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Guidance

Standarized Testing

RCHS students take the following exams:

  • Incoming Freshman: EXPLORE* (used for academic placement)
  • Sophomores: PLAN*
  • Juniors: PSAT, AP, ACT* and/or SAT
  • Seniors: ACT, SAT

* denotes a required exam

Information and/or registration materials for these exams are available from the guidance office and the following web sites:

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College and Career Counseling

Mrs. Herget is available to meet with students and parents to assist with college and career planning.

An extensive college and career information area is available for student/parent browsing. A computer is also available in the college and career area for college and financial aid searches and for applying to college online.

Helpful links for college-bound students:

Websites for help with career decisions:

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College Financial Aid

Information about financial aid for college is available in the guidance office. An evening financial aid seminar for students and parents is offered each fall. Students are advised to begin searching for sources of aid in the spring of their junior year. ALL students planning to attend a college, university, or trade school should complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible after January 1 of their senior year.

Financial Aid Websites:

You should not need to pay for scholarship services from organizations.
Some are legitimate and some are scams. Generally, any help you pay
for can be obtained for free from your school or the U.S. Department of Education.

Stop in the guidance office for applications and/or information about private and local scholarship and award opportunities. As other opportunities become available, they will be posted on the website.

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Scholarships and Due Dates

October
1   National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts     
1   Wendy's Heisman
10   Outstanding Student of America
15   Danforth Scholars Program at Washington University in St. Louis
30   Horatio Alger Association
31   Coca-Cola Scholarship
31   Prudential Spirit of Community Award
November
1   National Association of Secondary School Principals     
1   Ron Brown Scholarship for African American Seniors
30   Stokes Educational Scholarship (National Security Agency)
30   Golden Apple Scholar of Illinois
December
1   Illinois PTA Scholarship
1   SAE Engineering    
1   Principal's Leadership Scholarship
1   Toyota Community Scholars
1   Lincolnland Legends Dollars for Scholars
5   IEA/NEA Scholarship for Education Majors
15   Camp Care-A-Lot
15   Democracy in Action - Union League
15   Burger King Scholarships
15   AXA Achievement
January
1   Illinois Rural Electric Cooperative    
1   University of Illinois - Department of Materials Science & Engineering
3   University of Illinois - Minority Scholarship
5   Johnson and Wales
8   John F. Kennedy- Profile in Courage Essay Contest
9   Ron Brown Scholarship for African American Seniors (Final Deadline)
10   Delta Kappa Gamma Female Teaching
12   Gates Millennium Scholarship
12   Wal-Mart/Sam's Foundation
13   Elks National Foundation
15   Elks National Foundation for Families
15   McKelvey Foundation
15   Delta Kappa Gamma Florence Cook Teaching Scholarship
16   Sangamon Valley Mensa Society
21   Capital Chapter Illinois Society of Professional Engineers
26   Illinois Society for Professional Engineers
28   Daughters of the American Revolution
30   Lincoln Land Scholarships (1st round)
31   Illinois State University Scholarship for Computer Science, Math and Engineering
31   Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Foreign Language Scholarship
31   WUIS- "This I Believe" Essay Scholarship
31   Discover Card - Juniors only
February
1   Math and Computer Science - Eastern Illinois University
1   Young Epidemiology Scholars Competition
1   National Wild Turkey Federation
1   Eastern Illinois University Math and Computer Science
2   Beta Sigma Psi National Lutheran Fraternity
6   IEA/NEA Region 12 Scholarship for Education Majors
7   CBAI Foundation for Community Banking Scholarship
10   KFC Colonel's Scholars Program
10   Mediacom
14   Illinois Society - Sons of the American Revolution - Knight Essay Contest
15   Monsanto Agriculture Scholarship
15   Best Buy Scholarship
15  

Cooperative Education Scholarships

(Colleges included are: Pace, Antioch, Drixel, Kettering, U. of Toledo, Northeastern, Johnson & Wales, U. of Cincinnati, Rochester Inst. Of Tech., Long Island U.)

15   Cargill Comm. Scholarship - AgHorizons US and Cargill Pork (both located in Beardstown, Illinois)
16   AXA Achievement
22   Eastern Illinois University Career and Technical Education
28   U.S. Bank Scholarship
28   U of I- Champaign, Fred S. Bailey Scholarship
28   Buick Achievers Scholarship Program

March

1   Illinois Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver
1   Western Catholic Union Scholarship
1   Illinois Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver
1   Diocesan Council of Catholic Women
1   American Chemical Society Minority Scholarship   
1   Illinois Association of Vocational Educational Special Needs Personnel
1   Central Illinois Women's Bar Association
1   Children of Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
1   Children of Veterans Scholarship at the University of Illinois
1   Illinois AMVETS Scholarships
1   Illinois Order of Odd Fellows - Rebekah
1   Outstanding Diocesan Catholic Female High School Senior
1   National Defense Transportation Association
1   U of I Children of Veterans Tuition Waiver
1   University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - College of Engineering Scholarship
2   Illinois Chemical Education Foundation
3   National Alliance for Scholarship Achievement
4   Illinois Association of County Officials
5   SAMMY Award Program
9   U of I Kathryn G. Hansen Business Scholarship
9   Illinois Chemical Education Foundation
10   DeVry University Program Scholarships
12   Illinois Elks Children's Care Program
13   Vocational/Technical Special Needs Student Scholarship Award
15   North East Enterprise Development - N.E.E.D.
15   Sons of the Confederate Veterans
21   Dot Foods
22   Cass-Morgan Farm Bureau Foundation
23   JoAnn Aufdenkamp Memorial Scholarship
30   Ladies Education Society
31   Farm Credit Services of Illinois Agricultural Scholarship Program
31   Springfield Area Home Builders Association Student of the Month
31   Buick Achievers Scholarship Program
31   Illinois College Robert Sibert Memorial Scholarship

April

1   George Mangiaracina Memorial
1   Illinois Lumber Association
1   Senator Vince Demuzio
1   Buchheit Child of Employee Scholarship
1   Illinois Society Sons of the American Revolution - Rumbaugh Historical Oration Contest
1   Scottish Rite Scholarships
1   Morgan, Scott, Cass Community Services - MCS
1   NAACP Eric Woods Memorial Scholarship
1   Lincoln Land Scholarship Application Packet
6   Ameren Illinois Minority Scholarships
7   University of Illinois Sigma Phi Epsilon
10   Ameren Illinois Minority Engineering Scholarship
13   Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Roscoe Pulliam Alumni Memorial Scholarship
15   Dependents of Excel General scholarship
15   Dependents of Excel Agricultural scholarship
15   Jacksonville Police Department Scholarship
15   Dependents of Excel Technical School scholarship
29   Jacksonville Sunshine Rotary Club
30   Springfield Area Home Builders Association Student of the Month
30   Will to Win- Asthmatic Scholarship

May

1   Jacksonville Juneteenth, UJIMA, Inc. Scholarship
1   Springfield Civic Garden Club
11   Camp Care-A-Lot
14   Illinois State Treasurer's Excellence in Agriculture Scholarship Program
15   Delta Kappa Gamma Teacher Training Grant
15   Dr. Ann E. Jackson Catholic Scholarship for EIU
15   EIU Catholic Scholars Program
15   CSSI - Critical Skills Shortage Initiative
18   Central Illinois Women's Bar Association Scholarship Program
25   Jacksonville Education Association Teacher Scholarship

August

15   Keppra Epilepsy Scholarship

 


Transcripts and Records

Transcript and Record Requests
Please call Mrs. Herget at 217-243-5323 to arrange for transcripts to be sent to colleges, or for other record requests. A small fee may apply, depending on the request.

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Four year colleges and universities in Illinois:
College Contact Information          

4-Year Illinois Colleges and Universities
American Academy of Art
Chicago, IL
312-461-0600; toll free: 888-461-0600
http://www.aaart.edu
Argosy University
Chicago, IL
http://www.auchicago.net
Augustana College
Rock Island, IL
309-794-7341; toll free:  800-798-8100
http://www.augustana.edu
Aurora University
Aurora, IL
630-844-5533; toll free:  800-742-5281
http://www.aurora.edu
Benedictine University
Lisle, IL
630-829-6300; toll free:  888-829-6363
http://www.ben.edu
Blackburn College
Carlinville, IL
217-854-3231; toll free:  800-233-3550
http://www.blackburn.edu
Blessing-Reiman College of Nursing
Quincy, IL
217-228-5520; toll free:  800-877-9140
http://brcn.edu
Bradley University
Peoria, IL
309-677-1000; toll free:  800-447-6460
http://www.bradley.edu
Chicago State University
Chicago, IL
773-995-2513
http://www.csu.edu
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL
312-663-1600, ext. 7129
http://www.colum.edu
Concordia University
River Forest, IL
708-209-3100; toll free:  800-285-2668
http://www.curf.edu
De Paul University
Chicago, IL
312-362-8300; toll free:  800-433-7285
http://www.depaul.edu
DeVry University:  Addison
Addison, IL
630-953-2000; toll free:  800-221-4771
http://www.dpg.devry.edu
DeVry University:  Chicago
Chicago, IL
773-929-6550
http://www.chi.devry.edu
DeVry University:  Tinley Park
Tinley Park, IL
http://www.tp.devry.edu
Dominican University
River Forest, IL
708-524-6800; toll free:  800-828-8475
http://www.dom.edu
East-West University
Chicago, IL
312-939-0111; toll free:  877-398-9376
http://www.eastwest.edu
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL
217-252-5711
http://www.eiu.edu
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst, IL
630-617-3400; toll free:  800-697-1871
http://www.elmhurst.edu
Eureka College
Eureka, IL
toll free:  888-438-7352
http://www.eureka.edu
Finch University of Health Science/The Chicago
Medical School
North Chicago, IL
847-578-3209
http://www.finchcms.edu
Governors State University
University Park, IL
708-534-4490
http://www.govst.edu
Greenville College
Greenville, IL
618-664-7100
http://www.greenville.edu
Harrington Institute of Interior Design
Chicago, IL
312-939-4975; toll free:  877-939-4975
http://harringtoninstitute.com
Hebrew Theological College
Skokie, IL
http://www.htcnet.edu
Illinois College
Jacksonville, IL
217-245-3030; toll free:  866-464-5265
http://www.ic.edu
Illinois Institute of Art
Chicago, IL
312-280-3500; toll free:  800-351-3450
http://www.ilic.artinstitutes.edu
Illinois Institute of Art
Schaumburg, IL
847-619-3450; toll free:  800-314-3450
http://www.ilis.aii.edu
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL
312-567-3025; toll free:  800-448-2329
http://www.iit.edu
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
309-438-2181; toll free:  800-366-2478
http://www.ilstu.edu
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL
309-556-3031; toll free:  800-332-2498
http://www.iwu.edu
International Academy of Design and Technology
Chicago, IL
312-980-9200; toll free:  877-222-3369
http://www.iadchicago.com
ITT Technical Institute:  Mount Prospect
Mount Prospect, IL

http://itt-tech.edu
Judson College
Elgin, IL
847-628-2510; toll free:  800-879-5376
http://www.judsoncollege.edu
Kendall College
Evanston, IL
847-866-1304; toll free:  877-588-8860
http://www.kendall.edu
Knox College
Galesburg, IL
309-341-7100; toll free:  800-678-5669
http://www.knox.edu
Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, IL
847-735-5000; toll free:  800-828-4751
http://www.lakeforest.edu
Lakeview College of Nursing
Danville, IL
217-443-5238
http://www.lakeviewcol.edu
Lewis University
Romeoville, IL
815-836-5250; toll free:  800-897-9000
http://www.lewisu.edu
Lincoln Christian College and Seminary
Lincoln, IL
217-732-3168; toll free:  888-522-5228
http://www.lccs.edu
Loyola University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
312-915-6500; toll free:  800-262-2373
http://www.luc.edu
MacMurray College
Jacksonville, IL
217-479-7056; toll free:  800-252-7485
http://www.mac.edu
McKendree College
Lebanon, IL
618-537-6831; toll free:  800-232-7228
http://mckendree.edu
Midstate College
Peoria, IL
309-692-4092
http://www.midstate.edu
Millikin University
Decatur, IL
217-424-6210; toll free:  800-373-7733
http://www.millikin.edu
Monmouth College
Monmouth, IL
309-457-2131; toll free:  800-747-2687
http://www.monm.edu
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago, IL
312-329-4400; toll free:  800-967-4624
http://www.moody.edu
NAES College
Chicago, IL
312-761-5000
http://www.naes.edu
National University of Health Sciences
Lombard, IL
630-889-6566; toll free:  800-826-6285
http://www.nuhs.edu
National-Louis University
Chicago, IL
847-475-1100; toll free:  800-443-5522
http://www.nl.edu
North Central College
Naperville, IL
630-637-5800; toll free:  800-411-1861
http://www.noctrl.edu
North Park University
Chicago, IL
773-244-5500; toll free:  800-888-6728
http://www.northpark.edu
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL
773-442-4000
http://www.neiu.edu
Northern Illinois University
De Kalb, IL
815-753-0446
http://www.niu.edu
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
847-491-7271
http://www.northwestern.edu
Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL
815-939-5203; toll free:  800-648-1463
http://www.olivet.edu
Principia College
Elsah, IL
618-374-5181; toll free:  800-277-4648
http://www.prin.edu/college
Quincy University
Quincy, IL
217-228-5210
http://www.quincy.edu
Robert Morris College:  Chicago
Chicago, IL
312-935-4400; toll free:  800-225-1520
http://www.robertmorris.edu
Rockford College
Rockford, IL
815-226-4050; toll free:  800-892-2984
http://www.rockford.edu
Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL
312-341-3515; toll free:  877-277-5978
http://www.roosevelt.edu
Rush University
Chicago, IL
312-942-7100
http://www.rushu.rush.edu
Saint Anthony College of Nursing
Rockford, IL
815-395-2275
http://sacn.edu
St. Augustine College
Chicago, IL
773-878-8756
http://staugustinecollege.edu
St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
Peoria, IL
309-655-2596; 309-655-2245
http://sfmccon.edu
St. Xavier University
Chicago, IL
773-298-3050; toll free:  800-462-9288
http://www.sxu.edu
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
312-899-5219; toll free:  800-232-7242
http://www.artic.edu/saic
Shimer College
Waukegan, IL
847-623-8400; toll free:  800-215-7173
http://www.shimer.edu
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
618-453-4381
http://www.siuc.edu
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL
618-650-3705; toll free:  800-447-7483
http://www.siue.edu
Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago
Chicago, IL
773-463-7738

Trinity Christian College
Palos Heights, IL
708-239-4708; toll free:  800-748-0085
http://www.trnty.edu
Trinity International University
Deerfield, Il
847-317-7000; toll free:  800-822-3225
http://www.tiu.edu
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
773-702-8650
http://www.uchicago.edu
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
312-996-4350
http://www.uic.edu
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL
217-333-0302
http://www.uiuc.edu
University of Illinois:  Springfield
Springfield, IL
217-206-6626
http://www.uis.edu
University of St. Francis
Joliet, IL
815-740-5037; toll free:  800-735-7500
http://www.stfrancis.edu
VanderCook College of Music
Chicago, IL
312-225-6288; toll free:  800-448-2655
http://www.vandercook.edu
West Suburban College of Nursing
Oak Park, IL
708-763-6530
http://www.wscn.edu
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL
309-298-3157; toll free:  877-742-5948
http://www.wiu.edu
Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL
630-752-5005; toll free:  800-222-2419
http://www.wheaton.edu
2-Year Illinois Community Colleges
Black Hawk College:  East Campus
Kewanee, IL
309-852-5671
http://www.bhc.edu
Carl Sandburg College
Galesburg, IL
309-344-2518
http://sandburg.edu
Gem City College
Quincy, IL
217-222-0391
http://www.gemcitycollege.com
Heartland Community College
Normal, IL
309-268-8000
http://www.hcc.cc.il.us
John A. Logan
Carterville, IL
618-985-3741
http://www.jal.cc.il.us
John Wood Community College
Quincy, IL
217-641-4339
http://www.jwcc.edu
Lake Land College
Mattoon, IL
217-234-5434
http://www.lakelandcollege.edu
Lewis and Clark Community College
Godfrey, IL
618-468-2222; toll free:  800-500-5222
http://www.lc.cc.il.us
Lincoln College
Lincoln, IL
toll free:  800-569-0556
http://lincolncollege.edu
Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield, IL
217-786-2290; toll free:  800-727-4161
http://www.lincolnland.net
Parkland College
Champaign, IL
217-351-2208; toll free:  800-346-8089
http://www.parkland.edu
Spoon River College
Canton, IL
309-649-7020; toll free:  800-334-7337
http://www.spoonrivercollege.net
Springfield College in Illinois
Springfield, IL
217-525-1420; toll free:  800-635-7289
http://www.sci.edu

 

 

 

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Jacksonville, IL 62650
Main Office— Phone: (217) 243-8563 Fax: (217) 243-3138
Development Office— Phone: (217) 245-0934 Email: development@routtcatholic.com

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Routt Catholic High School admits students of any race, color, sex, or national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarships and loan programs, and athletic and school administered programs