Juniors:  Start looking at colleges and visit the website www.collegeboard.com to find the dates for the SAT administration.  Also consider taking the ACT and visit the website www.actstudent.org 

Seniors:  Visit the websites www.collegeboard.com and www.actstudent.org to find the dates for the SAT and ACT administration.  Finalize your decisions about college choices.  Obtain the applications and be familiar with what is needed for those applications.  Complete the College Counseling Form for Mrs. Mahaney and schedule an appointment with her soon.  Start asking teachers to write recommendations for you.  Think about Early Action and Early Decision for applying to schools and pay attention to deadlines.  FASFA forms are available in my office. 

The following websites are good resources for researching careers:

www.bls.gov/oco

www.jobhuntersbible.com

www.job-hunt.org/employers.shtml

www.resume-resource.com

www.careerbuilder.com

www.monster.com

www.hotjobs.com

Scholarship Information

Visit www.coca-colascholars.org to obtain information regarding the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation scholarship program for high school seniors.

The AXA Foundation, in assoication with US News & World Report, presents the AXA Achievement Scholarship. Please visit www.axa-achievement.com

Discover Colleges provides a FREE private college information service. Visit www.discovercolleges.com

Visit www.fastweb.com for more information on college searches and scholarships.

The Beales family of Boydton, Virginia has established a scholarship (Harriett Pittard Beales Scholarship) for an entering freshman at the College of William and Mary. Please email ljatki@wm.edu.

The National Commission for Cooperative Education is offering scholarships. Please visit www.co-op.edu for further information. Please pay attention to the deadlines.

Walmart Foundation is sponsoring a Sam Walton Community Scholarship from November 1, 2006 - January 12, 2007. Please visit www.walmartfoundation.org for details. The access code (SWCS) mus be used to access this application process.

The Best Buy Scholarship is sponsored by the Best Buy Children's Foundation and is administered by Scholarship America. Visit www.BestBuy.com./scholarships. The deadline for applications is February 15, 2007.

The Colonial Agricultural Educational Foundation, Inc. will offer 94 scholarships for the 2006-2007 academic year. Please visit www.colonialfarmcredit.com then click on "Scholarships" link on the left. The deadline for applications is March 1, 2007.

The Blackstone Woman's Club is offering a $250 scholarship to a graduating high school senior, who has a Blackstone mailing address, and plans to attend College /University in Fall 2007. Please see Mrs. Mahaney for the application. Deadline is May 10, 2007.

Kohl's Kids Who Care Recognition Program acknowledges those who transform their communities for the better. Visit www.kohlscorporation.com for scholarship information. The entry deadline is March 15, 2007.

The Delegate Tommy Wright Legistlative Scholarship is open to graduating seniors who live in the 61st Legislative District. Dr. Allen and Mrs. Mahaney have the applications. The deadline is Saturday, April 29, 2007.

Buggs Island Telephone Cooperative is sponsoring a scholarship program to seniors. Please see Mrs. Mahaney for details. The deadline is April 30, 2007.

Summer Programs

Southside Electric Cooperative is sponsoring high school juniors to the 2007 Rural Electric Washington Youth Tour that will be held June 10-14, 2007. If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Mahaney.

The Take Charge programs offers summer enrichment programs. Please call 757-489-5473 or visit the website www.tcharge.org for detailed information.

The College of William & Mary sponsors a Pre-Collegiate Summer Program in Early American History for Juniors and Seniors. Please see Mrs. Mahaney for details.

The University of Virginia is offering a summer enrichment program for students and teachers. Please visit http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/sep for more information.

The Virginia State Parks Youth Conservation has started acceptance application for the summer 2007 program. Visit www.dcr.virginia.gov/parks/ycc.htm

Ferrum College is offering a residential camp during the summer. Students can visit the website www.ferrum.edu/fcsec or call 540-365-2121.

University of Virginia is offering an Engineering School Open House on Saturday, February 24, 2007 from 9:00am - 3:00pm. Please visit the website www.seas.virginia.edu/openhouse.