![]() By La'India Cooper Hubbard High School held FAFSA night on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. It was a night for seniors and their families to learn how to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). There were two classrooms one for Spanish speakers only and a classroom for English speakers. The speaker for the Spanish class was Jesus Butierrez and Andres A. Cerrites. The speaker for the English class was Hubbard’s college counselor, Ms. Pinter. FAFSA Night is one of the most important days for seniors. Ms. Pinter, the college counselor informed all seniors about what they need to have and do to fill out FAFSA. the school. There are many different types of financial aid: grants, scholarships, work- study, and loans. There are also many different types of awards such as “The Monetary Award Program” known as MAP, Pell Grant, and Supplements. “Filling out FAFSA is so important because you get money for college from the government that you never have to pay back,” said Ms. Pinter. It’s very important to apply early for FAFSA because the money runs out fast, especially the MAP grant. The MAP grant runs out the fastest because you are not required to submit high school grades or test scores when applying, it’s strictly based on need. “You should apply for FAFSA as soon as you can on January 1st because money runs out fast,”said Ms. Pinter. FAFSA Night is also important to juniors because you find out in advance what you will need to file for financial aid. "You may need your parent's taxes from the year before if they didn't fill out the new ones yet," said Ms. Pinter. Once juniors get to their senior year, they will be busy with college applications, essays, and more. The last problem you want to have is filling out FAFSA. Knowing what how to apply for FAFSA will be an advantage. Hubbard has had FAFSA Night for the past 3 years and Ms. Pinter is planning on doing it for many more years. If you are a junior, find out what you will need before it is too late. Seniors, start you application as soon as possible!
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![]() By Jacqueline De La Barra & Frida Morales Every year, the Senior Girls Council arranges a food drive to help families in need. Students are asked to bring either a canned or a nonperishable food item to school, and in return they get to dress out of uniform. Almost every Hubbard student participates in this because most of us already have such items lying around. Ms. Becker became the advisor of the SGC back in 2008 in order to keep the tradition going. The food drive has been held every year around Thanksgiving since 1967. The food the SGC collects goes to St. Nicholas Church and the military. St. Nicholas gives the food they receive to families around the neighborhood who need it. Jose Velasquez is the one who manages the food that St. Nicholas receives from the Senior Girls Council provide. Mr. Velasquez makes sure families in need receive the meals and has been doing so for nine years. “The food the Senior Girls Council provides feeds at least thirty families,” he stated, “the help from the community really does make a difference.” Hubbard not only does good for our school, but for our community as well. The SGC not only helps our community with this food drive, but also helps our country’s military. Most of the goods the SGC receive are canned, which is of great convenience. All of the canned goods students bring are eligible to be sent to the military. The SGC sends it to Operation Care Package, an organization that supports our soldiers, veterans, Marines, sailors and airmen through care packages and letters of encouragement. The SGC was able to send a large donation to Operation Care Package, which helped soldiers serving overseas to have a great Thanksgiving. |
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