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FLETCHER HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP NEWS

Guidance Department Class of 2012- The last semester of high school is upon you! Now is the time to complete any and all scholarship applications that apply to you. All eligible seniors have met with their counselor and completed the BRIGHT FUTURES application online @ www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org. If not, please see your counselor immediately!! All seniors have attended BEACON to learn to complete the FAFSA. You cannot earn the Bright Futures without completing the FAFSA. You need to apply at: www.fafsa.ed.gov.
THE TIME IS NOW!! Registration materials and fee waivers can be picked up in Guidance. If you need to pass the FCAT, use the SAT or ACT instead. If you need a specific test score to earn the Bright Futures, then these are the remaining test dates offered at Fletcher..

February 2012
High School PTSA is proud to award six (6) scholarships to seniors meeting college entrance requirements. All applicants must be current and active PTSA members. Deadline for joining the PTSA is December 31, 2011. All applicants must write a 150 200 word essay on volunteering and submit verification of actual volunteer service that has been performed through school, church or community organizations. We are interested in the type of service you have been involved in, and how you have grown from these experiences. Applications are available on line at the PTSA web site (fletcherhighptsa.com), or in the Guidance office. Deadline: April 4, 2012. CONTINENTAL SOCIETIES, INC. NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP is to help promote the economic, educational and social welfare of the underserved and disadvantaged children. There are five scholarships awarded to four regional and one national recipient. To be eligible you must be attending college for the first time, be accepted to a four year university, submit a 500 word essay, 3 letters of recommendation and a transcript. Application is in guidance. Deadline: March 10, 2012. THE FLORIDA STRIDERS TRACK CLUB SCHOLARSHIP - offers an award to a runner or senior active in track and field events. You must be a resident of Northeast Florida for the past two years. Application online @ http://www.floridastriders.com or in Guidance. Deadline: March 16, 2012.

American College Test (ACT) www.act.org

Date Apr. 14, 2012 June 9, 2012 Registration Mar. 9, 2012 May 4, 2012

SAT I & II www.collegeboard.com

Date Mar. 10, 2012 May 5,2012 June 2,2012 Registration Feb.24, 2012 Apr. 20, 2012 May 22, 2012

I. APPLICATIONS FOUND IN GUIDANCE: FLETCHER PTSA SCHOLARSHIP - The Fletcher

OCEANSIDE ROTARY SCHOLARSHIP offers one or more annually renewable four year scholarships of up to 1,000 per year for a maximum of $4,000. A transcript, counselor recommendation, teacher recommendation and a one page narrative stating your goals, choice of course of study and college and why you should be the recipient

of this scholarship. Pick up an application in Guidance. Deadline: March 7, 2012. Turn your application into Ms. McWilliams. ORDER SONS OF ITALY IN AMERICA, BEACHES LODGE #2821 is awarding a $750 scholarship to a senior of Italian descent. In addition to this scholarship, the National Leadership Grant Competition offers ten to thirteen merit based scholarships ranging from $4,000 to $25,000. For more information visit the website www.osia.org. Deadline: Postmarked no later than March 31, 2012. The Beaches Lodge application is in Guidance. JACKSONVILLE BEACHES WOMANS CLUB, INC. is awarding two $2000 scholarships to a female with academic potential and financial need who will be attending an accredited college. Applications are in Guidance. Deadline: March 7, 2012. Turn applications into Mrs. McWilliams. DUVAL COUNTY COUNCIL PTA is awarding four scholarships each in the amount of $599 to a senior with a good volunteer ethic. You do not have to be at the top of the class but the important thing is your extracurricular work and your involvement in the community. Deadline: March 30, 2012. Pick up the application in Guidance. COMMUNITY FIRST RAYMOND A. VINSON SCHOLARSHIP is a need based scholarship for seniors who are members or dependents of a member of the Community First Credit Union. You must have a 3.0 gpa, a minimum of 24 ACT or SAT score of 1100 and accepted to a four year college. Deadline: March 1, 2012. Applications are available in Guidance.

scholarship opportunities, please call 904-542-9725 or send an email to andrea.baker@med.navy.mil. The selectees and their family members will be invited to a luncheon or ceremony, where they will be honored for their scholastic achievements. Application is in Guidance. Deadline: March 30, 2012. NORTHEAST FLORIDA COUNTS - The Change Agent Leadership Scholarship (CALS) is funded and awarded by the Partners* of Northeast Florida Counts. It is a one-year, non-renewable scholarship in the amount of $2,500.00. The student must be a legal resident of Duval county and completing their last year of high school, write a two page essay (see directions on application.) and have three lettes of recommendation from each of the following: 1) A member of the students high school faculty; 2) A community representative; 3) An adult of the students choice. Applications are in Guidance. Deadline: April 15, 2012. II. ONLINE SCHOLARSHIPS: GO DADDY SCHOLARSHIP is awarding $10,000 scholarships to seniors who qualify. You need a current GPA of 3.0+ (copy of transcript required); an ACT score of 21+ or an SAT score of 1,000+ (proof of ACT/SAT score required);and a 500-word essay describing how technology has contributed to your successes and why you think you should be a Go Daddy scholar and References from two people (family members excluded). Deadline: March 30, 2012. THE DUVAL HOUSE NEW BEGINNING SCHOLARSHIP is awarding scholarships ranging from $$250 TO $1,000. For additional information, call 696-5565 home or 904-382-5627 cell, Retired (LCDR) Washington, Herlena Scholarship Chairperson. There will be a banquet for the scholarship recipient and family members to attend to receive their award. Deadline: April 20, 2012. THE BUICK ACHIEVERS SCHOLARSHIP You must be a high school senior, plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at a U.S. based accredited four-year college or university, and plan to major in a course of study that focuses on Engineering/Technology. Register at the following website: http://buickachievers.scholarshipamerica.org/register.php . Deadline: Feb. 30, 2012.

DUVAL ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL OFFICE PROFESSIONALS SCHOLARSHIP are awarding three scholarships to seniors who are pursuing careers with higher education and seeking financial assistance to achieve this goal. Applications are in Guidance. Requirements are: a transcript submitted, recommendation letters and a brief essay on why you are applying for the scholarship. Deadline: April 16, 2012. NATIONAL NAVAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (NNOA), Jacksonville, FL Chapter - NNOA is an organization composed of active duty, reserve and retired officers, academies, midshipmen and cadets, and interested civilians. The scholarships are targeted for seniors planning to attend a two year college or four year university. For additional information regarding these

III. AFRICAN AMERICAN AND MINORITY SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS: . Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students - Provide scholarships at the undergraduate or graduate level for certain minority students who are interested in pursuing actuarial careers.www.beanactuary.org/minority/ AICPA Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students - Provides awards to outstanding minority students to encourage their selection of accounting as a major and their ultimate entry into the profession. www.aicpa.org Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Scholarship - Created to fill a void in education funding. Its mission is to provide financial support to individuals and organizations engaged in lifelong learning. www.akaeaf.org American Political Science Assoc. Minority Fellows Program - Assists minority students in completing their doctorates by concentrating not only on the recruitment of minorities, but also on the retention of these groups within the profession. www.apsanet.org/section_427.cfm Caribbean Tourism Organization Scholarship - Provides opportunities for Caribbean nationals to pursue studies in the areas of tourism, hospitality and language training. www.onecaribbean.org Development Fund for Black Students in Science/Tech - An endowment fund which provides scholarships to African-American undergraduate students enrolled in scientific or technical fields of study at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). http://dfbsst.dlhjr.com. Dream Deferred Essay Contest on Civil Rights - This essay contest takes its title from a 1951 poem by Langston Hughes: What Happens to a Dream Deferred? The poem helped propel the civil rights movement in the United States. www.hamsaweb.org/essay/ Education is Freedom National Scholarship Provides college scholarships in the amount of

$2,000 to high school seniors that have high GPAs, are active in the community, and have a financial need. www.educationisfreedom.com Emma L. Bowen Foundation For Minority Interests In Media - A non-profit organization whose mission is to create career opportunities in the media industry for minority youth through a program that focuses on scholastic achievement, direct work experience and professional development. www.emmabowenfoundation.com Ethnic Minority and Women's Enhancement Scholarship - The goal of the enhancement programs is to increase the pool of and opportunities for qualified minority and female candidates in intercollegiate athletics through postgraduate scholarships. www1.ncaa.org Girls Going Places Entrepreneurship Scholarship Program - Girls Going Places Entrepreneurship Award Program is Guardian's annual initiative designed to reward the enterprising spirits of girls ages 12 to 18. www.guardianlife.com Go On Girl Book Club Scholarships - $500 scholarship available to women and girls who have a passion for writing. Offers two scholarship including the Unpublished Writer's Award and Aspiring Writers Educational Scholarship. www.goongirl.org/Events/scholarship HBCU Study Abroad Scholarships - $2,000 award for a student who attends a black college who's interested in studying in another country through an exchange program. www.iesabroad.org Helen T. Carr Fellowship Program - Supports and strengthens Black colleges as a major resource of African-American engineering graduates. www.asee.org HIV/AIDS Story Writing Contest - A contest open to all youth between the ages of 14 and 22. Must write a story featuring a character with HIV. www.hearmeproject.org Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers Established by novelist Marita Golden to honor

excellence in fiction writing by students of African descent enrolled full time as an undergraduate or graduate student in any college or university in the United States. www.hurstonwright.org Jack and Jill of America Foundation Scholarship - This scholarship is for African American high school seniors with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 who will be pursuing a Bachelor's degree at any accredited postsecondary institution in the United States. www.jackandjillfoundation.org. Jeanette Rankin Foundation Grants For Low-Income Women - A non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for, and awarding scholarships to, low-income women, ages 35 and older. www.rankinfoundation.org. Luster Products Cosmetology Scholarship Awards scholarships to cosmetology students and college-bound high school students. Dedicated to providing scholarships and promoting entrepreneurship among the best and brightest African-American college students. www.lusterproducts.com/scholarships.htm. Mercers Diversity Scholarship Program The purpose of the scholarship is to recognize achievement in scholastics, leadership potential and initiative among minority students. www.mercerhr.com/diversityscholarship. Miller Urban Entrepreneurs Series Business Plan Competition - The award-winning Miller Urban Entrepreneurs Series was launched to respond to the needs of adults ages 21 and older seeking to achieve economic empowerment through entrepreneurship. www.millerurbanentrepreneurs.com. Minority Dental Student Scholarship - Award for minority students who are U.S. citiziens and are interested in pursuing a career as a dentist. www.ada.org. NAFEO "Writers of Passage" Essay Competition - The Sallie Mae Fund and the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) have created the "Writers of Passage" Essay Competition. www.nafeo.org/wop_2008.php.

National Association of Black Accountants Scholarship - Has provided more than $7.1 million in scholarship funds to deserving students preparing to enter various business professions. www.nabainc.org. National Fellowship of Black College Leaders Scholarship - Strengthens and supports Black student leaders at historically black colleges and universities by fostering and preserving positive relationships through scholarships and mentoring opportunities. www.nfbcl.org. Nelly's P.I.M.P Scholarship Contest Scholarship essay contest presented by rapper and Hip-Hop artist Nelly, who owns an energy drink called Pimp Juice. www.letitloose.com. Paul Zindel First Novel Award - Students must submit an original work of fiction that is between 100 and 240 typewritten pages and is appropriate for an audience of children ages 8 to 12. www.hyperionbooksforchildren.com. Porter Physiology Fellowships for Minorities - Designed to support the training of talented students entering careers in physiology by providing predoctoral fellowships for underrepresented students. www.theaps.org/awards/student.htm. Ron Brown Scholar Program - Administers more than 300 scholarship, fellowship and institutional grants that support students at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels. www.uncf.org. Ronald Reagan College Leaders Scholarship The scholarships are designed to alleviate the financial burdens associated with higher education, permitting the winners to devote more time both to pursuing their academic goals and advancing their leadership initiatives. www.thephillipsfoundation.org. Royce Osborn Minority Student Scholarship The ASRT Education and Research Foundation Royce Osborn Minority Student Scholarship program provides scholarships for academically out-standing, minority students attending an entry-level radiologic sciences program.

www.asrt.org. Sir John M. Templeton Fellowships Essay Contest - Encourages college students and young college professors around the world to study the meaning and significance of economic and personal liberty. www.independent.org/students/essay. Special Libraries Association Affirmative Action Scholarship - For graduate study in librarianship leading to a master's degree at a recognized school of library or information science. www.sla.org. Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund - Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund, a program of the Talbots Charitable Foundation, will award $100,000 in scholarships to women determined to finally get that college degree. www1.talbots.com Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund - The premier organization in Black Higher Education that develops and prepares a new generation of leaders by providing resources, opportunities and advocacy to Public Historically Black Colleges & Universities, students and alumni. www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org. Tri-Delta Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarships - The Tri Delta Foundation offers undergraduate and graduate scholarships to collegians and alumnae each year. www.tridelta.org. William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship For Minorities - Based on academic excellence and need, is open to both undergraduate and graduate students who are members of minority groups. www.apsanet.org/content_11389.cfm. Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship Program - Commitment to the academic success of minority students and to the cultivation and recruitment of qualified minority employees in technical fields. www.xerox.com. IV. ADDITIONAL FREE SCHOLARSHIP SEARCHES www.fastweb.com

www.facts.org www.finaid.org www.collegeboard.org www.collegequest.com www.college-scholarships.com www.collegescholarships.com www.collegiatefunding.com www.theoldschool.org www.gocollege.com www.fastaid.com www.salliemae.com www.scholarship-page.com ****************************************** Get an individualized evaluation of your progress towards meeting GPA requirements for State University Admissions or Bright Futures. The evaluations use your actual transcripts, showing all of the courses and grades youve received. Just follow these steps: 1. Go to www.FACTS.org. 2. On the top menu bar select High School Students. 3. Click on ePEP & High School Academic Evaluations (Burgundy Ribbon). Also accessible under High School Planning menu bar. 4. Choose New User Create Login ID & Password. 5. Complete the short form (personal data such as your name, birth date, and SSN/Florida Student Identification Number must match official school records exactly). 6. Click on Submit. Florida State College at Jacksonville have internal scholarships that can be viewed on their website; www.fscj.edu You can download their scholarships and their applications from their website. They usually require that you send a transcript (obtained from the Registrar in your Guidance Department) with each application. _______________________________________