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All juniors need 3 college or trade school visits in their portfolio. Now is a great time to do this! Don’t wait until spring.
Juniors and Seniors: Time to think about your job shadowing experience! It is a major portfolio requirement!
These scholarships have arrived and you can work on them over Christmas break, plus give your references time to write their letters:
Folder # 91 – Charlevoix Zonta – local - for young women - $500
Folder #118 -- Rainbow Shoppe Scholarship -- local -- $500
Folder #52 – “O the Places You’ll Go!” essay – national - for $5000
Folder #16 – Charlevoix Hospital Guild – 2 for $500 – local –if pursuing medical career–due April 15
Folder #1 – have Safety Patrol experience? - state level - $1000
Folder #78 – AXA Achievement – national - $2000 – www.axa-achievement.com
Folder #93 – Miss Cheerleader – national – www.misscheerleaderofamerica.com
Folder # 8 – Masonic Charitable – local - $1000 or more
Folder #82 – NALS – $1000 if pursuing legal career – state - DUE January 15th!
Folder #69 – Michigan Oil and Gas Producers – Five for $500 – if studying energy (did you know that petroleum engineers are at the top of the college grads’ starting salary list?)
Folder # 5 – American Legion Girls’ State – paid summer session in government and leadership
Folder #15 – Michigan Education Association – state level – if pursuing education – due February
Folder #88 – American Legion Medical Careers - $500 – state – due March
Folder #4 – American Legion Memorial - $500 – state – due March – for child or grandchild of veteran
and legion President’s Scholarship - $1500 or more – state level - for community service
Folder #119 – MECA – 2 /$1000 – state level – rural electric grid – www.countrylines.com –youth link
Folder #60 – Junior Golf Book scholarship - $500 – local – if participant in Charlevoix junior golf
Folder #122 - KFC scholars – www.kfcscholars.org for application – 2.75 GPA , financial need+more
Folder #123 – NAFEPA – state and national awards – financial need, essays
Online additions:
- www.gwcf.org for national scholarships if interested in politics
- www.elks.org/enf/scholars for national scholarship if child or grandchild of Elks - several for $4000 – all paperwork due January 8th !
- www.michiganlegion.org – $500 – Brewer and Wilson - state if child or grandchild of veteran –folder #7 - due January. Also Eagle scout scholarship; state trooper summer academy; and oratorical speech contest
Note to Ferris applicants: students admitted by January 10th are automatically considered for their Residential Life scholarship of $2000; and if a 3.5 GPA, the $5500 President’s scholarship. See the Ferris scholarship folder in the SSO for more.
Also – remind your parents to get the FAFSA pins – one for you and one for parents from www.fafsa.ed.gov – keep them on file. FAFSA forms need these pins and tax return figures and should be sent in mid-February. |