{"id":51011,"date":"2020-02-21T15:01:03","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T21:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/?p=51011"},"modified":"2020-02-21T15:01:03","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T21:01:03","slug":"student-announcements-2-24-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/?p=51011","title":{"rendered":"STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS 2-24-20"},"content":{"rendered":"

STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS<\/b>\u2022Monday \u2022 Feb.24 , 2020 \u00a0 <\/b>www.searcyschools.org\/o\/searcy_high_school<\/b><\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n\n
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THE\u00a0<\/b>ARKANSAS ASSOCIATION OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>(AACTEA)<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>is offering\u00a0<\/span>two\u00a0<\/span>AACTEA Scholarship to\u00a0<\/span>high\u00a0<\/span>school seniors to supplement education costs\u00a0<\/span>beginning\u00a0<\/span>their freshman year.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The scholarship awards\u00a0<\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>$500.00 each for\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>first\u00a0<\/span>academic year,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>and will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span>awarded\u00a0<\/span>to full-time or part-time\u00a0<\/span>students who enroll\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>an Arkansas college or university<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>including\u00a0<\/span>junior colleges, community colleges, and vocational or\u00a0<\/span>technical\u00a0<\/span>colleges.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eligibility requirements include:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Concentrator or Completer status on at least one Program of Study<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Having a minimum\u00a0<\/span>grade point average of 3.0 on a\u00a0<\/span>4.0\u00a0<\/span>grading scale<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Exhibiting a good citizenship record with no suspensions or expulsions<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Attempted or achieved an industry certification (ex CRC, OSHA, MTA)<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Planning to major in\u00a0<\/span>a demand occupation (listed on Discover Arkansas)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Interested seniors may pick up information in the Guidance Center.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/b>FIRST ELECTRIC COOP YOUTH TOUR<\/b>: Any junior whose parents are members (customers) of First Electric is eligible to apply for an all-expense-paid trip to the Electric Cooperatives Youth Tour to Washington D.C. on June 19-25.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Interested students can pick up information in the Guidance Center.\u00a0 The deadline to apply is March 13.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    FIRST ELECTRIC IS ALSO ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THEIR 2020 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: <\/b>This year, nine $2,000 scholarships will be awarded to area high school seniors. To apply, the seniors must be scheduled to graduate in the spring of 2020, and their parents or guardians must be members (customers) of First Electric.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Interested students can pick up information in the Guidance Center.<\/span><\/p>\n

    FFA- \u201cLIDS FOR KIDS: <\/b>\u00a0Searcy FFA will be conducting a fundraising campaign during National FFA Week, Feb. 24-28, 2020 to raise money for the SHS Food Pantry. SHS Administration has approved the campaign to allow students who purchase a campaign sticker to wear their caps during the school to show their support against hunger. Tags can be purchased from FFA Officers in the hallway by the cafeteria during lunch. <\/span>** Tags must be visibly attached to the cap.<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    SHS PROM CLOSET:<\/b> SHS Students attending the SHS prom and would like to take advantage of the new or gently worn prom dresses, men\u2019s suites\/ties, shoes, purses and jewelry are invited to visit the SHS Prom Closet on the designated shopping days. Students may also sign up for the cosmetic services offered on the day of the prom at the Searcy High School Performing Arts Center makeup room. The shopping days for the prom closet will be Tuesday, March 10<\/span>th<\/span> and Wednesday, April 8<\/span>th<\/span> Searcy High School Performing Arts Center- 3<\/span>rd<\/span> Floor. 3:05-5:00 P.M.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/span>UNITY\u00a0 HEALTH CAMP: <\/b>Unity Health will offer a free summer enrichment program designed to inform students about medical careers.\u00a0 This camp is for rising 11th and 12th graders and will run June 15-19.\u00a0 Interested students can pick up more information in the Guidance Center.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    KEY CLUB<\/b>: will be signing up students to donate blood during both lunches Feb. 24-28. for the March 3rd blood drive. All students donating blood will receive a Friends themed t-shirt (The One Where They All D*O*N*A*T*E*D). You must be at least 16 to donate. Sign up to donate\u00a0and save a life!<\/span><\/p>\n

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    NYU\u00a0 PRECOLLEGE SUMMER PROGRAM:<\/b> Get a taste of college life by taking courses in New York City at NYU Precollege Summer Program for upcoming juniors and seniors. Scholarship applications are due by April 1, 2020. For more information visit\u00a0<\/span>nyu.edu\/precollege<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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    IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY<\/b>, please confirm your intent to enroll by signing up for Orientation! Online registration for Orientation begins at 9:00 a.m. on February 28, 2020 at\u00a0<\/span>www.orientation.msstate.edu<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Very limited seating at each session so please sign up at the earliest as it is a first-come, first-served basis.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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    SHS WORLD LANGUAGES<\/b> are selling\u00a0Pulseras again this\u00a0year. They are $6 & proceeds go to help provide sustainable wages in Guatemala & Nicaragua. Please see Spanish students and\/or teachers to purchase.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    STUDENT-VIEW SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM<\/b>: The 2020 Student-View Scholarship Program is offering $12.000 worth of scholarships to high school seniors who plan to attend a four-year college, community\/junior College or career school. It’s quick and easy to apply: Long on to <\/span>www.student-view.com<\/span><\/a> and complete a 15-20 minute application survey about colleges in your area. The scholarship will be awarded via a random drawing of all completed applications. The winner will be announced in May, 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    \u00a0<\/b>WHITE COUNTY FARM BUREAU:<\/b> Scholarship application is now available in the Guidance Center. Your parent or legal guardian must be a member of White County Farm Bureau at least 90 days prior to application submission. This application must be submitted with a wallet size picture and returned to the White County Farm Bureau office by April 10, 2020. See Mrs. Cleveland for an application!<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Local scholarships<\/b>: are now being posted to the Searcy High School website. Please download them and complete them. Please follow the instructions of each one closely. <\/span>http:\/\/www.searcyschools.org\/o\/searcy-high-school\/browse\/70622<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS<\/b>:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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    IMPORTANT DATES<\/b>:<\/b><\/p>\n

    SPORTS & FINE ARTS SCHEDULE<\/b>:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    2\/25-SHS Basketball @ Mtn. Home<\/span><\/p>\n

    2\/27- Nettleton @ SHS Basketball ( Senior Night)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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    STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS\u2022Monday \u2022 Feb.24 , 2020 \u00a0 www.searcyschools.org\/o\/searcy_high_school THE\u00a0ARKANSAS ASSOCIATION OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS\u00a0(AACTEA)\u00a0is offering\u00a0two\u00a0AACTEA Scholarship to\u00a0high\u00a0school seniors to supplement education costs\u00a0beginning\u00a0their freshman year.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The scholarship awards\u00a0are\u00a0$500.00 each for\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0academic year,\u00a0and will\u00a0be\u00a0awarded\u00a0to full-time or part-time\u00a0students who enroll\u00a0in\u00a0an Arkansas college or university,\u00a0including\u00a0junior colleges, community colleges, and vocational or\u00a0technical\u00a0colleges. Eligibility requirements include: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":156,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[193],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-announcements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/156"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=51011"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51014,"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51011\/revisions\/51014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=51011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=51011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=51011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}