Seniors

Senior Resources:

  1. Senior Letter– Senior Letter 2023.
  2. Senior Pictures-email Ms. Knaack a vertical head and shoulder picture by 12-1-23.  Send to Jen Knaack
  3. 1:1 Senior Meeting to order diplomas and discuss post-secondary plans.  Schedule meeting here: https://calendly.com/acretin
  4. Before the Senior Meeting-Complete Career Interest Profiler and Career Cluster Finder on Naviance (go to 9 dots on top right of student gmail account, scroll down until you see a purple NA symbol, interest profiler and cluster finder are under the self-discovery tab in the top-middle).  Mr. Cretin will work with Senior English students in class. Composition students need to complete inventories on their own.
  5. Herff Jones Rep to order senior items-11-1-23.   Must order-cap, gown, tassel. Rep returns on 11-15-23.
    1. Our representative is  Matt McManus
  6. FAFSA-December.  Contact Iowa College Access Network at 1-877-272-4692 for free help.
  7. College Search–Big Future College Search
    1. College Applications due by Thanksgiving.
  8. Senior Planning Guide: Senior Planning Guide (2)
  9. Letter of Recommendation Form
  10. Scholarships-January/February/March-
    1. Check Email Regularly.
    2. Go to Local Scholarships
    3. Go to National Scholarships
  11. NCAA Athlete’s-Register if playing D1 or D2 sports.  Go here: NCAA Guide for Student-Athlete
  12. NAIA Athlete’s-Register here: NAIA (Usually Mount Mercy)
  13. Males Must Register within 30 days of 18th birthday- Register Here
  14. How Will Kirkwood Classes transfer- College Courses Transfer
  15. Send Kirkwood Transcripts after 2nd semester: Send Kirkwood Transcript to my college.
  16. High School Transcripts: Anytime you need a transcript, then email Ms. Benesh
    1. Class Rank and Cumulative GPA-email Mr. Cretin