Senior/Junior Memo

       Vol.10#7         

Feb. 26, 2010

Teachers: This copy has been provided for your bulletin board and student email list.  Please call attention to this newsletter and post it.  Information is not repeated.  Thanks!

Important Dates:

March 18 @ 6:30 p.m. Electives Fair in MHS Auditorium

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 on line at www.GAcollege411.org.  Click on Sign In at top of home page, enter:  Account Name & Password, click on College Planning, scroll to Applications and Transcripts.  Go to Request & Track your Transcript (Review the information on this page for accuracy).  Choose the college where you would like to send your transcript.  Click Continue.  You can check where you have sent your transcripts by clicking on History (Upper Left Corner).

College Acceptance and Scholarships

MHS school code is # 112360

SAT and ACT Test Dates 2009-2010 School Year

Register at www.collegeboard.com

SAT    2009—2010

Register at www.act.org

ACT     2009 – 2010

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

770-460-3990

Sunday at Shorter College will be March 7, 2010 and is an open house event with activities planned from 9:00 a.m. registration/breakfast though 3:00 p.m. campus tours.  For information and reservations call 800-868-6980 or visit admissions@shorter.edu by March 2, 2010.

Randolph College Visitation Day is April 17, 2010.  For more information and to register, go to www.randolphcollege.edu/visit.

Augusta State University will have Open House March 20, 2010 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.  Campus Tours are conducted daily at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.  Register online at www.aug.edu/admissions or call 800-341-4373.

Belmont University’s Preview Day will take place on the following Saturday:  March 27, 2010.  For more information visit www.belmont.edu.

Jacksonville State University will host Spring Preview Day for high school students and their families on Saturday, March 27, 2010.  Activities begin at 9:30 A.M.  Representatives from academic departments, clubs, organizations and support offices will be available.  Campus tours will also be given.

Reinhardt College would like you to experience The Way College Should Be during their open house events on March 13, 2010.  The junior event is scheduled for April 10, 2010.  More information is available at www.reinhardt.edu or call 770-720-5526 or admissions@reinhardt.edu.

Georgia Southern University will have Open House on March 27.

Covenant College will have preview weekend April 15-17. 2010.  This is an opportunity to sit in on classes, worship in chapel, tour the campus, audition for music scholarships and much more.  Register online at www.covenant.edu/preview.

A Virginia College Tour is planned for March 21 – 24, 2010 and will include Hampden-Sydney College, Lynchburg College, Randolph College and Sweet Briar College.  There is a registration fee of $75 and a March 5, 2010 deadline.  Information, online registration, and a detailed itinerary are at www.vatours.sbc.edu.

Colleges That Change Lives College Fair – This event will be held Thursday, August, 19, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at The Westin Buckhead in Atlanta.  For more information visit the website at www.CTCL.org.

Summer Programs:

A World of Possibilities – (International Student Exchange Programs, World Heritage) websites:  www.asse.com and www.world-heritage.org.

Barnard College – Architecture, Art, Theatre and Film, Psychology, Sociology, Writing, Literature, International Affairs, Economics, Music, Dance, Urban Studies, Art History, English as a Second Language – call 212-854-8866 or visit www.barnard.edu/pcp

Carnegie Mellon – Architecture, Art Design, Drama & Music – www.cmu./edu/enrollment/pre-college

Emory College of Arts & Sciences – Credit Courses:  (5/18 – 6/25) & (6/28 – 8/6).  Short Courses:  (6/28 – 7/9), (7/12 – 7/23), (7/26 – 8/6).  For course listings and descriptions visit www.college.emory.edu/pre-college.  Application deadline 5/1/10.

Emory University School of Medicine – Day Program Application Deadline 2/19/10, Residential Program Application Deadline 3/5/10, www.med.emory,edu/summercamps

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising – Log on to fidm.edu/summerprogram.

Lewis & Clark College – (6/27 – 7/9) Fir Acres Workshop in Writing and Thinking.  Website:  www.lclark.edu/org/fireacres.   

Louisiana State University – Architecture Career Discovery Workshop Camp – www.outreach.lsu.edu/precollege or call 225-578-2500

Summer Programs Continued:

Medical College of Georgia – (Student Educational Enrichment Program) May 29 – July 16, 2010.  Program is for rising senior and graduating senior students.  Application deadline is March 1, 2010.  For registration and information visit http://www.mcg.edu/careers/specop.

New York University – Music Study Summer – www.steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/summer or call 212-998-5424.   Music Business Summer Institute:  What Makes A Star? For application information visit http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/business/programs/summer/star

Otis College of Art and Design – Summer of Art www.otis.edu/soa or call 800-527-6847

Oxbridge Academic Programs – info@oxbridgeprograms.com or www.oxbridgeprograms.com.

Programs are in Paris, Montpellier, Barcelona, Oxbridge and Cambridge.

Penn State University, The University of Colorado At Boulder Plus Study in Paris – Call 800-666-2556, website:  www.summerstudy.com.

Piedmont Fayette Hospital Auxiliary is sponsoring the summer Youth Volunteer Program, beginning June 7, and ending July 30.  Interested youth, between 14 and 18 years of age will be given the opportunity to serve others in specific areas of the Hospital.  This volunteer opportunity in a hospital setting gives exposure to young people who may become interested in pursing a career in a medically related profession.  Application and information packets are now available to be picked up in the Auxiliary Office which is located on the 3^rd floor of Building 1279, west of the main Hospital.  The completed application and required information must be submitted to the Auxiliary Office no later than 4:00 PM on April 16.  There are a limited number of volunteer positions available and are restricted to Fayette and Coweta County residents only.  For more information call the Auxiliary Office at 770-719-7098.

Pratt Institute – Architecture, Art and Design, The Art of Teaching Art, Creative Writing, Critical and Visual Studies, Fashion Design, Fine Arts:  Painting and Drawing, Graphic Design, Illustration, Industrial Design, Interactive Arts, Interior Design, Jewelry Metal Arts, Media Arts, Video, Photography, Sculpture, Sequential Art and The Comic Book.  Scholarship deadline is 3/15/10.  Application deadline is 4/1/10.

Rhodes College – The Summer Writing Institute – 901-843-3728 or for information and an application visit www.rhodes.edu/summerwriting

Savannah College of Art & Design – www.scad.edu/sss, www.scad.edu/summer & www.scad/edu/risingstar

Smith College – Summer Science and Engineering Program for High School Girls July 4-31.  Call 413-585-3060, www.smith.edu/ssep, edoutreach@smith.edu.

Stanford University – Web:  summer.stanford.edu, email:  summersession@stanford.edu or call 650-723-3109.

The George Washington University – (July 7-16) Biomedical Eng., Election Politics, Crime & Justice, Photojournalism, Writing the City.  (July 21-30) U.S. Foreign Policy, Going Green:  Service & Policy, Theatre:  Onstage and Off, Robotics, Women’s Leadership.  Call 202-994-6360 or visit precollege.gwu.edu.  

The University of the South – Bridge Program in Math & Science.  For more information go to www.sewanee.edu/bridgeprogram.  Email:  bridgeprogram@sewanee.edu.    

University of Georgia (Young Scholars Program) – Application deadline 1/20/2010.  http://www.ysp.caes.uga.edu/documents/2010DistributionFlier.pdf or call Jessica Loggins at UGA at 706-542-8826 or email jloggins@uga.edu.

Summer Programs Continued:

University of Notre Dame – Acting, China’s Transformation, Dante’s Inferno, The Brothers Karamozov, Entrepreneurship, Film, Life Sciences, Literature, Policy Debate & Public Speaking, Pre-Law, Psychology, Theology, Voice, Global Issues Seminar, Seminar for African American Scholars and Latino Community Leadership Seminar.  Web:  precollege.nd.edu

Vanderbilt University – PAVE Program for students interested in engineering, pre-medical, science or technology.  Application deadline 4/20/10.  Website:  https://pave.vanderbilt.edu

VISIONS Service Adventures – info@VisionsServiceAdventures.com or www.VisionsServiceAdventures.com.

Washington University in St. Louis – High School Summer Scholars Program (5 weeks) summerscholars.wustl.edu or contact mhussung@wustl.edu or call toll free 866-209-0691.  Young Writers Institute (2 weeks) swi.ucollege.wustl.edu or contact swi@aratsci.wustl.edu or call 314-935-6720.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION OF NEW CREDIT AND CREDIT RECOVERY

New Credit – No more than 1 credit may be obtained per semester.  Limit of 2 credits may count toward graduation from a Fayette County Public School.  The two credits are for the entire high school career, including summer.

Credit Recovery – No limit.

A permission form MUST be obtained from your counselor prior to enrolling in a course.