Senior/Junior Memo

       Vol.9#8  

March 3, 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! 

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 

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. 

Truett-McConnell College will host TMC Day on Saturday, March 28.  For more information visit www.visit.tmc.com or call 1-800-226-8621. 
 
 

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 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.   

Gordon College will host Campus Visit Days on Saturday, March 21 and Friday, April 17.  For more information and registration visit the website at www.gdn.edu/cvd. 

Tuskegee University Spring Open House will be March 28, 2009.  For more information call 1-800-622-6531 or visit www.tuskegee.edu/admissions. 

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

Auburn University – Architecture Camp, www.auburn,edu/outreach/arcitecture. Building Construction Camp, www.auburn.edu/outreach/construction/program.htm.  Design Workshop, www.auburn.edu/outreach/id.  Engineering Tigers Camp (Sr.), www.eng.auburn.edu/outreach/k-12/tigers.html.  Engineering Tigers Camp (Jr.), www.eng.auburn.edu/outreach/k-12/tigers.html.  High School Musical Theatre Camp, www.auburn.edu/musicaltheatre.  World Affairs Youth Seminar, www.auburn.edu/outreach/wa. 

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

Clemson University – Academic Excellence and teacher/counselor letter of recommendation required. – www.clemson.edu/summerscience

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

Denison University – www.denison.edu/english/reynolds

Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP) – WWW.TIP.DUKE.EDU/FSI

Emory College – www.college.emory.edu/pre-college

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

Hollins University – www.hollins.edu

Junior Statesmen Summer School – (JSA) Junior State of America, The Junior Statesmen Foundation – Campus locations are Georgetown, Princeton, Yale and Stanford – www.isa.org/summer

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

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

Oxford University – www.oasp.ac.uk

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

Piedmont Fayette Hospital Auxiliary – Youth Volunteer Program.  Application deadline – April 17, 2009.  Applications and information packets available in Auxiliary Office located on the 3^rd floor of Building 1279, west of the main Hospital. For more information call 770-719-7098.

Pratt Institute – www.pratt.edu/ccps-precollege

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