March Upward Bound Newsletter

March 2023

UB tuned in Stay up to date with all Upward Bound news!

DON'T FORGET ABOUT YOUR

KEEP UP WITH YOUR ACTION STEPS AND STAY ON TRACK TO COMPLETE YOUR GOALS

BY APRIL 21!!

Weekly meetings We will continue our career & financial planning series this month:

YOU ARE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT CAREER & FINANCIAL PLANNING

Meeting information will be on social media, sent in a Remind text, & an email each week. If you are not getting this information, please let us know!

follow us on Facebook & Twitter @vhccupwardbound

dates & events: SENIORS WHO WILL BE ATTENDING VHCC: March 27: Enrollment for Summer & Fall 2023 begins! VHCC Advisors will have days scheduled at your high school to help you with your VHCC class schedule. Be watching for the dates and times!

VIRTUAL EVENTS: March 8: Road to Senior Year @ 8pm9pm www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org/event/ road-senior-year March 14: VHCC Nurse Ready @ 7pm (zoom) https://nurseready.paperform.co/ March 19: Virtual College Fair @ 1pm6pm www.nacacattend.org/fairs March 28: Decoding your Financial Aid Offer @ 8pm-9pm www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org/event/ decoding-financial-aid-2023

SPREAD THE WORD!

WE ARE RECRUITING! INVITE A FRIEND TO FILL OUT AN UPWARD BOUND APPLICATION! https://botform.compansol.com/230164669173055

March 24: New student applications are due!

SCORE observations are getting organized!

Some students will be completing their observations during Spring Break, and some have been contacted with alternate dates. Each student who is participating in SCORE will need to set up an individual meeting with us before their scheduled observation. We will be in contact with you soon to set this up, so keep an eye on your email! Please contact us if you have any questions!

If you plan to take the this semester, here are the dates:

SAT

MARCH 11 MAY 6 JUNE 3

Registration deadlines are about a month before each test date.

Let us know if you need a fee waiver!

If you plan to take the

ACT

this semester, here are the dates:

FEBRUARY 11 APRIL 15 JUNE 10 Registration deadlines are about a month before each test date.

JUNIOR LEADERSHIP: Applications have been received! You will need to set up an individual meeting with us to start planning your project! Check your email for more information!

dates & events:

ETSU Open House Saturday, April 15 check the upward bound interactive calendar for all events and links www.vhcc.edu/upward bound

happy birthday ABBY GONZALEZ 3/1 LINDSI WHITAKER 3/1 BOBBY CLINE 3/5 CARL TAYLOR 3/6 MCKENZIE WISE 3/11 MASON CALDWELL 3/29 MELANIE CHONTAL 3/29

Mark your calendars for our next college visit! We will be visiting East Tennessee State University!

Use the QR Code to fill out the required Upward Bound forms. You will receive an email with a link to register for the actual event at ETSU.

Please have your forms/registration completed by april 3!!

Quick Facts about ETSU Located in Johnson City, TN Nearly 14,000 students from 50+ countries and all 50 states Nationally ranked for the least amount of student debt 166 highly respected academic programs, many nationally ranked 250 student organizations to help you find your place and your people Nineteen Division 1 athletic teams competing in the Southern Conference And with gorgeous lakes, rivers, and hiking and biking trails nearby — including more than 100 miles of the Appalachian Trail — there is always something new to explore.

Information taken from www.etsu.edu

March & April Scholarship Deadlines Mar 1: Teen Alzheimer's Awareness Scholarship (Alzheimer’s Foundation of America) https://alzfdn.org/young-leaders-of-afa/alzheimers-awareness-scholarship/

Mar 3: George E. Allen Academic Scholarship https://www.allenandallen.com/about/community-involvement/scholarships/george-e-allenscholarship/gea-app/ Mar 3: Granville P. Meade Scholarship https://www.doe.virginia.gov/parents-students/forstudents/graduation/granville-p-meade-scholarship Mar 7: Doodle for Google Scholarship https://doodles.google.com/d4g/how-it-works/

Mar 11: Weedon Memorial High School Essay Contest Please see your Guidance Office for more information.

Mar 11: The Society of the Cincinnati (in the State of Virginia) Scholarship http://thecollegecompanion.com/the-society-of-cincinnati-in-the-state-of-virginiascholarship/ Mar 13-31: Virginia Bankers' Association Bank Day Scholarship Program www.vabankers.org/person/vba-bank-day-scholarship-program Mar 15: Rich Murray Journalism Scholarship https://vasidsports.com/sports/2012/6/22/General_0622123808.aspx Mar 31: Janice M. Scott Memorial Scholarship https://jmscottmemorialfund.org/apply/ Mar 27: Virginia School Counselor Association Student Scholarship https://vsca.org/page18198 Mar 29: Southwest Virginia Alliance for Manufacturing Scholarship https://swvam.org/svamscholarship/ April 2: ScholarSHPE (for Hispanic students in the STEM field) https://www.shpe.org/students/scholarshpe April 5: Ann Ford Scholarship https://www.ncld.org/what-we-do/scholarships/anne-fordscholarship/ April 5: Allegra Ford Thomas Scholarship https://www.ncld.org/what-we-do/scholarships/allegraford-thomas-scholarship/ April 15: College JumpStart Scholarship http://www.jumpstart-scholarship.net/ April 21: Virginia's Soil & Water Conservation Scholarship https://vaswcd.org/student-scholarships April 30: Let Grow's Think For Yourself Scholarship https://letgrow.org/program/think-foryourself-scholarship/ Rolling Deadline: Employment BOOST Scholarship https://employmentboost.com/scholarship/