Avon High School Announcements Friday, October 5, 2012 Today is an A day Picture Makeup Day is Friday November 2nd. New students and those who were absent on the first picture day will be photographed for the yearbook at that time. For students who were already photographed and want retakes, a parent must call DMH Photographics (prior to makeup day) to discuss the reason for retakes and add your name to the list (a retake charge may apply) - 317.838.0921. Please see our website www.dmhphotographics.com for our complete retake policy. The following College rep visits will take place during SRT: Please sign up in Naviance to attend the visits. MONDAY Grace College Oct. 11 Indiana Wesleyan Oct. 30 Bethel College, Grace College (Indianapolis Commuter Campus Location) Nov. 2 Notre Dame, University of Findlay Nov. 2 Notre Dame, Chamberlain College of Nursing, Manchester College, St. Joseph College Onsite Admissions at AHS see Naviance for more information and sign up: Oct. 11 Franklin College Attention Seniors! Applying to the University of Indianapolis? Students can avoid the $25 paper application fee by applying online at admissions.uindy.edu/apply. The following scholarships are available in the ALC Guidance Office: Vincennes University would like to invite you and your family to visit their campus this fall! Learn more about options available to you, tour the campus, and meet with an Admissions Counselor. Visits can be scheduled for any day during the week of October 1-5 or November 5-9. To schedule a date, please contact the Admissions Office at 800-742-9198 or at vuadmit@vinu.edu. Avon Federation of Teachers (A.F.T.) Scholarship A $500 scholarship will be awarded to a Senior who plans to major in education at an Indiana four-year college or university. Deadline to apply: Application due by 3:00 p.m. to the ALC Guidance Office on April 19, 2013.
Get an up-close look at how Indiana State University makes learning come alive. Attend Sycamore Preview Days; Mon. Oct. 8, or Mon. Nov. 12. Come to campus and learn more about financial aid, residential life, and student activities. Preview days begin at 9 a.m. in Hulman Student Union. Lunch is provided. To register: visit www.indstate.edu/admissions/sycamore-previews.htm You are invited to attend the University of Kentucky Preview Night, Wednesday, October 10 th, 7-9 p.m., Ritz Charles, 12156 N. Meridian Street, Carmel, IN. Learn more about admissions, financial aid, scholarships, housing and a wide array of majors and degree programs that UK has to offer. For directions and more information, visit www.go.uky.edu/discover or email PrimWathen@ uky.edu The University of Southern Indiana invites you to attend Southern Hospitality Days. Tour the campus and housing. Meet with current students, faculty and staff. Choose a Saturday for your visit Oct. 13, Oct. 27, or Nov. 10. Reserve your visit date online at www.usi.edu/admissn/visit.asp. Attention Seniors! Interested in attending Franklin College? College reps will be here at Avon High School for onsite admissions on October 11th. Sign up to attend the onsite admission visit in Naviance. Prior to the onsite visit, submit your application materials to Franklin College online. Complete the Blue college checklist form and turn it into the ALC Guidance Office. Bring your emailed confirmation of your application submission to the onsite visit. Students will be called down individually to meet with an admissions representative. You must have taken either the SAT or the ACT to receive an admission decision. You will learn your admission status on the day of the onsite visit. Marian University invites you to attend: Preview Day Sat. Oct. 13, Experience Business Day Mon. Oct. 22, Nursing Encounter Day Fri. Nov. 9, Accepted Student Day Mon. Feb. 18, Nursing Encounter Day Fri. April 12. For more information go to www.marian.edu -Seniors are invited to attend an OPEN HOUSE at ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE on Saturday, October 13 th from 10 am to 1 pm, 9511 Angola Court, Indianapolis. Learn more about the programs that ITT has to offer. Visit www.itt-tech.edu to find a location nearest you or call 317-875-8640. All high school students and families are welcome!! Attention Seniors! Interested in attending Dartmouth College, Northwestern University, Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley, or Vanderbilt University? Attend a Coast To Coast College Tour on Thurs. Oct. 18 th, 7-9 p.m. at the Marriott Indianapolis North, 3645 River Crossing Parkway, Indianapolis. Register at www.coasttocoasttour.org. Attention Seniors! The 2013 Horatio Alger Scholarship Application is now available in the ALC Guidance Office. Students who have demonstrated integrity, perseverance in overcoming adversity, strength of character, critical financial need, preferably $50,000 or lower adjusted gross income per family, a 2.0 GPA or higher, commitment to pursue a college education, and a desire to contribute to society should apply. Deadline to apply: October 25, 2012. Attention Seniors! Become a Indiana State University Gongaware Scholar! In addition to taking part in a four year career and professional development leadership program, scholars receive: FULL IN-STATE
TUITION (valued at approx. $7,898 per year), Wireless laptop computer, and $3,000 professional development account (may be used for study abroad or other leadership purposes). Eligible students must: Exhibit leadership experience and potential, earn a minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, achieve a ranking in the top 10 percent of their high school graduating classes, and have a combined SAT score of at least 1500 out of 2400. A nomination is required for this scholarship. Talk to your counselor. Nominations are being accepted through Oct. 26, 2012. Pick up an informational brochure in the ALC Guidance Office. You are invited to attend two Fall upcoming events at Kentucky Wesleyan College! Science Day is Saturday, Oct. 27 from 9:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Students can get information on science majors, see presentations and demonstrations, and learn about more about the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM scholarships. Second, KWC will host an OPEN HOUSE on Saturday, Nov. 10 from 9 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Tour the campus and get information on financial aid, student life, college athletics and more! Register online at www.kwc.edu/visitor or by calling the Admissions Office at 800-999-0592. Planning to attend a military academy? To be considered for admission, an applicant must have a nomination and may apply for and receive nominations from both their U.S. Representative and their two U.S. Senators. A copy of the nomination procedures is available in the ALC Guidance Office. Deadline for consideration is November 1, 2012. Interested in pursuing a career in dentistry, dental hygiene, or dental assisting? Attend Dental Day on Saturday, November 17 th from 9:00 a.m. - Noon at the Indiana University School of Dentistry, 1121 W. Michigan Street on the IUPUI campus. Individuals must register to attend Dental Day. Online registration is available at www.iusd.iupui.edu. Check in begins at 8:30 a.m. in the Main Lobby. You are invited to attend the 2012 Indianapolis Area College Fairs! MONDAY Monroe County College Fair Bloomington Convention Center Attention Seniors! Planning to study health education, physical education, recreation, dance education, or sport administration at an Indiana College or University? Apply for one of the (4) $500 scholarships from the Indiana Association for Health, PE, Recreation and Dance. Paper copies of the scholarship are available in the ALC Guidance Office. Deadline to apply: January 15, 2013. -FREE Math and Science Help for Indiana students in grades 6-12! Check out the HOMEWORK HOTLINE at 1-877-ASK-ROSE or www.askrose.org. Please announce that Spell Bowl placed second at the Hoosier Crossroads Conference and third at Spellapalooza. The next meet will be Tuesday, October 9 th at 4:30 at Cascade High School if anyone would like to come cheer on the team. The 2012-2013 yearbooks are now on sale. They cost $50 from now through Oct. 31 and $55 from Nov. 1 through Jan. 28. Go to www.yearbookordercenter.com or call 1-866-287-3096 to place your order
now! No books will be sold after Jan. 28! If you go to the website, use order # 3010 to go directly to AHS's order page. Seniors, if you want your family to buy a happy ad for you in the back of the yearbook, now is the time to get them to act! Parents can go to the school website, click on AHS Yearbook in the links section, and find all the info they need to buy you a happy ad. Questions may be sent to Mrs. Hoffman. Happy ads must be purchased by TODAY! The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) is offering an essay contest. High School Juniors and Seniors are invited to participate. To enter, students must submit an essay between 800 and 1000 words on the provided topic: Why is free speech important at our nation s colleges and universities? (1) $10,000 first prize, (1) $5,000 second prize, and (3) $1,000 runner-up prizes will be awarded for best essays. (4) $500 winners will be chosen from the remaining entrants in a drawing. FIRE will accept essay contest entries from August 1 to Nov. 25, 2012. Winners will be notified by December 31, 2012. Visit thefire.org/contest to enter or see scholarship information in Naviance. Hanna Haunted Acres..BPA is sponsoring a coupon to visit for this fall season. You can find it on twitter, facebook or use your I-phone for the code. Code of BPAA will get you $4.00 off a combo pass. If you complete the coupon online, you can get the discount for Saturdays. Stop by C205 for your coupon and visit www.hannahauntedacres.com and remember the BPAA code. Are you going to be 18 by Tuesday, November 6 th? Then you will be eligible to vote in the presidential elections IF you are registered to vote. If you are not registered, we can help. You can register today, during lunch in the ALC cafeteria. Just bring your ID, there will be people at the tables to help you register. So if you will be 18 by November 6 th, register to vote today. The National English Honor Society Book Drive runs now through Nov. 2. The AIM SRTs have designated boxes for their classes and the winner with the most books will receive a pizza party. Other boxes are posted in both libraries & both ALC guidance offices for anyone else who would like the participate. Any type of books are welcomed. Proceeds will go to the Julien Center. Peer Pals: Your Halloween Party is this Sunday at Monster Mini Golf. Our whole club will be attending from 1-2 pm SUNDAY. Come in costume, we will be having a contest. $5 will get you unlimited golfing and 6 tokens. The club will be bringing drinks, snacks are an additional cost. Then, on the following Tuesday, peers are meeting in B215 from 3-4 to work on suckers for our upcoming fundraiser. We need all peers in attendance, as we hope to make 600 suckers that day. We will also have peers sign up to work the lunch periods on 10/30 and 10/31 to sell the suckers. See you then! FCCLA will meet Tuesday October 9th in LGI room at the ALC until 4 pm. We are planning to tie-dye the shirts outside and talk about upcoming activities. Are you interested in Dungeon and Dragons, board games, card games, and more? Then come to the next gaming club meeting on Wednesday, October 10th in room D106. And please, leave your costumes at home
Did you miss breakfast or just need a snack for later? Come by the breakfast cart in room E107. We have a variety of snacks and juices for just 50 cents. The breakfast cart is only open before school and after first block. The Girls Basketball Program is looking for some reliable individuals to be managers this year and help the program out during season. Practice starts the second week of Fall Break, so we would like to get one or two individuals lined up before then. Please see Coach Keller in B106 before Fall Break to get more details. Great effort by the freshmen lady orioles tonight in a win over the McCutcheon Mavericks! The team was led in serving by Ali Benefiel. Win 25-14, 25-12 #3 State ranked Avon went on the road after not playing for a week to take on HCC foe McCutcheon. Avon, led by 4 aces by freshman Kennedy Wilson, pulled away for a 25-10, 25-16, 25-20 3 game sweep. Avon freshman and JV were also victorious in 2-0 sweeps..