SENIOR NEWSLETTER
January 26, 2009
If you need free help
filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Come to College Goal
Sunday!!!
February 8th
2:00-4:00 PM
Northeastern Junior College
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Scholarship and Financial
Aid Opportunities and Due Dates:
(Information and
Applications Available in Counseling Office)
Colorado Educational Services and Development
Association (CESDA) is offering a
$1,000 scholarship. Apply on online at www.cesda.org. The deadline is March 1st.
Colorado School of Mines is offering the E-Days scholarship on behalf of the
Engineering Days Scholarship Committee.
The scholarship is to a student attending Mines and is a full resident-tuition
scholarship. The deadline is March 6,
2009. If you need an application come to
the guidance office.
Colorado Association of Legal Support Staff is offering the Gwendolyn S. Duran Memorial
Scholarship. This is a $1,000
scholarship to any student who enrolls in a legal program such as legal
secretary, court reporter, legal assistant, paralegal, or pre-law. The deadline is April 15th please
come to counseling office for an application.
America’s Milk Processors and the USA Today is offering the Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the
Year (SAMMY) Award program. This is a
$7,500 college scholarship. The deadline
is March 6th. For an
application go to www.bodymilk.com
Colorado Education Association is offering the Ethnic Minority Scholarship. The scholarship is $1,000 and you may obtain
an application at www.coloradoea.org. The deadline is March 31, 2009.
Johnson and
The Janice M. Scott Fund is offering scholarships ranging from $2,500 to $20,000. The scholarship will be awarded to a student
with a 2.5 GPA or higher and has shown leadership through community services
and extra curricular activities. For an
application please come to the guidance office, the deadline is March 31, 2009
The Cibrowski Family
Foundation is offering scholarships to
BBB/Rotary is offering the Ethics Scholarship Award of $5,000 to High School Juniors and Seniors. The deadline
is February 20, 2009 please come to the guidance office for an application.
Colorado Association of Career Colleges and Schools is offering a $1,000 scholarship for specific career
schools such as: Art Institute of Colorado, ITT Technical Institute, Denver
School of Message and Lincoln College of Technology for a full list of schools
please come to the guidance office. The deadline
is February 9, 2009.
The Air National Guard has opportunities such as 100% tuition assistance,
the Reserve Montgomery GI Bill and it Kicker, and the $ 20,000 student loan
repayment program. If interested, see counseling office for more details.
Logan County Colorado State University Alumni
Association is offering a $2,000
scholarship if you are planning to attend
Rotary Scholarship is offering a $1,000 scholarship to
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Scholarship
Program. Students
may receive up to $180,000 available toward tuition, fees, and living
expenses. They cover full tuition,
books, fees, uniforms, and a monthly stipend of up to $400.00. Come to the guidance office for an
application
Army ROTC scholarships
are available. They have full tuition
scholarships, an annual stipend of up to $5,000 to cover living expenses, plus
additional allowances for books and fees.
American Legion Auxiliary is offering 5 Spirit of Youth Scholarships for Junior
Members. This is a four-year $1,000 per year
scholarship and will be given to a Junior Member of the Auxiliary. You must be a current member and have held
membership for the past three years.
The deadline is March 1, 2009 come to the guidance office for the
application or more details.
American Legion Auxiliary is offering the National President’s
Scholarship. There will be three
scholarships worth $2,500, $2,000, and $1,000.
You must be a direct descendant, step-children, or step grandchildren of
US wartime veterans who served during one or more of the periods of war. Come to guidance office to find out more
information. The Deadline is March 1st,
2009.
American Legion Auxiliary is offering the Past Presidents’ Parley Nurses
Training Scholarship. You must be a
direct descendant, step-children, or step grandchildren of US wartime veterans
who served during one or more of the periods of war. The deadline is April 15th
come to the guidance office for more details.
American Legion Auxiliary is offering two $1,000 and two $500 scholarships. Candidates must be daughters, sons or
grandchildren of the veterans who served in the Armed Forces during eligibility
dates for membership in the American Legion.
The deadline is March 11th please come to guidance office for
more details.
The Colorado Society of Mayflower Descendants will award two scholarships worth
$1,000 to high school seniors
planning to attend any accredited college, university, or vocational
institution. The deadline is March 15,
2009 and you may download an application from www.colradomayflowersociety.org
The KFC Colonel’s Scholars are offering $20,000 scholarships to graduating
seniors who plan to attend in state colleges or universities. You may apply online from December 1, 2008 to
February 10, 2009; the website is www.kfcscholars.org
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Rocky Mountain
Section is offering the Society of
Women Engineers Scholarship. They will
award at least one $500 scholarship. The
deadline is February 2, and you may obtain an application in the guidance
office or at ww.swe-rms.org
The National Society of Women Engineers is offering varying scholarships from $1000 to
$5000. The national application may be
obtained on line at www.societyofwomenengineers.org/scholarships/brochure.aspx. The deadline is May 15th.
The Charter Fund is offering scholarships that range from $1000 to $3000 to a
Ayn Rand Fountainhead scholarship is being offered and the deadline is
April 25, 2009. They award:
First Prize of $10,000
5 Second Prizes of $2,000
10 Third Prizes of $1,000
45 Finalist Prizes of $100
175 Semifinalist prizes of
$50
Need a lift? Come to the counseling office to view the
American Legion’s Need A Lift book on College
Financial Aid and view Legion Scholarships.
The Colorado Masons’ Benevolent Fund is offering a $7000 renewable scholarship for up to
four years totaling $28,000. Please come
to the guidance office for an application.
The deadline is February 21, 2009.
Burger King Scholars Program is offering a $1,000 scholarship. To obtain an application go to www.bk.com/scholars. The deadline is February 2, 2009
University of Colorado at Boulder presents the
Presidents Leadership Class. If you plan to attend
The American Legion is offering the High School Oratorical Scholarship.
1st place:
$18,000, 2nd $16,000, and 3rd place $14,000. For more details go to www.legion.org.
The AXA Foundation is offering the AXA Achievement Scholarship. They are offering:
The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is giving out the DAR Good Citizens Scholarship. State winners receive $250 and the National
Winner receives $5,000 and will be invited to
University of Chicago is taking applicants for their 2008 Small School
Talent Search, for more details come to the guidance office.
Sterling Federal Credit Union Scholarship is available in the office. The deadline is March 31st, 2009
please go online to www.sterlingcreditunion.org
or come to the guidance office for an application.
US Bank is
offering a $1,000 scholarship to any two or four year college. Apply online at www.usbank.com/studentbanking
The Deadline is February 1, 2009
The National Council of Jewish Women Colorado Section is offering three scholarships for a minimum of
$2,000. Please come to the guidance
office for an application and the deadline is March 16, 2009.
Centennial Mental Health is offering two $1,000 awards and ten $500 awards for
this upcoming school year. The deadline
is March 31, 2009 and an application may be obtained at www.centennialmhc.org or the guidance
office.
The United States Marine Corps is offering their Navy-Marine Corps Reserve Officer
Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship program for up to $150,000 for college. The
deadline is January 31, 2009. For an
application come to the guidance office or apply online at www.nrotc.navy.mil
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation is offering scholarships to students who are the child
of a Marine and whose family makes $80,000 or less a year. The deadline is March 1st. Please come to the guidance office for and
application.
Colorado Council of High School and College Relations is offering $1500 scholarship and the application is
due January 31, 2009. Please come to the
guidance office for an application.
Colorado Young Farmers Educational Association is offering scholarships: two $500
for a freshman one $500 award for a sophomore, one $750 award for a junior and one
$1,250 award for a senior. The
Deadline is March 15, 2009
Learning and Educating About
Disabilities is offering a $1000
scholarship to students who have a learning disability or AD/HD. For an application come to the guidance
office the deadline is February 28, 2009
Cargill is
offering $1000 scholarship you must get a Cargill employee signature and the
deadline is February 15, 2009.
Cargill is
offering the Sons and Daughters scholarship for students who are children of
Cargill employees. The deadline is
February 15, 2009. Please see counseling
office or go to www.cargill.com for an
application
AXA Achievement is offering a $2,000 scholarship you may apply online at www.axa-achievement.com the Deadline
is February 15, 2009
The National Commission for Cooperative Education is offering scholarships up to $5000 to one of these
ten partner schools: The deadline is
February 15, 2009.
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Ronald McDonald House Charities is offering scholarships. The deadline is February
16, 2009 you may obtain an application in the counseling office or go online to
www.rmhc.org
Highline Electric is offering 10 $1,000 scholarships. The deadline is March 15, 2009
please come to the guidance office for an application
2 Reserved for 2 year or
technical schools
2 for accredited lineman’s
school
4 for a 4 year university,
community college or technical school
Highline Electric is offering a scholarship from the
Basin Electric Power Cooperative. The deadline is February 22, 2009 and your
parent or guardian must be a member of Highline Electric to be eligible. Come to the guidance office for an
application
Highline Electric is offering the Tri-State Generation
and Transmission Highline Electric Association $500 scholarship. The deadline
is March 15, 2009 and your parent must be a member. Come to the guidance office for an
application.
The Latin American Educational Foundation is offering scholarships. For more details and an
application come to the guidance office, the deadline is March 1, 2009.
Colorado Garden Show Inc. is offering a FOUR
YEAR FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP to any public
The National Association of Women in Construction is offering $1000 scholarship to male or female
students that are attending a school in
Phi Delta Kappa International is offering scholarships from $500 to $5000. The deadline is February 1, 2009 For an application come to the guidance office.
The Logan County Clerk and Recorder’s Office is offering a Presidential Scholarship of $500 and
the deadline is March 1, 2009
The County Sheriffs of Colorado is offering scholarships of $500 and one of those
winners will receive an extra $1000 totaling $1500 from the Battles Trust
Fund. For an application go online to www.csoc.org
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is offering a $5000 scholarship to a student whose
family or life has been affected by Alzheimer’s Disease. For an application come to the guidance
office the deadline is February 15, 2009.
The University of Colorado at Boulder is proud to announce the Business Leadership Program
to be held June 14-20. You will spend a
week at the Leeds School of Business.
The application essay is due by April 10, 2009. You may come to the guidance office for
application.
CSU engineering day is Saturday February 14, 2009.
Those interested may register at www.engr.colostate.edu
(There is valuable information at each one of these sites!)
http://www.actstudent.org/ http://www.ncaaclearinghouse.org/
http://www.collegeincolorado.org/ http://www.pin.ed.gov/
http://www.collegeboard.com/ http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
http://www.collegeinvest.org/ http://www.njc.edu/scholarship1/
http://www.meritaid.com http://www.fastweb.com/
ACT National Test Dates
Test Date Registration
Deadline Late
Fee Required
April
4, 2009 February 27,
2009 February 28- March 13
SAT Test Dates
Test Date Registration
Deadline Late
Fee Required
March 14, 2009 February 10, 2009 February 24, 2009