Junior Opportunities and Blood Drive

Below is a list of opportunities for juniors. I know it seems early to start thinking about college or scholarships but it will creep up on you-just ask the seniors!

1. NorthCentral Electric Power Association spoke with your students today about their Youth Leadership Tour and essay contest. NorthCentral selects one student from each school they serve to go to Jackson, MS for a three day leadership tour in the spring, followed by a trip to Washington DC over the summer. This is a great opportunity for your student to enhance their leadership skills while seeing how our government works first hand. To be considered for the Youth Tour, students must submit an essay about electric cooperatives by November 26. They can turn essays in to me before we leave for Thanksgiving and I will make sure they get to the NorthCentral office. Each junior should have received a packet today with more information. If your student did not receive one, please have them come by my office to pick up a copy.

2. The Get2College Center in Southaven is hosting a scholarship competition for high school juniors. The application is very short; it only requires them to answer two questions and submit a resume. The deadline is December 15. Here is a link to the application http://get2college.org/north-ms-get2college-junior-scholarship/

3. The application for MS Governor's School is now available. Again, this is a great opportunity for our students to gain leadership skills and earn college credit. If your student applies, encourage them to print a copy of their completed application prior to submitting. We had a few students last year that had to re-submit their applications at the last minute because of technical issues with the online application.  The application and more information can be found on the MGS website, http://web3.muw.edu/govschool/apply. The deadline to apply is February 4.


In other news, Student Council is hosting it's annual Blood Drive Tuesday, November 25.  We encourage students and parents to give if you are able. Life Blood gives a scholarship (or scholarships) to a senior(s) based on the number of units we collect through our drive. If you have any questions about the Blood Drive you can contact Megan Chapman at megan.chapman@dcsms.org.

Have a great weekend!