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.

CONGRATULATIONS 2018 Georgia Authors Writing Competition winners:

 Seniors: 1st – Nykia Griggs, 2nd – Cristina Lagunas Villa
 Juniors: 1st – Riley Roberts, 2nd – Sydney Doss
 Sophomores: 1st – Jada Gibbs, 2nd – Tamara Way

**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!
Shout out to FBLA!! On Jan 12, 36 members of TCHS FBLA participated in Region
Competition. Students competed in both individual and group events. “We are
so excited about this year’s competitors. They are a very young group but are
very committed to FBLA. We know their hard work will pay off,” commented
Mrs. Thompson, FBLA Co-Adviser. “We are so proud of everyone and excited
about what the state competition in Atlanta will bring.” Six of the competitors
placed high enough at the Region level to move on to the State competition in
March.
The top 10 in each category were recognized at the Region Awards
Ceremony. The results were as follows: Introduction to Business
Communication (State Qualifier): Odalys Garcia – 7th Place; Introduction to
Financial Math (State Qualifier): Odalys Garcia – 5th Place; Spreadsheet
Applications (State Qualifier): Reed McPherson – 1st Place; Business Ethics: Lizzie
Connell & Julio Deltoro – 2nd Place; Introduction to Business Presentation:
Autumn Purvis & Sharia Williams – 4th Place; Introduction to Public Speaking:
Chrishawn Chappelle – 4th Place; Entrepreneurship: William Goodman & Erial
Jolly – 4th Place; Hospitality Management: Katie Lovering & Chelsea Ryan – 4th
Place; Management Decision Making: Karla Rodriguez & Yaretzi Cordova – 2nd
Place; Marketing: Maylla Patrick & Chloe Dela Cerna – 2nd Place; Parliamentary
Procedures (State Qualifier): Aubrey Gay, Liam Young, Williams Goodman, &
Rachel Kennedy – 1st Place.

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.

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.

 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:

Tues, 1/23 – FBLA Chapter meeting – RM 312 @ 3:15. Discussing State

Competition and FBLA activities such as Job Shadow Day

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

 Air Rifle team is 2-0
 The team has 4 shooters in the Top 10 in Area

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
 Senior Night; Rec Night; Cancer Awareness Night

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