Seniors AND Juniors are allowed two visits to colleges (see form for specific colleges) during the school year (taken before April 1), which are not counted as absences. Classwork should be completed prior to the absence.
Students must get the appropriate paperwork filled out from the counseling office and returned prior to their departure. Documentation must also be presented upon return to school. See form here.
Georgia Farm Bureau 2022 High School Art Contest--$25-$150 awards (deadline February 25, 2022)
Attention Artists! This contest is open to students in Georgia, grades 9-12, for the 2021-22 school year. Grand prize wins $50, second place wins $35, and third place wins $25. Ten district winners will receive $100 cash each, 2 state runners up will receive $150 additional cash, and the state winner will receive $250 additional cash. Artwork and entry form must be submitted to the Whitfield County Farm Bureau office at 1509 Chattanooga Road by February 25, 2022.
Stossel in the Classroom essay & video contests--$50-$2500 (deadline March 11, 2022)
The Stossel in the Classroom 2021-22 student essay and video contests are here—offering $25,000 in cash prizes for students & teachers! The essay and video contests are open to secondary schoolers, and undergrads can participate in the video contest. New this year—students can choose from multiple topics, and there’s a new middle school division with separate prizes! Check out the prizes, program updates, and entry details at the links below, then get your students started on their entries!
Probe is an annual program of college fairs that are held throughout the state of Georgia. The program is managed by the Georgia Education Articulation Committee (GEAC), whose sole mission is to disseminate information and stimulate interest in post-secondary education for students in Georgia. Hundreds of colleges from across the nation attend Probe each year to reach thousands of Georgia high school juniors and seniors. Probe fairs are free
Dalton State Honors Program
If you are hardworking and have a passion for inquiry, the Honors Program at Dalton State College could be for you! Contact Dr. Forrest Blackbourn, coordinator, at honors@daltonstate.edu or 706-272-2516. Students must have at least a 3.5 unweighted high school GPA, and SAT combined score of 1080 or an ACT combined score of 21. For more information, click here.
Advanced Manufacturing and Business Academy at the Northwest Georgia College and Career Academy
The Advanced Manufacturing and Business Academy is a curriculum designed to prepare students for a progressive career in the manufacturing industry. Students will gain foundational knowledge that will allow them to achieve both required certifications and college credits that will accelerate entry into the various manufacturing career opportunities. For more information go to the website.
Needed: Hospice volunteers
If you are interested in entering the medical profession, hospice volunteer experience can help your chances of getting into a good program. Volunteers may visit patients, read, sit with the patient, help in the office or assist with senior center activities. If you are interested call Hospice Advantage at 706-277-0050 and talk to Lauren Beasley, volunteer coordinator. You may also email her at lbeasley@hospiceadvantage.com.
ONmyLINE
Georgia ONmyLINE is a database of online programs and courses offered through the 29 accredited public colleges and universities within the University System of Georgia (USG). Students have access to a FREE self-assessment to discover if online learning is right for them at georgiaonmyline.org/are_you_ready. Qualified high school juniors and seniors can take online college courses through eCore. Go to georgiaonmyline.org/hsstudents for more information and see your counselor if you are interested.
Summer Start Program at Kennesaw State University
is open to incoming first-year students who have just graduated from high school. The program provides students the opportunity to take 2 credit-bearing classes, make a smooth transition into campus life, receive early registration for fall. To learn more about the program, please visit our website at uc.kennesaw.edu/summerstart.
Think BIG program with Stowers and Caterpillar
This program leads to an associates degree in Heavy Equipment Delar Service Technology. A student could pay for this program with money earned in the internships. Go to thinkbig.stowerscat.com or call 877-JOBS-SMC for more information.
Congressional Art Competition
Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Since the Artistic Discovery competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated. Students submit entries to their representative’s office, and panels of district artists select the winning entries. Winners are recognized both in their district and at an annual awards ceremony in Washington, DC. The winning works are displayed for one year at the U.S. Capitol. The opportunity to submit artwork will be in early Spring each year. Click here for more information.
The ESU is proud to announce the latest addition to our educational programming. For almost four decades the ESU National Shakespeare Monologue Competition has connected students to Shakespeare through performance. This new program is designed to help students express themselves through writing.
ESU National Shakespeare Writing Program
Creative and Analytical Writing Competitions
Prizes for Students and Teachers
Webinars and Workshops
Fun events throughout the year
Our first competition: The Modern Troubadour Writing Competition. Deadline for submissions: March 25th, 2022
This multi-modal program allows middle and high school students to interpret Shakespeare’s sonnets through creative writing, video, audio, and graphic arts. Students may submit their original works in multiple media types to win more prizes! Teachers win prizes too!
The ESU National Shakespeare Competition is a performance-based educational program serving grades 9-12. Since 1983, the competition has engaged more than 360,000 young people. Approximately 2,500 teachers and 20,000 students in nearly 60 ESU Branch communities participate each year. The ESU National Shakespeare Competition is aligned with modern educational practices. Participating students practice essential skills such as critical thinking, close reading and public speaking work through all 6 levels of Bloom's taxonomy, from recall to creation, increasing self-confidence through reading, analysis and performance of Shakespeare have multiple points of entry to explore universal themes and are challenged to decode for themselves the complex beauty of Shakespeare's language work with teachers and peers in a student-centered program of experiential and cross-curriculum learning meet local, state and national standards in English Language Arts and Drama