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September Weekly Meetings, Theme, & Stipend Activity
What's New This Year
2023-24 Required Paperwork
Important Dates & Events
September Birthdays Scholarships
CONTACT US:
LeighAnnAdams,Director ladams@vhcc.edu
276-739-2506(work) 276-356-8609(cell)
StaceyDorton,AcademicCoordinator sdorton@vhcc.edu
276-739-2507(work)
276-608-9664(cell)
EllaRatcliffe-Sutherland,Office Manager
eratcliffe@vhcc.edu
276-739-2479(work)
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CHS:Wednesday,Sept.6@1:15or2:55
NHS:Wednesday,Sept.6@7:45am
HHS:Wednesday,Sept.6duringlunch
VHS:Thursday,Sept.7duringlunch
PHHS:Friday,Sept.8duringlunch
Inordertoreceiveyourfull stipendeachmonth,youmust completeanactivitythatfocuses oncollegereadinessthatis specifictoyourgradelevel. Activitieswillbeassignedduring weeklymeetings&through email.
Ifyoumiss2weeklymeetings withinamonth,youwillbe requiredtoschedulean individualmeeting.
Youmustcompletethe2023-24 requiredpaperworkinorderto receiveyourstipend!!
September is the month for STUDY SKILLS! What do you think a tomato and study skills have in common?? Come to the meetings and find out!!
The stipend activity for the month of September is a questionnaire called VARK. It helps students determine their learning style(s)!
O R I E N T A T I O N
'llBeThereForYou!
We
TheonewherewelearnallaboutVHCCUpwardBound.
Itisveryimportanttoattendthisfirstmeeting! S E P T E M B E R M E E T I N G T H E M E & S T I P E N D A C T I V I T Y : W E E K L Y M E E T I N G I N F O : N E W T H I S Y E A R : Check out our online, interactive calendar: www.vhcc.edu/upwardbound
IMPORTANT DATES & EVENTS:
Letusknowifyouhavequestions aboutanyoftheseevents!
SAT/ACTDATES:
September7:SATRegistrationDeadlineforOct7Test
September9:ACTTestDate
September22:ACTRegistrationDeadlineforOct28Test
October5:SATRegistrationDeadlineforNov4Test
October7:SATTestDate
Happy Birthday to our Upward Bound
f r i e n d s
Zackery Fritz 9/8
Jaclyn Boles 9/12
Amanda Perkins 9/14
Trystan Widener 9/25
Shaylen Cannon 9/29
There is a lot going on this month....use your planner!
The one where we don’t miss deadlines!
S C H O L A R S H I P S
September/October 2023
Applications accepted year-round on a rolling basis: Employment BOOST Scholarship https://employmentboost.com/scholarship/
Sept 15: The Gates Scholarship www.thegatesscholarship.org/scholarship
Sept 26: Quest Bridge National College Match www.questbridge.org
Sept 30: Don't Text and Drive Scholarship www.digitalresponsibility.org/donttext-and-drive-scholarship
Sept 30: United States Senate Youth Program https://ussenateyouth.org/thehearst-foundations/
Mid October: Tom Burkett Educational Scholarship (for Smyth County students only -- contact your Guidance Counselor)
Oct 2: Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation https://www.cocacolascholarsfoundation.org/apply/
Oct 8: AES Engineers Scholarship www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.php
Oct 17: College JumpStart Scholarship www.jumpstart-scholarship.net/applicationus
Oct 17: Heisman High School Scholarship www.heismanscholarship.com/about
Keep your Raise.me account up-to-date for micro-scholarships from participating colleges.
Seniors...scholarship drawings are underway at bigfuture.org/earn$$ for starting a career list, strengthening your college list, starting a scholarship list, completing the FAFSA, & applying to colleges. Don’t forget to log into your College Board account and complete these tasks!
