After Prom Information
After Prom 2015 will be Saturday, April 18, but we need your help now to continue this community project. This year it is North Oconee’s turn to host the event, but they can’t do this alone. Help from OCHS parents on the planning committee is essential and the need is urgent. Parents have been meeting since the fall, but now is the time to bring together the volunteers.
Nancy Hollett and Diana Beckett from NOHS are co-chairing After Prom. They have created a Student Advisory Board that has met throughout the fall, and the ideas from the students are re-energizing and re-inventing After Prom. They need more adult members on the planning committee. Parents of all OCHS students, not just juniors and seniors, are needed.
Parents of freshmen and sophomores, you are especially needed! When OCHS hosts this event in 2016, you will be the ones to plan and promote After Prom. What better way to learn about After Prom than to be on the planning committee this year?
Their next meeting is Monday, January 26 at 7 pm at NOHS, and it’s critical to have more people on board.Another six people from OCHS on the committee would be greatly appreciated. You could even ask a friend and share a role on the committee.
Please see the list below for the currently open positions, and volunteer to be a part of a planning “the best party of the year.” Contact the co-chairs at afterpromoconee@gmail.com
CURRENT NEEDS:
2015 After Prom Committee
Diana Beckett and Nancy Hollett, co-chairs (Contact us at afterpromoconee@gmail.com)
April 18, 2015 at North Oconee High School
After Prom 2015 Committee currently needs the following volunteers:
• Activities (from rental vendor) Coordinator: works with Student Advisory Board and vendor to identify activities that will appeal to the students and coordinates the activity planning for the event.
• Activities (not from a rental vendor) and Entertainment Coordinator: works with Student Advisory Board to plan any activities that are not acquired from the rental vendor and any entertainment planned, and coordinates these activities for the event
• Community Liaison Committee Members: works with business community to increase support for After Prom and coordinates the fundraising campaigns
• Decorating Coordinator: coordinates decorating plan for the event
• Food Coordinator: develops food and beverage plan and solicits donations from local restaurants and grocery stores (NOTE: Marvelyn Smith from NOHS will help with this but needs someone else on board)
• Publicity and Community Awareness Coordinator: promotes the event through newspapers, magazines, other media, community organizations, etc.
• Security Coordinator: plans safety and security measures for the event and is liaison to the First Responders and Sheriff Deputies at the event as well as parking.
• Senior Privileges Coordinator: works with SAB members to plan and implement “senior privileges” for the event
• Ticketing Coordinator: coordinates ticket sales, record keeping and ticket payments collected at NOHS and OCHS, as well as organizes student check-in process at the event
• Treasurer: manages bank accounts, sets up systems for book-keeping and payments, and prepares regular detailed reports for each committee meeting
UPCOMING 2015 MEETING DATES:
Monday, January 26, 7 pm at NOHS (enter Main Entrance, and look for the “Professional Learning Center” off the lobby and to the right)
Monday, February 2, 7 pm
Monday, February 23, 7 pm at NOHS
Monday, March 2, 7 pm
Monday, March 16, 7 pm at NOHS
Monday, March 30, 7 pm
Monday, April 13, 7 pm at NOHS
Saturday, April 18 : AFTER PROM
The Janice Scott Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in October 2001 by the husband (Abraham) and family members of the late Janice Marie Scott to honor her legacy as a tremendous advocate for youth and dedicated supporter of community service within the Greater Metropolitan Area of Washington, D.C. Mrs. Scott was one of the 125 individuals who perished in the Pentagon attack on September 11, 2001. Three to five scholarships of $2,500 will be awarded and applications can be picked up in the Counseling Office. The applications must be received or postmarked on or before the deadline date of March 31, 2015. Please note that the evaluation process of the scholarship packets is based primarily on a "need" basis. The other categories are academics, community service, and writing skills.
Two scholarships sponsored by the OCHS PTO will be awarded to graduating seniors this year. The amount is $500. The scholarships are given to recognize senior students who have made a difference in the lives of others and their own through involvement in school and community activities and/or through a work setting. Academic achievement, test scores, financial need and gender are not considered. Please do not include class rank or GPA on the application or other supporting documents. Applications can be picked up in the Counseling Office and must be turned in by April 24, 2015.
Students selected as Furman Scholars are eligible for at least $7,500 per year, $30,000 over four years, in scholarships upon acceptance into Furman University. Furman scholars nominees must be current juniors who meet the following requirements:
- A genuine interest in an education in the liberal arts and sciences.
- A high school weighted GPA of 3.5 or higher.
-Significant involvement in extracurricular activities and community service.
- Demonstrated leadership potential.
- At least a 1250 on SAT or PSAT (critical reading and math only) or a 28 on the ACT.
Please visit the counseling office if you are interested in being nominated and meet the criteria. Students must be nominated by April 1, 2015.
