Year: 2018

GRASP Event- January 27th

Senator Mark R. Warner invites high school and middle school students, their parents, and school counselors to
Academy Day 2018. Attendees will be provided a comprehensive overview of the United States service academies
and their admission processes. In addition, students will be able to meet with officials from all five academies
as well as representatives from ROTC programs, Virginia Tech, and the Virginia Military Institute.

Representatives from Virginia Congressional offices will be available to answer questions
regarding the application procedures for congressional nominations. 

Save the Date

Saturday, March 24, 2018
10:00am – 1:00pm
Doors open at 9:30am
Program begins at 10:00am

Paramount Theater
215 East Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902

 For more information on the Academy Nomination Process,
please visit: http://www.warner.senate.gov

The Volgenau School of Engineering at George Mason University offers phenomenal opportunities for students who are interested in engineering, computer science, or information technology. The Volgenau School of Engineering is hosting two Volgenau Visit Days this spring.  These special engineering open house events are reserved for high school juniors, and feature a complimentary luncheon, admissions and academic information session, a tour of campus, and an opportunity to meet with faculty members from our academic programs.

The greater D.C. area is home to more than 20,000 information technology companies, and Mason proudly has the second largest concentration of research and development activity in the nation. Mason often stands in the national spotlight for its innovative and entrepreneurial programs, and the Volgenau School of Engineering is no exception. In fact, Affordable Colleges Online recently ranked the Volgenau School of Engineering as the #6 “High ROI College for Engineering Majors,“ highlighting the value of a Mason education.

HCPS will be offering Evening Drivers Ed courses at both Deep Run High School and Varina High School during second semester.

For more information, please click the link below.

HCPS Drivers Ed Night School

This is free event hosted by the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges. It is for any high school and undergraduate student with an interest in the veterinary medical profession.

When: Sunday March 4, 2018      1:30 PM—5:00 PM

Location: Grand Hyatt Washington
1000 H St NW
Washington, DC 20001

For more information and to register, please click the link below.

2018 AAVMC Save the Date Flyer w Regisration (ID 95988)

The VCU Future Studio, a free Saturday sculpture program for Richmond teens, is now taking applications for the Spring session. The Future Studio is open to high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The program will run on Saturdays from 10am-3pm, from February 3rd to April 7th. The application deadline is 1/18/18. Detailed information on the program, and a link to the online application form, can be found here: http://arts.vcu.edu/sculpture/future-studio/

The Future Studio is a partnership between the VCU Department of Sculpture + Extended Media, ART 180 and the VCU Institute for Contemporary Art. The program is designed to give local teens the chance to expand their creative potential within VCU’s world renowned sculpture facilities.

For those interested in taking Health and PE online over the summer, please click the link below for additional registration information.

2018 Online Health and PE Summer Flyer

**Please note that online Health and PE is capped at 500 students over the summer and there is a lottery system in place for the opportunity to register. The lottery opens on February 8th for those interested.*** 

The Writers Institute at Susquehanna University is offering an opportunity for high school students interested in Creative Writing.

Call for Submissions for the 2018 edition of The Apprentice Writer.

·       Submission period runs January 1^st through March 15^th.

·         The submission process is now completely online. Students can go to The Apprentice Writer webpage (www.apprenticewriter.com) or directly to the submission page at https://tinyurl.com/apprenticewriter2018

·         one outstanding writer and one runner up will be recognized in both poetry and prose. The outstanding writers will receive $200 each and runners up will receive $50 each.

For more information, please click on the submissions flyer below:

AW 2018 Call for Submissions flyer v2