The Oconee Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that scholarships are being offered to graduates from each of the five high schools in Oconee County to students who will be attending a Technical and/or Vocational School after graduation. Applications will be accepted between February 20 and April 2, 2012. Interested students should mail the application, their one-page essay, additional materials and their transcript to the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce. The student must be pursuing post-secondary education at a technical and or vocational institution in the summer or fall of 2012. For applications and the essay question, please visit the Counselors office.
The first annual VISINE® STUDENTS WITH VISION™ Scholarship Program is offering one-time $5,000 scholarships to students who have demonstrated a clear vision or goal for their future. High school seniors and current college students with a minimum GPA of 2.8 may submit an online application beginning February 15, 2012. The deadline to apply is April 16, 2012. VISINE® STUDENTS WITH VISION™ Scholarship Program recipients are selected based on academic achievement, school and community involvement, financial need and demonstrated vision or goal. For additional program information and to apply for this scholarship, please visit aim.applyists.net/Vision.
The Education Foundation of the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that $500.00 scholarships will be offered to one graduate from each of the five high schools in Oconee County. Applications will be accepted between February 20 and April 2, 2012. Interested students should mail the application, their one page essay, additional materials and their transcript to: Oconee County Chamber of Commerce, Education Foundation Scholarship, 55 Nancy Drive, P.O. Box 348, Watkinsville, GA 30677. To pick up an application and the essay question, please visit the Counselors Office.
Georgia Southwestern State University School of Nursing announces an excellent opportunity for high school seniors. Getting into nursing school can be difficult. It’s extremely competitive and you may not be able to begin as soon as you’d like. Georgia Southwestern’s nursing program has found a solution to this problem with the Nursing Guaranteed Acceptance Program (GAP). You read that correctly: before graduating from high school, a select number of eligible students are assured a place in our nursing program, contingent upon fulfilling certain requirements. Students meeting the following requirements are invited to apply for GAP by April 1.
- Accepted to Georgia Southwestern State University as a beginning freshman for fall semester
- Return the following information to the School of Nursing: completed GAP application, one-page personal statement essay, two academic references (one of which must be from a high school science teacher)
- Have Freshman Index (FI) of 2330 or greater
