By COLE REIF
Great Bend Post
In March, the Kansas State Board of Education voted to repeal a new requirement that high school graduates must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. The Kansas Board of Regents still wanted to promote FAFSA and did so with a statewide competition.
Hoisington High School Principal Joel Mason said 66% of Hoisington seniors have filled out the form, ranking them tied for first among all 3A schools in Kansas.
"First of all, that's a great job by our seniors for being on top of things," said Mason. "It's also a great job by Hope Randolph (Family Support Worker at HHS), she drives that. I want to report that thanks to her efforts and our senior class we are tied for first place in 3A."
According to the Kansas Board of Regents FAFSA Tracker, 35 FAFSA forms were filled out by Hoisington students as of the end of March, more than doubling the school’s number from a year ago.
The FAFSA application provides students with ways to obtain federal funding for higher education following high school.