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Grantville GA schools: Newnan High Apply to College Day Nov. 13, plus Smokey Road and Glanton family events
Newnan High seniors will have a chance to get help completing college applications Nov. 13, as schools serving Grantville families prepare for Veterans Day activities and community events.
Newnan High will hold Apply to College Day on Friday, Nov. 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Media Center, the school said in its Nov. 5 daily announcements. Students need to sign up ahead of time, bring a charged Chromebook and report during their scheduled block. Counselors and campus guests will walk seniors through the forms, with help expected from Columbus State University, Georgia Southern University, Georgia State University, the University of West Georgia and West Georgia Technical College. Many Georgia colleges waive application fees in November.
Juniors and seniors who want Work-Based Learning next spring should finish the WBL application by Friday, Dec. 4, Newnan High said.
Smokey Road Middle’s calendar lists a Veteran’s Day Assembly and a Veterans Day Performance for Advanced Bands on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 9 a.m. On Thursday, Nov. 12, at 5 p.m., the PTO hosts Spirit Night at Truett’s Chick-fil-A, 505 GA-34 in Newnan.
At Glanton Elementary, the 4-H club is collecting aluminum drink-can pop tabs for Ronald McDonald House Charities; students send them to school, and the tabs are turned in at the monthly fifth-grade meeting. The school also posts information about Backpack Buddies, which sends weekend food bags home with enrolled students, and how families can sign up.
Coweta students are out for Thanksgiving break Monday, Nov. 23, through Friday, Nov. 27. More dates and lunch menus are on the Ledger’s Schools page.