AP Exam Registration for fall and full year AP courses will has begun.

UPDATE: Just announced!  KDE is paying for a portion of all standard AP exams.  This announcement came after registration began.  Students will now only be required to pay $19 for each AP exam.  Free/Reduced students and AP CSP and AP CSA are $0.

Mrs. Burnham has visited all fall and full year AP classes this week to discuss the upcoming AP exam registration for fall and full year courses.  Registration for those AP exams will begin Monday 10/18 and run through November 8.  These courses include: AP Statistics, AP CSP, AP CSA, AP Psychology, AP US History, AP Art, AP Chemistry.  There will be a seperate registration for Spring AP courses. 

If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Burnham, 270-527-1453, jennifer.burnham@marshall.kyschools.us 

This is the handout given during the informational session:

GSE- First Virtual Event will take place on Wednesday Oct. 20th

The Governor's School for Entrepreneurs (GSE) will begin accepting applications for summer 2022 on Monday, November 15th. GSE brings teens together from around the state of Kentucky, immerses them in a creative space, and arms them with the tools they need to unleash their entrepreneurial spirits. While all participants gain vital entrepreneurial skills through the program to use as they enter the workplace or continue into higher education, 20 new businesses have already been launched by young entrepreneurs. Others have filed for multiple patents and developed new ideas and relationships that sow the seeds for more business formation. In addition, as a direct result of their participation In GSE, participants qualify for some $5 million in scholarship opportunities from Kentucky's universities and colleges.

GSE has arranged to host 5 virtual events via Zoom this fall to showcase the GSE experience and dive into the application process. Find links to register here, and schedule below.

Virtual Informational Events for GSE
Wednesday, October 20th from 4-5 pm ET
Wednesday, November 17th from 4-5 pm ET
Wednesday, December 1st 10th from 4-5 pm ET
Wednesday, December 15th from 4-5 pm ET
Wednesday, January 5th from 4-5 pm ET

This free, prestigious program will take place on Northern Kentucky University's campus and is open to all current 9th, 10th, and 11th-grade students.

Please visit their website to learn more about the program and to apply: www.KentuckyGSE.com.

Link to overview video: https://youtu.be/XUpldNZ_uJc 

American Legion High School Oratory Scholarship Program

                               

The American Legion sponsors a High School Oratory Scholarship Program - "A Constitutional Speech Contest" - designed to develop a deeper knowledge and appreciation of the Constitution of the United States.  This contest is open to all high school students.  

Contestants must give two speeches.

1. Prepared Oration (8-10 minutes) - original work of the student on any aspect of hte Constitution with an emphasis on the obligations of citizens to the government of the United States.
2. Assigned Topic (3-5 minutes) - addresses any one of four topics drawn at each level of the contest.  The Assigned Topics for this year's contest can be found at www.kylegion.org.

Students who place at the National level can win up to $25,000 in scholarship monies.  There are cash prizes at each level, but the import aspect of these awards is the cash can be used for any of the student's needs or wants, not just tuition.

The First District contest for our area will be held at 2:00 on Sunday, January 9, 2022 in Eddyville at the Lee S. Jones Convention Center.  The deadline for entry in the District contest is Monday, January 3, 2022.

If you have any questions, please contact the Kentucky State Coordinator -  Mark Kennedy at usmc1965@bellsouth.net.

Complete rules, dates, and awards at each level can be obtained at  http://www.kylegion.org/index.php?id=42.