The Guidance and Counseling Department seeks to foster in students a greater desire and responsibility for their educational and professional life. Saint Mary's liberal arts education provides students with the greatest opportunity for human flourishing by helping them to realize the meaning of their existence among every discipline of inquiry.
Guidance and Counseling supports this mission by offering academic, personal, and college support, as well as by proposing a number of fundamental questions so that students select a post-secondary environment that furthers their knowledge of the Truth and love of the Good. The department appreciates that all students have a specific vocation, and assists them in making good choices that will be formative of their character and role in society.
Guidance counselors welcome the opportunity to work with both parents and students. Please don't hesitate to contact us!
Nora Talavera
9th and 11th Grade Counselor
LTalavera@smknights.org
602-251-2567
Ashley Mager
10th and 12th Grade Counselor
AMager@smknights.org
602-251-2568
Scholarships for Higher Education developed for
Saint Mary’s High School Students
NOTE: You should never pay for scholarships, always apply to scholarships via the organization website, never a third party.
Seniors should keep in mind that scholarships open around the same time college applications for college are due. Start your search EARLY!!! Summer break after finishing junior year is the perfect time to search. Fall break is the perfect time to apply for most scholarships but pay attention to deadlines and transcript requests.
For more information on how to find scholarships and avoid financial aid scams, visit the Federal Student Aid website. https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/types/scams#free-info-resourc
SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH ENGINES (in no particular order):
College Board’s Scholarship Big Future
SallieMae.com/ScholarshipSearch
IN-STATE SCHOLARSHIPS
Benedictine University Outside Scholarships
Grand Canyon University Scholarships
Maricopa Community Colleges Scholarships
CATHOLIC SCHOLARSHIPS
NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS
Questbridge (academically outstanding)
Dorrance Scholarship (first generation)
Schools that Meet Full Need without Loans
HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIPS
McDonald’s HACER National Scholarship
Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement
MISC. SCHOLARSHIPS
2020 Honors GradU: Design a Better Future
Duck Tape “Stuck at Prom” Scholarship
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation Scholarships
VFW Auxiliary’s Young American Patriotic Art Contest
Jeannette Rankin Women’s Scholarship Fund
Skilled Labor Shortage Scholarship
Scholarship.CollegeCovered.com
Generation Google Scholarship for Underrepresented Students
DACA Students
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
MILITARY SCHOLARSHIPS
ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS