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Scholarships and Summer Opportunities for You!. Updated List for Freshmen 2 nd semester. Just a reminder before we look at scholarships . Spring College Fair Date: (pick up college information from booths) Mill Creek H.S. - March 20, 2014 - 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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Scholarships and Summer Opportunities for You! Updated List for Freshmen 2nd semester
Just a reminder before we look at scholarships Spring College Fair Date: (pick up college information from booths) Mill Creek H.S. - March 20, 2014 - 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. This is a great way to get info on colleges!
Make sure to register…. Zinch.com - is dedicated to connecting high school students with scholarships and best-fit colleges. They use a “facebooklike” set up! Also, if you win a scholarship from their website-they double your scholarship money!! So go to www.zinch.comtoday to sign up and create your FREE PROFILE!!
Art and Writing Awards Are you an artist or a writer? Scholastic Art & Writing Scholarship Awards- Alliance for Young Artists & Writers 9th - 12thwww.artandwriting.org
Collegeweeklive.com grades 9-12 COLLEGEWEEKLIVE.COM EVENT… ON THURSDAY-FEBRUARY 13, 10:00AM-10:00PM TEST PREP HELP!! INSIDER TIPS FOR SAT/ACT ON THIS DAY…. ANY STUDENT IN GRADES 9-12 THAT VISITS 3 SCHOOLS (ONLINE OF COURSE) WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ENTERED TO WIN A $2,500 SCHOLARSHIP!
Kohl’s Care Scholarship Kohl’s Cares Scholarship Program recognizes students who have made a positive impact through community service Ages 6-18-more details at: http://www.kohlscorporation.com/Community Relations/scholarship/ Deadline March 14 *This is a yearly program!
Summer Programs There are a variety of summer programs available for students in grades 9-11 and registration starts now and programs fill up quickly College applications may ask you how you spent your summers throughout high school. One example of a college that does this is UGA. Following are some great opportunities for you to think about for this summer!
UGA uga Summer Academy registration opens on February 10 ’14 -UGA mini medical school-Think you're ready for a career in healthcare? Attend Mini Medical School, and see if you have what it takes! As an intern, you'll learn about DNA, x-rays, human anatomy, and do a mock surgery. You'll meet and hear from experts- doctors and dentists-Open to students ages 11-15. There is a cost 706-542-3537- But partial scholarships available!
UGA summer programs offered in June-July Other programs offered areEngineering/Architecture, College Preview Program, Fashion program, creative writing, digital film school, Aviationprogram, and video game design program –age ranges 11-17-see uga.edu and search “summer”
Duke/Auburn Programs World Affairs Youth Seminar (Model United Nations) at Auburn July 6-11 Women in Engineering at Auburn-July 6-11 July 6-11, 2014 (there is a cost to this camp) Call (334)844-5100 or facebook.com/auburnssummerexperience For students currently in grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 Duke offer a new three-week program Duke Summer Academy for High School Students July 5 - 25.Learn more at http://summersession.duke.edu/high-school-students
National Hispanic Institute www.nhi-net.org Sponsors Leadership programs for grades 9-12 Sponsors summer programs each year for grades 9-12 Early registration is required
Community Service Opportunities Community Service is a part of many scholarship competitions/college applications Summer is a great time to get started Volunteergwinnett.com has a listing of places to do community service IMPORTANT: Keep a log of community service you do from grades 9-12
Volunteer Check out volunteergwinnett.com-IT LISTS HUNDREDS OF PLACES TO DO VOLUNTEER WORK Gwinnett County Library (770)978-5154-ALWAYS NEED HIGH SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS THE RED CROSS-GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF ALL AGES! CALL (770)963-9208
Gwinnett Parks and Recreation Volunteers They will match you and your friends up with the perfect project (trail upkeep, steam clean-up, beautify a park, etc)call 678.277.0900 or email volunteerinparks@gwinnettcounty.com Example-Parkn-ership on March 1st –beautify a park-call 678.277.0900 to get details!
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Benefit 5k March 22, 2014 Strut your Mutt at the Georgia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Benefit-4th annual run for the Rescue-5K, Fun Run and Festival. Call (678) 765-2726 for details!