The complete college visit list 

This Week’s Featured  Scholarship:

The complete scholarship list (constant work in progress)

Student Volunteering Opportunities:

10/25: Fall Fern Ridge Bike-Path Clean Up sponsored by the Coast to Cascades Bird Alliance and BLM staff. Meet near Euphoria Chocolate Company at Stewart and Bertelsen Rds. Sign up via the link to volunteer. For more information, email cganshert@ccbirdalliance.org.

11/2: Coast to Cascades Bird Alliance Volunteer Appreciation Party. Ironically, student volunteers are needed to help with this event. 

• Location: Garden Club at 1645 High St.

• Parking:  Across the street. Parking lot owner has given permission.

• Times: 3:30-5:00 to set up, 5:00-7:00  during the party, 7:00 to help clean up

• Bonus: Volunteers get pizza and cake!

• For more information: Barbara Bryson <bbryson@ccbirdalliance.org>

Student Leadership Opportunities:

Lane Youth Transportation Advisory Council. LYTAC is recruiting new members aged 13-19 in Lane County. The council offers opportunities to engage with local transportation issues, projects, and policy. Members commit up to 7 hours per month and receive a $100 stipend. Interested parties apply here. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Career Center Current Events:

SEHS Financial Aid Night Webinar recording and slides only from presentation

Now: Connected Lane County Job Shadow application open. Program consists of 3 required in-person sessions, totaling 6 hours, over the course of a month between December and April. Includes workplace training, a hands-on job shadow, and professional development. Applicants will be matched with a company in their field of interest. Deadline is Tue, 11/11. I recommend applying ASAP.

Now: Connected Lane County’s codeORcreate event registration open. Taking place 12/12-12/14, this 3-day event is open to teams of up to 5 Lane County students. Dive into the worlds of coding, website design, graphic design, game development, marketing, branding, and business. Participation is free. Registration deadline 11/17.

11/6: SEHS FAFSA/ORSAA Completion Workshop at 6:30 pm in SEHS room 6. Assistance in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA–for U.S. citizens and eligible non-citizens) or the Oregon Student Aid Application (ORSAA–for Oregon residents who have undocumented status, DACA status, and/or TPS). Be prepared—have on hand your SSN (for FAFSA only) and your most up-to-date tax and financial information. Seniors completing the FAFSA and their Financial Aid Parents should complete separate FSAIDs beforehand, if possible. Email Lori Sauter (sauter_l@4j.lane.edu) to confirm that you plan to attend. Spanish-language assistance available.

• Orders can be placed online at https://minersgrad.com.
• Order online by Tuesday, November 18th and receive your Class of 2026 Gear (sweatshirts, bling tassels etc.) at school during Lunch on November 18th.
• If you have any order questions, please contact Miners Graduate Services at the contact information below.

UPCOMING DATES of Local/Regional Importance for Seniors

November 1: OSAC Scholarship Portal Opens

This scholarship clearinghouse platform allows students to apply for multiple need and merit based scholarships with a single application.

November 1: UO Early Application Deadline: results known by mid-December

Regular decision deadline January 15 with results by April 1st

November 3: OSU Early Application Deadline: results known by mid-December

 Regular decision deadline February 2 with results by mid-March

The FAFSA/ORSAA Federal Financial Aid and Oregon Student Aid Portals opened on October 1st – if you need any assistance to complete this very important step in the college application process, please contact Lori Sauter in the College and Career Center at sauter_l@4j.lane.edu for support. If you missed South’s recent Financial Aid Night webinar, you can access the instant replay here:

SEHS Financial Aid Night Webinar recording and slides only from presentation

ADVANCED PLACEMENT: LAST CALL!
Attention AP Students! THIS IS THE LAST WEEK to enter your AP Join Code(s) and to pay for your AP Exam(s) which happen in May. The deadline to do both of these things is Friday, October 31st. For Join Codes and School Pay go to the SEHS Advanced Placement Webpage under the Academics tab. AP Parents, please bookmark this site and refer back to it throughout the year for important AP updates.  https://sehs.4j.lane.edu/32980_2

FRIDGE MAGNET: Featured Bulletin

CTE: Career Technical Education

How will your student earn a competitive advantage for career and/or college? 

South Eugene High School and the Eugene 4j District offer empowering CTE programs featuring active and engaging experiential learning. Can you or your student name all five CTE offerings specific to South Eugene? Can you name all four of the district-wide CALCI CTE offerings? 

Experiential Learning programs are available to all students at SEHS, and currently there are nine specialized programs to choose from. Most CTEs are completed over one or two full years as a junior and/or senior, but it is invaluable for families of freshmen and sophomores to discuss these programs now in preparation for and anticipation of engaging in a CTE of choice during high school. 

At South Eugene, students may forecast coursework in any of five different on-site CTE programs which prepare students for careers through an awareness of best practices within an industry and applicable hands-on skills within a field. 

South Eugene High School CTE Programs include:

• Child Development: phinney_h@4j.lane.edu (Hannah Phinney)

• Computer and Information Sciences: maggio_s@4j.lane.edu (Sarah Maggio)

• Culinary Arts: dunkin_g@4j.lane.edu (Gregory Dunkin)

• Graphic Design & Visual Arts: herbst_n@4j.lane.edu (Nina Herbst)

• Journalism & Media Arts: willis_b@4j.lane.edu (Bobbie Willis)

These SEHS CTE Programs are coordinated by gifted South faculty in each field.

For more information, contact the CTE Coordinator by email and express your interest in and appreciation for their work! Alternately, contact your [student’s] counselor for additional guidance. For further details about coursework curriculum for each CTE at South, click here:  https://www.sehs.lane.edu/99812_2 

4J’s Center for Advanced Learning and Community Impact (aka CALCI) 

provides opportunities for all rising Juniors and Seniors in the areas of:

• Building and Construction: “Future Build”

• Graphic Design & Video Production: “Creative Current”

• Engineering: “HumaniTech” *

• K12 Education Leadership: “EmpowerED”

*HumaniTech is a 4j CALCI Program hosted on-site at South Eugene. 

What makes CALCI unique? Each program offers:

• A free program, open to all 11th and 12th graders at any 4J high school

• A one- or two-year deep dive that offers and integrates elective and core academic credits

• A half-day, hands-on program 

(Note: Future Build runs full day/every other day)

• A professional classroom setting in a single location 

(free transportation provided)

• Engaging learning projects designed to benefit the Eugene community

Información en español

For more information or inquiries, please fill out the Google Form

CONTACT CALCI: 541-731-0199 | calci@4j.lane.edu | 1045 Willamette St. Eugene

Bears Repeating (Reprinted Items)…

MIDTERMS

A reminder to all families that midterms are right around the corner. Please check student grades and assist in preparing for this important mid-point in the semester. Now is the time for students to catch up on any missed assignments and to begin studying for exams. Reach out to any teachers in classes where there may be need for additional support, and always know that counselors are available to assist as well. 

CLUB AXE
Club Axe is a twice-weekly after school tutoring session that meets on Mondays and Thursdays in the SEHS Library from 3:30-4:30. Utilize this resource especially as midterms approach! Everyone is invited to come get some work done with support from teachers and peer tutors. Plus, there are snacks!