Parkland Magnet High School

Parkland Magnet High School

Scholarship News

October 2, 2012

Getting In Event

October 3rd 6:30-8:30pm

Representatives from UNC-Chapel Hill, Davidson, Salem, Wake Forest, UNC-G, UNC School of the Arts, UNC-Charlotte, Forsyth Tech, Winston-Salem State, and High Point University will speak about the College Admissions Process on October 3rd from 6:30-8:30pm in the Reynolds High Auditorium. All students and parents are invited to attend.

Scholarship Night

October 18th 6:00pm

WSFCS will sponsor a Scholarship Information Night on Thursday October 18th at 6pm. Tom Benza, from Wake Forest University Office of Financial Aid, will speak about the process of obtaining scholarship funds for college. The event will be held at the Education Building at 4801 Bethania Station Road. This is normally a very popular event, so come early to get a seat!

Teacher Recommendations: Seniors are reminded to ASK teachers before you put their name or email address on a college or scholarship application. Teachers are happy to write recommendations but they need proper notice from you and possibly additional information to write the best letter possible. Do not use teacher email addresses without speaking with that teacher first!

Upcoming College Visits to Parkland:

NCSU School of Education: Thursday October 4th at 9:30am.

Duke University: Thursday October 4th at 10:15am.

UNC-Chapel Hill: Friday October 5th at 8:30am.

NC A&T School of Technology: Thursday October 11th during lunch

College of Charleston: Tuesday October 16th during lunch. Sign up will be available in Guidance soon!

Wake Forest University: Thursday October 25th at 10:15am. Sign up will be available in Guidance soon!

Salem College: Thursday November 1st at 10:15am. Sign up will be available in Guidance soon!

NEW SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENTS

WS/FCAEOP Scholarship

Amount: three local awards of $500 each

Criteria: Recipients will be chosen based on academics, initiative and financial need. Applicants must be a US citizen.

Application: Applications are available in the Guidance Office. Three letters of recommendation are required. Deadline: Applications are due to Mrs. Sergiacomi by 4pm on October 22nd.

What Makes Your School Rock Scholarship

Amount: three awards of $800 each

Criteria: Applicants must be between 14 and 19 years of age.

Application: To apply visit http://www.energizestudents.org/Speak-Your-Mind/Contest.aspx. An essay and video submission are required

Deadline: Applications are due by October 22nd.

Horatio Alger Scholarship

Amount: thirteen $5,000 scholarships to North Carolina residents

Criteria: Applicants must have exhibited integrity and perseverance in overcoming personal adversity. Family income must be less than $50,000 annually. Must be a US citizen and have a minimum 2.0 GPA.

Application: To apply visit https://www.horatioalger.org/scholarships/program_northcarolina.cfm

Deadline: Applications are due by October 25th

Ronald McDonald House Scholarships

Amount: $1,000 (about 100 scholarships awarded each year)

Criteria: Applicants must be a US Citizen. Some scholarships are open to all students, while others are specific to Asian, African-American or Hispanic students.

Application: To apply visit http://rmhc.org/what-we-do/rmhc-u-s-scholarships/

Deadline: Applications are due by December 20th.

Young Entrepreneur Foundation Scholarship

Amount: scholarships range from $1,000 to $10,000

Criteria: Applicants must have an officially established business and demonstrate entrepreneurial spirit and initiative.

Application: To apply visit www.NFIB.com/YEA

Deadline: Applications are due by December 17th

Futuro con Leche Scholarship Program

Amount: ten scholarships valued at $4,000 each

Criteria: Applicants must be of Hispanic heritage and must be a US Citizen or legal permanent resident. Must have at least a 3.0 GPA. Must demonstrate financial need.

Application: To apply visit www.hsf.net/FuturoConLeche

Deadline: Applications are due by December 15th

Voice of Democracy Scholarship

Amount: various awards up to $30,000

Criteria: Applicants must write and then record a 3-5 minute essay on the topic “Is the Constitution Still Relevant?”

Application: For more information and to apply visit http://www.vfw.org/Community/Voice-of-Democracy/

Deadline: Applications are due by November 1st.

Veterans Scholarships

Amount: various awards

Criteria: Children of disabled, deceased, combat or POW/MIA war veterans may apply

Application: For more information visit http://www.doa.nc.gov/vets/locations or call the local VA at 336-766-1496

Deadline: Applications are due by March 1st.

The following previously announced scholarships are organized by deadline.

Roanoke College Scholarships

Amount: $190,000 over four years of study

Criteria: Applicants must have an outstanding academic record.

Application: To apply visit www.roanoke.edu/scholars

Deadline: Applications are due by October 15th.

Thomas Wolfe Scholarship to UNC-Chapel Hill

Amount: full scholarship for 4 years

Criteria: applicants must demonstrate exceptional writing ability in prose, poetry or playwriting

Applications: Applications can be downloaded at http://english.unc.edu/creative/tws

Deadline: Applications must be postmarked by October 15th. You must also submit an Early Admissions application to UNC-Chapel Hill by this date to be considered..

Coca-Cola Scholars Program

Amount: 250 students will receive a total of approximately $3 million each year

Criteria: Applicants must demonstrate academic excellence, leadership and community service. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Parkland has had Coca-Cola scholarship winners in the past!

Application: To apply visit www.coca-colascholars.org

Deadline: Applications are due October 31st

Ron Brown Scholar Program

Amount: approximately $40,000

Criteria: Applicants must be African-American high school seniors who excel academically, as well as exhibit exemplary leadership and service skills. Applicants must demonstrate financial need.

Application: To apply visit www.ronbrown.org

Deadline: Applications are due November 1st (if you want your application information forwarded to some other scholarship providers) or January 9th (if you want to be considered only for the Ron Brown scholarship)

Gates Millenium Scholarship

Amount: Various amounts up to full tuition.

Criteria: Applicants must demonstrate financial need. Applicants must be African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American or Hispanic American. They must be a citizen, national or legal permanent resident. Applicants must have at least a 3.3 unweighted GPA and show leadership ability through community service or extracurricular activities. Parkland had a Gates Millenium winner last year!

Application: To apply visit www.gmsp.org. This application requires two recommendations (one for academics and one for service and leadership activities)

Deadline: Application deadline is January 16, 2013.

Navy ROTC Scholarship

Amount: full tuition, books, and a stipend for four years of college at participating universities

Criteria: Seniors interested in a career in the military may apply.

Applications: Applications are found online at https://www.nrotc.navy.mil/application/default.cfm

Upcoming College Open Houses:

Salem College will host a Fall Visit for high school Seniors on Sunday October 21st. To register for this event call 1-800-32-SALEM or register online at ww.salem.edu/admissions/visit.

NC A&T State University will host its’ Annual University Day on October 13th from 7:00am-1:30pm. Register online at https://aggieadmissions.ncat.edu/undergraduateadmissions/default.asp.

Hofstra University will host its’ Fall Open House on Sunday October 28th and Saturday November 17th from 9am-3pm. High School Seniors are also invited to Dean’s Days on October 8, November 6, and November 12th. For more information visit Hofstra.edu/visit.

Virginia Military Institute will host Open House weekends on the following dates: November 2nd-3rd and November 30th-December 1st. Visit www.vmi.edu for more information.

Carnegie-Mellon will host fall Information Sessions in Charlotte on October 21st and in Durham on October 23rd. For more information or to rsvp visit my.cmu.edu/site/admission/page.counselors

College and Scholarship Quick Notes

Applying to College

1. Research your college options! These are just a few of the websites where you can conduct college searches: www.cfnc.org (NC schools only),

www.collegeboard.com, www.cappex.com

2. Narrow down your list of schools soon so that you can begin the application process. Typically students apply to 3-5 schools, but you want to be sure that one of them is a “safety” school (a place where you are an above average applicant and feel fairly certain you’ll be accepted).

3. If you have not already taken the SAT or ACT, make sure you are registered for one of the testing dates below.

Test Date / Registration Deadline / Late Deadline
SAT / October 6 / September 7 / September 21
November 3 / October 4 / October 19
ACT / October 27 / September 21 / October 5
December 8 / November 2 / November 16

Fee waivers will be available in guidance for students who receive free/reduced price lunch. You CANNOT use a fee waiver for Late Registration. When you register for a test, make sure you choose colleges where your scores will be sent. It costs extra to send scores later, and the Guidance office cannot send your scores to colleges!

4. Complete your applications! All college applications are now online. You can apply through individual college websites. For colleges in NC, you can apply online at www.cfnc.org, and a growing number of colleges are now accepting the Common Application found at www.commonapp.org. CFNC and the Common Application are easy ways to apply to multiple colleges!

5. Pay attention to deadlines! Many college application deadlines occur in December, January and February. Mark deadlines on a calendar so that you can easily see when things are due. Make sure to give yourself time to write essays and your teachers time to write recommendations.

6. After you complete your application, go to Guidance to request a transcript. You must have a transcript sent in order for your application to be complete!

Applying for Scholarships and Financial Aid

1. Every senior needs to fill out a Senior Brag Sheet, available in Guidance and on the Parkland Guidance website. Do this as soon as possible, and return your Brag Sheets to Mrs. Sergiacomi.

2. Scholarship information will be available through email, on the Guidance page of Parkland’s website, and on the bulletin board outside of Guidance. Paper copies will be available in Guidance and updated at least once a month. You can also follow us on Twitter @PMHSCollegeInfo

3. Be sure to check each college’s website early in the year. Most large scholarships are offered through individual colleges. Some colleges require separate scholarship applications or have an earlier application deadline if you want to be considered for scholarships.

4. Many scholarships limit the number of applications from each high school. In these cases where nominations are limited you must have a Senior Brag Sheet on file with Mrs. Sergiacomi to be considered for nomination by the Scholarship Committee.

5. All students should complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) as soon after January 1st, 2013 as possible. The FAFSA website is www.fafsa.ed.gov. We will happily assist you in completing your FAFSA.

6. Here are some great websites to help aid in your scholarship search: