Meet Montreat

We cordially invite you to join us for an
evening of introduction to Montreat College,
a Christ-centered liberal arts institution
located two hours west of Charlotte.
Join us for a special Meet Montreat event
focused on our Cybersecurity program, one of the
only four-year cybersecurity degrees offered at a
private college or university in North Carolina.
Meet President Paul J. Maurer, and hear his
vision for Montreat College. Learn how the
college is responding to the exponentially
growing demand for cyber professionals who can
solve today’s cybersecurity problems through an
ethical, Christ-centered framework.
Interact with cybersecurity professors and
professionals, and learn more about how Montreat
College prepares students for one of the fastest
growing job markets in the world.

Tuesday, March 22
The home of David & Caroline Simas
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
2036 Ferncliff Road
Charlotte, NC 28211

Please RSVP at montreat.edu/MeetMontreat

RSVP by March 15.

NC State Summer College in Biotechnology and Life Science

Summer College in Biotechnology (SCIBLS) is a four-week program offering outstanding high school students interested in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics an opportunity to earn letter-graded college credit in biotechnology and life sciences disciplines.
SCIBLS is an academic experience, not a summer camp. Coursework is designed to be a challenging experience for college-bound students. SCIBLS students will:

• Learn, through hands-on experience, cutting-edge scientific techniques in NC State laboratories
• Interact with undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral scientists, and faculty
• Tour research facilities and enterprises in Research Triangle Park and visit with industry professionals

SCIBLS students are also NC State students! They will receive an official NC State student identification card and email account. SCIBLS students are encouraged to use the library, eat in the dining halls, work out in the gym, and participate in activities at Talley Student Center.


Learn more HERE.

Martha Guy Summer Institute - Deadline Extended

The deadline for applications to the 2016 cohort of the Martha Guy Summer Institute has been extended to Friday, March 4, 2016 due to recent weather issues in the region.  Please see details about the program noted below.

The “best” summer opportunity awaits current high school juniors on the campus of Appalachian State University located in beautiful Boone, North Carolina. The MarthaGuy Summer Institute for Future Business Leaders (MGSI) has a solid, 12-year history of inspiring students through exploration of the business world, and we are now accepting applications for our 2016 Cohort.

Unique aspects of MGSI:

• Unlike most summer opportunities, MGSI combines a residential experience with out of state travel.  Following two weeks on campus at Appalachian State University, the program concludes with a week of travel to various business and cultural/entertainment sites.
• Each MGSI class is small. Twenty-four students are selected. The group size provides a much more intimate, personal experience for each participant.
• It is quite affordable considering the extensive travel, excursions and activities; tuition is $1,500 plus a meal plan fee of $325.

**Need-based scholarships for tuition are available to qualified applicants.

Which students are well suited for MGSI?

• We are seeking students who have a sincere interest in business as a college major and demonstrate leadership potential.  Some candidates have an entrepreneurial spirit, or have unique or extensive part-time work experience.   Also consider your most competitive students among under-represented groups and populations.  Interested students should demonstrate academic achievement.
• Students who embrace and appreciate new people, opportunities and experiences are ideal for MGSI.  They should also be well-prepared to be away from home and able to manage a demanding schedule.
• Application deadline has been EXTENDED to Friday, March 4, 2016

Only current juniors are accepted for this program.  If selected, students will be required to participate in an in-person interview.  We currently have locations in Asheville, Boone, Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh. 

Here is a link to the website:  marthaguy.appstate.edu

Grammy Camp

Go to summer camp with Grammy Pros! Apply by March 31st at grammyintheschools.com.

University of Houston

COUGAR PREVIEW
UH Open House
Saturday, April 2, 2016

The University of Houston invites your students to experience the excitement of UH firsthand at Cougar Preview — our largest open house held twice each year — Saturday, April 2, 2016! 

At Cougar Preview, students will have the chance to:

Tour our beautiful 667-acre campus, including a sneak peek inside our residence halls.
Learn about admission requirements, academic programs and more than 500 student organizations.
Speak to faculty and staff about your future at UH.
Bring friends and family.

Registration is Now Open!

http://www.uh.edu/admissions/connect/schedule-visit/cougar-preview/index.php

Georgia Tech 2015 Undergraduate Enrollment Report

Click HERE to view the report.

Drexel Summer Institute

Drexel offers high school students a range of academic programs during the summer to explore what life in college is all about. Offering both residential and day options, your students can take advantage of Drexel faculty-led workshops, labs, facilities, and all the city of Philadelphia has to offer. The Classes At Drexel's Summer Institutes, students learn in classrooms ranging from a state-of-the-art recording studio to a securities trading lab to a designer boutique to a salt marsh. In other words, this is a different kind of school, and a different kind of summer vacation. The Teachers Summer Institutes programs are led by Drexel University professors. Our faculty are successful artists, business leaders, practicing doctors, counseling professionals, lawyers, engineers, and expert scientists, and they're ready to teach your students what they've learned from working in their industries. The Campus and Beyond College is about more than just classes. At Drexel's Summer Institutes students will make new friends, experience the life of an undergrad on campus, and explore the historic city of Philadelphia. With residential and commuting options, and programs that range in length from one to five weeks, school could be the most exciting thing they do all summer. If you think your students would benefit from these programs, we encourage you to share more information with them. You can read about the Summer Institutes at Drexel University, including a complete list of programs, dates, and application instructions on the Summer Institutes website.

Important Dates

Juniors! Remember to register for the SAT and ACT this spring. Here are some important dates to remember:

Liberty's CFAW

Several Northside students are attending CFAW at Liberty this spring. Are you??

Learn more about CFAW at Liberty at www.liberty.edu/cfaw.

North Carolina Public Universities Open House and Visit Opportunities

Juniors! Remember to continue visiting the schools on your radar to help narrow it down to the final list of schools to which you will apply. Click on the schools below to learn more about their campus visit procedures and Open House opportunities:

Appalachian State University
East Carolina Univeristy  
*Elizabeth City State University
*Fayetteville State University
*North Carolina Central University
NC State University
*NC A&T State University
UNC Asheville
UNC Chapel Hill
UNC Charlotte
UNC Greensboro  
UNC Pembroke 
UNC Wilmington
Western Carolina University 
*Winston-Salem State University

*HBCU

NC State Engineering Updates

Updates from NC State's Engineering Department:

The NC State Engineering Open House will be held on Saturday, March 19th from 9:30am-1:30pm. Students and parents should plan to arrive and park on Centennial Campus. Learn more HERE.

The application deadline for the Raleigh Engineering Summer Program is March 27th. A partnering program will take place right here in Charlotte. Please visit go.ncsu.edu/espinfo for more information.

Truth and College

The College at Southeastern is excited to welcome high schoolers to Truth and College: Honoring Christ in College and Beyond. At this event, students will be challenged to think well about their college decisions and about how they may participate Christianly at school, at work, and in other areas of their lives.

Learn more about this FREE event taking place on March 3rd HERE.

Experience American - Summer Program

Experience America is a summer camp company based in Seattle, Washington that started five years ago with the goal of creating Summer programs for high school students. So far the feedback from students has been excellent (Link to our Google Reviews).

Our 2016 Summer programs were developed with the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle, Washington, as well as The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) in Los Angeles, California. Our three programs are: Entrepreneurship (UW), Game Experience (UW), and Fashion (FIDM).

 

Learn more about the opportunities available through Experience America HERE.

 

 

 

 

SAT vs. ACT

Learn more about the differences between the SAT and the ACT HERE.

NCAA Requirements

DIVISION I ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

Students who enroll full time at an NCAA Division I school this fall must graduate high school and meet ALL the following requirements:

• Complete 16 core courses:
• Four years of English
• Three years of math (Algebra 1 or higher)
• Two years of natural/physical science (including one year of lab science if your high school offers it)
• One additional year of English, math or natural/physical science
• Two years of social science
• Four additional years of English, math, natural/physical science, social science, foreign language, comparative religion or philosophy
   
• Complete 10 core courses, including seven in English, math or natural/physical science, before the start of the seventh semester. Once students begin their seventh semester, they must have more than 10 core courses completed to be able to repeat or replace any of the 10 courses used in the preliminary academic certification.
   
• Earn at least a 2.3 GPA in their core courses.
   
• Earn an SAT combined score or ACT sum score matching their core-course GPA on the Division I sliding scale, which balances their test score and core-course GPA. If students have a low test score, they will need a higher core-course GPA to be eligible. If they have a low core-course GPA, they will need a higher test score to be eligible. 

For more resources regarding these changes, visit NCAA.org/student-athletes/play-division-i-sports or the Division I Academic Requirements Guide.

TEST SCORE SUBMISSIONS

In order for a student's academic certification to be processed, the student must have ACT or SAT scores submitted to the NCAA Eligibility Center directly from the testing agency. Click here for step-by-step instructions on how you can request to have test scores sent.

 

Harvard Summer School

Harvard University is offering two-week pre-college programs and a seven-week secondary school program this summer! Learn more about the programs at:

summer.harvard.edu/pre-college

and

summer.harvard.edu/secondaryschool

Charlotte National College Fair

The National College Fair will be in Charlotte on Sunday, March 20th from 12pm - 4pm at the Charlotte Convention Center.

Before the fair, go to www.nacacnet.org/ncfstudent to register for the fair, watch the overview video and learn about different types of colleges.

See a list of schools attending the fair at http://bit.ly/NCFExhibitorSearch.

Register to attend at www.gotomyncf.com.

Don't miss this "one-stop shopping" opportunity!

University of Alabama Information Reception

The University of Alabama invites you to an Information Recpetion on February 24th at 7:00pm at the Westin Uptown.

RSVP at gobama.ua.edu/charlotte-reception

HOBY State Leadership Seminar

HOBY programs are conducted annually throughout the United States, serving local and international high school students. HOBY programs provide students selected by their schools to participate in unique leadership training, service-learning and motivation-building experiences. 

A HOBY seminar will be held at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem from June 10-12. 

Learn more HERE. 

 

HOBY programs are conducted annually throughout the United States, serving local and international high school students. HOBY programs provide students selected by their schools to participate in unique leadership training, service-learning and motivation-building experiences. - See more at: http://www.hoby.org/about/what-is-hoby#sthash.W4Gn9dq6.dpuf

HOBY’s mission is to inspire and develop our global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service and innovation. - See more at: http://www.hoby.org/about/what-is-hoby#sthash.W4Gn9dq6.dpuf

HOBY’s mission is to inspire and develop our global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service and innovation. - See more at: http://www.hoby.org/about/what-is-hoby#sthash.W4Gn9dq6.dpuf

HOBY’s mission is to inspire and develop our global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service and innovation. - See more at: http://www.hoby.org/about/what-is-hoby#sthash.W4Gn9dq6.dpuf

HOBY’s mission is to inspire and develop our global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service and innovation. - See more at: http://www.hoby.org/about/what-is-hoby#sthash.W4Gn9dq6.dpuf

HOBY’s mission is to inspire and develop our global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service and innovation. - See more at: http://www.hoby.org/about/what-is-hoby#sthash.W4Gn9dq6.dpuf

HOBY’s mission is to inspire and develop our global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service and innovation. - See more at: http://www.hoby.org/about/what-is-hoby#sthash.W4Gn9dq6.dpuf

HOBY’s mission is to inspire and develop our global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service and innovation. - See more at: http://www.hoby.org/about/what-is-hoby#sthash.W4Gn9dq6.dpuf

HOBY’s mission is to inspire and develop our global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service and innovation. - See more at: http://www.hoby.org/about/what-is-hoby#sthash.W4Gn9dq6.dpuf

HOBY’s mission is to inspire and develop our global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service and innovation. - See more at: http://www.hoby.org/about/what-is-hoby#sthash.W4Gn9dq6.dpuf

Performing Arts Scholarships

Blumenthal Performing Arts is again offering graduating seniors within the Charlotte region the opportunity to apply for two performing arts scholarship programs:

·         The Mary Doctor Performing Arts Scholarship (MDPAS) is a $10,000 annually renewable scholarship to be awarded to two students who demonstrate above-average ability in one or more performance areas and/or non-performance areas of the performing arts and are preparing to pursue a related undergraduate degree.  

·         The Gordon Hay Scholarship is a one-time $5,000 scholarship to be awarded to one student who demonstrates ability in one or more non-performance (technical) areas within the performing arts and is preparing to pursue a related undergraduate degree.

Learn more HERE.

Step Up to STEM - Summer Opportunity for current 8th graders

Step Up to STEM is an innovative interdisciplinary academic program that uses exciting real-world subjects to challenge rising 9th graders across North Carolina and build their skills in science, math, and communications.

Learn more HERE.

Farm Bureau Scholarships

R. Flake Shaw

North Carolina Farm Bureau’s R. Flake Shaw Scholarship Program awards six new

four-year scholarships each year valued at $4,000 per year ($16,000 total per

student) for study at a college or university in an agriculturally-related course of

study.  Deadline for receipt by N.C. Farm Bureau: March 4, 2016.


In addition, two new scholarships valued at $1,000 per year ($2,000 total per

student) are awarded each year for two years of study for an associate degree in

an agriculturally-related field, or to prepare for transfer to a college or university.

Deadline for receipt by N.C. Farm Bureau: March 4, 2016.

For more information and to obtain the necessary forms, visit: www.ncfb.org/Programs/R-Flake-Shaw-Scholarship.  


Applications for R. Flake Shaw Scholarships only should be submitted directly

to N.C. Farm Bureau Mecklenburg County Farm Bureau



On the local level, Mecklenburg County Farm Bureau annually awards two

scholarships, up to $1500 each in value, to qualified applicants entering their

freshman year of college.  Eligible candidates must be high school seniors from a

Mecklenburg County Farm Bureau member family.  For additional eligibility

requirements for this scholarship and to obtain an application, please contact

Mecklenburg County Farm Bureau (704-548-9845). Deadline: March 31, 2016.

Institute for Future Agriculture Leaders (IFAL)   (June 12-17, 2016)

IFAL is a week-long program for rising high school seniors interested in the

industry of agriculture.  Emphasis is placed on career opportunities, emerging

technology, citizenship and leadership development.  For more information and

application, visit www.ncfb.org/Programs/Institute-for-Agriculture-Leaders or

contact Mecklenburg County Farm Bureau (704-548-9845).  Applications due to

Mecklenburg County Farm Bureau by April 1st.

Grove City College Updates

More than half of the students who are accepted by Grove City College end up attending, a distinction shared by just a handful of liberal arts colleges. Read the US News article HERE.

Six months after graduation, 97 percent of the Class of 2015 is employed or in a graduate or professional school, the College's Career Services Office announced this week. Read more HERE.

Learn more about Grove City College at www.gcc.edu.

Scholar Weekends

Scholar Weekends are intensive, two-day weekend courses designed for academically talent students. They cover college-level subjects not typically offered in schools, allowing them to learn at a higher level, hone their advanced learning skills, prepare for their AP or IB classes, and find new joy in their coursework.

Scholar Weekends are open to students in eighth through eleventh grade and will take place at Duke University in Durham or at Queens University in Charlotte in February and March of 2016. Students do not have to be members of a Duke TIP Talent Search to attend. For course and date details, please visit www.tip.duke.edu/scholar.

If you have students who need more of a challenge, please let them know about TIP's Scholar Weekends and the benefits they have. Please share this flyer or this email with students and families who may be interested in this opportunity. Students do not have to be members of a Duke TIP Talent Search to attend, and financial aid is available for those who qualify.