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Quick Signing Update 10/5/24
Just making a quick update - be sure to check out our recent commitments -
Ethan Carroll |
Elevation |
Volleyball |
2025 |
Jamestown University |
Sydney Strode |
CVA |
Volleyball |
2025 |
Chadron State |
Logan Cary |
FRVBC |
Volleyball |
2026 |
San Diego State |
Tatum Sharp |
NORCO |
Volleyball |
2025 |
Western Carolina |
Aubrianna Gerdes |
Rocky Elite |
Volleyball |
2025 |
Covenant |
Kinaree Eichner |
303 |
Volleyball |
2025 |
Middlebury |
Fernanda Sanchez |
Momentum |
Volleyball |
2024 |
Concorida @ Wisconsin |
Kallie Rogers |
Altitude |
Volleyball |
2024 |
Eastern University |
Griffin Hotchkiss |
FRVC |
Volleyball |
2024 |
UC Santa Cruz |
Evy Oltman |
D'Evelyn High School |
Tennis |
2024 |
Cal Lutheran
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Tea Evans |
NORCO |
Volleyball |
2024 |
New College of Florida
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Hannah Crowe |
FRVBC |
Volleyball |
2024 |
UTEP |
Alivia Eikenberg |
FRVBC |
Volleyball |
2025 |
Portland State |
Makayla Foster |
Juggernaut |
Volleyball |
2024 |
Nebraska Kearney |
Toni Carochi |
CSA 18-Navy |
Volleyball |
2024 |
Bethany KS |
Kennedey Johnson |
North Alabama |
Volleyball |
2024 |
SE Missouri State |
Shawn Zheng |
FRVBC |
Volleyball |
2024 |
Vassar College |
Caitlyn Chatterley |
303 |
Volleyball |
2024 |
Caspar College |
Karlyn Frazier |
FRVBC |
Volleyball |
2024 |
Central Arkansas
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Amelia Perla |
303 |
Volleyball |
2024 |
Cal Poly Humboldt |
Myla Wilkes |
Erie HS |
Track |
2024 |
CU Boulder |
Audrey Hollis |
FRVBC |
Volleyball |
2025 |
UCSD |
Peyton Plant |
Southern IL |
Volleyball |
2023 |
TX A & M Commerce |
Natalie Hamann |
CSA 17-Navy |
Volleyball |
2024 |
CSU Pueblo |
Olivia Hertzog |
Mizuno LB Rockstar |
Volleyball |
2023 |
Univ. of San Diego |
Emily Schwab |
CVA 17-Navy |
Volleyball |
2024 |
Cal St. Humboldt |
Lexi McCullough |
GAVC18-Lisa (Adrenaline) |
Volleyball |
2023 |
Berea |
Rowan Ramsey |
Diff |
Volleyball |
2023 |
Arkansas Ft. Smith |
Sadie Lewis |
CVA |
Volleyball |
2023 |
Cowley County CC |
Allie Mertens |
Thompson valley HS |
Volleyball |
2023 |
Laramie CCC |
Lillia Neill |
COJOS |
Volleyball |
2023 |
Lynn University |
Rita Nua |
Juggernaut |
Volleyball |
2023 |
Tuskegee University
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Kyra Kisting |
Momentum |
Volleyball |
2023 |
Easternn University |
Claudia Rossi |
FRVBC |
Volleyball |
2023 |
Texas Tech |
Reina Krueger |
FRVBC |
Volleyball |
2023 |
Chaminade |
Sanaa Grant |
FRVBC |
Volleyball |
2023 |
Albany State University |
Liv Beckish |
COJOS |
Volleyball |
2023 |
Colorado College |
Shanelle Puetz |
Wave |
Volleyball |
2023 |
Florida Gulf Coast University |
Carys Norten |
Momentum 18-1 James |
Volleyball |
2023 |
Adams State |
Chase Koepke |
Long Beach Rockstar 18-Mizuno |
Volleyball |
2023 |
Hawaii Hilo |
Maddie Jones |
FRVBC 18-1 Black |
Volleyball |
2023 |
Avila University |
Rachel Mau |
NORCO 18-1 Black |
Volleyball |
2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines |
Sophia Knevelbaard |
Rocky Elite |
Volleyball |
2024 |
Biola |
Andi Nothdurft |
AZ Storm |
Volleyball |
2023 |
CSU Pueblo |
Nicole Martin |
Cheyenne Mtn - COJOS |
Volleyball |
2023 |
Colorado Mesa |
Kaci Young |
Cherokee Trail - CVA |
Volleyball |
2023 |
Graceland University
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Vanila Pulu-Saliafu |
Cypress College |
Volleyball |
2022 |
North Carolina Central University
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Skye Ramsey |
Delaware State |
Volleyball |
2022 |
Montclair State (3rd Scholarship) |
Rachel Gonzales |
Cypress College |
Volleyball |
2022 |
Catawba University (2nd Scholarship) |
Lillia Neill |
Broomfield HS |
Volleyball |
2023 |
Charleston Southern University |
Jonny Trigg |
Cherry Creek HS |
Golf |
2022 |
CO School of Mines |
Audrey Brgoch |
Lutheran HS |
Volleyball |
2022 |
Black Hills State University |
Katie Bell |
Pine Creek HS |
Volleyball |
2022 |
Black Hills State University! |
Morgan Ruff |
Loveland HS |
Volleyball |
2022 |
Missouri Baptist |
Mia Christenson |
UC Riverside |
Volleyball |
2022 |
Cal State San Marcos |
Macy Shreffler |
Cowley County CC |
Volleyball |
2022 |
Emporia State - JC Transfer! |
Whitney Hollins |
CO Momentum VBC |
Volleyball |
2022 |
Park University |
Gabi Maas |
FRVBC |
Volleyball |
2022 |
TCU |
Lucas Schulte
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Valor Christian |
Golf |
2022 |
CO School of Mines
|
Nick Olquin |
Huntington Beach HS |
Swimming |
2022 |
Ashland University |
Mason Shaffer |
Mtn. Ridge HS |
Golf |
2022 |
Menlo College |
Gabi Brown |
VCU Transfer |
Volleyball |
2022 |
Irvine Valley JC Sand / Indoor |
Sydney Stenson |
FRVBC |
Volleyball |
2022 |
UNLV |
Maren Cacciato |
FRVBC |
Volleyball |
2022 |
KS Wesleyan |
Amaris Smith |
Rocky Select |
Volleyball |
2022 |
Long Island |
Molly Ramming |
FRVBC |
Volleyball |
2022 |
Central Oklahoma |
Lillie Lynch |
Momentum |
Volleyball |
2022 |
University of Catawba
|
Mya James |
FRVBC |
Volleyball |
2021 |
Lynn University
|
Ali Waller |
NORCO |
Volleyball |
2022 |
CO Mesa |
Kelsie Milkowski |
UMKC |
Volleyball |
2021 |
Northern Colorado |
Skye Ramsey |
Fullerton CC |
Volleyball |
2021 |
Delaware State |
Alex Leitner |
Niagara University / CVA 18-1 Mizuno |
Volleyball |
2021 |
Shippensburg |
Aiden Kallevig |
Boulder Creek HS |
Golf |
2021 |
Grand Canyon University |
Libby Goodman |
Univ of North Alabama |
Volleyball |
2020 |
Colorado Christian University |
Alex Leitner |
Niagara University / CVA 18-1 Mizuno |
Volleyball |
2021 |
Shippensburg |
Aiden Kallevig |
Boulder Creek HS |
Golf |
2021 |
Grand Canyon University |
Madison Folks |
Chatfield Sr High School / NORCO 17 Black |
Volleyball |
2021 |
UNCW |
Madison Folks |
Chatfield Sr High School / The Lab |
Volleyball |
2021 |
UNCW |
Abbey Telesz |
Ponderosa High School / Rocky Select 17-1 Black |
Volleyball |
2021 |
Juniata |
Ashley Rants |
Chaparral High School / Front Range 17 Silver |
Volleyball |
2021 |
Louisiana Monroe |
Sydney Benson |
Golden High School / Flourish Volleyball |
Volleyball |
2021 |
Mercer University |
Kelli Ell |
Mountain Vista High School / Rocky Select 16-1 Black |
Volleyball |
2021 |
Midwestern State University |
Charlee K Cordts |
Mountain Vista HS / FRVBC 18-1 Black |
Volleyball |
2021 |
St. Peters |
Doris Chuang |
Woodrow Wilson HS / Mizuno Long Beach 17-Rockstar |
Volleyball |
2021 |
NAVY! |
Emma Ziegler |
Valor Christian High School / Front Range 18 Black |
Volleyball |
2021 |
Denver University |
Allie Livingston |
Los Alamitos High School / Momentous 17-1 Dan |
Volleyball |
2021 |
Gustavus Adolphus University |
Isabella Vezzani |
Lutheran High School / The Diff 18 Arete |
Volleyball |
2021 |
University of Utah |
Kendall Osgood |
Los Alamitos High School / Seal Beach 17-Black |
Volleyball |
2021 |
McNeese State University |
Claire Wohlleber |
Mountain Vista HS / Rocky Select 18-1 Black (’20) |
Volleyball |
2020 |
University of Southern New Hampshire |
Lauren Mena |
Fountain Valley HS / Seal Beach Volleyball Club |
Volleyball |
2021 |
Dixie State University |
Brinn Schwab |
CVA |
Volleyball |
2022 |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
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FAFSA for 2023-2024 School Year Opens on October 1
This article came from one of our previousKid's Dads - For informational purposes only.
October is the kickoff month for financial aid. That's when incoming and returning college students can start filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the next academic year. The FAFSA is a prerequisite for federal student loans, grants, and work-study, and may be required by colleges before they distribute their own institutional aid to students.
How do I submit the FAFSA?
The FAFSA for the 2023-2024 school year opens on October 1, 2022. Here are some tips for filing it.
- The fastest and easiest way to submit the FAFSA is online at studentaid.gov.The site contains resources and tools to help you complete the form, including a list of the documents and information you'll need to file it. The online FAFSA allows your tax data to be directly imported from the IRS, which speeds up the overall process and reduces errors. The FAFSA can also be filed in paper form, but it will take much longer for the government to process it.
- Before you file the FAFSA online, you and your child will each need to obtain an FSA ID (federal student aid ID), which you can also do online by following the instructions. Once you have an FSA ID, you can use the same one each year.
- You don't need to complete the FAFSA in October, but it's a good idea to file it as early as possible in the fall. This is because some federal aid programs operate on a first-come, first-served basis. Colleges typically have a priority filing date for both incoming and returning students; the priority filing date can be found in the financial aid section of a college's website. You should submit the FAFSA before that date.
- Students must submit the FAFSA every year to be eligible for financial aid (along with any other college-specific financial aid form that may be required, such as the CSS Profile). Any colleges you list on the FAFSA will also get a copy of the report.
- There is no cost to submit the FAFSA.
How does the FAFSA calculate financial need?
The FAFSA looks at a family's income, assets, and household information to calculate a family's financial need. This figure is known as the expected family contribution, or EFC. All financial aid packages are built around this number.
When counting income, the FAFSA uses information in your tax return from two years earlier. This year is often referred to as the "base year" or the "prior-prior year." For example, the 2023-2024 FAFSA will use income information in your 2021 tax return, so 2021 would be the base year or prior-prior year.
When counting assets, the FAFSA uses the current value of your and your child's assets. Some assets are not counted and do not need to be listed on the FAFSA. These include home equity in a primary residence, retirement accounts (e.g., 401k, IRA), annuities, and cash-value life insurance. Student assets are weighted more heavily than parent assets; students must contribute 20% of their assets vs. 5.6% for parents.
Your EFC remains constant, no matter which college your child attends. The difference between your EFC and a college's cost of attendance equals your child's financial need. Your child's financial need will be different at every school.
After your EFC is calculated, the financial aid administrator at your child's school will attempt to craft an aid package to meet your child's financial need by offering a combination of loans, grants, scholarships, and work-study. Keep in mind that colleges are not obligated to meet 100% of your child's financial need. If they don't, you are responsible for paying the difference. Colleges often advertise on their website and brochures whether they meet "100% of demonstrated need."
Should I file the FAFSA even if my child is unlikely to qualify for aid?
Yes, probably. There are two good reasons to submit the FAFSA even if you don't expect your child to qualify for need-based aid.
First, all students attending college at least half time are eligible for unsubsidized federal student loans, regardless of financial need or income level. ("Unsubsidized" means the borrower, rather than the federal government, pays the interest that accrues during school, the grace period, and any deferment periods after graduation.) If you want your child to be eligible for this federal loan, you'll need to submit the FAFSA. But don't worry, your child won't be locked in to taking out the loan. If you submit the FAFSA and then decide your child doesn't need the student loan, your child can decline it through the college's financial aid portal before the start of the school year.
Second, colleges typically require the FAFSA when distributing their own need-based aid, and in some cases as a prerequisite for merit aid. So filing the FAFSA can give your child the broadest opportunity to be eligible for college-based aid. Similarly, many private scholarship sources may want to see the results of the FAFSA.
Changes are coming to next year's FAFSA
Changes are coming to the 2024-2025 FAFSA, which will be available October 1, 2023. These changes are being implemented a year later than originally planned. One notable modification is the term "expected family contribution," or EFC, will be replaced by "student aid index," or SAI, to better reflect what this number is supposed to represent — a measure of aid eligibility and not a definite amount of what families will pay. Other important changes are that parents with multiple children in college at the same time will no longer receive a discount in the form of a divided SAI; income protection allowances for both parents and students will be increased; and cash support to students and other types of income will no longer have to be reported on the FAFSA, including funds from a grandparent-owned 529 plan.
Ostapow Financial Services
Peter P. Ostapow
24014 Benjamin Harrison Cir
Millsboro, DE 19966
631-751-1777
631-751-1560 (Fax)
postapow@americanportfolios.com
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