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2023 Kansas All Star High Schools

Ashland High School*  Ashland, KS Hiawatha High School Hiawatha, KS Peabody-Burns High School* Peabody, KS
Basehor-Linwood High School* Basehor, KS Hoisington High School Hoisington, KS Quinter High School Quinter, KS
Beloit Jr./Sr. High School* Beloit, KS Hoxie High School Hoxie, KS Riley County High School* Riley, KS
Blue Valley High School* Randolph, KS Hugoton High School Hugoton, KS Rossville Jr/Sr High School Rossville, KS
Blue Valley West High School* Overland Park, KS Humboldt High School* Humboldt, KS Royal Valley High School Hoyt, KS
Bucklin High School* Bucklin, KS Jackson Heights High School* Holton, KS Russell High School* Russell, KS
Burlingame High School Burlingame, KS Kinsley Junior Senior High School Kinsley, KS Salina South High School* Salina, KS
Burlington High School* Burlington, KS Kiowa County High School Greensburg, KS Satanta High School Satanta, KS
Campus High School* Wichita, KS Labette County High School* Altamont, KS Scott Community High School Scott City, KS
Cedar Vale High School Cedar Vale, KS Liberal High School* Liberal, KS Sedan High School* Sedan, KS
Cheney High School* Cheney, KS Lyndon High School Lyndon, KS Sedgwick High School* Sedgwick, KS
Circle High School Towanda, KS Lyons High School* Lyons, KS Shawnee Mission North High School* Overland Park, KS
Clay Center Community High School* Clay Center, KS Macksville High School Macksville, KS Shawnee Mission South High School Overland Park, KS
Clifton-Clyde High School Clyde, KS Maize High School Maize, KS Shawnee Mission West High School Overland Park, KS
Council Grove High School* Council Grove, KS Maize South High School Wichita, KS Smoky Valley High School* Lindsborg, KS
Deerfield High School Deerfield, KS Marais des Cygnes Valley High School Melvern, KS Stafford High School* Stafford, KS
Dighton High School* Dighton, KS McPherson High School McPherson, KS Sublette High School* Sublette, KS
Dodge City High School Dodge City, KS Minneola High School* Minneola, KS Syracuse High School Syracuse, KS
Doniphan West High School Highland, KS Mission Valley Jr/Sr High School* Eskridge, KS Thomas More Prep-Marian HS* Hays, KS
Ellinwood High School Ellinwood, KS Moscow High School Moscow, KS Tonganoxie High School* Tonganoxie, KS
Emporia High School* Emporia, KS Mulvane High School Mulvane, KS Topeka High School Topeka, KS
Erie High School Erie, KS Nemaha Central High School* Seneca, KS Ulysses High School Ulysses, KS
Eureka Jr. Sr. High School* Eureka, KS Neodesha High School Neodesha, KS Wakefield High School* Wakefield, KS
F. L. Schlagle High School* Kansas City, KS Ness City High School* Ness City, KS Washburn Rural High School Topeka, KS
Fort Scott High School* Fort Scott, KS Newton High School Newton, KS Washington High School Kansas City, KS
Fredonia Junior Senior High School* Fredonia, KS Northeast Magnet High School* Bel Aire, KS White City High School* White City, KS
Frontenac High School* Frontenac, KS Olathe East High School Olathe, KS Wichita Heights High School Wichita, KS
Garden City High School Garden City, KS Olathe North High School Olathe, KS Wichita High School East Wichita, KS
Great Bend High School* Great Bend, KS Olathe South High School* Olathe, KS Wichita High School North* Wichita, KS
Greeley County High School* Greeley, KS Olathe West High School Olathe, KS Wichita High School South Wichita, KS
Halstead High School Halstead, KS Osage City High School* Osage City, KS Wichita High School Southeast* Wichita, KS
Hayden High School* Topeka, KS Ottawa High School* Ottawa, KS Wichita High School West Wichita, KS
Hesston High School* Hesston, KS Parsons High School* Parsons, KS *denotes first year qualifier

 

2023 All Star High School Map 

Becoming an All Star High School is EASY!

1. Host an Apply Kansas Event

Register as an Apply Kansas School

Host your Application Event

2. Submit your Apply Kansas Summary Data (due annually Mid November)

3. Sponsor or collaborate on a FAFSA Completion Event (typically between Oct-Feb)

(2023/2024 Timeline will be different due to delayed FAFSA Opening)

Plan an event where students & parents can start on the FAFSA application together

Event should provide support to answer specific, confidential questions for families. Financial Aid officers and Admissions representatives from local institutions are often good resources and willing to come help.

FAFSA events can be held at the high school, but can also be held at higher education institutions or other community locations if you are joining together with other high schools.

Be aware of shift work, first generation, undocumented students and other underserved populations. Try to create an event at times and in locations that meets the needs of your underserved community members.

If you host a FAFSA event in the fall, consider doing something again in Jan-Feb. Many students who would benefit most from the FAFSA aren't always ready to apply in the fall. Follow up encouragement and support in the new year might be just what some students need to finalize those postsecondary plans

4. Host a College Signing/Senior Signing Day Event (around May 1)

This event should celebrate the decisions and different pathways for your seniors.

It can be as big or small as you want to make it. (Some schools make it actual signing event for all seniors and invite different colleges, and some incorporate announcing the plans of all seniors into their Honors and Awards ceremony. Creating a bulletin board, banner, poster activity, t-shirt day are all some of the many great ways you can celebrate your seniors' plans) See the link in the resources below.

Whatever you plan, consider how it will look for students planning to go to work or other placements. If you are announcing college placements, how will you announce the job placements? If you do a t-shirt day, will all students be able to participate? You might have to get creative with some of the non-traditional pathways. 

Consider if you can share these pathways with your underclassmen. Can you hang the banner or bulletin board for the school community to see? Are underclassmen invited to your award ceremony. By celebrating every senior, you give all of your students an opportunity to consider a post-secondary path outside of what they already know. 

5. Complete the All Star Survey (in April) from Mistie Knox to describe your three events

 RESOURCES

Financial Aid Resources

Hosting a FAFSA Event Webinar

College Signing Day National Resource Website

Google Doc with College Signing Day Photos & Ideas (add your ideas to share here!)

BANNER

Each All Star High School will receive a certificate and vinyl banner to display at school (photo 1). Each year after that, award winning schools will receive a certificate and star sticker to add to their banner, indicating multiple award winning years (photo 2).

Year #1:

2023 All Star School Banner

Year #2-5:

          2023 Star                   All Star School Banner yr 2 5               

CONTACT

For more information:

Mistie Knox, Associate Director, Academic Affairs

Apply Kansas State Coordinator

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