CSC invites high school students to annual Scholastic Day event

The 2018 Scholastic Day event hosted by Chadron State College is set to begin at 7:30 a.m., Friday. Over 1,000 high school senior students from more than 40 schools in Nebraska, Wyoming, and South Dakota will come together on the campus to compete in academic tests in various disciplines.
“We have done the event for over 50 years,” Director of Market of Market Development Danielle Lecher said. “I think that it is an awesome way to showcase CSC, and so whether the intention was to be focused on recruitment or not, it probably was a little bit of a recruitment event just because it was an opportunity for perspective students to check CSC out, and kind of experience our classrooms and meet our faculty. The only thing that really changed this year is we just added a few more promotional items, changed up the communication, so that we are communicating not only with the schools, but also with the students through our admissions office.”
CSC students and clubs were invited to volunteer as guides to help students find test rooms and buildings. Clubs could also help by moderating tests and the competition.
“Anytime we have students on our campus, we need to take advance of that opportunity to our fullest, because obviously that could be a decision factor as to whether they end up attending here or not. And missing that opportunity would be a very sad thing. We want to make sure that if they are here, that we put our best face forward, and they have a great experience because we have heard that students have chosen to come to Chadron State College because they attended Scholastic Day,” Lecher said.
If the winner is a senior who will be attending CSC in Fall 2018 and wins first place in an exam, they will receive a tuition waiver for the Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 semesters. Winners of each test will receive a CSC sweatshirt. Those who place top three receive medals. Those who finish top 25 percent in each test will receive a certificate. The top school in each division receives a plaque. All students registered for the event will receive a CSC T-Shirt. Results can be viewed online after the competition.
“We did add a few more components so that it would feel a little bit more CSC promotional, but in terms of the actual event structure, and the testing, it is going to look very much the same as it has for the last almost 60 years now,” Lecher said.
A faculty and staff concert will be held at 11:30 a.m. in the Memorial Hall Auditorium for students after their competition as well as an Open Mic from 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom. Other events include a Blood Splatter Demonstration, Brain Games, Club and Department Fair, Photo Booth and yard games.