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Scholarship Opportunities

1. The information for the Kenergy Scholarship is in. If you are interested, please get a registration form from me and return this to me by next Thursday, 2/12. This is a trip to Frankfort and possible trip to D.C. Your house must be on Kenergy.
2. Scheduling is underway. Mr. Taylor will be in the commons area during lunch to try and answer any questions that you might have. I would love to meet with you also. Please see me if you have concerns/questions. Remember to get it right now because there will be no schedule changes 'once school begins in August.
3. Congratulations to the following ladies that have applied to GSP for the summer. We wish them the best! Caroline Buchanan, Christina Catron, Rebecca Doom, Beth Ewing, Elaina Reid, Taryn Rice, and Charity Young.
4. Congratulations to the following juniors that have applied for GSA this summer. Good luck to
5. Angela Barnette, Clayton Carden, Kendall Grider, and Will Pierce.Rebecca Doom has been chosen as the U of L Yarmuth Book Award winner! Way to go Rebecca!

Types of NON-ACADEMIC Scholarships

When it comes to getting scholarships, Tom Pabin says the keys words are "get aggressive." Getting these scholarships is a numbers game, and he says you may have to apply for 20-30 to get two or three, so try for a lot of them. Pabin offers a few ideas to get your thought processes going on possible scholarship outlets, although there are schol­arships in just about every category imaginable.

• Faith-based Scholarships: If you are Catholic, the Knights of Columbus has a scholarship. Many churches also have matching programs to a particular college in a state or affiliated college.
• Health-related Scbolarships: The Good Samaritan Foundation gives away 31 scholarships to high school students in Kentucky every year. The grand prize is $5,000. Find out more at www.gslky.org.
• Community Senice Scholarships: Each local Wal-Mart and Target offers a scholarship. The Elks Club, the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars), and many rural lodges offer scholarships.
• Check Target stores for information on that scholarship and your high school guidance counselor on the Wal-Mart scholarship.
• Business-based Scholarships: Papa John's, which is head­quartered in Kentucky, offers a scholarship at every high school in Lexington, Louisville, and southern Indiana. LexMark offers a scholarship for their employees' children. Check with your employer.
• Utilities: Most of Kentucky's electric cooperatives offer scholarships, some as many as sixteen $1,000 scholarships each year. Check with your local electric co-op. Kentucky-American Water Company also offers a scholarship.
• Credit Card Companies: Discover Card offers nine schol­arships of $2,500 each to juniors in Kentucky.
• Sports: Athletic scholarships are popular if your child par­ticipates in a sport. ESPN also offers a scholarship, although it has nothing to do with athletics.
  Go online to www.lastweb.com for information on this scholarship.