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This month we are focusing on careers and your vision for your future! Finish your vision board (this is your January stipend activity)
Complete your career assessment
Complete your February stipend activity: What did your assessment teach you?
Bring a friend to our meetings during the week of Valentine's Day!
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This is our WHY!
Academic performance (GPA)
75% of our students have GPA of 2.5 or higher
Academic performance (Standardized tests)
100% of our seniors met the state standard at proficient level for reading/language arts and math
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High school retention and graduation
100% of our students continued to the next grade level or graduated
Rigorous high school program of study
65% of our students graduated high school with a rigorous program of study (Advanced Studies Diploma)
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Post secondary (college) enrollment
65% of our seniors enrolled in college the fall semester after graduation
We love to brag on our students! Let us know what you’ve been up to!
NHS Senior, Thelma “Liz” Kestner, has been spending her time lately reading, going out with friends, & checking her William & Mary email! This year she has been involved with FBLA, BETA, Scholastic Bowl, and is getting ready for track season.
Seniors, Kage Price (CHS), Edgar Bal (CHS), and Mikaela Frye (NSH) recently visited Emory & Henry!
There's even more to look forward to!
More details as the event gets closer!
Community Service Event Spring College Tours
New UB Sweatshirts
Use the QR code to order your shirt.
SAT Prep Classes on Mondays @ 5-6:30 and Wednesdays @ 6-8 for the month of February starting on Feb. 3.
For those who signed up only
SAT/ACT Dates:
Feb 8 - ACT
Feb 21 - Registration deadline for the 3/8 SAT Feb. 28 - Registration deadline for the 4/5 ACT
Summer Academy 2025
We are so excited about this summer!
Happy Birthday!!
Abby Ploszaj 2/2
Abigail Sobal 2/5
Josie Morales 2/6
Olivia Gentry 2/13
Allyson Gutierrez 2/20
Sophie Milhorne 2/27
Briggs Meadows 2/28
Feb. 2 is National Job Shadowing Day!
We will celebrate this month by letting seniors speak about their job shadowing experience. It is also time for Juniors to apply! Use the QR to apply:
Questions? Contact us:
Traci Mitchell, Director tmitchell@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
FEBRUARY & MARCH SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINES
Don’t wait until the last minute! Let us know if you need help!
Seniors: Get your VHCC Foundation Scholarship application completed by May 15! https://www.vhcc.edu/vhcc-foundation-scholarships
Feb 3: Grandville P. Meade Scholarship - Check with your guidance office for this and other local scholarships!
Mar 1: Teen Alzheimer’s Awareness Scholarship (Alzheimer’s Foundation of America) https://alzfdn.org/scholarship/
Mar 14: The Society of the Cincinnati (in the State of Virginia) Scholarship https://thecollegecompanion.com/the-society-of-cincinnati-in-the-state-of-virginiascholarship/
Mar 18: Virginia Bankers’ Association Bank Day Scholarship Program https://www.vabankers.org/conferenceseminarschool/vba-bank-day-scholarship-program
Mar 21: Doodle for Google Scholarship https://doodles.google.com/d4g/how-it-works/
Mar 31: Janice M. Scott Memorial Scholarship https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarships/janice-m-scott-memorial-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! There is also a very large database of scholarships listed in BigFuture!!