PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR STUDENT TO

SCHOOL IF THEY HAVE BEEN DIAGANOSED

WITH THE FLU! IF YOUR STUDENT DOES
HAVE THE FLU, PLEASE DO NOT SEND THEM
BACK TO SCHOOL BEFORE THE DR.
RELEASES THEM!

Special Olympics will be held on Friday, April 13 at E.B.

Hamilton Complex.
 All students who would like to volunteer to help with
Special Olympics must fill out an application
form. Applications may be picked up outside of Ms. Fresh’s
room (room 320). All forms are due to Ms. Fresh no later than
Friday, January 26. For more information, please see Ms. Fresh.

**EOC DATES HAVE CHANGED!!** - Due to receiving scores back from the state
prior to graduation, we have to move the Spring EOC testing dates back one
full week. Testing will begin on April 23 and end on May 4. Parents need to
make sure they do not plan trips or doctor's appointments if at all possible
during these dates. These tests count 20% of the course grade for the student. A
plus to the date change is that EOCs do not overlap with AP Exams this year!

Fri, 2/2 - 2018 Senior Yearbook Page Information -

https://www.scribd.com/document/365687909/2018-Senior-Page-Information
 Yearbooks will be sold during all 3 lunch periods. Limited
numbers! $20 reserves one! $65 for pkg 1; $70 for pkg 2; $75
for pkg 3

Fri, 2/9/18 – SAT Registration deadline for 3/10/18 test date

Junior households – schedule your meeting today with your alphabet assigned
guidance counselor! Call Mrs. Jackson in the Guidance Office or book online.

Fri, 1/26 - FAFSA Fridays – A sign-up sheet is now available in the Guidance
office. Mrs. Angie Wilson, from the Georgia Student Finance Commission, will be
here to assist parents/guardians/students with completing the FAFSA (Free
Application for Federal Student Aid). Please pick up a "What to
Bring" for FAFSA completion when you sign up for your appointment.
We'll host additional "FAFSA Fridays" in February, March, and April as
well.

Scholarships – Apply! Apply! Apply! The Dec/Jan scholarship newsletter is

online (TCHS web page > Resources > Guidance > Senior/Scholarship Info
(in blue column on right side of page)) and in the Guidance office. Local scholarship
applications will be available in late January.

TCHS Peer-Tutoring Program – The TCHS Peer-Tutoring Program is

designed to provide tutoring opportunities for students who are
experiencing difficulties in the areas of Math, Science, CTAE, Foreign
Language and Social Studies. Peer-Tutoring Sessions will be conducted
Monday-Thursday from 3:15 PM to 3:45 PM in the Career Center in the guidance
office. Please contact your school counselor if you are interested in setting up tutoring
sessions or becoming a peer-tutor. Students requesting services would need to do so
a few days in advance due to scheduling procedures. Students providing tutoring
services will earn community service hours.

Thurs, 2/1 – 2018 GEMC Walter Harrison Scholarship – application deadline - Colquitt
EMC participates in Georgia EMC’s Walter Harrison Scholarship program. The
recipients of the Walter Harrison Scholarship are based primarily on academic
achievement and financial need. The scholarships, in the amount of
$1,000, may be used for undergraduate studies at any two-year or four-year
accredited college or university in Georgia, including vocational schools. To be
considered, students must be accepted or enrolled in an accredited
undergraduate degree program, complete the application, and write a two-
page autobiographical sketch with reference to future plans and goals.

We are now accepting Applications for the Walter Harrison scholarship.

Applications are available at www.colquittemc.com
 Fri, 2/2 - Senior Superlative applications are available from
Jake Alley in RM 703. The application must be completed &
returned by Friday, February 2.

Fri, 2/23 – balance due for Grad Bash – 20 spots available – First
Come, First Served; Total cost $200; Leaving Fri, 4/13 @ 11:00am;
Returning Sat, 4/14 @ 6:30am; see Hughes RM 314 or Bowen RM 119.
MUST be passing all classes to attend!!

Thurs, 3/1 – Washington Youth Tour – application deadline – Win a Week-Long

Trip to Washington DC! As Georgia’s oldest leadership program for teens, the
Washington Youth Tour is designed to teach high school students about U.S.
history, government and the importance of public service. The Washington
Youth Tour was inspired by former president Lyndon Johnson who, in 1957,
encouraged electric cooperatives “to send youngsters to the nation’s capital
where they can actually see what the flag stands for and represents.”

The competition is open to all high school juniors who:

*Are at least 16 years old
*Reside in a household served by Colquitt EMC
*Hold a GPA of 2.5 or higher

The dates for the 2018 Washington Youth Tour are June 7-14, 2018. Applications
are available at www.colquittemc.com and must be completed and returned
to Colquitt EMC no later than 5 PM Thursday March 1, 2018.

Fri,3/30/18 – Deadline to submit Community Service Hours –

Students might want to be filling out the log sheet to see if
they are close to the hours needed for the Community
Service Cord. Doing this will allow them to know how many
hours they still need to earn and the amount of time they have to earn those
hours. Students can pick up log sheets in the Guidance Office and can also be
printed from the TCHS tiftschools website from Student links. Contact Christie
Fletcher with any questions: christie.fletcher@tiftschools.com

Seniors will meet with their alphabet-assigned guidance counselor this week during
ELT. Students should check in with the ELT teacher first, then report to the Commons.
 Mon, 1/22 – A-C – P. Wells
 Tues, 1/23 – J-P – C. Devereaux
 Wed, 1/24 – Q-Z – R. Parker
 Thurs, 1/25 – D-I – J. Guzman
This is a screen shot of the announcement for the Julian & Jan Hester Scholarship. The
link is not active. The application deadline is April 6. Click here to see online
application: http://www.cbaofga.com/hester-scholarship1.html

REMIND: This is a way to receive important updates in the way that

is most convenient for you. You choose how you see messages with
notifications on your phone, email or computer. Register for Remind
for each applicable class at TCHS – Class of 2017, Class of 2018 and
Class of 2019. If you have a student in more than one class, register for each class. Go
to www.remind.com to learn more about this communication tool. This is for the
student and the adults in the household. To sign up for a Remind account, text the
following @ code to the number 81010:
 Class of 2018 - @f44f38
 Class of 2019 - @d67437
 Class of 2020 - @7gb3gd

Club News:

Every Mon – Mock Trial – meet at jail courtroom at 6:30

Every Mon – Chess Club – **new room** RM 317; 3:15 – 4:00.

Every Mon & Tues in January – Literati Reading Bowl team; media center 3:15-4:00
Every Mon – French Club – meet after school in RM 216

Every Mon & Wed – Upward Bound – RM 310; 3:30 – 4:30

Every Tues – FCA, 7:30 in ROTC RM 924/926 in the gym. You may enter
the gym through the side student parking lot doors nearest the ROTC
classroom. You do not have to be an athlete to join and the club is
FREE! Everyone is welcome and we hope to see you there!

Every Tues – Writing Club – **new room** RM A208 @ 3:15; see Mr. Tanner

Every Tues – Math Club – RM 208; 3:20 – 4:00 Bring your chromebook!
Every Wed – Math Club – RM 208; 7:20 AM Bring your chromebook!

Every Wed – Spanish Club – RM 302; 3:15 – 3:45

Every Wed – Debate Team – meet in **new room** RM A205 (Ms. Keen).

Sports News:

CONGRATULATIONS to the TCHS Girls & Boys Swim teams for

their Region 1-7A wins! This is the 4th time in four years for both
teams and the 5th year in a row for the girls!

Daily – Tennis practice – 3:30 – 6:00 – TCHS courts

Volleyball Conditioning – NEC – report to Coach Fletcher’s

classroom (B-12) - information packets can be picked up in the
TCHS front office, or at NEC, see Coach Fletcher or Coach
Gentry. Everyone participating must have a current physical on
file. For the schedule and any updates or changes, sign up for
volleyball REMIND – text @vbcondit to 81010.

Tues, 1/23 – Football tryout interest meeting – in the Gym during ELT

Tues, 1/23 - Air Rifle @ Irwin – 5:30pm

Wed, 1/24 - Basketball (9th) @ Valdosta – 4:30pm

Thurs, 1/25 - Air Rifle – Fitzgerald @ Home – 5:30pm

Fri, 1/26 - Basketball – Colquitt @ Home – JVG 4:00; JVB 5:30; VG 7:00; VB 8:30
Sat, 1/27 - Wrestling – Area Championships @ Camden – 8:30am

Sat, 1/27 - Basketball (9th) @ Coffee – 2:00pm

Sat, 1/27 - Basketball @ Coffee – JVG 4:00; JVB 5:30; VG 7:00; VB 8:30