UB TUNED IN NOVEMBER 2023
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WHAT THIS ISSUE CONTAINS:
November Weekly Meetings Upcoming Events and Important Dates November Birthdays Students in the Spotlight Scholarship Deadlines
NOVEMBER MEETINGS:
WH ER E SEE YOURSELF IN 3-5 YEARS? DO YOU
NOVEMBER STIPEND ACTIVITY:
Complete the Career Assessment in your College Board / Big Future account. https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/
CONTACT US: Leigh Ann Adams, Director ladams@vhcc.edu 276-739-2506 Stacey Dorton, Academic Coordinator sdorton@vhcc.edu 276-739-2507 Ella Ratcliffe-Sutherland, Office Manager eratcliffe@vhcc.edu 276-739-2479
There will be no Upward Bound meetings the week of Thanksgiving!
EVENTS & IMPORTANT DATES Nov 2: VHS Senior Parent Meeting at 6pm-7pm in the VHS Library Nov 4: Roanoke College Tour Check your email for pick up and drop off times & locations!
Don’t FALL behind in your classes! Remember to use your free BRAINFUSE tutoring account if you need extra help. It is available for all subjects 24/7!
SAT/ACT INFORMATION Nov 2: SAT Registration deadline for the 12/2 test Nov 3: ACT Registration deadline for the 12/9 test Nov 4: SAT Test Day
VIRTUAL EVENTS Nov 7: Succeeding in College as a First Gen Student @ 8pm-9pm Register for this event here:
www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org/event/ first-gen-2023
Nov 12: Virtual College Fair @ 1pm-6pm Register for this event here: www.nacacattend.org/23VirtualNov12
Nov 28: Preparing to Complete the FAFSA @ 8p-9pm Register for this event here:
www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org/event/ completing-fafsa-2023
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Taylor McNeil 11/12 Shasta Winters 11/16 Emily Neal 11/17 Kendon Lester 11/19 Alison Burcham 11/20 Maddie Bowers 11/24 Caitlin Doane 11/28 Alove Cole 11/30
CHECK YOUR EMAIL FOR ALL UB INFORMATION! Links and information for all events can also be found on our interactive calendar on the UB website: www.vhcc.edu/upwardbound
STUDENTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT We love celebrating our students! Let us know about your awards, accomplishments, scholarships, or anything else fun going on in your life! Congratulations to Amanda Perkins (CHS) who was nominated to attend the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Boston this past summer. Amanda says the experience was 3 days of jam-packed fun, with speakers who had won awards from all over the world! She earned an Award of Excellence for continued outstanding academic performance, leadership potential, & dedication to serving humanity. Wow! Way to go Amanda!
Abby Gonzalez (CHS) recently completed her SCORE job shadowing in the Smyth County Circuit Court with Clerk of the Court John Graham. She saw Clerk Graham also moderate a forum on the Emory & Henry Health Sciences Campus. During her day, she was also able to observe Drug Recovery Court and Traffic Court.
Alison Burcham (PHHS), dressed as Alice in Wonderland, recently participated in the Halloween hike to the Channels with Mr. Hoffman (PHHS) and Mr. Ahn (HHS). It looks like a very fun day for both schools!
CHS theater students recently won 1st place at regionals with their play “Booby Trap.” UB students Melanie Chontal (who won 3rd place for Best Actor), Abby Gonzalez, and Allyson Gutierrez were actors in the play. They will perform in Super Regionals on Nov. 18 at Eastside High School. Congrats to all!!
Melanie Chontal (3rd placeBest Actor)
Abby Gonzalez
Allyson Gutierrez
UB TUNED IN NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2023 SCHOLARSHIPS
STAY UP TO DATE WITH SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINES! www.vhcc.edu/upwardbound
Nov 2: Prudential Spirit of Community Award www.prudential.com/links/about/emergingvisionaries Nov 3: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Scholarship www.vmfa.museum/programs/college/visual-arts-fellowships/ Nov 15: Flip Flops and Apple Sauce Marketing Scholarship www.flipflopsandapplesauce.com/scholarship/ Nov 16: Jack Kent Cook Foundation Scholarship www.jkcf.org/ourscholarships/college-scholarship-program/ Dec 1: Virginia Tech Raise.me Scholarships Dec 1: Hagan Scholarship haganscholarships.org Dec 1: United States Senate Youth Program ussenateyouth.org Dec 1: Ron Brown Scholar Program ronbrown.org/apply/ron-brownscholarship Dec 15: Burger King Scholars Program bk-scholars.com Dec 18: Equitable Excellence Scholarship www.equitable.com/foundation/equitable-excellence-scholarship Dec 31: Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship www.genkellyscholarship.com Accepted year round, on a rolling basis: Employment BOOST Scholarship www.employmentboost.com/scholarship Seniors & Juniors...scholarship drawings are underway at bigfuture.collegeboard.org! Don’t forget to log into your College Board account and complete the tasks on your dashboard!