OGLESBY – Mendota High School and Illinois Valley Community College are providing college-aid-specific services to MHS students and families. MHS Director of Guidance and former Illinois State University financial aid advisor, Mitch Landgraf says almost 30 percent of students who don’t apply for aid would have been eligible for federal grants, some over $6,000, and possibly thousands more from the state.The recently-enacted Illinois Public Act, starting with the class of 2021, requires all high school seniors to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or sign an opt-out form. In addition, Mendota counselors and IVCC’s Financial Aid office will sponsor free, bilingual, financial-aid-related services at MHS’s fall and spring student/parent/teacher conferences.
