1. Welcome to: Effingham County High School National College Decision Day 2016 Celebration!

2. National College Decision Day 2016 May 1st is the date that many colleges in the US require that seniors who have been admitted either accept or reject their offer of admission. Here at ECHS, today is our day to celebrate your accomplishments and to launch you on a path to obtain a college degree and life-long success.

3. Points to remember now that you have been accepted to college! 1. Make sure to re-read all the materials that came from your college to make sure you turn in every required form. 2) Sign up for orientation at your chosen college. 3. If you feel that you will be earning the HOPE Scholarship or if you want to receive the HOPE Grant to attend technical college, make sure you have either A) Filed FAFSA - use the site FAFSA.gov. Be sure to file FAFSA if you hope to get federal money for college, like the PELL Grant or Work-study. or B) Filed the HOPE application found on the GACOllege411 website. (We have info here today if you lost yours!)

4. 4. Your college will want a final transcript but we cannot submit that until AFTER you have graduated. We will be having you fill out that information during graduation practice. 5. If you have been awarded a scholarship, make sure you fill out the “Scholarships I Will Be Accepting” available today or in the counselor’s office. Turn it in by May 10 th. Once all of this has been finished, you can breathe a sigh of relief – it’s time to celebrate!

5. Shannon Gray Joshua Long Cheyenne McLoud Ashley Pevey

6. Armstrong State University Andrew Allen Nicholas Bidwell Kirsten Burgess Madison Carter Will Hodges Brooklyn McCall Sirena Morgan Summer Murphy Kerrigan Newman Zaria Nixon Weston Oliver Roxie Ramirez Kyra Walker Victoria Zoll

7. Auburn University Harrison Joyner

8. AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY (formerly known as Georgia Regents University or Augusta State University) Haley Coulter Hector Miranda Lorie Sanders Olin Way

9. Berea College Kaitlyn Foster

10. Brown University Tess DeMeyer

11. Sha’Quira Johnson

12. Clayton State University Keiffer Humphrey

13. Zane Harrison

14. Aaron Harrison

15. Columbia State Community College Deshaun Wilkerson

16. Columbus State University  Katlyn Deyhle  Harrison Hall  Andrew Pierce

17. East Carolina University Dusty Baker

18. Ariana Bartley Samantha Bazemore Landon Bell Alyson Branton Kayla Brown Karlye Claxton Taylor Colson Scott Cribbs Autumn Disher Kiana Dixon Asia Ellis Tyler Floyd Lindsey Freyermuth Sidni Godwin Karie Jackson Conner James Jaliah Johnson Jasmine Kennedy Zana Kirkland Garrett Lewis Avery Lockett Jackson Maennche Kristen McKenzie Allison Morris Lane Neidlinger East Georgia State College Tyler Sprague Emma Hope Taylor Bailey Thompson Tyree Thompson Zakera Walls Caitlin Wilson

19.  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Tristan Greenleaf Anslee Sewell

20. Emory University Russell Knox

21. Taylor Walsh

22. Faulkner State Community College Skylar Maroney

23. Brant Huff

24. Gardner-Webb University Rashad Griffin

25. Georgia College Tristan Brantley Jacalyn Carper Addison Cowart Abigail Craig Madison Montaudo Zachary Pittman Allyson Porter

26. Georgia Gwinnett College Drew Teston

27. Georgia Military College Alex Gaston Tyrique Johnson

28. Georgia Southern University Tenley Bailey Avery Beacham Patrick Begley Shannon Bragg Quentyn Brown Noel Bryant Amanda Burgess David Cipleu Taylor Close Daniel Cribbs Danielle Criswell Shrihari Dave Faith Deal Amber Deason Tori DeFoe Josey Denney Chandler Drew Allyssa Fail Tyler Ford Arianna Fournier Jason Fox Jalin Garvin Atiya Goethe Makayla Goldwire William Harden Elise Hill Taylor Howze Ryan Jackson Kaitlyn Kelly Kaylee Kessler Devin Landis Logan Liverman Emily Maroney Noel Newton Tahirah Nimi Erin Ondriezek Christopher Rafferty McKenzie Rahn Rena-Marie Ross Ashley Sanders Emily Schroeder Courtney Sellers Paige Simmons Hannah Sincavage Zachary Smith Walker Summers Hannah Traynor Phoenix Truitt Tyler Vales David Vickery Patrick Welch Victoria Westbrook Kiarra Williams Zharia Williams Shelby Wilson Samantha Wood Graeme Young Ian McClurg Kristopher Rubrecht

29. Georgia Southwestern State University Breanna Brisendine Carli Royal Quevon Spriggs

30. Georgia State University Bryce Baslock Anjelina Harper Naya Lilly Raj Patel Alexandra Zaifert

31. Kennesaw State University Dylan Ayers Madyson Casey Abigail Engel Abbey King Amber King Jonathan Luyster Briana Owens Taylor Poore Sierra Sanchez Dillon Silva Alexander Williams

32. LEE UNIVERSITY Mikayla Robinson Trenton Woodard

33. Lincoln College of Technology Guillermo Nunez

34. Mary Baldwin College Bailey Ward

35. Middle Georgia State College Mallory Ambrose Cyndi Archer

36. Newberry College Isiah Royal

37. Tiffany Andrews Taylor Couch Lila Fort Jo’Esha Lee Joseph McKenzie Ashley Myrick Amanda Rahn Blake Roberts Faith Sherwood Brooke Walden

38. POINT UNIVERSITY Ashley Kaeser Steven Parker

39. Savannah College of Art and Design Tara Babin

40. Savannah State University Logan Beasley Nefretari Morris

41. Savannah Technical College Alissa Braddock Benjamin Carpenter Paul Catterton Sarah Cranman Lacey Crawford Trent Dickerson O'Neisha Dixon Megan Driggers Austin Elenbaas Leanna Exley Garrett Feichtner Malaysia Ferrell Jennifer Garcia Mon'Jena Green Autumn Hamilton Anna Harders Erin Harvey Megan Hayes Amber Hilton Christopher Hucks Jada Hurst Abigail Hutsell Stefanie Jarvis Deasia Johnson Jontadria Johnson Chloe Jones Jesse Joyner Dayjah Magaro Tobiah Martin Adam McDonald Samantha McDuffie Noah Parker Candace Pristell Caleb Quattlebaum Makenzi Rogers Essence Sanders Courtney Stephenson Fayzaun Talmadge Janie Tebeau Lierra Teel Janie Thompson Joshua Vajk Trenessa Young

42. South Georgia State College Kayla Agosto

43. Makayla Robinson

44. Truett-McConnell College Aaron Abbs

45. University of Georgia Courtney Beasley Dylan Brown Chase Kessler Alyssa Livingston James Morton Devon Olding Gabi Usher Trevor Usher Sarah-Lyn Ward

46. University of South Carolina - Beaufort Briyana McCarr

47. United States Air Force John Brazell Austin Ellis

48. United States Marine Corps Lorenzo Cottman Danny Doe Gabriel Douglas Johnathan Alex Nesbit Christopher Whitaker

49. Valdosta State University Jaclyn Emry Bob Greenbaum Imani Jenkins Madison Meglan Christopher Stahl Cassidy Strickland Amea Thompson