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College And Career Decision Day

 

Welcome to College and Career Decision Day! As a student participant, you are the most important part of this event! Please use this guide to make the most of your experience! 

Schedule

9:00 AM: Buses drop off at Boyd Plaza, students stage in appropriate zones

10:00 - 10:30 AM: Students March down Main Street to the SC State House

10:40 - 11:15 AM: Senior Class Recognition

10:30 - 10:40 AM: Welcome and Presentation of Colors

11:15 - 11:30 AM: College Reps Rally

11:30 - 11:40 AM: Special Recognitions

11:40 - 12:30 PM: College and Industry Reps Fair

12:15 - 12:30 PM: Food Trucks/ Lunch on Your Own

12:30 PM: High Schools Departure

General Guidance / What to Expect
  • Portable restrooms will be available at the student drop off/staging area at Boyd Plaza, and near the State House on Senate Street.
  • We will have food trucks on Sumter Street (Sumter Street will be closed off for the trucks)
  • Meals will NOT BE PROVIDED – STUDENTS SHOULD BRING MONEY if they plan to eat from the food trucks at the rally.
  • We will be parading down Main Street from Boyd Plaza to the SC State House.
  • Dress comfortably for the temperature and wear comfortable shoes for the walk (approximately 1/2 mile).
Volunteer and Bus Driver Information (Drop off, parking, pick up)

Student Drop Off: 

PLEASE ARRIVE BETWEEN 9:00AM and 9:45AM at 1515 Main St, Columbia, SC 29201 (Boyd Plaza). 

PLEASE MAKE ALL EFFORTS TO ARRIVE BEFORE 10:00 AM.  

Schools must check in at the registration table (purple rectangle) at Boyd Plaza and will be directed by CHE volunteers to their respective staging zones (see below). 

If ARRIVING AFTER 10:00 AM: Drop students off on Sumter Street from Pendleton Street. Sumter Street will be closed and blocked off. Columbia Police Department will be manning the barricades to allow you in.  

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Bus Parking: 

Buses will park at 1200 Rosewood Dr, Gate #11 Columbia, SC 29201 (South Carolina Fairgrounds)

March Route and State House Map

March Route

Student Pick Up:

Pick students up on Sumter Street coming in from Pendleton. The street will be barricaded but the Columbia Police Department will allow you into park and wait for students. 


 

Food Truck Information
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