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Mar
31
Summary of Admission to the University of Georgia First Year Class
March 28, 2008
Applications increased again this year, the third year of record number of applications. The Office of Admissions has continued its commitment to provide a full and equitable review of all applicants and to make the best possible admission decisions for the University and for the [...]
Mar
31
College and Scholarship Map
March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Don’t you want to let everyone know where you’re going to college? The guidance office is working with some of the wonderful Art department students to create a map that will display where each senior will be going after high school. If you want to have your name added along with the college you’re planning on [...]
Mar
17
Beware Senioritis #2
March 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Here’s another article I happened to run across in looking for something else. I found it referenced on College Board in their own article addressing how to combat Senioritis, so I looked up the original article entitled, “Slackers Beware.” Am I making the point yet??
* Hopping off my soapbox now*
Mar
17
What’s the Benefit of AP Courses?
March 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
One of the largest studies ever to have been done on AP courses has shown that students who take AP courses do better in college. Of course, this makes perfect sense when you think about it. Students who take these challenging courses learn how to write more effectively, analyze content and synthesize it with what [...]
Mar
14
West Point, anyone?
March 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Are you interested in participating in one of the 5 service academies? These include West Point, the Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy, the Merchant Marine Academy, and the Coast Guard Academy. If so, you will definitely want to participate in Academy Day, which will be on May 10 at Dobbins. You have to register [...]
Mar
10
Beware Senioritis
March 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
This is the time of year that our 12th graders develop the very hazardous characteristic called “senioritis.” Some may have caught it as early as the fall and, frighteningly enough, as we are working on meeting with our juniors for advisement, there are even some 11th graders who exhibit early signs. It is a classic occurrence among students [...]
