Financial planning seminar on tap

Lampasas High School will host "Making College Financial Planning Count" for parents of students in grades nine through 12.

The free one-hour presentation will be Jan. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the LHS library.

The program is designed to help parents gain an understanding of how the college financing process works, including options available to develop a collegefunding strategy, how to plan for and manage all college costs and different types of financial aid available.

Parents will learn how to send their child to college without risking their financial future.

"A student's entry into higher education after high school is a key transitional period for both students and parents," said JR Cifani, vice president of Monster's Making It Count programs. "Our goal with Making College Financial Planning Count is to assist parents by providing sound financial options and solutions for the major investment that a college education demands."

Last year more than 500 high schools across the country hosted the financial seminar. On average, parents rated the value of the ideas presented in the program a nine on a 10-point scale.