Hamilton County High

Congresswoman Kat Cammack invites you to attend Service Academy Day on Saturday, May 17th at Buchholz High School 5510 NW 27th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32606 from 9 AM to 12 PM. High school seniors, as well as high school graduates under the age of 23, who reside within Florida’s Third Congressional District are eligible to apply for a nomination to a service academy through Congresswoman Cammack's office. 

Service Academy Day provides all students and recent graduates with the opportunity to obtain more information on the application process and speak with representatives from the five U.S. Service Academies: the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. 

Please note: the fifth service academy, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, does not require a congressional nomination for appointment. 

For more information, please visit Congresswoman Cammack's Webpage.

2025 Service Academy Day Invitation

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