Financial Aid Workshops

Students who want to apply for financial aid for Study Abroad, Summer School 1998, and/or the 1998-99 acadmic year are required to attend one of three financial aid workshops sponsored by the Office of Student Financial Aid.

Students have a responsibility to understand application procedures, and workshops are designed to inform students of all deadlines and of proper procedures.

All sessions will be held in the student union’s Calloway Peak Room. Sessions will be conducted Dec. 8 (3-4 p.m.), Dec. 9 (5:30-6:30 p.m.), and Jan. 15 (5-6 p.m.).

For more information, contact the Office of Student Financial Aid at 262-2190.

Santa’s Toy Box

A Christmas tree in the student union allows Appalachian students to help others during the holiday season, as the Appalachian Popular Programming Society (APPS) works with Santa’s Toy Box to gather gifts for needy children in Boone.

Those interested may take an information sheet from the tree to select a child. There is no limit to the number or cost of gifts for each child. All gifts are to be brand new and may be purchased for a variety of children, from babies to teenagers. There is no need to wrap gifts.

All gifts should be brought to the APPS collection site in the student union by Dec. 10.

December Concerts

The fall semester ends on a musical note as Appalachian State University’s School of Music presents several performances to conclude the 1997 season.

The December schedule continues tonight with a performance by the Appalachian Wind Ensemble. The group performs at 8 p.m. in Rosen Concert Hall.

The School of Music’s annual Christmas Benefit Concert comes to Farthing Auditorium tomorrow evening. An admission is charged for the 7:30 concert to support School of Music Scholarships.

Jazz saxophonist Tres Williams performs a student recital Dec. 8, and a Dec. 9 recital brings An Evening of Brass Music to Appalachian State. Call the School of Music (262-3020) or the High Country Bulletin Board (265-0470, ext. 155) for more information on times and locations.

Geography Bowl Winners

A team of Appalachian geography students recently won the 1997 Northa Carolina World Geography Bowl competition, held at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

Fifty students from eight North Carolina universities particpated.
Representing ASU were graduate students Audrey L. Reynolds, Baker Perry, Eric Schmidt and Peter Blackwell, senior Rebecca Brzyski and junior Katie Gaul. The team was coached by professor Roger Winsor.

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