Welcome to Grand Island Senior High

Word-of-the-Day: AFFABLE: adjective - friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to : an affable and agreeable companion.

 

Seniors: The Horatio Alger Scholarship is available for students whose families earn $50,000.00 or less.  See your counselor for more details about this scholarship.

 

Juniors and Seniors: If you're interested in the processes of government and law you have the opportunity to apply to the Attorney General's Youth Advisory Council.  Selected participants will tour the State Capitol, Memorial Stadium, the Nebraska State Penitentiary and participate in discussion forums with some of Nebraska's top elected officials. This one day conference at the State Capitol will include a visit to the legislature in action and opportunities to speak with people from all branches of government.   See Ms Luthi in the Counseling Office if you are interested in attending.  Applications must be turned in to Ms Luthi by October 2nd for review.  GISH may nominate more than one student and parents may apply to join their student for the day.

Senior Transition Conference: Counselors would like to meet with every senior for a senior transition conference.  Items to be discussed will be your total number of credits at the end of your junior year, courses and credit still needed to meet graduation requirements, courses needed to meet college admissions requirements, your GPA, your class rank, ACT registration, and upcoming college fairs.  Please make an appointment with your counselor to complete this conference.  We highly recommend you invite your parents too. 

 

Seniors:  College Planning Workshop: September 13, 6:30 p.m. Little Theater.

Seniors:  Wendy’s Heisman Scholarship: Will you be a senior during the 2010-2011 school year?  Do you participate in at least one sport?  Are you a leader in your school and community?  Do have higher than a B average and a high ACT score? Then don't miss this opportunity to be recognized for everything you do.  Apply now for the 2010 Wendy's High School Heisman.  Visit www.wendyheisman.com for more information and to apply click on "Apply Now".  The first 41,000 applicants will receive a free Wendy's Gift card.  Gifts cards are randomly assigned from $5.00 to $50.00 and will be sent out in November.  The deadline is October 3, 2010, at 5:00 pm Central Time.  After October 25 you can check for school winners. Each student applicant must have their application reveiwed and confirmed by a school representative.  Be sure to tell your reviewer what to do.  Reviewer instructions can be obtained online or in the guidance office.  State Finalists will be announced in November.  National Finalists will be named in late November and invited to New York City for Heismann Weekend Activities.

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