GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) - Local and state school leaders gathered at Southwest High School to talk about the FASFA form, and the timeframe to send in your application has opened for the year.

A main goal in having this press conference was to get the word out to apply, even if your student isn't thinking about college at all.

"Sometimes students, and families, say no to college, because they feel as though they might not be able to afford it, or can't. Unless you complete the FASFA form, you aren't gonna know how much you are gonna get," says Michael Whisler, Principal of Southwest High School.

The recent government shutdown has many believing that this could derail people from applying. But that is further from the truth.

"Just before the government shut down the Department of Educatio

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