San Antonio Independent School District

Amberlin Casiano is this year’s John R. “Jack” Rogers Memorial Winner. This scholarship is given in honor of 2004 Valero Alamo Bowl Chairman, Jack Rogers. Jack, who passed away in May 2020, was a tremendous ambassador for the Valero Alamo Bowl and served on the board for over 20 years. This award is given to one person in the city who exhibits leadership and courage.

Xavier Alva was also awarded the Valero Alamo Bowl Student-Athlete Scholarship along with 88 other high school athletes. Congratulations to you both!

Class of 2022 parents and guardians, we have provided the following documents (below) to all the seniors. This form will help us complete the financial aid forms FAFSA or TASFA. The sooner this is completed, the sooner they are able to see their college award letter. Please reach out if you have any questions.

Financial Aid Letter to Class of 2022.pdf

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Parent-Guardian Fin Aid Info 2021.pdf

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LIFE Association Scholarship Fund

San Antonio Education Partnership Scholarship (12th Grade) Due May 31, 2022

Alamo Promise Save Your Seat-Full Tuition Scholarship for any Alamo College (Due May 31, 2022)

2021-2022 Scholarships List

SA YES! Scholarship Resources for colleges in SA!

Spring 2022 Scholarships

SOS Scholarships (over 40 new scholarships!)

Students, please give your teachers, coaches, recommenders, or counselors at least two weeks if you are requesting a letter of recommendation. Please remind them and use the brag sheet to give them some strong talking points. Best of luck!

Apply here for colleges in Texas. Seniors will be applying for Fall 2023on the new goapplytexas.org website.

Apply here for some Texas colleges and most out of state colleges.

All students have access to Schoolinks. This is a fantastic research tool for all post-secondary options. 9th-11th grade students should use this to research college options. Seniors will use this to update their college applications, send transcripts, and letters of recommendation.

Burbank HS hosted one SAT and one ACT exam on campus for all seniors, free of charge. Scores have been released. Please log into your ACT or SAT-College Board Account to see your results. Your College Bound Advisors also have this information.

Pleas remember to send these scores to your colleges as soon as possible. When you login to your accounts, you will be able to send these scores for free. If it is asking you for a payment, let your CBA know.

If you would like to retest, stop by the College & Career Hub for an application fee waiver.

Study for the SAT and ACT on khanacademy.org or act.org/academy

Ms. Talamantes, Head of Schools at Burbank HS awards Annabelle her high school diploma.
Valedictorian Timothy accepts his offer to Columbia University!
Teachers and Counselors Ms. Barrios, Ms. Holguin, Mr. Hernandez,
Ms. De Waelsche, Ms. Hernandez, Ms. Wisniewski are recognized for their amazing letters of recommendation with the Class of 2021.
No Pie Until You Apply! Seniors earned a pie for submitting their financial aid application and a college application.
Ms. Lew & Mr. Martinez celebrate the Class of 2021 Top Ten.
Class of 2022 Angelina Ochoa is presented with the Yale Book Award.
Our CBA's with our amazing Palo Alto College Connections Team!
Ms. Brell, our TUCAC College Advisor is meeting with the juniors to go over Schoolinks and her services.
The College & Career Hub team is meeting will all seniors to go over college applications, financial aid, scholarships, and Schoolinks!
Our AVID seniors hard at work applying for college & scholarships!
Texas A&M University College Station visited with our seniors to go over admissions requirements, scholarships, and deadlines.
Our seniors are applying for their likely, target, and reach colleges! Best of luck!
Ms. Lew is sharing the College 101 presentation with our seniors.
Our amazing seniors are applying for colleges and scholarships!
Please remember to apply for Texas colleges on the new website: GOapplytexas.org
We want to thank all our teachers for their help during our students post-secondary exploration!
Ms. Carvajal helping one of our BHS graduates register for college!
Ms. Cardenas, our Financial Aid Advisor will help you apply for financial aid, scholarships, and to analyze your college award letters!
Thank you to Ms. Olivares for spreading the word about the SAEP Scholarship! If you are a senior with a 80 GPA or higher, you encourage you to apply.
Thank you to the Don Pedro Restaurant team for providing two scholarships every year! We look forward to awarding our Class of 2022 graduates in May!
Congrats to the following students on being the top three seniors during our College 101 Kahoot! game!
Thank you to Mr. Herrera for visiting our senior and junior classes to update them on the Texas A&M University-San Antonio admissions process!
Thank you to Ms. Sweeney for going over the St. Edward's University admissions process!
Thank you to Ms. Henley for sharing the amazing offerings that Texas Lutheran University has!
Ms. Gonzalez and Mr. Logan sharing the Alamo Promise opportunity to all our seniors!
Thank you to all our college and military representatives who visited Burbank HS! It was a success!
Seniors, meet with your new Project Stay College Advisor, Ms. Fonseca on Tuesday & Wednesdays in the College & Career Hub from 8:30am-2:30pm!
Stop by the College & Career Hub, we often have fun giveaways!
Your SAEP Advisor Ms. Olivares is available to speak to you about the SAEP Scholarship on Thursdays!
Congratulations to the following seniors for being our Halloween Giveaway!
Thank you to Palo Alto College for helping us kick-off the Alamo Promise!
Students of all grade levels are invited to visit the College & Career Hub!
We love seeing our alumni visiting us! Big shout out to Ivan who is at Texas A&M-College Station

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Students of Service in San Antonio is a non-profit organization that gives our students an opportunity to volunteer and earn community service hours from home or in the community. The application is easy and free and all are encouraged to participate. It is recommended that you have community service hours to strengthen your college applications and your chances of earning a scholarship. SOS will also help track and verify your community service hours. They may be contacted at: info@sossanantonio.org