Hamilton County High

Each year Members of the U.S. House of Representatives host a district-wide competition to highlight the importance of art education in our schools. The High School first place winner's art piece gets hung in the U.S. Capitol for an entire year. The tunnel is the most highly traveled access point between the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Capitol. Every day, Members of Congress, distinguished visitors, and tens of thousands of tourists – from the United States and abroad – walk through the tunnel and admire the artwork.

Due to the growing numbers of submission's, Representative Kat Cammack’s office receives each year they are expanding the program to reach not only high school, but every student grade K-12. Representative Kat Cammack’s staff is excited and prepared to be involved with every student who enters and continue to educate on the importance of their involvement in the arts. With that being said the Congressional Art Competition is a nationwide competition that only 9-12th grade will be qualified to enter. 

• For our K-8th grade students they will be entered in the Florida's District Three Art Show and will receive awards based on the awards listed below. We hope to encourage them and prepare them to compete in high school! 
• K-5th will all receive congressional certificates for their involvement that will be sent to their schools. Schools will be asked to deliver this to their teachers. 
• 6-8th will be hosted at the venue, and awards will be announced and dispersed during the ceremony. 
• 9-12th will also be hosted at the venue, with awards also being announced during the 2^nd ceremony of the day. 

Venue: Mentholee Norfleet Municipal Building in Newberry, Fl. 

Date: Saturday, May 3rd

Time: Middle School: 10AM - 12PM   High School: 1PM - 3PM

Theme: Classical Art: Reimagining the Greats

Deadline to Submit: April 11th, 2025 - Dropped off to the Gainesville District Office 

Awards: HIGH SCHOOL

Congressional Art Competition Awards

1. Fan Favorite (Social Media Voting)
2. Office Favorite (Team Kat Favorite)
3. OVERALL WINNER (Trip to D.C., Art hung in the Capitol) 

Best of Grade

1. 9th Grade - Best of Show
2. 10th Grade - Best of Show
3. 11th Grade - Best of Show 
4. 12th Grade - Best of Show

Best of Category

1. Painting
2. Drawing
3. Collage (must be 2-dimensional)
4. Prints
5. Mixed Media
6. Computer -generated art
7. Photographs 

Awards: MIDDLE SCHOOL

Best of Grade

1. 6th Grade - Best of Show
2. 7th Grade - Best of Show
3. 8th Grade - Best of Show

Best of Category 

1. Painting 
2. Drawing 
3. Collage (must be 2-dimensional)
4. Prints 
5. Mixed Media
6. Computer-generated art
7. Photographs

Learn more at at Congressional Art Competition (Grades 9-12) | Representative Kat Cammack

The Florida State University Upward Bound Math and Science Program is open to eligible 9^th-12^th grade students. This program is specifically offered to Hamilton and Suwannee County students. The program is designed to enhance the academic and personal skills of first generation/limited income high school students while preparing them for college admission, retention, and graduation.

Available Services including:

• Tutoring
• College Tours
• ACT/SAT Test Prep
• Mentorship
• Summer Program at FSU (6 week all-expenses paid program, including transportation, on FSU’s campus)  

Students must apply to participate in the program. The application is completely online at 2024-2025 CARE-Upward Bound Math and Science Application.  

If you would like to learn more about this program please visit Upward Bound Math and Science.

The STAND Program at Florida International University (FIU), with the help of some community mental health agency partners, continues offering telehealth services for middle and high school students with attention, organization, time management and academic motivation difficulties through research. 

Who: Middle and High School students with academic difficulties

What: A ten-session, once a week, family therapy intervention targeting organization, time management, and planning skills. The program also includes parent coaching in age-appropriate academic support behaviors. Services are available in English or Spanish.

Cost: Research activities via FIU staff are free. Interventions via community mental health agency clinicians are either fee-based, or free, depending on eligibility criteria and insurance coverage.

Where: Services are currently available via video-call/telehealth.

When: Enrollment is ongoing until research study positions fill. Sessions are typically after school or in the evening.

How to enroll: To learn more, and to see if students would be a fit, parents can call or text 305-432-4899 to speak with a study team member. Parents can also complete the Contact Form available via the QR Code on the FIU STAND FLYER

For more information view the FIU STAND FLYER.

Laptops 4 Learning, a Phoenix based 503 (c) (3) organization has partnered with Video Scholarship to provide up to 
30 laptops for graduating seniors heading to college on a monthly basis.

To be eligible, laptop recipients must:

1. Have a family income of $50,000 or less.  Income is self reported by applicant.
2. Demonstrate proof of enrollment at a college or university OR have a college acceptance letter.
3. Provide one of the following explaining why a laptop will help them further their education.  
     a) Upload a 90 second video explaining why they should be selected
     b) Upload a 90 second audio file explaining why they should be selected
     c) Write an essay of 500 words or less explaining why they should be selected

Recipients are awarded and shipped a laptop upon completion of the requirements above.  Laptops are drop shipped to the awardees place of residence.

To learn more about the program, go to Video Scholarship