The latest news from Scecina, May 29, 2020

Scecina freezes tuition rates

Scecina Memorial President Joe Therber announced that tuition for 2020-21 would remain unchanged from 2019-20.

“Scecina remains committed to making an excellent Catholic education affordable and accessible for all families,” said President Therber. “We are serving our Catholic mission best when we are in tune with our families’ financial realities. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected our families, just as it has touched everyone. We are very sensitive to the possible hardships these unusual circumstances have caused."

Class of 2020 Updates

Planning continues to create the best culminating experiences possible for the Class of 2020. Here's the latest information:

Social media posts: Graphics Designer Mandy Crandell has created personalized social media posts to celebrate seniors. The graphic uses the special Class of 2020 logo shown above right. If you would like a personalized social media post to celebrate your senior, please send an email to Mandy at mcrandell@scecina.org. If you prefer to use your own senior photo, please send it to Mandy.

Commencement: Currently scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday, July 16, at Scecina. Seniors, arrive by 7:30 a.m. for rehearsal. More information about health precautions and limited seating availability to come.

Senior Post-Graduation Plans: Share with us your college acceptances, scholarships, and plans after high school. We will use this information for our commencement program preparations.

Please click here for the post-graduation plans form.

Class of 2020 signs: If you could not pick up your yard sign, please call the main office to schedule pickup at 317.356.6377.

Webinar update: Click here for recorded April 24 Senior Q&A/update Webinar

Link to graduation information: Class of 2020 page on scecina.org

Full-tuition scholarships
for 21st Century Scholars

In an effort to support families impacted by the recent significant economic downturn, Marian University and St. Joseph's College of Indianapolis will award $5 million through 50 full-tuition scholarships to high school seniors in Indiana’s 21st Century Scholars program who enroll as freshmen during the 2020-21 academic year. Students will receive a full-tuition scholarship that is renewable over four years.

More information at:
https://www.marian.edu/admissions/financial-aid/grants/21st-century-scholars

Congratulations to the recipients of the President's Academic Excellence Award. The award was established in 2001 to recognize the top 10 students in each class and the students with a GPA of 4.0 or above.

The top 10 seniors are: Madison Beriault, Alexis Carr, Walter Egan, Margarita Gonzalez, Aleksandr Orange-Miller, Sophia Petrone, Bailey Sims, Tien Vo, Mackenzie Woods, and Liam Wright.

The senior class recipients choose a mentor, and the mentor and the senior write reflections to each other.

You can see all the recipients' photos, watch the virtual program, and read senior/mentor reflections at https://scecina.org/academics/paea/

College FAFSA deadline extended

Seniors: The deadline to file your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has been extended past the original deadline of April 15.

Go to https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa to file.

Filing the FAFSA is required for any student and family to receive financial assistance to help pay for college during the 2020-21 school year. The state of Indiana has not extended the filing deadline for the FAFSA, even though the income tax filing deadline has been pushed back.

Contact Mr. Josh Orndorff (jorndorff@scecina.org) with questions. Families can also contact InvestED, a local non-profit that assists with the financial aid process, for assistance at 317-715-9007.