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Triumph & Tragedy 2007
Application Deadline: January 19, 2007
Historical Papers due: January 19, 2007
District I History Day: Saturday, February 3, 2007 at the UGA Tate Student Center
See Mr. Marine or Dr. Reid for details.
If you are looking for employment, then follow this link. It will take you to the Georgia Department of Labor page. You will need to fill out the information required for a work permit. If you have questions or difficulties, please contact the Guidance Office.
https://www.dol.state.ga.us/WS4-MW5/cics.jsp?TRANSID=WP17&FRMNAME=WP17
Essay contest for 9th and 10th Graders: Topic covers Ayn Rand's novel Anthem;
Essay contest for 11th and 12th Graders: Topic covers Ayn Ran's novel The Fountainhead.
Top Prize: $10,000
See Mr. Marine for details.
Open to all Juniors!
Deadline: November 27, 2006
Topic:
You are the Secretary General of the United Nations in 2006. As part of your job, you must address the General Assembly of all 200 Member Countries each year in a speech called "The State of the World." As Secretary General, this is your opportunity to speak out to the entire world about the most important issues facing the international community of nations in 2006.
As you do every year, you choose three topics to address to the world. What would they be? Why are they the most important issues facing the nations of the world in 2006? What do you propose to do to address these issues? You may elaborate on just one topic or up to three topics.
Essay Length: 3 to 5 pages
First Place: $1000 Scholarship
Second Place: $500 Scholarship
Third Place: $250 Scholarship
See Mr. Marine or Dr. Reid for details.
Contest Deadline: November 15, 2006
1st Prize: $500 plus a full scholarship to the Broken Bridge Writing Workshops (Summer 2007)
Students may enter one to three poems.
See Mr. Marine for details.
Sponsored by Hollins University, the Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest is now in its forty-fourth year.
1st Place: $200 Cash Prize
2nd Place: $25 Cash Prize
Deadline: November 15, 2006
See Mr. Marine for details.
Over $3000 in Prizes
Top Essays are published.
See Mr. Marine for details.
8th Annual Young Writers Award Competition
Students may submit work in one of three categories: Fiction (short story or one-act play), Non-Fiction (personal or academic essay), or Poetry
1st Place: $500
2nd Place: $250
Open to 10th, 11th, and 12th Graders
For more details, see Mr. Marine.
Part I: Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Administered in a convenient 90 minute block of time during or after the school day at the students' own high schools. 25 multiple choice questions, ranging in difficulty, covering all levels of pre-calculus mathematics included in the Georgia state high school mathematics curriculum. Scored at Kennesaw State University.
Part II: Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Students scoring in the top 5% - 10% statewide on Part I will be invited to participate.
For more details, please see Mr. Marine or Mr. Fitzsimmons.
Applications are now being accepted for the 2006 Jackson EMC Energy Bowl Compeition.
The winning student will receive the following:
a $1000 Scholarship
an all-expense paid trip as one of Jackson EMC's representatives on the Washington, D. C. Youth Tour, June 7 - 14, 2007 and
a $1000 Grant for the winning high school.
See Mr. Marine for details!