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Hello Everyone! Thanks again for coming and I will be providing updates from our second semester meeting on this web page. If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at edgar.lhhs@gmail.com or call/text 6785617456.

The Gifted Education webpage - Georgia Department of Education Gifted Page GADOE Gifted Education Resources

Summer Opportunities for Gifted Kids Can be found on this link from NAGC - National Association for Gifted Kids. The time is NOW - please review this site and see which fit is best for you. If you need a recommendation, please let me know. NAGC Summer Opportunities

Best Practices for Preparing for College The Yale Black Alumni Association of Atlanta would like to **invite your current 9th-11th grade** students and their parents to Banneker High School for a **one-day college preparation event**. The event will consist of a college preparation & career panel of African American Yale graduates, followed by a series of students and parent workshops run by various organizations around Atlanta. The student workshops will highlight the aspects of an application that admission officers consider most important, and assist students in developing their own plan for gaining admission into their top-choice college. While the students are in their seminars, parents will learn about the financial aspect of preparing for college; grants, scholarships, and loans.

The Yale Black Alumni Association of Atlanta intends to share with South Fulton County students and families the best practices for preparing for college. The event will be held at Banneker High School (5935 Feldwood Road, College Park) on **May 12, 2012 and will last from 9:30am-2pm.** **If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me or the organizer for the Yale Black Alumni Association of Atlanta Jeremy Harp (****jeremy.harp@aya.yale.edu****)**. I have attached the flyer for the event to this e-mail, feel free to distribute it to your students/parents and post it as you see fit. This will truly be a wonderful event and Banneker is excited to be its host. Thank you so much for your time and support.

Summer Opportunities for High School Students
 * Atlanta ** Area Council’s Exploring Program Presents the….


 * Exploring Engineering Academy ** //at Georgia Tech// June 3-8, 2012

Join us in a weeklong engineering program at Georgia Tech sponsored in conjunction with the Georgia Engineering Foundation and the Exploring program- an affiliate career education program of Boy Scouts of America. Participants will explore engineering as a career by engaging in hands on activities. Students will also get the opportunity to tour engineering research facilities and interact with engineers and engineering students. This program focuses on necessary skills for success, such as, problem solving, design and analysis, team building, project management and communications. The result is a program that will help youth gain practical knowledge of and experience in an engineering career. Participants will arrive on the Georgia Tech campus on **Sunday, June 3, 2012** and EXPERIENCE campus life through **Friday, June 8, 2012.** Chaperoned accommodations will be provided in the Tech Dormitories. Three meals per day will be provided as part of the Academy registration. The daily schedule will consist of activities (instruction, tours and demonstrations) related to a particular engineering discipline (electrical, industrial, transportation, mechanical, civil, architecture, aeronautical). Afternoons and evenings will be filled with hands-on engineering activities and tours to see engineers in action. Thirty students (young men & women) will be accepted into the academy. The Program is __not limited__, but encourages students who will be in the 10th – 12th grades during upcoming 2011-2012 school year. A Math, Science, Career Tech teacher or Counselor should recommend the student and each student should have an interest in exploring a career in engineering. The total cost of the Exploring Engineer Academy is **$700.00** for those **__who register by April 16th__.** **__After April 16th__** the cost is **$800.00**. The cost includes housing, meals, transportation and program supplies. 2. Make checks out to: Atlanta Area Council. On memo section of check write: Exploring Engineer Academy**.** I nformation can also be found on website: www.atlantabsa.org __**Black GIRLS Rock Summer Camp**__ ATTN: ADMISSIONS BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Inc. 48 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2 Brooklyn, NY 11238 info@blackgirlsrockinc.com 718--‐789--‐ROCK! (7625) DEADLINE : May 15th, 2012 How is my child served through TAG in high school? Typically we have seminars where students learn, extend and apply ideas in a safe environment designed to help our students think differently about our world and how they can be successful in it. We have run seminars such as Freshman Focus, Competitions (Future Problem Solving, Academic Bowl, Stock Market Game and others - all based on STUDENT interest & participation), College Prep, Inside Outside Link and Independent Projects. If your child is unable to attend TAG once a week (must be served an hour a week by law), then they can earn their credit through an AP Course (provided they earn an A or B unweighted), through Dual Enrollment or TAG Internship. Without one of two options successfully completed and submitted, students will not be able to earn their TAG credit for that semester.
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 * 1. ** Fill out the attached application and submit with a __nonrefundable*__ $100 deposit. //*If a student is accepted into the program- the remaining balance is due and will need to be paid in full byMay 21, 2012.// However//, if our program is at capacity your $100 deposit will be refunded in full.//

What is Mrs. Edgar's role? My job is to provide support and services, resources and assistance to my students and their families to optimize success beyond high school. I am also a reference that can be utilized when students are applying to special programs and need a reference of their participation. Remember, my students are one in a population of 94 TAG students this year in a school population under 1800. They ARE special indeed!

How can my child accelerate out of high school? Check out these links for Fulton Virtual School and Georgia Virtual School and Dual Enrollment Interested in Georgia Virtual Schools []

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Dual Enrollment @Georgia College or University (GSU, Atlanta Metro) Which CORE class(es) would you take there? Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies []

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What is recommended for students from 10th - 12th grade? Taking one or more AP courses every year. Colleges will always PAY more in scholarship money for successful GRADES (exams don't hurt but will not cancel out) earned in an AP course. AP is never more difficult than college. Other APs not offered at LHHS can be taken through virtual campus locations. Check out the link below!

AP - Advanced Placement (did you add which APs you want at LHHS?)

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Speakers: A. Burnett - How did I earn grants to pay for school? *Apply to a range of schools - two few mean too little options *Call/contact them regularly - make sure they KNOW who you are - make your application come alive by being an "active voice" *Persistence - Do NOT give up or you will go to the bottom of the paper pile, submit many applications for scholarships and grants *Apply early and check often on your status *Be willing to ask questions - the ones not asked could have been the break or opportunity you needed at that time.

Dr. McGinnins - Director of Synergistic Youth, Upward Bound Services. Check out their website: @http://www.syeinc.org/upwardbound.htm They primarily work with 9th & 10th grade students, have a YOUTH board of directors and a future STEM program in the works. We are planning some collaboration opportunities in the future - are you on board?

__**Support Websites for Gifted Students & Parents:**__

National Association for Gifted Children

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Georgia Association for Gifted Children

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Fulton County Supporters of the Gifted

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Social Emotional Needs of the Gifted

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