March 11, 2024

Upcoming Events:

March 12- ACT for Juniors at Aquinas

March 14- Junior Volunteer Program at Piedmont Hospital- Apps Due

March 15- Boys and Girls State Interest email DUE to Mrs. Darley

March 20- East Georgia State College- visit during both lunches

March 26- SAT for Juniors at Aquinas

April 4- Lincoln Tech- visit during both lunches

Lincoln Tech- Will be Visiting AHS on April 4th

Established in 1919 as Nashville Auto-Diesel College (NADC), Lincoln Tech’s Nashville campus is carrying on the strong, enduring NADC tradition and is continuing to educate generations of students for successful futures in the Auto, Diesel, Collision Repair, Heavy Equipment, and Welding industries. The campus enjoys working relationships with multiple Caterpillar dealers throughout the United States from Ryder Trucks, to Thermo King and Scott Equipment—as well as other top employers in the Auto, Diesel, and Heavy Equipment Fields. To learn more about the school, click HERE.

Georgia Boys and Girls State

Georgia Boys and Girls State is a comprehensive one-week experience in state and local government and is a program of the American Legion Department of Georgia. ​It is a “leadership action program” where qualified high school rising seniors (current juniors) take part in a practical government course. AHS has limited spots of the number of students we can send for participation. If you are interested in participating, submit one paragraph of why you would be a good representative to represent Aquinas at Boys/Girls State and submit to Mrs. Darley through email by March 15. Based on the number interested, we will find out how many can participate. Those selected will be notified by Spring Break.

Girls State- June 9-14

Boys State- June 9-15

Both programs take place at Valdosta State University

Attention Georgia High School Seniors! GAfutures is thrilled to announce that we've partnered with the University System of Georgia and the Technical College System of Georgia to offer application fee waivers throughout the month of March.

Take advantage here:

https://www.gafutures.org/.../application-fee-waivers/

• SLE is a one-week program for current Juniors (High School Class of 2025) to visit West Point in June.
• Students in this program get to spend the week with our cadets, live in the barracks, and eat in the mess hall.
• Learn about West Point’s world class academics by trying 5 of our 17 academic workshops.
• Learn about military training and becoming a Leader of Character at West Point by completing two military days to include rappelling, Zodiac boats, combatives (like Jiu-Jitsu) training and more!
• Challenge themselves physically by attempting the Candidate Fitness Assessment, conducting physical training, and sports.
• Complete their admissions interview with a cadet.
• Spend the week making friends with other students from all over the US who are applying to West Point.

Priority application deadline for SLE is the following Friday on March 15^th and we will accept applications until April 15^th. SLE is competitive and not all who apply are offered to attend.

Learn more about SLE- https://www.westpoint.edu/admissions/summer-program

Apply now- https://apply.westpoint.edu/portal/candidate

As a parent, watching your high school senior transition from adolescence to adulthood is both exciting and nerve-wracking. After months of college applications, essays, and waiting, your child is about to be accepted to multiple colleges, and soon it will be time for the “second look” visits. These visits are crucial in helping your child make their final decision about where to attend college.

Click HERE for the rest of the article.

Youth Leadership Columbia County is a program designed to educate through experience and motivate young leaders and enable them to take an active role in their community. This will result in strong leaders who have hope for the future and the tools to influence a positive and progressive community.

Participants must be rising sophomores, juniors or seniors in Columbia County high schools or residents of Columbia County. They are selected after consideration of their recognized and potential leadership and the merit of their application. The Selection Committee strives to achieve a geographical, racial and socio-economic balance in their selections.

Youth Leadership Class of 2025 applications are available now and due April 5th!

Apply Here

The Medical College of Georgia is proud to provide an exciting opportunity, from one of the oldest healthcare diversity pathway programs in the United States that begun in 1970 the SEEP Pathway Program. The SEEP Program, which is a six-week virtual program for students who are Georgia residents and are currently enrolled high school juniors and seniors or recent graduates who have demonstrated academic excellence and expressed a passion towards a career in the medicine.  

For information more about our SEEP Pre College Summer Program, please see this Brochure- SEEP PRE COLLEGE BROCHURE

The deadline for receiving all applications and supporting documents is March 11, 2024. Apply HERE.

In this free webinar, ACT and Collegewise will help your students uncover:

• How to find and prepare for a great-fit college for their interests and lifestyle preferences.
• Important skills students should start developing in high school that will help them in college and beyond.
• What factors to consider to find and build their college community.
•  What resources their college may have available to help them settle in and succeed.
• ...and so much more!

Let us help take your students and families from nervous to thriving when it comes to being ready for college — join us! 

The Roadmap to Success: Preparing Early for Your Best College Experience 

Wednesday, March 27 

6:00 p.m. CT

Register HERE.

P.S. Whether you’re able to watch live or you have something come up, all registrants get the recording sent to their email after the event.

TeenLife's guide, Your Future in STEM 2024 is out. They talk about how underrepresented groups are being supported, lesser-known careers, the importance of combining STEM with arts and humanities, and more!

Filled with helpful resources and opportunities, we invite you to download the guide today to help with planning a future in STEM.  What's included? 

• AI is Transforming STEM Studies: Here's What to Know 
• Your Future in STEM: What Can You Earn?
• STEM Scholarships & Resources
• How to Prepare for a STEM Major in High School 
• Much, much more!

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Maria Darley

Director of College Counseling

[email protected]

706-736-5516

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