Young men must register for the Selective Service within 30 days of their 18th birthday. Go to http://www.sss.gov Come to guidance to learn about all the benefits once you are registered. 

Graduation Caps, gowns, and diploma cover orders must be placed by December 15. Use the online link to order through Balfour or complete a paper order form with payment on or before December 15, 2025. Paper Order forms can be picked up in the Guidance Office.

 

 

Other Senior Gear is available through Balfour.

 

 

SENIORS, 

 

Please remember to check your school email daily or at least weekly for important Senior announcements!

Come by the guidance office and check out our scholarship board. Make sure you pay attention to deadlines. Scholarships turned into Guidance office past the due date will not be submitted. 

***IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER***

 

Virginia Highlands Community College - Transcript Request

Virginia Highlands Community College has changed to parchment for requesting your transcript. To request your transcript from Virginia Highlands Community College you will need to go to www.vhcc.edu.  In the green box at the top of the page, scroll over I WANT TO...click on Request a Transcript.  Click on the blue box that says Order my Transcript and set up your account.  You have to have a debit or credit card to pay for your transcript.  Digital transcripts are $3.00.  Paper transcripts are $5.50.

 

HOW TO MAKE YOUR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION STAND OUT!

Here are 5 Pro Tips to Getting Your Scholarship Entry NOTICED

1. Greetings & Introduction Matter

As I’ve noted before, reviewing scholarships can become dull (and even daunting) after a while. As with any other tasks, it can feel robotic to read essays after essays after essays.

Pro Tip: Write a short intro and greet the person reviewing your scholarship entry. You’d be surprised to see how a simple greeting can make a huge difference in perception and reception. (See: Email Etiquettes #2 and #3).

2. Use a Proper & Professional Email Address

This one is obvious, if you want the judges to take you seriously.

Pro Tip: If possible, use your school (.edu) email address, and make sure to actually check your email in case the judges need to contact you!

3. Don’t write a thesis paper – tell a story.

According to Monica Matthews, “judges look for solid students who have helped others and write their scholarship essays from the heart.” I agree. Reading scholarship essays shouldn’t be like reading a textbook. If you’re just listing facts, you’re doing what the majority of the applicants are doing, and that’s not going to make yours stand out.

Pro Tip: Get personal! Be creative! Don’t be afraid to share your story.

4. Make sure you send the correct links…

I get it – you didn’t mean to send the link to your friend’s Facebook page or your online homework platform. But you can’t blame anyone but yourself… By sending the wrong links, your chance of winning the scholarship just dropped to zero! :s

Pro Tip: Triple check that you copy pasted the correct link (and that the link is not broken)!

5. Cross the t’s and dot the i’s!

To reiterate and sum up everything I’ve said in 4 words, be meticulous and thorough!

Pro Tip: After you’ve made your final edits, take a 24-hour break, then look through the whole application one last time before clicking that ‘send’ button!

Conclusion

Instructions are meant to be followed, and guidelines are meant to help you! 

If you want your scholarship application to be taken seriously, you seriously have to follow the rules & make your application stand out from the rest!

 

Graduation Swag

Below are links to preview the new 2026 Brochures along with a Senior Grad Products video.  Feel free to share this information at any Parent/Student meeting.  All CGT required item pricing will be the same as last year.

 

• THE 2026 GRAD GEAR BROCHURE!  BALFOUR.COM will go live with your Grad packs and your Required Graduation items on SEPTEMBER 1ST.  As a reminder, if needed for any Parent/Senior meeting, all Senior merchandise will ship to their home, but all Cap and Gowns and all Traditional tassels will ship to the School in the Spring.  We encourage that all orders be placed online by DECEMBER 15th.  Main group orders will be submitted in January to accommodate the requests for early senior portraits.  ANNOUNCEMENTS will ship in the spring to the Seniors' home address.

GRAD GEAR BROCHURE LINK:   2026 GRAD BROCHURE

• THE 2026 LETTERMAN JACKET BROCHURE!   The ordering process is to email us at [email protected].  We will connect with them on everything including completing the form along with updates on tracking information.

LETTERMAN JACKET BROCHURE LINK:  LETTER JACKET BROCHURE

• CHECK OUT THE 2026 CLASS RING BROCHURE!  All Class Rings can be ordered online at BALFOUR.COM.  It is so fun to pick your design and it will show you what your Class ring will look like!  Your High School Mascot will be under Activities and Interests.

CLASS RING BROCHURE LINK:   2026 CLASS RING BROCHURE

Please make sure you are keeping up with your senior accounts. Make sure you are getting credit for your fundraising.  Also note that your senior funds can help toward paying for graduation supplies like cap and gown, diploma cover, and anything else you wish to purchase.