The Washington Youth Tour is geared towards making students better leaders and instilling confidence. For the past fifty years, Walton EMC has invested in our area's young people by sending them, all expenses paid, to get an up close and personal look at their government in action. You must be a current sophomore or junior to apply to the program and live in Walton EMC's service area. Entry forms/brochures can be picked up in the Counseling Office and must be returned to Walton EMC by Friday, February 6, at 5:00 PM.
The Georgia Pilot Foundation will award up to three, $1,500 scholarships for outstanding community volunteer service to a graduating senior within the Georgia District. Students must be sponsored by a Georgia District Pilot Club.
The applicant must:
1. Be a graduating senior from an accredited high school and have a minimum 3.0 or B academic average.
2. Plan to attend an accredited college.
3. Live in or attend an accredited high school in the county of a Georgia District Pilot Club sponsoring the applicant.
4. Submit a completed application by February 2, 2015.
Applications may be picked up in the Counseling Office. The application must be completed in full and postmarked byFebruary 2.
Thanks to the University of Georgia’s VetCAMP program, high school students have the opportunity to explore the field of veterinary medicine before they start college classes.
Run by the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, VetCAMP 2015 will be held June 14-20. Registration is open through Jan. 30.
The seven-day Veterinary Career Aptitude and Mentoring Program gives current high school sophomores, juniors and seniors the opportunity to experience veterinary medicine as a potential career path through the clinical and research services offered by the UGA Veterinary Teaching Hospital, the Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center and the college’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories.
Attendees will learn about requirements for admission to the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, pre-veterinary study options at UGA, research opportunities, study abroad opportunities, the college’s veterinary curriculum and underserved specialties in the field of veterinary medicine.
Registration is $900. The fee includes lodging on the UGA campus, meals, instruction and social activities. Financial assistance is available to students with demonstrated need.
Students who wish to be considered for the program must complete a registration packet that includes a registration form, a teacher/counselor recommendation form and an essay. They also must submit an official high school transcript.
To download a registration packet, see www.vet.uga.edu/GO/camp. For more information about the program, contact Lakecia Pettway at lpettway@uga.edu or 706-542-8411.
