Thursday, September 8, 2016


This year the Athens Area PROBE Fair College Fair will be held next Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at the Classic Center from 6-8 pm. We are anticipating admissions representatives from over 100 colleges and universities from across the U.S. to be in attendance this year.    
This will afford students and parents in the Northeast Georgia area an excellent opportunity to see and learn more about a wide variety of institutions in one evening. Students are encouraged to pre-register for the Athens PROBE College Fair in advance at http://gotocollegefairs.com/ While pre-registration is not required, doing so will give each student a unique bar code allowing college representatives to quickly capture their information during the fair and leave more time for productive conversations with college representatives. Students can then receive timely information about admissions, scholarships and financial aid, and visitation days.

Students in all grade levels may be interested in an essay contest entitled, "My Responsibility to America." The contest is sponsored by the VFW and the State winners will receive an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. The national winner will receive a $30,000 scholarship. Entry forms can  be picked up in the Counseling Office. The deadline for submission is November 1.

The Envision Program provides students with opportunities to attend conferences related to a field of interest. Please visit https://www.envisionexperience.com/ for details on the various seminars for this school year. There is a cost to attend each program. Popular programs attended in the past have been the National Youth Leadership Forum in National Security and the Forum in Medicine. You must be nominated to attend, and the deadline to be nominated is September 23rd.