Students selected as Furman Scholars are eligible for at least $20,000 per year in scholarships to Furman University. Current juniors who have a genuine interest in Furman and meet the following criteria are able to be nominated:

 - A genuine interest in an education in the liberal arts and sciences.

- A high school weighted GPA of a 3.5 or higher.

-At least a 1300 on the SAT, a 1360 on the SAT-R, a 1360 on the PSAT, or a 29 on the ACT.

-Significant involvement in extracurricular activities and community service.

-Demonstrated leadership potential. 

Please see Mr. Guthas in the Counseling Office by March 27 if you meet the criteria and are interested in being nominated.

The University of North Georgia (UNG) will host the 7^th summer language academy for high school rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors in June and July 2017. The Federal Service Language Academy (FSLA) is a three-week residential program for students interested in an immersive intensive language experience, fitness, and exploring international-related careers with the federal government. Last year around 60 students from over 15 US states and one foreign country successfully completed FSLA. 

During the two three-week sessions, students will be immersed in intensive language instruction in First-Year Arabic, Chinese, Russian, German, Korean, Portuguese, Japanese or Second-Year Arabic, Chinese, Russian, German, Korean, Japanese, and Portuguese from highly qualified teachers, participate in a daily fitness program, receive career counseling from federal agency representatives (possible agencies include the CIA, DEA, FBI, NSA, Department of State, Homeland Security, the Peace Corps and US Armed Forces).

We are also pleased to announce the addition of FSLA Germany 2017 in Berlin and FSLA France 2017 in Angers, a three-week (July 01-22) language immersion experience. These programs will feature intensive language instruction, cultural excursions, and home stay arrangements with German or French families.This is a Dual Enrollment program with both high school and university German or French credit.  Accepted students must be admitted to UNG. Please see the FSLA website for further details. 

Please forward this information to any high school teachers, counselors, or administrators in your contacts who may be interested in passing this information to their students and/or may be interested in an employment opportunity at the UNG Federal Service Language Academy.

For further information, see below for more complete details and visit our web site: www.ung.edu/fsla

UNG informed us yesterday that they were changing the priority deadline for Move on When Ready (MOWR or joint enrollment) to March 15^th instead of the May 1^st deadline listed on their website.  This is because the UNG Oconee campus could reach capacity in March which is significantly earlier than normal.  Students planning to apply for MOWR at UNG are encouraged to submit their application as soon as possible.  Students can print an application from the UNG website, there is not fee to apply.

If your student is interested and has not taken the SAT or ACT, UNG offers an institutional version of both tests.  You can find more information on the ISAT and/or IACT here:

www.ung.edu/testing. 

If you have questions for UNG or any of our other MOWR Partners (UGA, Athens Tech or GMC) please plan to attend the FYI Fair on February 2^nd at 6:15.  There will be MOWR admissions officers from each school here to explain more about their programs.