Senior/Junior Memo

       Vol.9#7

February 5, 2009

Teachers: This copy has been provided for your bulletin board and/or for you to email to your junior and senior students.  This information will not be repeated.  Thanks! 

Important Upcoming Dates: 

02/07/09 – Practice ACT Test – McIntosh Auditorium 7:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

02/11/09 – Workshop for Practice SAT & ACT – McIntosh Auditorium 7:30 p.m. 

Scholarships: Scholarship information is posted on the website www.mcintoshhigh.com  --we hope you find this listing helpful. Please use the websites listed to obtain further information. If the listing indicates that a nomination is needed, come by Guidance to pick up the Nomination Form to complete and return to Guidance.  Feel free to contact your guidance counselor if you need assistance.  Mrs. Huey is this year’s contact for scholarships. 

On-Campus College Visits:  Come by Guidance to sign-up in the On-Campus Visit book, complete the form for a pass, and pick up a handout.  These visits are for senior and juniors only.  Remember no passes will be issued the day of the visit.  Only three visits per student per year, so choose wisely! 

Check the board in the Guidance office for the most updated information! 

Information: 

College Board Office South 866-392-4088 

Fast Web Student Bulletin --Check out the bulletin board outside the Guidance office for information.

Free College Scholarship Search & Financial Aid Information- Scholarships.com 

We can help Booth Middle School Band and Chorus raise money for their programs through the General Mills box top fundraiser.  MHS front office has a collection box for General Mills food products box tops.  For more information visit the website at www.boxtips4education.com.

Order Transcripts in Guidance, cost is $3.00 ea —and will be available in THREE school days after ordering.  Transcripts can now be ordered online at www.GAcollege411.org.  Go to www.GAcollege411.org.  Log on or create an account.  Click on “My 411”.  Choose “My Transcripts” on left menu. (A little below half point).  Verify or update information.  Click “Update info and continue” button.  Select destination schools (use CTRL and click to select multiple schools if you choose to send to more than one).  Enable automatic release of future versions.  Click “Release Transcript” button.  A confirmation will be presented.  Recipient Post Secondary Institution(s) will be listed with release date.  After the Post Secondary Institution downloads the transcript, a date will be displayed.  Log off. 

All seniors who have been accepted to a college or university and/or received a scholarship come by the Guidance Office and sign the college acceptance book. 

College Acceptance and Scholarships:

MHS school code is # 112360 

SAT and ACT Test Dates 2008-2009 School Year. 

Register at www.collegeboard.com 

SAT 2008—2009 

Register at www.act.org 

ACT 2008 – 2009 

For information on SAT/ACT prep classes call Community Schools at

770-460-3990. 

The 2009 Atlanta National College Fair will be Sunday, February 8^th, 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. at the Georgia International Convention Center.  Visit www.nacacnet.org/fairs for more information.  Students can pre-register at www.gotomyncf.com.  

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) will hold Stallion Days on February 14 and April 18. The April 18^th date is for Juniors only.  To register online go to www.abac.edu/stalliondays or call 229-391-5004. 

College Goal Sunday is designed to assist high school seniors complete their 2009-2010 FAFSA forms for college financial aid.  On February 15^th at 2:00 p.m. financial aid administrators will be at 21 sites across the state.  For site information, please visit www.collegegoalsundayga.com.  

Reinhardt College is holding Experience Reinhardt on February 21.  Spring Visitation Day is April 25, 2009.  For more information visit the website at admissions@reinhardt.edu. 
 

The Bank of America is once again sponsoring the Student Leadership Summit.  Selected Student Leaders participate in a paid summer internship with an Atlanta nonprofit organization where they experience first-hand how they can help shape their communities – now and in the future.  Awardees also participate in a six-day, all expense paid leadership summit in Washington, D. C.  These opportunities will expose students to leadership aspects in civic, nonprofit and business arenas.  High school juniors and seniors may get more information and apply online at www.bankofamerica.com/neistudentleaders by February 20, 2009.    

College of Charleston Open House for Spring will be April 18, 2009.  Register online for Open House at www.cofc.edu/admissions.  

Augusta State University’s Senior Visitation Days will be January 31 or March 28, 2009 from 1 – 5 p.m.  High School Junior Visitation and Tour Day is April 25, 2009 from 1 – 4:30 p.m.   

The United States Military Academy’s Summer Leaders Seminar 2009 will take place May 30 – June 5, 2009 and June 6 – 12, 2009.  It will bring together approximately 900 students, an increase of 100 over last year, outstanding rising high school seniors from around the country for a six-day immersion into West Point.  The program consists of daily morning physical training, academic classes, and intramurals, a day of military training, administration of the Candidate Fitness Assessment (CFA), a West Point tour, and social functions.  The academic program features workshops and class samplings from the Academy’s curriculum.  All participants stay in cadet barracks and meals are in the Cadet Mess.  Students pay their own travel expenses plus a registration fee of $325 to pay for food, workshop materials, and some West Point apparel.  Students apply for SLS (Summer Leaders Seminar) online only at http://admissions.usma.edu/.  There will be a link to “click” to apply for SLS starting December 15, 2008 and ending on April 1, 2009.  Students are selected from among the top performers academically and in leadership potential as gauged by their extracurricular and athletic activities with consideration given to admissions process.  Last year, we received over 3,500 applications for SLS and we anticipate similar interest this year.  Generally, students invited to attend SLS will be competitive for admission to West Point. 

The Unites States Army is presenting Youth & Education Services Career Day at the Races.  The event will be on Friday, April 17^th.  Arrival time between 8 – 10 a.m. at the Atlanta Dragway, 500 E. Ridgeway Road, Commerce.  For more information contact Dana Mariotti at dmariotti@nhra.com or call 626-250-2286.  Sign-up at NHRA.COM/YES.  
 
 
 

Current 11^th grade students can apply to the United States Naval Academy Summer Seminar.  The application is completed on line via the Naval Academy website at www.usna.edu.  Click “Admissions” and the “Summer Seminar” and complete the application.  Spaces are limited and fill up quickly. 

2009 SUMMER PROGRAMS

Barnard College – WWW.BARNARD.EDU/PCP/NYC09

Birmingham Southern College – The Student Leaders in Service Program –                      http://www.bsc.edu/futurestudents/events.htm

Carnegie Mellon – A Summer of Exploration – www.cmu.edu/enrollment/pre-college

Columbia University – www.ce.columbia.edu/hs2009

Furman Summer Scholars – Graphic Design, FUTube, Theater, Writing about Film, Leadership Quest, A Mock Trial, Psychology, Fit for Life, A Taste of Spanish, French Today, Googling Earth, Ecological Identity – www.furman.edu/summerscholars

Oxbridge Academic Programs – info@oxbridgeprograms.com (Programs in Oxford, Cambridge, Paris, Montpellier and Barcelona)

Medical College of Georgia – Student Educational Enrichment Program (SEEP) – http://www.mcg.edu/careers/specop/Apply.htm

Otis College of Art and Design – www.otis.edu/soa

Phillips Exeter Academy – summer@exeter.edu, www.exeter.edu/summer

Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) – www.scad.edu/summer

The George Washington University – GW Summer Scholars Pre-College Program – www.summerscholars.gwu.edu

Visions Service Adventures – www.VisionsServiceAdventures.com