High School Announcements

Announcements
May 16, 2012

Juniors: If you are registered for AP Literature in the fall, please see Mrs. Cole for your summer reading assignments. Stop by room 117.
Honors (Pre-AP) World Lit. II (Grade 10) students need to pick up the summer project assignment from Mr. Trump or Ms. Walker for next school year. Mr. Jenkins also has copies of the book (Hiroshima) in his classroom

Students that will take AP Statistics next school year should report to Mr. Lupas' room – 112 to collect their Summer Assignment.

There will be a volleyball interest meeting on Friday, May 18 at 2:50 in the cafeteria.

Attention, Seniors! Please stop by Mrs. Overstreet's room if you do not receive a letter from your English or government teachers concerning Thursday's Senior Showcase Assembly, Class picnic, graduation practice, and graduation. It is very important that you receive this letter. Seniors, if the Guidance Dept does not receive a college acceptance letter or military enlistment notification by 3:00 today we will not announce your plans after graduation at the senior showcase. Students that have been accepted to Southside Community College do not need to worry about the letter because guidance already has the list of names directly from Southside VA Community College.

Seniors, you are expected to dress up for the Senior Showcase Assembly on Thursday, May 17. Young men, please wear dress shirt and tie and dress slacks. Young ladies, please wear either a dress or dressy blouse and skirt. We want to look our best on this very special day. Following the assembly, we will travel to Wilck's Lake for the Class picnic. Please wear your Class shirt to the picnic. You will have time to change before we board busses to the lake.

Seniors: If you have taken Dual Enrollment classes you need will need to request your transcript from Southside VA Community College to be sent to the college you plan to attend in the fall. This is the only way you will receive credit for your college classes.

Seniors: Ms. Ewing and Ms. Holcomb have not received many college acceptance letters. Remember to bring your college acceptance letter to the guidance office this week and if you received a scholarship from the college please bring the award letter also. This information is needed for the senior showcase.

Seniors: if you have been accepted to a 4 year college, please see Ms. Ewing for the Jackson-Garner-Evans scholarship.

The 2012-2013 Tobacco Scholarship will open on Monday, April 2nd. Please see Ms. Ewing for more information.

The University of Mary Washington is offering a summer enrichment program. See Ms. Ewing for more information.

The Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is offering a scholarship opportunity for high school seniors. You do NOT need to be Hispanic. See Ms. Ewing for more information.

Sports Activity busses will now run at 6:00 starting Tuesday
March 13th.

The Virginia State University Alumni Association is offering a scholarship to seniors. Please see Ms. Ewing for more information.

Juniors: The Southside Electric Cooperation is offering a scholarship for juniors. See Ms. Ewing if you are interested.

Seniors: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is offering a scholarship for seniors with a GPA of 3.0 or better. Seniors, please see Ms. Ewing if interested.

Any athlete that would like a team picture please see Mr. Kane for an envelope with prices to purchase the team picture.

Seniors: Pleas see Ms. Ewing for the Granville P. Meade Scholarship.

Ninth Grade Tutoring will be Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week. Be sure to sign up by lunch on the day you plan to stay.

Attention students! The JV and Varsity Soccer players are selling "Prince Edward" and "class of" t-shirts to raise money for the program. T-shirts come in a variety of colors and sizes. You can purchase your t-shirt from any of the players. T-shirts are $20 a piece or $35 for an order of two. Please make the checks payable to Prince Edward County High School.

The Piedmont Soil & Water Conservation District is offering a $1000 scholarship. Please see Ms. Ewing for more information.

FCCLA is still selling cookies. We were able to get another truck in yesterday. We only have a limited number of chocolate chip, M and M and peanut butter cookies. First come, first served. Thanks for your support.

Important Dates

Keep the following dates in mind if you are a Senior:

May 11th Senior Trip
May 17th Senior Showcase and Picnic

If you are interested in participating in the Black History month assembly, please sign up in guidance.

Seniors: the Martha E. Forrester Council has a scholarship opportunity. Please see Ms. Ewing for more information.

Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors: UVA is offering a Summer Enrichment Program. See Ms. Ewing for more information.

Seniors: the Colonial Agricultural Educational Foundation is offering a scholarship. See Ms. Ewing for more information.

Students who submitted an application for Governor's School, please return your shadowing permission slip as soon as possible.

Any Juniors interested in being on the prom committee please sign up with Mr. Sims in guidance by Thursday evening.

If you are a senior and plan to attend college in the fall and you did not attend the financial aid event last Wednesday stop by guidance during announcements to pick up an information packet to share with your parents.

ATTENTION SENIORS: If you did NOT have your formal and/or casual senior portraits taken by Mrs. Layden, please bring in an electronic copy of your pictures to the Yearbook room, Room 99, as soon as possible. If you have not been able to have your portraits taken, we can help you out so you will be included in the senior section of the yearbook.

Seniors: if one of your blood relatives was affected by the school closing, please see Ms. Ewing in guidance or Ms. Mosley in the main office for the Lest We Forget scholarship.

Saint Paul’s College will be having Open Houses on the following dates: May 5th. Juniors/Seniors: if you are interested in St. Paul’s College, see Ms. Ewing for a flyer.

SAT TEST DATES FOR 2011-2012

Test Date	Register By	Late Registration
June 2, 2012	May 8, 2012	May 22, 2012*

Fees: $49.00 Regular Registration *$75.00 Late Registration

ACT TEST DATES FOR 2011-2012 Register online at: http://www.actstudent.org

Test Date	Register by	Late Registration
June 9, 2012	May 4, 2012	May 5-18, 2012

Fees:
$34.00 – ACT (No Writing) add $21.00 for late registration
$49.50 – ACT (Plus Writing) add $21.00 for late registration

Visitor parking is now located in front of the high school during school hours from 8:30AM to 2:30PM. Additional visitor parking is located in front of the Career and Technical Education Center.

ALL SPORTS PASSES

Student	$20.00
Individual	$55.00
Family	$80.00

Up to 4 -$15.00 each additional person. All Varsity Regular Season Games will be $6.00 this year and JV games will be $5.00
Contact Rodney Kane Athletic Director for more information 434-315-2102

Please see MS. Ewing if you are interested in the following:

Earl T. Jones Honor Scholarship.

If you are interested in pursuing a career in engineering, math, physics, or computer science, get information on the Bell & Bell scholarship.

Seniors: If you are interested in Randolph College, there is a scholarship opportunity if you attend.

Seniors: If you are interested in the George E. Allen Scholarship.

Seniors: if you are interested in pursuing a career in engineering there is a scholarship opportunity.

Scholarship Opportunity for Students in Grades 9-12: Virginia PTA is proud to sponsor a Citizenship Essay Project. The 2011-2012 theme is ‘community Responsibility’. You must write an essay. See Ms. Ewing for more information.

Bear Creek Lake State Park is recruiting for summer jobs. Please see Ms. Ewing if interested.

Seniors: see Ms. Ewing about the Lee-Jackson Educational Foundation Scholarship

Seniors: see Ms. Ewing about the American Fire Sprinkler Association Scholarship

Best Buy is offering scholarships to students in 9-12. See Ms. Ewing for more information

The Virginia State Parks Youth Conservation Corps is now accepting applications. See Ms. Ewing for more information

The Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia is sponsoring a History Essay Contest for high school seniors. See Ms. Ewing for more information.

Seniors – become a member of the Virginia Credit Union and be eligible for their scholarship. See Ms. Ewing for more information.

The American Education Center/Scholarship is offering a $1000 scholarship for students in grades 9 – 12. See Ms. Ewing for more information.

Important announcement for all 17 and 18 year old men
When your turn 18, it is your civic responsibility to register with Selective Service. Registering with Selective Service is a federal law and those who fail to register may be denied student loans, job training, government jobs, and driver’s licenses in most states. You can get a Selective Service registration a card at your local post office or register online at www.sss.gov. If you have any questions regarding registration, please speak with your Selective Service registrar or your guidance counselor.

Seniors, if you need help with college searches, college applications, SAT/ACT registrations please stop by the college lab held every Tuesday in the library from 3:30 – 5:00 pm. GEARUP students you will need a resume and essay as part of your scholarship application, these are things you can start working on now.