Free Application For Student Aid (FAFSA)

3 Ways to Complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

 

1.                  Pick up an on-line worksheet in guidance, complete the form, then go on-line after January 1 but before March 10, 2010 to www.FederalStudentAid.ed.gov 

Before completing the FAFSA on-line you will need a PIN number and your parents will need a separate PIN.

You can go on-line to apply for your PIN now at the same web site listed above.

 

 

2.                  Obtain a paper FAFSA by calling 1-800-4FED-AID (1-800-433-3243) and requesting they mail you one.  You may request up to three copies.  Allow 3 to 7 business days to receive your copy.  Complete and mail back after January 1 but in time to be received before March 10.  FAFSA’s received after March 10 will not be eligible for the Indiana State aid.

 

 

3.                  Go to www.FederalStudentAid.ed.gov after December 10 to download a printable copy of the FAFSA. Complete and mail after January 1, 2010 to the address indicated on the form in order to be received before March 10, 2010.

 

 

 

North Putnam Financial Aid Meeting is Monday, January 11, 2010 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm.  Students and parents may also pick up a copy of the on-line worksheet at this meeting.  A guest speaker will talk you through the FAFSA completion process as well as present information about student aid and student loans.

 

 

After completing and submitting the FAFSA, you will receive the SAR (Student Aid Report.) 

Old National Trails Transition Fair

The Old National Trails Transition Fair will be held at Greencastle High School in the cafeteria on April 9, 2009 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.  Several representatives from the various adult service agencies will be on site with information for families with students exiting high school.

There will be a variety of door prizes and food available throughout the evening.   This has developed into a successful annual event to which students, families, faculty, counselors and administrators are invited.

PIE Breakfasts – 2009-10 Dates

The Local Coordinating Committee (LCC) for Putnam County is an organization called PIE.  PIE stands for Prevention, Intervention and Education.  This group manages the funding returned to Putnam County from court fines collected in substance abuse related cases.  PIE offers minigrants to Putnam County community agencies, organizations and schools. 

PIE hosts a monthly breakfast at the Jackson Family Restaurant (Double Decker) in Greencastle from 7:00 to 8:00 am.  All county middle and high school students are invited to attend as well as their sponsors and any other interested adults.  Attendees are responsible for the cost of their own breakfast, but North Putnam High School SADD Club provides transportation to the breakfasts on the corporation activity bus.  Students leave from the front of the high school at 6:30 am and return in time for morning classes by 8:30 am. 

A permission slip is required to attend.  Permission slips are available in the guidance office and are due the day before the breakfast.  The bus has a capacity of 14 students and seats are first come first served basedon return of permission slips.

2009-10 PIE Breakfast Dates:

Friday, October 16, 2009

Friday, November 20, 2009

Friday, January TBA

Friday, February TBA

Friday, April TBA

Awards Day Program 2010

The annual Academic Awards Program will be held in the North Putnam High School gymnasium at 1:00 pm date yet to be announced in May of 2010.  All academic and departmental awards will be announced along with senior scholarships.  The program is open to the public and all students in grades 9-12 will also attend.

9th Grade Class Request 2010-11

All 2009-10 8th grade students who will be entering NPHS as 2010-11 ninth grade students will go through the following series of meetings and information sessions.

• All 2009-10 8th grade students will meet with guidance personnel in classroom presentations during the school day in  March 2010 to learn about the different North Putnam High School diploma requirements, course offerings, and enrollment information.
• February  meetings will be  held in the high school auditorium for parents of 2009 eighth grade students.  Guidance personnel  will present high school courses and diploma requirements.  Information will be duplicated in each of two meetings; parents need attend only one. 
• Guidance personnel will meet with all 8th grade students to create four-year course plans and complete 2010-11 9th grade course request forms during April.
• 2010-11 course request sheets will be  returned to the 8th grade teachers by mid-March. 

 

After March 2009, changes can be made to your class requests by calling the high school at 765-522-6282 and asking for Mrs. Kay Grove or Mr. Jason Chew, Dean of Students.  You may also e-mail at kgrove@nputnam.k12.in.us or jchew@nputnam.k12.in.us.