On October 27 from 10 AM - 2 PM, Andrew College is hosting a Preview Day. This is a chance to meet students, faculty and administrators. Please register online at andrewcollege.edu/visitation-days. Preview days in the spring will be February 9 and April 13 at the same times.

Over 130 scholarships are offered each year to incoming Cadets at The University of North Georgia. Please visit https://ung.edu/military-college-admissions/costs-financial-aid/scholarships-and-grants/index.php to learn more about the UNG Cadet program and scholarship opportunities. 

Have you heard of Juuling?  Attached is an info sheet about what it is and why it could be a health concern for students.  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K_ymy4eSy88N3ajd_f5ceOEh0eF6xG-Q/view?usp=sharing

Does your student have a chronic medical illness?  CHOA is hosting a college fair where schools will be prepared to discuss how your student can transition to college with a chronic illness.  All middle and high schoolers welcome!   https://drive.google.com/file/d/16xHm-E0fZdM8726yfMGUSbax6NBMEHb2/view?usp=sharing

A representative from The University of Georgia Honors Program will be at OCHS during Warrior Period on October 11. Interested juniors and seniors are invited to attend. Please review the Honors Program Statistics as well as other information about the program. https://honors.uga.edu/p_s/first-year_profile_this_year.html

The Athens Area Human Relations Council, Inc. invites area seniors to its 2018 Scholarship Orientation on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 6:00 pm at the Athens Regional Library, 2025 Baxter Street, Athens. AAHRC will soon be selecting students to receive scholarships at our 40th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Banquet in January 2019.  To qualify, you must attend the orientation and be a high school senior attending high school in one of our member-represented counties: Clarke, Madison, Oconee, or Oglethorpe.  Applications and supporting materials (official transcripts, test scores, and letters of recommendation) must be post-marked by October 27, 2018.  Applicants will be notified of their status by December 2018.  

The Honors College at Georgia State University's application deadline for our Presidential Scholarship is November 15, 2018.  The earlier Presidential Scholarship deadline means that prospective students must also apply to Georgia State University by November 9, 2018 to be eligible for scholarship consideration.  The competitive Presidential Scholarship program recognizes incoming university freshmen who were leaders in their high schools with superior academic achievement, a commitment to service and inspiring personal qualities. The Class of 2022 Presidential Scholars boasted an average SAT score of 1431, ACT score of 32.5, GPA of 3.96.

The University of Alabama is hosting a reception for interested junior students. The event will take place at the Atlanta Mariott Perimeter Center on Wednesday, October 10th at 7:00 PM. Please RSVP at gobama.ua.edu/atlanta-junior-reception

The Joseph Schmittou Detachment #1083 of the Marine Corps League is accepting applications from graduating seniors. Applicants do not have to be planning on joining the Marines to apply.  The scholarship is for $1,000. Applications can be picked up in the counseling office and must be postmarked by April 15, 2019. 

There will be an information meeting for students interested in Dual Enrollment and their parents on Monday, September 24 at 6:00pm in the Civic Center.


This year the Athens Area PROBE Fair will be held on September 20, 2018 at the Classic Center from 6:00 to 8:00 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 preregister 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.

The National Youth Leadership Forum: National Security - Diplomacy, Intelligence & Defense, will be held in Washington, D.C. in the summer of 2019. During six days of stimulating, hands-on experiences, students will learn about national security careers while enhancing communication, conflict resolution, and decision-making skills. This is open to students in grades 9 - 11. For complete details including tuition costs, please visit https://www.envisionexperience.com/explore-our-programs/national-youth-leadership-forum-national-security-diplomacy-intelligence-and-defense . 

If you are interested in being nominated to attend, please see Mr. Guthas in the counseling office. The deadline to be nominated is September 21.

Davidson College Scholarships

THE BELK SCHOLARSHIP - The John M. Belk Scholarship, Davidson’s flagship merit program, covers the comprehensive costs of attending Davidson (room, board, tuition and fees) –valued in 2018-19 at over $65,000.

Belk Scholars are game changers – recognized for outstanding intellectual ability, leadership skill, commitment to service, personal vigor, and potential for impact.

• Nomination Deadline (your school may nominate one or two students) – November 9, 2018.
• Nominees’ Admission Application Deadline – December 3, 2018.

THE BRYAN SCHOLARSHIP - The Lowell Bryan Scholarships are offered to two scholar-athletes (one woman and one man) in each entering class and valued at $35,000 annually.

Bryan Scholars are chosen on the basis of academic and personal excellence and potential for impact in their sport in Davidson’s NCAA Division I athletic program.

• Nomination Deadline (your school may nominate up to three students) – September 20, 2018.
• Nominees’ Admission Application Deadline – must be completed and received in our office no later than 5:00 p.m., October 15, 2018.

Finalists will participate in selection interviews on campus on October 28, 2018.

For additional information on these and other merit opportunities at Davidson, contact Ms. Gardner Roller Ligo, Director of Merit Programs, at 800-768-0380 or galigo@davidson.edu.

BOSTON UNIVERSITY TRUSTEE SCHOLARSHIP
Boston University’s most prestigious merit-based award recognizes students who show outstanding academic and leadership abilities. Every year, Boston University welcomes about 20 outstanding students to the Trustee Scholars Program. Many of our current Scholars had perfect 4.0 grade point averages in high school and typically ranked in the top 5–10% of their class.

In addition to exceptional academic credentials, Trustee Scholars are intellectually and creatively adventurous and demonstrate viewpoints, experiences or achievements beyond the usual. They are, in other words, not just top students, but extraordinary people. At BU, scholars also become part of a unique campus community that offers many intellectual, cultural, and social opportunities.

While the competition is especially rigorous, the benefits are considerable. A Trustee Scholarship covers full undergraduate tuition plus the University orientation and mandatory undergraduate student fees and is renewable for four years