Du Quoin High School to host college financial aid (FAFSA form) seminar

To help our parents & students with financial aid, DHS is hosting a Free Financial Aid Workshop on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Individual appointments can be made from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Everyone who plans to attend an accredited college or university anywhere during the 2013-2014 academic year should apply for financial aid.

Free individualized assistance will be provided in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the one application for the all of the following programs:

•Federal Pell Grant

•Federal Subsidized and Unsubsidized Stafford and Direct Loans

•Federal Perkins Loans

•Federal Work Study

•Title VII and Public Health Act Programs

•Illinois Monetary Award Program Grant

Families attending this workshop should bring:

•Calculator

•Student's driver's license and social security numbers of student and parents

•2012 U.S. income tax return (IRS Form 1040, 1040A or 1040EZ) including schedules, for student and parents (if dependent) or spouse (if independent)

•W-2 forms and other records of money earned in 2012

•Records of untaxed income such as social security, AFDC, ADC, veterans' benefits, workers' compensation, disability, child support, etc. received in 2012

•Information regarding net worth of assets including investments, business, and investment farm (if not the family's principal place of residence) and current bank balances

For further information or to make an appointment, contact Mrs. Sorrows at 542-4744 ext 2166.