Each year, 60-70 of the brightest and most motivated students are sought out to participate in the Georgia College and State University Honors Program. A minimum high school GPA of a 3.5 along with a minimum SAT score of 1200 or 26 ACT score is required. Applications located at www.gcsu.edu/honors/application.htm must be received by February 1 for priority consideration and March 1 for regular consideration.

For four decades, the Boston University Trustee Scholars Program has attracted students from around the world with outstanding academic ability and the potential to inspire fellow students to excel. Next fall, BU will welcome 15 new Trustee Scholars. Trustee Scholars rank at the top of their classes and demonstrate exceptional leadership in their schools and communities. The Trustee Scholarship covers full undergraduate tuition. All application and nomination materials are available online at bu.edu/admissions/trustee.

Emmanuel College is hosting a Fall Preview Day on October 24, from 1-6 pm.  Students will be able to observe classes, take a campus tour, attend an information fair and participate in many other activities. Participating students will also have a chance to win $1,000 put towards tuition for Fall Semester. Please visit http://www.ec.edu/preview-registration to sign up for this event.

The Horatio Alger Association has provided financial assistance to students throughout the nation who have financial need and have exhibited integrity and perseverance in overcoming personal adversity. Students may learn more about this program and apply by going to www.horatioalger.org/scholarships. Students may apply online until October 24, 2014

The Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership program is designed to empower high school sophomores to recognize their potential leadership talents and apply them to become effective, ethical leaders in their home, school, and community. Selected students will attend a three day seminar to participate in hands-on leadership activities, meet state leaders and learn how to lead others and make a positive impact in the community. Please visit http://www.hoby.org/ for complete details. OCHS can nominate one sophomore student to attend the seminar this summer. If you are interested in being nominated, please see Mr. Guthas in the Counseling Office by Friday, October 10

The deadline to apply for the Watson Brown Junior Board of Trustees is September 19. Applications can be picked up in the Counseling Office.

Please join the University of North Georgia for an evening of food, drink and celebration of Oconee County students at their first annual "OconeeFest" scholarship fundraising event. This drop-in event will be held on the front lawn of the UNG Oconee Campus on Thursday, October 30 from 5:30-7:30. Donations are welcome but not required to attend.  "OconeeFest will focus on raising scholarship funds for Oconee County students attending any of UNG's four campuses. Scholarships may be used for tuition, study abroad opportunities and research. This semester, nearly 500 students from Oconee County are enrolled at one of UNG's campuses.

Students who are interested in attending Christian colleges are invited to visit the website http://www.bestcolleges.com/features/top-christian-colleges/ for details on top Christian schools throughout the country.

Students who are interested in attending Wesleyan University:  There will be a representative here on September 17th during Warrior Period. Please sign up in the Counseling Office if you are interested in meeting with the representative.

Armstrong State University (formerly Armstrong Atlantic), will host two Pirate Preview Open Houses this semester. The first will be on October 1 and the second one on November 1. Please contact Cynthia Warden at Cynthia.Warden@armstrong.edu for complete registration details.  Also, Armstrong will have a Fall 2015 Priority Deadline commitment this year. All students who complete their admission applications by December 15 will be eligible for institutional scholarships. Please visit armstrong.edu for more information regarding their college in historic Savannah, Georgia.

Please join the University of North Georgia for an evening of food, drink and celebration of Oconee County students at their first annual "OconeeFest" scholarship fundraising event. This drop-in event will be held on the front lawn of the UNG Oconee Campus on Thursday, October 30 from 5:30-7:30. Donations are welcome but not required to attend.  "OconeeFest will focus on raising scholarship funds for Oconee County students attending any of UNG's four campuses. Scholarships may be used for tuition, study abroad opportunities and research. This semester, nearly 500 students from Oconee County are enrolled at one of UNG's campuses."

Students may once again be nominated for National Youth Leadership Forum in Medicine and the National Youth Leadership Forum in National Security - Diplomacy, Intelligence & Defense. Both Forums provide and opportunity for students to experience first hand experience in those career fields. The Forum in Medicine will be held in the summer of 2015. The forum in National Security will be in the spring of 2015 in Washington, DC. Please visithttp://www.envisionexperience.com/explore-our-programs/careers-in-medicine for complete details on the Forum in Medicine and http://www.envisionexperience.com/explore-our-programs/nylf-national-security? for the Forum in National Security. If you would like to be nominated to attend, please see Mr. Guthas in the Counseling office by September 19.

Fall is coming and so is the annual Mercer University School of Engineering Scholarship Challenge. Interested students should see Mr. Guthas in the Counseling Office.  This year they will hold their event on the Macon, Georgia campus on Saturday, November 15, 2014.  The Saturdayevent on November 15^th will include an open house, lunch, campus tours, a parents’ program and a challenge test in mathematics and word fluency.  Feel free to contact the event coordinator, Dr. Scott Schultz at (478) 301-2840 or via email to Schultz_sr@mercer.edu with any questions you might have. You may also visit http://forms.mercer.edu/engineering/forms/scholarship-challenge/index.htm

If you are interested in attending Oglethorpe University, an admissions representative will be here on Tuesday, September 9

 during Warrior Period in the cafeteria. Please sign up in the Counseling Office if you are interested in attending.

There will be a representative from the Coast Guard Academy at OCHS on Monday, September 8 at 12:00 PM. If you are interested in meeting with him, please sign up in the Counseling Office. You must have approval from your third block teacher if you do not have lunch at that time.