ASPIRE program
At SJS, volunteers serve as mentors to seniors applying to college. Seniors - Don't miss out on this opportunity!!! The mentors are there to help you and keep you on track to complete your college applications and financial aid forms - be sure to make good use of this great resource!!! See Ballard-sensei if you have questions about the ASPIRE program or, for parents, if you'd like to volunteer!!!
ASPIRE volunteers are welcome to attend any of the class sessions and participate in any of the special events and field trips that are part of this course.
Please contact Anne Ballard with questions about the course, if you'd like to be an ASPIRE volunteer and/or a driver for our field trips (college visits and the college fair).
ASPIRE volunteers are welcome to attend any of the class sessions and participate in any of the special events and field trips that are part of this course.
Please contact Anne Ballard with questions about the course, if you'd like to be an ASPIRE volunteer and/or a driver for our field trips (college visits and the college fair).
Resources for ASPIRE volunteers
Meeting with your student
Mentoring your student
ASPIRE Volunteer toolkit
Financial Aid and Scholarship information
Podcasts - a variety of college related topics
Oregon scholarships - a must for any student applying to Oregon colleges and universities (this link is also on the 'scholarship' page of this website)
The Common Application - over 600 colleges, just 1 application - includes a list of member institutions plus a search feature to identify Common App schools by state
The Oregon Promise - for students applying to Oregon community colleges
Ford Family Foundation presentation: FS_Oregon_2015_ASPIRE_Final.pdf (when you bring this up on your screen, just use your scroll bar to scroll down the slides)
SJS College Days speakers - ASPIRE volunteers are invited to attend any of these presentations
other links will be added as needed and requested - be sure to check the other pages on this website for additional information!
Meeting with your student
Mentoring your student
ASPIRE Volunteer toolkit
Financial Aid and Scholarship information
Podcasts - a variety of college related topics
Oregon scholarships - a must for any student applying to Oregon colleges and universities (this link is also on the 'scholarship' page of this website)
The Common Application - over 600 colleges, just 1 application - includes a list of member institutions plus a search feature to identify Common App schools by state
The Oregon Promise - for students applying to Oregon community colleges
Ford Family Foundation presentation: FS_Oregon_2015_ASPIRE_Final.pdf (when you bring this up on your screen, just use your scroll bar to scroll down the slides)
SJS College Days speakers - ASPIRE volunteers are invited to attend any of these presentations
other links will be added as needed and requested - be sure to check the other pages on this website for additional information!
