships may be applied toward tuition, fees and expenses at any college, university, junior college, technical school or trade school

Each year, Bandera Electric awards ten $2,500 scholarships. Recipients of the scholarships will be chosen based on the following:

Financial necessity
Written essay
Participation in community/school activities
Winners are chosen by a scholarship committee made up of co-op members and are announced at local graduation and award ceremonies.

The scholarship program was established in 1999 by Bandera Electric Cooperative to encourage and assist in the educational pursuits of its members and their immediate families.  Since then, we have awarded $175,000 in scholarships!

Click here for the scholarship application, or come by the counseling office for a printed copy.

A completed application must be received/postmarked by 5 pm on Wednesday, March 1. Scholarship recipients will be notified by mail. Completed applications can be submitted by email, mail, or brought to one of BEC's four locations.

More scholarship opportunities can be found here.

DUAL CREDIT APPLICATION DEADLINE THIS FRIDAY

Please refer to the Dual Credit Handbook found in the Counseling office and here for further details and requirements.

Application link updated 1/26/17 @ 12:20 PM

Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Scholarship

The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority is pleased to announce the 2017 GBRA Scholarship program. Scholarships will be awarded to three high school seniors in the amount of $2,000 to be applied to ward expenses at either a two-year or four-year institution.

Click here for an application and guidelines that explain in detail the program and the criteria for selection. The scholarship award may be used to cover any college expenses. All graduating seniors meeting the eligibility requirements and residing in the GBRA service area are encouraged to apply. The GBRA service area includes the following 10 counties: Kendall, Comal, Hays, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Gonzales, DeWitt, Victoria, Refugio, and Calhoun. Scholarships are awarded without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, disability, or national origin.

The deadline for applications to be submitted is March 31, 2017.

Please note: Scholarship applications must be on the GBRA application form or they will not be considered.

Find additional scholarship opportunities here.

Thinking about an out-of-state college?

Choosing where to attend for college is like finding a home for four years. These colleges offer overnight, weekend programs so prospective students can get up close and personal to the students and faculty that make up the college. Almost all of the opportunities listed here are expense-paid, while travel assistance can be requested for all others. We highly recommend that you visit your dream school (if it is listed here), as well as at least one safety so you know that you’ll be happy wherever you end up!

These are usually free or have a scholarship for travel if needed if it is not evident on the application (student needs to call and inquire).  Some of these are based on being a student of color/female depending on programming, and some take it into consideration, but don't require. 

Most of the dates are for 2016, but it'll give you an idea of what's available.

Click here & here for additional information.

Summer Program: University of Dallas

It’s one thing to read the Great Books…it’s quite another to experience firsthand where many of them took place. In that instant, history comes alive, and you change forever.

The University of Dallas Rome Program has been changing lives for over 45 years with a unique curriculum that combines intensive study of art, architecture, history, literature, theology and philosophy with travel that transports students to the very places where Western civilization first flourished and where Catholic intellectual and spiritual traditions continue to flourish today.

During their semester abroad, students make our Rome campus their “home base” while they travel to places like Florence, Venice, Assisi, Greece and, of course, Rome. They’ll read about Odysseus and Aeneas one day and walk in the footsteps of these ancient heroes the next. They’ll study the techniques used by Michelangelo while standing in front of the Pietà or gazing at the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel. They’ll debate the works of Socrates and Aristotle while walking the same hills the great philosophers trod many millennia ago, experiencing the kind of context that can’t be found in a book and the types of insights rarely found in the classroom.

Click here for more information, or come by the Counseling Office for a brochure.

Boerne Performing & Visual Arts Scholarships

Boerne Performing Arts and Majestic Ranch Arts Foundation are pleased to announce an annual scholarship program that will benefit local students who are pursuing careers in the fine arts.

Promoting all aspects of a fine arts program, the awards will each be in the amount of $5,000.

The two awards are:
MAJESTIC RANCH ARTS FOUNDATION VISUAL ARTS SCHOLARSHIP
BOERNE PERFORMING ARTS SCHOLARSHIP

CRITERIA FOR CONSIDERATION

Criteria to be considered for these scholarships is as follows:

• Student must be in their senior year of high school (2016-2017), planning to pursue a degree in Fine Arts at a college, university or fine arts school.
• Student must be a resident of OR attending high school in the following counties: Kendall, Bandera, Gillespie
• Student must be accepted and enrolled in a fine arts program at a college, university or fine arts school in the fall of 2017.
• Students must submit the following for consideration:
  – Completed application form (3 pages)
  – High School Transcripts (Attachment 1)
  – One page typed bio (Attachment 2)
  – Two Letters of Recommendation (Attachments 3-4)
  – Present a jury of artwork (visual arts scholarship) or Perform an audition (performing arts scholarship)
• All winners selected by the Boerne Performing Arts Scholarship Committee will be final.
• The scholarships are non-renewable.
• All scholarship checks will be mailed directly to the college, university or fine arts school.
• It is the responsibility of the applicant to complete all required materials by the deadlines.

Completion of two parts will be required to be considered for the scholarship.
Part I: Application Form (Due March 17, 2017)
Part II: Audition/Jury (March 25, 2017)

All applicants will be notified of the scholarship winners within one week following Part II of the application.

Click here for online scholarship application or here for PDF download.

Find more scholarship listings here.

Methodist Stone Oak Hospital Scholarship

On behalf of Methodist Stone Oak Hospital, we are honored to serve alongside you in your community and in the lives of our future leaders. I’d like to bring your attention to our annual scholarship. We award 4 outstanding students $1,500 every year to pursue higher education within the field of healthcare. Healthcare career fields stretch from technologists to physicians, from admissions to administrators.

Click for Application

Find more scholarship listings here.

San Antonio Police Officers' Association Blue Cares Scholarship

The San Antonio Police Officers' Association Blue Cares Scholarship was established after the death of San Antonio Police Officer Patricia Calderon. Officer Calderon was 26 years old and served five years with the Department. She was the first female San Antonio Police Officer to be killed in the line of duty.

The SAPOA Blue Cares Scholarship continues to honor all San Antonio Police Officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice. The SAPOA continues to keep their memory alive by awarding college scholarships to deserving applicants wishing to further their education.

Each year, the SAPOA Blue Cares Scholarship awards up to $6,000 to five recipients. Four recipients receive a non-renewable $1,000 scholarship, and one recipient receives a non-renewable $2,000 scholarship. The five recipients will be announced in March, and a check presentation will be hosted by the San Antonio Police Officers' Association.

The scholarship is open to seniors in Bexar and surrounding counties. Applications must be received or postmarked on or before Friday, March 3, 2017.

Click for Application

Find more scholarship listings HERE.

2017 Boerne Chamber of Commerce Scholarships

The Boerne Chamber is now accepting applications for 2017 scholarships:

John P. Ebner Memorial Scholarship and/or Aubrey E. "Sandy" Sanderson Memorial Scholarship and/or Laurie Bushong Lang Scholarship
Click for Fillable Application
Deadline April 3, 2017

Wild Game Dinner Agriculture and/or Culinary Arts and/or Fine Arts and/or Wildlife Management Scholarship
Click for Application
Deadline April 3, 2017

Students can also find a link to the applications on our website at www.boerne.org, or pick up a printed packet at the Counseling Office. Deadline for applications is April 3, 2017, and interviews for finalists will be held April 24/26, 2017. Finalists will be notified after April 17th, and all interviews will take place at the Boerne Chamber starting at 7 am.

Find more scholarship listings HERE.

Updated w/fillable application for Ebner/Sanderson

ApplyTexas Workshops

2016 PSAT Results Assembly-January 11th at 11:00 AM

Parents/Students:
The Counseling Office will be returning the 2016 PSAT results to all 10th/11th grade students who tested on Wednesday, January 11th at 11:00 AM in the BHS Auditorium.  Princeton Review will be providing a detailed understanding of the testing score results for our students.  Parents are also welcome to attend this assembly.

Edited to add Princeton Review Presentation