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Stonewall
Jackson High School
(Applications that are due to Guidance must be turned in by 3:25PM on the deadline date.)
Stonewall Jackson High School - Scholarship
Update 3/25/2015
Hispanic
Scholarship Fund
·
Several
scholarships are available
·
Eligibility
requirements and deadlines vary
SunTrust
Off to College Scholarships Sweepstakes
·
Free
to enter and eligibility not based on GPA or financial need, fifteen chances to
win with one winner chosen every two weeks from October 25 through May 9.
·
Sweepstakes
begins September 16, 2014
·
Scholarship
amount $1000 for educational expenses at 2 or 4 year public or private
college/universities in the US
High Five
Scholarships
Tuition Assistance
Grant
·
Tuition Assistance for Private
Colleges/Universities in VA
Scholarships for
Scouts
·
Many scholarship opportunities for
scouts
Lawrence L. Lucas
Foundation Student Loan Program
·
Available to Shenandoah County High
School Seniors
·
Applicants may borrow up to $3000
yearly, Applications are available in guidance
Maude E. Wallace
Scholarship
- $1000 scholarship
- Applicant must be a US Citizen & resident of VA,
be a graduate of a high school in VA, plan to attend an accredited Virginia College/University
and be in need of financial
assistance
- Applications are available in the
Guidance Office, Deadline to apply is May
1, 2015
Ella G. Agnew
Scholarship
- $1000 scholarship, Applicant must
be seeking training in a nursing
career or other
medical
profession
- Applicant must be a US Citizen & resident
of VA, be a graduate of a high school in VA, plan to attend an accredited Virginia College/University and be
in need of financial assistance
- Applications are available in the
Guidance Office, Deadline to apply is May
1, 2015
Lord
Fairfax Community College Scholarships
- Several
scholarships are available through completing 1 application, students must
apply to
LFCC
before completing the scholarship application
- Deadline
to complete the online application is March
31, 2015 at 4PM
- For
details and to apply visit: https://lfcc.academicworks.com,
click Sign Up, you must use your LFCC email address! Award notifications are sent to your
LFCC email!!!
Vietnam Veterans of
America
·
Applicant must be the grandchild of a Veteran of the
US Armed Forces who served in the Republic of Vietnam during the period of Feb. 28, 1961- May 7, 1975.
·
Applicant must reside in Shenandoah
County or be related to a current member of Chapter 936.
·
Applications are available in Guidance,
deadline to apply is April 15, 2015
The Armenian
Education Center/Scholarship
- Essay Question Competition open to
9 – 12 grade students
- $1,000 scholarship to one Virginia
High School Student
- For details and application go to www.armenian-educationcenter.org
- The deadline to apply is April 1, 2015
New
Market Fraternal Order of Eagles Scholarship
- Applicant
must be a SJHS Senior & complete application and write a 400 word essay
on God, Country and Flag and what each means to you and how they affect
the lives of everyone.
- Applications
are available in Guidance , the deadline is March 31, 2015
The Esperanza
Education Fund
- $5000 – $20,000 scholarships
- Must be born outside the US or have 2 parents born outside the US
- Must be a graduating senior at a
high school in VA, MD or DC.
- Must enroll FT at an accredited
Public College/University in the 2015-16 academic yr.
- Go www.esperanzafund.org to apply, deadline is April 1, 2015
The Valley
Educational Center for the Creative Arts (VECCA)Art/ Music Scholarship
- $500 scholarship
- Applicants must be graduating high
school art/music students from SCPS who have participated in at least 3
semesters in the art/music program & demonstrate dedication to their
education.
- Applications are available in
Guidance, deadline to apply is April
22, 2015
Shenandoah Memorial
Hospital Foundation Burgess & Julia Nelson Scholarship
- Open to Shenandoah County residents
only, 1 scholarship per SCPS High School
- Must be a senior in good standing
- Strong interest in pursuing a
career in healthcare
- Cumulative GPA 3.5+ and/or combined SAT score of 1100 or ACT score of 24
- Scholarship is $8,000 divided over
a 4 year period
- Applications are available in the
Guidance Office Deadline is March 31, 2015
Shenandoah
Valley-Herald Leadership Award
- $500
award
- Applicant
must be strong in traits which exemplify high moral character, show initiative, and have occupied
positions in leadership
- Applications
are available in the Guidance Office, deadline is April 7, 2015
Virginia Farm Bureau Rural Health Essay
Scholarship Contest
- $500-$1000 award
- Must be a high school or college
student from a county Farm
Bureau member-household
- Must prepare a typed essay of no
fewer than 400 words, titled “My Future Career in Rural Health in VA” Visit https://vafarmbureau.org/MemberPrograms/ContestandAwards.aspx
- Deadline is March 31, 2015
Northern Shenandoah
Valley Master Gardeners Association Scholarship
·
$200 scholarship for a senior in each
county/area
·
Must be accepted to an accredited 2 or
4 year college/university
·
Must demonstrate an interest in Horticulture,
Agriculture or other related science.
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Applicant must have an overall 3.0+ GPA and a 3.5 GPA in related
science classes.
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Must submit a letter of recommendation
from a member of the science faculty.
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Must have volunteered time during high
school to a volunteer agency such as 4H, FFA, other community organization,
letter from the student’s supervisor from such organization
·
Applications are available in Guidance,
deadline to mail in application is
March 31, 2015
2015 George W.
Shreckhise Memorial Scholarship
- Applicant must plan to attend Blue Ridge Community College or Lord
Fairfax Community College and
intend to major in Horticulture/Arboriculture
and who plan to work in the field upon completion of their studies or be
in the
- The College Transfer Program at
Blue Ridge Community College who will transfer to Virginia Tech to attain
their Bachelor of Science in Horticulture in the College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences.
- Or attend Virginia Tech and plan to attain their Bachelor of Science in
Horticulture in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
- Consideration will be given to the
student's character, determination, self-motivation, leadership qualities,
and community involvement. Eligible students may reside from any part of
Virginia; however, the committee will give special consideration to
students from the Shenandoah Valley.
- Applications are available at http://www.the-community-foundation.org/CF-Web/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=80
- Deadline to apply is April 30, 2015
Helen
Hopper Family and Consumer Sciences Scholarship
·
$1000 Scholarship
·
Must be a VA high school senior
planning to attend college with a major in Family
Life Education
·
Must plan on pursuing a Master’s Degree
in a Family Life program, who plans to teach the subject
·
Applications are due by April 15, 2015 and are available at http://vatfacs.squarespace.com/scholarships/
Virginia
Sheriffs’ Institute Scholarship
·
Two scholarships available, 1 for
part-time and 1 for full-time students.
·
Applicants must plan to major in the criminal justice field at a VA
college/university
·
Deadline to apply is May 1, 2015. Contact Sgt. R Mauck for Letter of
Recommendation from VA Resident Sheriff at 459-6104.
Marge
Moyers Memorial Scholarship
- $8,000
scholarship payable over four consecutive years
- Applicants
must plan to go into education,
be a current Shenandoah County high school senior in
good
standing
- Applications
are available in Guidance Office; deadline is March 31, 2015
NAEHCY
Scholarship Fund
- At
least 2 $2,000 Scholarships will be awarded
- Applicants
must be homeless or have been homeless during
their k-12 school attendance, and who have demonstrated average or higher
than average achievement
- Applications
are available at www.naehcy.org
Deadline to apply is June
19, 2015
Shenandoah
Forum College Scholarship
·
Applicant must be a senior graduating in 2015, who
will be attending a 2-yr/4-yr college/post-secondary institution. Must have a 2.5+ GPA
·
Must plan to major in a course curriculum related
field that supports their mission (agriculture, rural land use, community
development, environmental science, or related subjects relevant to
preserving/enhancing Shenandoah County’s rural agricultural heritage
·
Applications are available in Guidance, deadline is April 17, 2015
2015
Student-View Scholarship Program
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$500-$4,000 Scholarships
·
Go to student-view.com and complete an application
survey
·
Deadline is April
22, 2015
SJHS
Alumni Scholarship
- Applicant must be
a member of the current graduating class of Stonewall Jackson High School
- Applicant must
have attended SJHS for at least six semesters.
- Application
must include 3 letters of recommendation and a transcript
- Applications
are available in Guidance, and are due to Guidance by April 10, 2015
Alpha
Delta Kappa/Alpha Omicron Chapter Scholarship
- $500
Scholarship
- Applicant
must be planning to declare education
as major, a resident of Shenandoah
County, possess qualities of initiative, good character, motivation,
pleasant personality, leadership & good citizenship.
- Applications
are available in Guidance, deadline to apply: Postmarked by April 17, 2015
West
Shenandoah Ruritan Club Good Will – Community Service – Fellowship Scholarships
$1000 One SJHS Senior
$1000 One Triplett Tech SJHS
Senior – In memory of Robby Funkhouser
Applications are available in Guidance;
deadline to complete is May 8, 2015
Helene
Albright Scholarship
- $1000
scholarship to a student at one of the public county high schools
- Applicant
must be of Latino heritage,
which is defined as having at least 1 parent recognized as Latino, and Spanish is the native language of
that parent’s heritage
- Applications
are available in Guidance, deadline is
postmarked by April 1,
2015
“Butch”
Orndorff Scouting Scholarship
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Applicant must have been active in Boys Scouts of America scouting
program for at least 3 years
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Must be a member of a troop in
Shenandoah County in his graduation year
·
Applications are available in Guidance,
Deadline is Postmarked by April 1,
2015
Republican
Women of Shenandoah County Scholarship
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3 Awards
·
Applicant must reside in Shen. Co., be
a high school senior at 1 of the 3 area high schools
·
Applications are available in Guidance,
deadline to mail your application is April
3, 2015
VAPT
Clyde W. Morris Memorial Scholarship
- $2500
- Must
be a Virginia Public School Senior w/a 3/0+ GPA &
- Parent
or Grandparent must be currently employed or
formally employed in the public school pupil transportation field in VA.
- Applications
are available at www.vapt.org, Deadline to Guidance is April 3
VAPT
Sonny Merryman Memorial Scholarship
- $2500
- Must
be a Virginia Public School Senior w/a 3.0+ GPA &
- Parent
or Grandparent must be currently employed or
formally employed in the public school pupil transportation field in VA.
- Applications
are available at www.vapt.org, Deadline to Guidance is April 3
Elizabeth
Kleese Memorial Scholarship
- Must
be a graduating student carrying a
GPA of 2.0 or better and plan to enroll in high education
- Applicants
must include an essay about how they have personally faced challenges and continued to
persevere.
- Applications
are available in Guidance and must be received by mail to the scholarship
committee no later than May 1,
2015
Mt.
Jackson – Edinburg Rotary Club Scholarship
- Applicant
should have school and community involvement, leadership and academics.
- Must
be a senior who will pursue higher education at either a 2 or 4 year
institution.
- Applications
are available in Guidance, Deadline to apply is April 29, 2015
