Foxcroft​ ​Academy​ ​to​ ​hold​ ​open​ ​house,​ senior​ night and college fair, all on Sept. 6

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On​ ​​Wednesday,​ ​Sept.​ ​6 ​​Foxcroft​ ​Academy​ ​will ​​host​ its​ ​​annual​ fall​ open​ house. ​​​The evening is​ ​a​ ​chance​ ​for​ ​all​ ​Foxcroft​ ​Academy​ students​ ​and​ ​their​ families​ ​to​ ​see​ the​ school​ ​and​ ​get ​to​ know ​​their ​​teachers.​ ​​In​​ ​conjunction ​​with​ ​the​ ​night,​ ​counseling​ services ​will​ host​ ​its second ​annual “College ​Fair​ ​and ​​Senior​ Night” ​for​ students​ ​and​ their​ parents/guardians.​ ​The​ purpose​ ​​of​ ​the evening​ ​is ​to​​ ​get​ ​everyone​ ​on​ the​ same​ page​ in​ ​​postgraduate ​​planning ​and​ ​​getting​ ​college​ ​information​ all​ at​ ​the​ ​same ​time.​

“We ​​thought ​it​​ ​could​ ​be​ valuable​​ for​ our​ ​parents​ ​and ​students​ to​ have​ questions​ answered​ ​from​ people​ in​ the ​​know,”​ ​said​ ​Kandi​ ​Martin, ​school​ counselor​.​ ​​​“We​ ​want​ ​our​ ​students​ ​to​ get​ applications​ ​and ​​information​ ​to​ ​their​ ​respective​ ​schools​ ​on​ ​time​ ​and​ ​this ​​might​ ​make​ ​the​ ​whole​ ​process ​a​ little​ less​ ​hectic​ during​ ​a​ ​very​ ​​busy​ ​year.”

From 5-6 p.m. will be the college ​​information​ ​session ​for​ seniors​ ​and ​parents/guardians​ of​​ the​ ​​​​​Class​ ​of​ ​2018​ ​located​ in​ ​the​ ​gymnasium — younger students and their families are welcome to attend​. Counselors​ ​will​ ​be ​​discussing​ ​college​ ​applications,​ ​essays,​ deadlines,​ financial​ aid​ ​​applications, scholarships,​ ​required ​​forms, ​and​ more.​ This​ is​​ ​a​ ​time​ where​ ​parents ​​and​ students​ can​ ​ask ​​specific questions​ about​ ​the​ application​ ​​process.​ This​ ​​event​ ​is​ ​​highly ​​recommended​ ​to​ ​parents​ and​ ​guardians ​of​ seniors.

From 6-7:30 p.m.​ ​is the college​ fair ​​for ​​​all​ ​students ​in ​the​ ​gymnasium​. Nearly 30 Maine​ ​​colleges ​will​ be​ ​present,​ ​set​ up,​ ​and​ ready​ for​ students ​​and ​parents​ ​​to ​​stop​ ​and ​​ask​ ​specific questions ​about​ applications,​ ​programs,​ ​etc.​ ​Families ​can​ ​mingle​ ​between​ the​ open​ house ​and​ college ​​fair.​ ​​​The fair is also open to students from Dexter, Greenville, PCHS, Penquis Valley, and elsewhere.

The open house for all Foxcroft Academy families will be from 6-7 p.m. as attendees can come​ ​​and ​​meet​ ​the​ ​teachers, find ​​out ​​about​ ​grading, ​​curriculum,​ ​expectations, ​and​ ​​more.

​​​For​ ​more ​​information, ​​visit​ www.​​foxcroftacademy.org ​or​ contact ​Martin​ ​at​ ​564-8351​ ​or​ kandi.martin@foxcroftacademy.org​​.
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