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Calling all homeroom students!!!

Dr. McLauchlan 11/05/2012

Peer MentoringACT/SATCollege DaysEOCT Test DatesYearbookStudent CouncilAP/Honor’s ClubStudy AbroadCommunity Leader AwardILP’sEvents CalendarIn The News

Agenda

PEER MENTORING HAS STARTED!

See your class connect for dates and times

PEER MENTORING HAS STARTED Peer Mentor sessions are designed my

students for students. Peer Mentors create subject area Power Point presentations designed to review subject content and have fun. Each Peer Mentor Session will have an Advisor present to supervise and assist.

Sessions take place Monday – Friday 4:30-5, and they re already in your daily/weekly plan

SUBJECTS AND SCHEDULE (4:30-5)

Algebra 1- Monday and Friday American Literature- Tuesday Biology- Tuesday and Thursday British Literature- Tuesday and Thursday Chemistry- Tuesday and Thursday Geometry- Tuesday and Thursday Literary Analysis and Composition- Tuesday & Friday

GET THE COLLEGE 411ACT SATCOLLEGE VISITATIONCAMPUS TOURS

Test Date Registration Deadline

(Late Fee Required)

December 8, 2012 November 2, 2012 November 3 – 16, 2012

February 9, 2013* January 11, 2013 January 12 – 18, 2013

April 13, 2013 March 8, 2013 March 9 – 22, 2013

June 8, 2013 May 3, 2013 May 4 – 17, 2013

ACT Registration

SAT Registration

This Tour is planned for 10th and 11th Grade Students..

You must register at the following link: http://tinyurl.com/KENNESAWSTATE

**Please note you must pay for parking…

$3 for the first hour, additional $1 for every half hour thereafter, maximum $10 per day, Lost ticket $10

Mrs. Whidbee & Mrs. Rowell

Kennesaw State University Campus Tour

November 8, 20129:45 am

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS TOUR

NOVEMBER 15, 20129:45 AM

This Tour is planned for 10th and 11th Grade Students..

You must register at the following link by November 12th:

http://tinyurl.com/GASTATEUNIVERSITY

Each prospective student must be registered separately with their parent counted as their additional guest. Register by November 12th

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Mrs. Whidbee & Mrs. Rowell

Dec 10-12

EOCT TEST DATES FOR BLOCK STUDENTS

Need extra help for your upcoming EOCT test?Please join the EOCT Review SessionsDecember 7, 2012Complete this survey if you plan to attend:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dGM4UkpWZ3ctNTFnc19yc3ZTeU5KcHc6MQLink found in your Monday News

CLUBS & STUFF

YEARBOOK IS HERE Mrs. Maxwell, Ms. Newell, and Ms.

Davison are off to a great start with the Yearbook.

Keep and eye out for more information regarding how YOU can be a part of making our first official yearbook AMAZING!!

(file transfer yearbook flyer)

LIST OF CLUBS Babysitter’s Club Character Club Cooking Club Coping with Life Creative writing club GCA Faith and Worship club Glee Club Model UN Movie Club Photography Club Sci-Fi Club Science Success Club Book Club (survey)

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5JTPMTX Student Council Club (file transfer info)

STUDENT COUNCIL Student Council meets the 2nd and 4th

Tuesday at Noon http://tinyurl.com/mmurphyclass Student Council is a fun way to get

involved at your school, make friends and plan events. Getting involved with Student Council gives you the opportunity to make your school a better place to be for all! 

File transfer handout

Open to all who are enrolled in or STRIVE to be enrolled in an AP or Honors course at

GCA. Get to know other students with similar

goals and aspirations! Guest speakers will go over everything you

need to know to excel in these classes, and explain how these classes can help with

college admissions. Post-secondary info, as well as enrichment,

Dual Enrollment and study abroad opportunities will also be discussed!

This will be a great club for a college resume’!! 1st and 3rd Wed of month at noon. (See GCA Calendar) http://tinyurl.com/mrscarrollbowmansclassroom

Starting on Nov. 7

AP/Honors Club!!

Study Abroad Opportunities :

Option #1: Please find below an announcement from ED/IFLE on a Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program opportunity for a four week seminar to China in summer 2013.The application deadline is December 10.http://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpssap/elsecseminars.html Option #2:The Department of State is currently recruiting for several study abroad scholarship programs for U.S. citizen high school students.The U.S. Department of State announces scholarships for American high school students to study abroad:The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) offers merit-based scholarships to U. S. high-school aged students for overseas study of seven critical foreign languages: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Korean, Persian (Tajik), Russian and Turkish. The NSLI-Y program is designed to immerse participants in the cultural life of the host country, giving them invaluable formal and informal language practice and sparking a lifetime interest in foreign languages and cultures. Applications for summer 2013 and academic year 2013-2014 programs are due November 1, 2012.

Visit www.nsliforyouth.org for more information.

PRUDENTIAL SPIRIT OF

COMMUNITY AWARD

2012Precious Kofie- GCA

Sponsor

ARE YOU A LEADER IN YOUR COMMUNITY?

Apply now to become GCA’s Spirit of the Community Award Recipient

Several students in grades 9-11th will be recognized as honorees

The top student will be recommended as GCA’s representative in the National Prudential Spirit of Community Award Competition

HOW DO I APPLY? Complete online application form at

http://spirit.prudential.com or www.nassp.org/spirit

Application Deadline is November 5th, 2012

The GCA top applicant and all other honorable mentions will be announced by December 1st, 2012

(file transfer information)

BENEFITS OF THIS AWARD A great addition to your resume

Qualify for $1000 in unrestricted prize money

Qualify for a trip for you and your family to Washington DC

MISCELLANEOUS

…..but very important…….

I will be scheduling some

ILP’s this month, so check your Kmails

November ILP’s

http://tinyurl.com/GCAEventCalendar

HAVE AN AWESOME WEEK

Any questions???

Type them in the chatbox, or grab the mic!!