ATTENTION SENIORS--
Georgia colleges are once again banding together to offer you application fee waivers, in most cases all March long!  This includes public technical colleges, public colleges/universities, even many private colleges/universities.

Click here to see...

• The list of participating schools
  
• How to collect on the waiver for your schools of interest (some are automatic, some require a code given on the list)
  
• What part of the month your schools of interest are waiving fees.  Most are waiving fees all month, but some are for part of the month.

Resources for tonight's DE Info Night can be found here.

At the conclusion of today's 8th Grade Expo field trip at North Murray, North Murray CTAE teachers, counselors, and other helpers headed to Bagley to facilitate course selection.

Did your 8th grader miss the course selection event?  Or do you just want to see more about what to consider for elective selections?  Check out our Rising 9th Grade Info page for course selection directions, the menu of intro electives, the Honors application, and more.  The DEADLINE for current 8th/rising 9th grade course selections and Honors applications is Monday, December 19.

Happy Georgia Apply to College Month! 
To celebrate this--

• Most GA public colleges are waiving their application fees.
• NMHS school counselors and admissions reps from local colleges are helping seniors tackle college applications today--commonly the first one for most seniors!  We are doing this in Physics classes.

To start this activity off, seniors are completing a required BRIDGE Law activity of declaring their general plan for after high school (e.g., unsure, 4-year college, 2-year college, technical college, military, workforce).
Then, they will have the rest of class time to work on a college application, with assistance from NMHS counselors and local college admissions reps--regardless of what higher ed option they apply to!

To see what we are up to, visit our 12th Grade BRIDGE Law Activity page.
For more information on what your senior should be doing for college/career planning, check out the Senior Info Night resources on our Senior Info page.

Special thanks to our local partner colleges, Dalton State College and Georgia Northwestern Technical College, for pitching in!

Couldn't make it to Senior Info Night (October 27, 2022)?  We missed you, but we get it!  Whether the stars aligned for you to come or not, key resources are available on-demand at our Senior Info page.  This includes the full presentation recording (also embedded in this post below), downloadable PDF of the slides, copies of the handouts, and additional related resources.

The counselors have set up this year's senior Google Classroom and distributed invitations.  All seniors are encouraged to join, as that is our primary way of announcing scholarship information, college/career reps visiting NMHS, helpful resources for senior year, etc.

If your senior has not already joined the Class of 2023 Classroom, have them check their email notifications from Classroom.  Invitations likely show as having come from Kevin Young, and they were sent October 6 or 7.  If you're not seeing it at first, check spam.  Still not seeing it?  Have your senior reach out to their counselor, and we'll gladly re-send your invitation!

This year's NMHS Local Scholarship Application is released!  Seniors can click HERE to access and complete it.  Due Friday, February 18, 2022.

This is a great opportunity to apply for multiple scholarships with this one application.  This application connects you with multiple scholarship opportunities thanks to several local organizations partnering with us for scholarship candidate information.  We highly encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity.

Please read the instructions and fill in all required information. If you have any questions please let your current counselor know and they will help guide you through the process.

Check out our College Financial Aid page for more info about accessing $$$ free money $$$ for higher education.

It's time for students to give their input on how they want next year's schedule to go!

This week, NMHS school counselors and staff facilitated two advisement periods for students: one to preview their course selection options, and another to actually make their course selections.  Visit our Rising 10th-12th Grades Info page for more information!  Students have through February 5 to enter their elective selections into Student Portal, as well as submit an add-ons form if interested in either of the add-on options.

Required core/required PEs will be reviewed and adjusted on all students' academic plans by school counselors in the coming weeks.  Students do not need to worry about these items if they look a little "off" at this time.

Dual Enrollment (DE) is an opportunity for Georgia high schoolers to take college classes in high school, earn both high school and college credit from those classes, and pay nothing out of pocket to do so!  Are you interested in learning more about this?

If so, we hope to see you at our Dual Enrollment Info Night!  It will be at 6-7 PM, Thursday, January 27, 2022, in the NMHS Theatre.  Learn the latest DE admissions procedures, understand both the benefits and challenges of DE, how it fits among your high school and college plans, and more!

Also, check out our updated Dual Enrollment page!  The NMHS DE Contract & Selection Form is available there for new DE students to complete.  Also, within a few business days of the DE Info Night, materials that were released at that night will also be posted to our DE page.