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• FOUR YEARS FREE!!! High School Senior African American Males: Do you know any black males (who are seniors in high school) who want to go to college for FREE!!! The black colleges are looking for future black male teachers and will send them to Universities/Colleges four years free. This is for males only. Have your parents fill out the application, read the mission statement. There are ten different South Carolina colleges or universities including:
  Benedict College, www.callmemister.clemson.edu/schools/benedict.htm;
  Claflin University, www.callmemister.clemson.edu/schools/claflin.htm;
  Clemson University, www.callmemister.clemson.edu/schools/clemson.htm;
  Morris College, www.callmemister.edu/schools/morris.htm;
  South Carolina State University, www.callmemister.edu/schools/southcarolinastate.htm;
  Greenville Technical College, www.callmemister.clemson.edu/schools/greenvilletech.htm;
  Midlands Technical College, www.callmemister.edu/schools/midlands.htm; Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College, www.callmemister.clemson.edu/schools/orangeburgcalhountech.htm;
  Tri-County Technical College, www.callmemister.clemson.edu/schools/tricountytech.htm;
  Trident Technical College, www.callmemister.clemson.edu/schools/tridenttech.htm
• University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign: Psi U Scholarship Grant, sponsored by Psi Upsilon fraternity, is now accepting applications from incoming male students. Applications can be found at www.illnipsiu.com.com.
• The Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund: These need-based scholarships are awarded to those able to do academic work at the university level and who are part of the progressive movement on the campus and in the community. Learn More at http://blackstudents.blacknews.com/opportunities/04-01-08b.html
• Oracle ThinkQuest International Competition: ThinkQuest inspires students to think, connect, create, and share. Students work in teams to build innovative and educational websites to share with the world. Along the way, they learn research, writing, teamwork, and technology skills and compete for exciting prizes. Learn More at http://blackstudents.blacknews.com/opportunities/04-02-08.html
• Emma L. Bowen Foundation For Minority Interests In Media: Established by the media industry to increase access to permanent job opportunities for minority students. The Foundation's program is unlike other intern programs in that students work for a partner company during summers and school breaks from the end of their junior year in high school until they graduate from college. Learn More at:https://mail.slps.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://blackstudents.blacknews.com/opportunities/03-31-08b.html
• NAACP Legal Defense Fund Scholarships: This program has assisted thousands of students with financial support. Thereby, we have helped to increase the pool of highly trained civil rights lawyers and other professionals who defend the rights of the African-American community. Learn More at http://blackstudents.blacknews.com/opportunities/03-31-08c.html
• National Black Nurses Scholarship: This association provides annual scholarships for students. This funding enables nurses to grow and better contribute their talents to the health and healthcare of our communities. Learn More at http://blackstudents.blacknews.com/opportunities/04-15-08e.html
• Nursing Program: FREE TUITION!!! If you know anyone between 18-28 years old who is interested in the Nursing field; the University of District of Columbia (UDC) is offering FREE tuition, FREE books, a $@50 monthly stipend, and guaranteed job placement as a nurse at Providence Hospital upon graduation. It is a 3 year program with a $40,000 starting salary. The program is recruiting new students now!!! Please contact Ms. Beshon Smith at 202.266.5481.
• Duke University is now offering exciting news concerning their financial aid. Parents whose incomes total $60,000 or less no longer have to contribute financially to their child's education. For families with incomes of $40,000 or less, they have eliminated student loans, and reduced them for families with incomes up to $100,000. Also, all merit scholarships now provide full tuition, room, board, and fees; a value of almost $50,000 a year. Come to Guidance to pick up a contact sheet.
• Calumet College of St. Joseph is offering a creative performance scholarship for seniors interested in art careers including teaching, graphic design, photography, and advertising. Interested seniors must: Major in Media/Fine Arts area, plan to pursue some sort of art career, work on two public art works, and maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher. Please come to Guidance for contact information or call 219.473.4291 or 219.473.4215.
• 2008 Imagine America Scholarship Program. Students who possess at least a 2.5 and plan to enroll in a participating career college are eligible. Those colleges are listed in the Imagine America website at www.imagine-america.org.
• Scholarship Resource Guide. (You will need Adobe Reader to download and print this guide. Click here to get Adobe Reader for free.)
• Zeta Phi Beta is soliciting applications for the Karen Lynne Harris Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to graduating high school ladies with a GPA of 2.5 or better. The deadline for the application is April 20th. For more information please contact Guidance.
• Nelnet educational planning and financial services is offering 10 grand prizes of $25,000 scholarships and 750 first prizes of $1,000 scholarships to assist in paying for undergraduate costs. Go to www.nelnet.com/win to enter. Drawings are held monthly.
• St. Mary's University of Minnesota - The Brother James Miller Scholarship for Access invites students who: have a 'B' average; apply for admission to SMU; file FAFSA; have a parental adjusted gross income of $75,000 or less. Apply at www.smumn.edu/access.
• Graduating Seniors of Italian descent who have at least a 3.2 GPA are invited to apply for the Italian Catholic Foundation Scholarship. Applications can be picked up in Guidance.
• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is offering a $1,000 scholarship for students whose high school has a "604" zip code. The student must have at least a 2.5 GPA and proof of acceptance to an accredited college or university. Applications can be picked up in Guidance.
• Junior Achievement has several college scholarship opportunities for seniors who have participated in JA in elementary, middle, or are participating in a JA program in high school. Applications and more information can be found at www.jachicago.org.
• Applications for the Illinois AMVETS Scholarships programs are available at www.ilamvets.org, or you may contact 800.638.8387 for an application.
• Help your child win up to $25,000 a year of college expenses. Fill out the online entry at www.nelnet.com/win. There is no essay required and all winners are randomly selected. This opportunity is for juniors and seniors.
• Yale College is reaching out to low-income students. To learn more, visit www.yale.edu.
• Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is offering the Roscoe Pulliam Memorial Scholarship. The criteria includes: child, grandchild, or sibling to an alumni of SIUC who is a current member of the SIU Alumni Association; admitted or currently enrolled undergraduate student with a minimum of 12 semester hours; new freshmen must rank in the top 10% of his/her class and score at least a 26 on the ACT or 1170 on SAT; 3 letters of recommendation: 2 from clergy, SIUC faculty/staff, or a person(s) who can attest to one's moral constitution; and 1 from the relative holding current Alumni Association membership; other requirements can be found at www.siualumni/pulliam or on the college board next to the Seton gym.
• Northern Illinois University is offering Leaders and Scholars Program which provides a $2,500 scholarship toward the first year of attendance. See Mr. Sudar or Mr. Thornton for details.
• Eastern Michigan University (EMU)- The Presidential Scholarship Competition (PSC) will take place on December 1st and December 8th. The competition is open to students who have a cumulative GPA of 3.7 or higher and qualifying ACT or SAT score. The deadline for qualifying students to register for the PSC is November 21st, however students registering after that date can do so by paying a late fee. Please visit www.emich.edu/admissions/visit/psc/psc2.html or call 800.GO.TO.EMU (800.468.6368) for more information or to register. This year, EMU has significantly increased the minimum scholarship offer for the PSC competitors - everyone who qualifies and competes will receive at least $3,000 per year in scholarship offers, and students from Illinois will also receive a scholarship that pays the out of state tuition differential!
• Bentley College is sponsoring their 4th Annual Tomorrow 25 Competition, a leadership program designed to honor 25 high achieving students who are making things happen in their schools, communities, and beyond. For selection criteria, please visit www.bentley.edu/Tomorrow25
• Harvard University announced that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families will pay NO TUITION. In making the announcement, Harvard's president Lawrence H. Summers said, "When only 10 percent of the students in elite higher education come from families in lower half of the income distribution, we are not doing enough. We are not doing enough in bringing elite higher education to the lower half of the income distribution." If you know a family earning less than $60,000 a year with an honor student graduating from high school soon, Harvard University wants to pay their tuition. This prestigious university recently announced that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families can go the Harvard for FREE.. NO TUITION and NO STUDENT LOANS!! To find out more about Harvard offering free tuition for families making less than $60,000 a year, please visit Harvard's financial aid website at: www.fao.fas.harvard.edu or call the school's financial aid office at 617.495.1581.
• College Illinois! Enrollment Open: College Illinois!, the state's prepaid tuition program, recently launched its 10th annual enrollment period. Designed for families who are seeking ways to ease the cost of a college education for their children, a College Illinois! plan locks in a price that will cover future tuition and fees, eliminating the impact of tuition inflation. Although the family who purchases a College Illinois! plan early in their child's life will recognize a great cost savings than those who wait unit a child is older, College Illinois! can still be a great investment for families with children of all ages. College Illinois! brochures (in English and Spanish), with details about the program, and a supply of Enrollment Kits, can be requested through the Counselor Zone Order Materials area of collegezone.com. Complete program information and enrollment guidelines are available at the College Illinois! website or by calling the toll-free number at 877.877.3124.
• Senior Parents, please speak with your student regarding the packet of information given during the visit from Mr. Sudar and Mr. Thornton in the beginning of the school year. There was over 200 scholarship websites given out.
• Golden Apple Foundation: for students who are interested in teaching. Visit www.goldenapple.org.
• Kentucky State University - The Destiny Tuition Waiver Program reduces the standard tuition and fee rate for students from Cook County among 5 other counties in Illinois. Kentucky State is an HBCU which offers regular tuition at $12, 490 before the waiver, $9,310 after the waiver. Go to www.kysu.edu.
• Syracuse University - Mark Robbins, Dean of School of Architecture, is desperately seeking young men and women of color interested in pursuing a 5 year professional degree in Architecture. Contact 315.443.2255 or email him at robbinsm@syr.edu.
• Knowledge for College Newsletter and more information: www.CollegeAnswer.com
• Summer Educational Programs:
  Washington University in St. Louis High School Summer Scholars Program (for juniors going into their senior year). Apply at www.summerscholars.wustl.edu.
  University of Dallas - Shakespeare in Italy Tour is July 21st to August 5th and Arete: A Summer Program for High School Students is from July 13th to July 26th; information on both programs can be picked up in Guidance or at www.udallas.edu/travel.

For more information please contact Mr. Thornton.