Local Scholarships

All of the seniors should have received (or will soon receive as they were mailed Tuesday) a yellow information packet in the mail highlighting the local scholarship opportunities. These are a great opportunity for students to earn some additional financial help for college. And, with the scholarships being local, it means that there would be less people applying for the scholarships (compared to national scholarships) which gives you a better chance of receiving one of the scholarships.

Please take the time to carefully read through the criteria for the scholarships to see which ones would be appropriate for you to apply for and then start working. After you have determined the scholarships that you would like to apply for, please stop in the counseling center and pick up the actual scholarship application from the tables in the main area of the counseling center.

The deadline for all completed applications is the end of the school day on April 13th and no late applications can be accepted. I cannot stress enough the importance of planning ahead and starting to work on these scholarships now!

Also, please pay attention to see if the applications require a written recommendation letter and ask your teacher(s) for a letter as soon as possible - especially if they have not already written a rec letter that they can use for the scholarships.

Also, don't forget that a complete list of all the other scholarships that we are aware of are featured on PrepHQ in the scholarship area.

One other reminder - tomorrow night is the PSEO information night where you will have the opportunity to learn about the option of taking free college classes while still in high school.