Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

All students seeking any type of financial assistance/aid for college will need to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The federal government is updating this application, and the application is slated to be available sometime in December 2023. 

The FAFSA requires students and parents (for dependent students) to create an FSA ID for security purposes. The FSA ID allows for e-signatures and access to your FAFSA data each year of college. Note: A parent can use the same FSA ID for each child completing a FAFSA. To create an FSA ID, visit the Federal Student Aid website. In preparation for the new application next month, all seniors and their parents/guardians/contributors need to create an FSA ID in advance. The video below can assist you if necessary.

https://youtu.be/iTb7hMVtzco?si=zCNUJ64zj54vk71j

2024-2025 School Year Course Selection

Parents of current 9th-11^th grade students are encouraged to attend the Parent Advisement Night meeting on January 11, 2024. During this meeting, counselors will review graduation requirements, review the course offerings for the 2024-2025 school year, and go over the course selection process. See specific times below. 

Thursday, January 11, 2024

11^th grade parents at 5:30 p.m.

9^th and 10^th grade parents at 6:45 p.m.

Dual Enrollment Interest Meeting

Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 6 p.m.

This mandatory meeting is for all students and parents interested in participating in the dual enrollment program for the 2024-2025 school year. Dual enrollment is an option for 11^th and 12^th grade students. The meeting presentation will be uploaded to the counseling website after the meeting, but it's imperative that students/parents attend this meeting for live interaction and Q&A. 

Please begin researching the college admission requirements for dual enrollment. Some colleges will require a SAT or ACT score and if so, students need to register now for either the February ACT or March SAT in order to have scores back in time for their application.

NOTE: Georgia State is now test optional for students who have a 3.2 core GPA (Perimeter locations) and a 3.4 core GPA (Atlanta downtown location). If a student doesn't meet that GPA but has at least a 3.0 core, they will need either the SAT or ACT scores. 

The CHS PTSA Service Committee is pleased to provide a newly revised form for Chamblee High School students to give to nonprofits for a signature, etc., as a way to verify their service hours. The students can submit this form to their respective clubs or to the counseling office for the school's community service award. This form is another option for students, as other service letters or verification on letterhead can also still be submitted. The committee wanted to ease the burden on some nonprofits that did not already have a verification form for volunteers. 

Please bookmark the following sites:

http://bit.ly/CHS23_24English - English

http://bit.ly/CHS23_24Spanish  - Spanish

The internship team at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) are writing to announce that the 2024 pre-application for GTRI's High School Summer Internship Program is now open. As such, we would like to invite eligible Chamblee High School students (see below) to apply for a paid opportunity to work alongside the best problem-solvers in the research and development enterprise. The most important requirement to keep in mind is that all high school students must complete the 2024 pre-application as a first-step. Furthermore, for your awareness:
 
- only students who complete a 2024 pre-applicationbefore the deadline will be eligible for an internship,
- no additional student(s) will be permitted to complete a pre-application once it closes, and
- the pre-application will close on Sunday, January 21, 2024 at 11:59pm [Deadline].
 
The pre-application will be used to match the applicant with GTRI employment opportunities. Please note that completion of the pre-application is not a guarantee of employment. If any of your student(s) are selected following a successful phone-screen interview, they will receive a conditional employment offer and will be required to complete a full-application.
 
 To be eligible for an internship, all prospective interns must:

• Show proof of citizenship or US person status (NISPOM 2-208, EAR Part 772 and ITAR 120.15) 
  • Note #1: Most, but not all, positions require US Citizenship because of the nature of the project or information to which the student may have access during the internship. 
  • Note #2: GTRI does not sponsor H1B visas
• Be a Georgia resident attending a public, private, charter or home school in Georgia.
• Be at least 16 years old before the deadline for completing the full application (April 1, 2024).
• Be in the high school graduating class of 2024, 2025, or 2026.
• Have reliable transportation to assigned work location (Housing is not provided).
• Beable to work from June 10, 2024 to July 19, 2024, during Georgia Tech's regular business hours (M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.). 
  • Note #3: Interns are not permitted to work on weekends or after hours.
• Attend an all-daySTEM@GTRI orientation on June 10, 2024. 
  • Note #4: If you miss the orientation, your GTRI internship offer will be rescinded.
• Attend and participate in an all-day final presentation on July 19, 2024.
• Beavailable to work 24 hours/week for five weeks (more than 24 hr/wk will not be approved). 
  • Note #5: Interns are not allowed to work on weekends or after hours (work will only be permitted M-F 8am-5pm)
  • Note #6: Work will be in-person only.
• Attend any lab-specific safety training (if it applies to interns' activity/location, e.g. wet-lab or machine shop training).

Follow this link to the Student Pre-Application: CLICK HERE

Or copy-paste the URL below into your browser:
https://gatech.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5oiPrJa5xgeoYyW?Q_CHL=email

Once again, we invite any who might have an interest in a Georgia Tech Research Institute summer internship experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics to begin the application process today.
 
If you have any questions, please reach out to the Co-Directors of GTRI's K12 Internship and Work-based Programs: Therese Boston and Erick Maxwell at stem.gtri@lists.gatech.edu.

The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech invites both prospective and admitted students to participate in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts' Annual Shadow Day Event on Friday, January 26, 2024 or Friday, April 12th, 2024.

UGA Young Scholars internship application is open and closes on January 31, 2023.

Apply Here: 
http://ysp.caes.uga.edu/

Internship Dates: May 28, 2024- July 12, 2024. (Interns who are residents will move in on May 28^th and all interns are required for onboarding and orientation on May 28^th , 2024).

Stipend:  $$13.25 bi-weekly.

Dorms: Interns selected to reside on campus must deposit $700 towards dorms, and we will cover the rest. This year, we are accepting 20 students. 2-3 per high school, and we only accept 8 residents maximum. That means that we accept 8 interns who would have a commute of an hour plus.

Meal Plans: For residents, meal plans are covered, but for commuters, we only provide lunch tickets once a week. Commuters are local county schools who must commute each day. Residents are from the Atlanta metro area or out of state, etc.

Want to hear why other faculty members host a Young Scholar? Click below to hear from the Dean, professors, YSP Students, and more who participated in YSP!

Links!

Mentors: https://youtu.be/n-YceInEtPQ 

Students: https://youtu.be/ylf1xvOMxpQ 

Each year, FBI Atlanta accepts applications for its Summer Teen Academy. Students are provided with presentations on topics including cyber-crime, civil rights, hate crimes, terrorism, criminal matters, evidence response, and the day-to-day operations of a typical FBI office. Students learn from Special Agents, Intelligence Analysts, and professional staff about investigative methods that include gathering evidence, interviewing witnesses, and assisting with cases.  

The Teen Academy is held annually in June at the FBI Atlanta Field Office, Atlanta GA from roughly 8am to 430pm. The date for next summer is tentatively June 11 or June 12. Participants must be Georgia high school students who are juniors or seniors for the 2023-2024 school year. The program is competitive and requires a written essay as a part of the application. At this time, the application is not live, but we wanted to go ahead and get the word out so that you are able to garner potential interest from your students. Once live, likely in early January, a follow up email will be sent to you, letting you know that the application form is available and can be found on our website: https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/atlanta/community-outreach. 

The application and supporting essay must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 26, 2024. Incomplete and late applications will not be accepted. All applications must be sent to AT_CommunityOutreach@fbi.gov.  

Bulldogs-- we are excited to continue offering the Civic Engagement Diploma Seal.  For information on how to earn this honor, please click HERE. 

College Rep Visits

There are no College Rep Visits currently scheduled at CHS.  Check back often for updates.

Juniors and seniors are encouraged to attend college rep visits. Admissions officers from colleges across the country choose Chamblee to visit out of all the high schools in Atlanta, and we want students to take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about a college they are interested in or to even find out more about a college they don't know much about. Students can sign up for college rep visits in their Naviance account. Visits are 30 minutes long and will take place in the counseling office. Students must have teacher permission to attend and use their confirmation email as their pass for the visit. Check Naviance often as new reps are signing up daily!

CHS Class of 2024, check HERE often for Senior Class updates.

Need Help?

We know that change isn't always easy. Add uncertainty and disappointment to that change and sometimes it may feel a bit overwhelming or even scary. If you (parents or students) need to speak with someone, please don't hesitate to reach out to the professionals for help.

CDC developed a website: Stress and Coping - Need Help? Know Someone Who Does?

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/managing-stress-anxiety.html

Spanish version:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/managing-stress-anxiety-sp.html

National Suicide Prevention Line 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255). Press 1 for English and 2 for Spanish.

GA Crisis & Access Line 1-800-715-4255

Crisis Text Number-use this number if you can't talk freely and/or would prefer to text with someone. Text 741-741 for help.

DeKalb Behavioral Health Line (404) 294-0499

Chamblee HS PTSA

3688 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road

Chamblee GA 30341