The Merrimack High School Guidance Department announces an evening of Early College Planning presented by the New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation, on Tuesday Jan. 10, from 6-7 p.m, in the school theater.

The seminar is open to middle and high school students and their parents. It focuses on the parent(s) role in academic and financial preparation for college.

A NHHEAF representative will review the qualifications that colleges are looking for, savings options available to families, types of financial aid available to students, scholarship search resources, and calculating the family financial contribution.

Pre-registration is required. To pre-register, call 424-6204, ext. 2, or sign up in the Guidance Office from 7:15 a.m.-3 p.m.