California Women in Timber North Coast Chapter 2013 Memorial Scholarship

California Women in Timber North Coast Chapter 2013 Memorial Scholarship

Deadline: March 25, 2013

This is open to men and women!

The North Coast Chapter of California Women in Timber is offering several scholarships to students pursuing a career in the Forest Product Industry OR have immediate family involved in the Forest Products Industry.

Qualifications:

Scholarships are open to all courses of study, however, students pursuing a career in natural resources of forestry or students whose family are or were employed in the forest products industry.

Scholarship amounts will vary between $250 and $1,000 depending on number of qualified applicants.

Criteria:

1.    Minimum GPA of 2.5

2.    Graduate of a Humboldt or Del Norte county high school

3.    Planning to pursue a career in the Forest Products Industry or have immediate family involved in the forest products industry will be given preference.

What you need to submit:

·         Completed California Women in Timber Scholarship application

·         A cover letter

·         An unofficial copy of your most recent transcript

·         Two letters of recommendation

·         SAT or ACT Scores- usually on your transcript

Mail your completed application packet post marked no later than March 25, 2013

Applications are available in the Counseling Office scholarship box.

Reminder: Cash for College is January 29, 2013 from 6:00-8:00

Tuesday, January 29, 2013 from 6:00-8:00pm

Eureka High School: Computer Lab Rm. 105 (Navi Lab)

EHS sent out a mailing with important information about financial aid including information about the Cash for College Workshop.

It also contains a GPA release form that must be filled out and signed by students and parents allowing GPA information to be released to the California Student Aid Commission to be used in the Cal Grant applications. Please read the information carefully! Be sure to turn in your Cal Grant GPA Information Release Form by February 1, 2013.

What is the Cash for College Workshop? It is a workshop that is presented by Humboldt County Office of Education Decade of Difference in partnership with Humboldt State University Financial Aid Department Staff to help students and parents get through the FAFSA application process and get other important financial aid information.

This is an opportunity to fill out your FAFSA online with financial aid professionals on hand to answer questions that may come up as you fill out the application. Please read the flyer enclosed in the packet that has been mailed home for more details and specifics about what you need to bring to the workshop.

There is also a $1,000 scholarship opportunity to all seniors who attend the Cash for College workshop, complete an exit survey, submit the FAFSA and apply for a Cal Grant by March 2, 2013.

Don’t miss out on this very important opportunity to have your FAFSA questions answered by the professionals, and a chance to win a $1,000 scholarship as well!

Schedule Changes for Spring Semester 2013:

 Schedule changes are only for academic reasons.  Student initiated schedule changes will be by petition only for the first week of school (through Friday, Feb. 1, 2013).

Teacher initiated schedule changes will be by petition through the second week of school (Friday, Feb.8, 2013).

If you need to change your schedule for an academic reason, come in on Monday (January 28, 2013) and fill out a request to see your counselor form.

Schedule changes requests  for Spring Semester 2013 will not be accepted from students after Friday, February 1, 2013

Eureka Emblem Club #298 Scholarship Applications Are Here!

Deadline: Postmarked no later than March 1, 2013

The Eureka Emblem Club #298 is once again offering a total of four $1,000 scholarships this year. There will be three from the Emblem Club and one from the Barbara Payne Memorial Fund.

You will need to submit the application and write an application letter describing why a college education is important you and what your present career goals are. You will also need two letters of recommendation with at least one being from a current teacher and a copy of your transcript.

Applications are available now in the counseling office in the scholarship box.

Scholarships Due February 1, 2013

Scholarship season is upon us! Now is the time that we really begin getting a lot of scholarship notifications in the Counseling Office, usually a few each week. Make sure that you start coming by and checking the Scholarship Box regularly so that you can get a good start on your applications. The blog is an excellent source of this information as it is updated daily during this busy time.

Due February 1, 2013

We have several scholarships that are due Friday February 1, 2013:

• State PTSA Scholarship
• Equality Scholarship
• PG&E Scholarship program
• Soroptimist International Distinguished Youth Scholarship
• Beverage Industry/Christermon Scholarship
• There is also a Student Speaking Contest sponsored by Lions Multiple District 4 that is due on February 1, 2013.

Applications and information for all of these scholarships can be found in the Counseling Office in the Scholarship Box. Stop by soon and pick you your application. There is a lot of money out there that is available for high school seniors. You just have to go out there and apply for it!

All of these scholarships have also been featured here on the blog so you do a search for them to get more details. Otherwise, come into the Counseling Office and look in the Scholarship Box. It’s not too early to get started!

Humboldt Area Foundation

Deadline March 15, 2013

The Humboldt Area Foundation Scholarship page is now live! This is the largest source of local scholarships and you only have to fill out one application to apply for them all! The application is available online. There has been money that has not been awarded in the past because no one has applied! Don’t miss out on money to help you get to college and get your education. Around the first week in February, counselors will take classes into the Navi Lab and will have a specialist from the Humboldt Area Foundation here to answer questions. You can get a head start or just look over what’s available by going to:

http://www.hafoundation.org/haf/scholarships/apply-for-a-scholarship.html

Cash for College Workshop and Financial Aid Information

Tuesday, January 29, 2013 from 6:00-8:00pm

Eureka High School: Computer Labe Rm. 105 (Navi Lab)

Keep your eyes out for an envelope from EHS with important information about financial aid including information about the Cash for College Workshop.

It also contains a GPA release form that must be filled out and signed by students and parents allowing GPA information to be released to the California Student Aid Commission to be used in the Cal Grant applications. Please read the information carefully! Be sure to turn in your Cal Grant GPA Information Release Form by February 1, 2013.

What is the Cash for College Workshop? IT is a workshop that is presented by Humboldt County Office of Education Decade of Difference in partnership with Humboldt State University Financial Aid Department Staff to help students and parents get through the FAFSA application process and get other important financial aid information.

This is an opportunity to fill out your FAFSA online with financial aid professionals on hand to answer questions that may come up as you fill out the application. Please read the flyer enclosed in the packet that has been mailed home for more details and specifics about what you need to bring to the workshop.

There is also a $1,000 scholarship opportunity to all seniors who attend the Cash for College workshop, complete an exit survey, submit the FAFSA and apply for a Cal Grant by March 2, 2013.

Don’t miss out on this very important opportunity to have your FAFSA questions answered by the professionals, and a chance to win a $1,000 scholarship as well!

Watch your mail and look for the red label that says Open Immediately! Important Financial Aid Information Enclosed!

2013 Beverage Industry College Scholarship Program Applications Due Postmarked Feb. 1, 2013

Deadline: Must be postmarked by February 1, 2013

The licensed California Beverage Industry offers college scholarships in amounts from $2,000 to $5,000 to qualified graduating high school seniors who will attend an accredited four-year college or university based within the United States, beginning with the fall 2013 semester. Students planning to attend a two-year community college are ineligible for this program.

Scholarships will be awarded to children, grandchildren, or legal guardians, of persons who currently hold full-time employment with, or who are proprietor of, a company holding a valid California liquor, beer or wine license. This includes restaurants, hotels, retail & wholesale grocery establishments, airlines, breweries, wineries, distributors, etc.

*Student employment with an establishment holding a California liquor license, and/or eligibility established through family relationship other than parent/grandparent/legal guardian, does not qualify for application to this program.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Student establishes eligibility through parent, grandparent, or legal guardian's full-time employment as outlined above.
• Student demonstrates outstanding community service as evidenced by a student-written essay.
• Scholarship recipients will be honored at one of two gala awards ceremonies planned for Summer 2013. Attendance at the awards ceremony is prerequisite to receiving the scholarship.

All applicants winning scholarships will receive notification of their placement for the program by June, 2013.

For the application to be considered, all directions on the application must be followed exactly with attention to deadlines.

SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS:

   HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

• Upon high school graduation, student will attend an accredited four-year college or university within the United States, beginning with the Fall 2013 term/semester and enrollment status of freshman/full-time (12+ units).
• Students participates in specific extra-curricular high school activities, as defined on application.
• Include with your application a 8.5 x 11 typed, double spaced ESSAY (not to exceed 2 pages) instructions below:
• "Include with your application a two page essay. Specific instructions will be given after you complete the application worksheet and click Generate my Application. You must include this 8.5 x 11 typed, doubled spaced essay that cannot exceed 2 pages. This essay will be closely evaluated for your on-topic submission, your attention to page setup and will account for 50% of the application process. It will be edited for impartiality and submitted for evaluation to a panel of twenty individuals. Essays will be critically evaluated for addressing the prompt. You will receive the prompts once you 'GENERATE THE APPLICATION'"

PLEASE NOTE: YOUR WELL-WRITTEN ESSAY, CLOSELY FOLLOWING THE REQUESTED PROMPT, WILL COUNT FOR 50% OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS.

To apply for this scholarship please click on the link below:

Christermon Beverage Industry Scholarship 

Application must be postmarked by February 1, 2013