Home About School Home Login Welcome to the Guidance Office web site. I am excited to be working for the North Platte Catholic Schools and with your child. I can be reached at school at 532-1874 or at joneill@esu16.org. Have a great year! UPCOMING EVENTS:   Sunday Oct. 5  2:00 pm in Omaha  MIT Information Day; Wednesday Oct. 8 begins at 9:15 am Health Careers Fair at UNK; Wednesday Oct. 8-Central Community College-Hastings Diesel Technology Career Fair 4:30 pm Wednesday Oct. 14-Career Exploration Day at Mid-Plains for all juniors Wednesday Oct. 15-PSAT Test for juniors and selected sophomores; Tuesday Oct. 21-UNK rep here 11:15 am;  Wednesday Nov. 12-PLAN Test-all sophomores in am. ACT TESTING FOR 2008-2009:   October 25 (deadline: Sept. 19), December 13 (deadline: Nov. 7), February 7 (deadline: Jan. 6), April 4 (deadline: Febr. 27) and June 13(deadline: May 8). WEBSITES for Scholarship searches:   fastweb.com; fastaid.com; educationquest.com; nelnet.com;  ChristianConnector.com SCHOLARSHIP DATES:   Wendy's High School Heisman (B average, involved in at least 1 sport/activity sanctioned by National Federation of State High Schools.  Apply on-line:  wendysheisman.com Deadline:  Oct. 1;  Horatio Alger Ak-Sar-Ben Scholarship (B aveage, involvement in extra curricular activities, minimum 2.0 grade point average, financial need as determined to be $50,000 or less adjusted family gross income and overcome personal adversity)   Apply on-line:  horatioalger.org/scholarships/apply.cfm  Deadline:  Oct. 30;  Hearst Youth Senate Program (junior or senior, student council officer or class representative or class officer; must take current events test.  Deadline:  Oct. 24;  SAE International Engineering Scholarship (engineering majors) Apply on-line:  sae.org/students/engschlr.htm  Deadline:  Dec. 1 Gates Millennium Scholars program (3.3 GPA, demonstrate financial need, be of African American, American Indian, Asian Pacific Islander or Hispanic race).  Deadline:  Jan. 12