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10^TH GRADE
Virginia Space Coast Scholars (VSCS) – Online course for 10^th grade students focusing on missions flown or managed by NASA Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, with a week-long summer academy program at NASA Wallops Flight Facility. http://vsgc.odu.edu/spacecoast/

11^TH AND 12^TH GRADE
Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars (VASTS) – Online course for 11^th and 12^th grade students focusing on NASA’s human spaceflight missions and the Journey to the Moon and on to Mars with a week-long summer academy at NASA Langley Research Center. Students can earn up to four free dual enrollment college credits.  http://vsgc.odu.edu/VASTS/

11^TH AND 12^TH GRADE
Virginia Earth System Science Scholars (VESSS) – This interactive online earth system science course for 11^th and 12^th grade students features NASA scientific research and data. Students can earn up to five dual enrollment college credits and can also be selected to attend a summer academy program at NASA Langley Research Center.  http://vsgc.odu.edu/VESSS

Online course applications are OPEN UNTIL OCTOBER 25^th for 10^th – 12^th grade students to apply.

VBCPS Pathways Panel Series 1: Frequently Asked Questions for VA Colleges & Universities
We’re excited to offer our secondary families the opportunity to hear directly from a panel of admission counselors representing some of our state’s most popular universities!

Click here to view the questions posed in the video linked below.  Click here to access the contact information for the featured speakers.

https://youtu.be/7WZF6htBRYk

Starting next Thursday, Oct. 1, our high schools will be hosting a series where college representatives will share information and answer questions regarding the admission process, opportunities unique to their schools, strengthening college applications and more. These ZOOM meetings will be recorded live and available via your child’s Schoology account at 6 p.m. on the dates listed below, and will be posted on the division’s YouTube channel shortly thereafter. Families are welcome to submit questions via this link. Follow-up questions not addressed in the recorded panel discussion will be answered privately by an admissions representative or your local school counselor.

• Oct. 1 – College Admissions
• Oct. 22 – Scholarships and Financial Aid
• Nov. 19 – Out-of-state Schools
• Dec. 10 – Military Academies
• Jan. 7, 2021 – Recruiters from Branches of Military
• Jan. 28 – Two-year and Trade School/Programs

If you are a freshman, or the parent of a freshman, check out the interest form linked to the image below.  This is a great opportunity for freshmen to connect with current dOLpHinS!

For those parents who could not join us on during our meeting on Wednesday, September 2nd, or for those who want to hear something again, here is the video of that recorded session.

The beginning of any new school year is tough, but this year will present unique challenges.  Here is advice from current, and former, students about tackling each grade level in the MSA.  Special thanks to Chelsea A. for her hard work!

For all things first day back, click the image below.

New Student Orientation

Register Today! https://tinyurl.com/OLHS20Transition

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will not be hosting SMARTS camp on June 16 and 17.  We are planning to reschedule SMARTS Camp in August, exact dates are to be determined.  Thank you for understanding.

We wish we could all be together celebrating the Class of 2020’s completion of the Mathematics and Science Academy.  Since that just isn’t our reality this year, we thought a virtual presentation–complete with a fabulous keynote speaker–could be the next best way to acknowledge your hard work.  We wish Marissa luck as she defends her doctoral thesis titled “The Neuroecology of Space Use: Investigating the Ecological Impacts of Neural Mechanism of Spatial and Social Context” at the end of July.