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Announcements

•Attention Sophomores! Here is a scholarship for you!! The EnergySolutions Foundation scholarship program is a merit based scholarship competition awarded to one 10th grade student per high school each year. Students selected will receive a $2,000 scholarship to complete a 4 yr degree in the field of math, science, or engineering. Student must have and maintain a 3.5 GPA in high school and also be active in their high school. The deadline is January 31st! Applications can be filled out online at: http://www.energysolutionsfoundation.org

•Congratulations to Caine McCarroll for being selected as our HHS Comcast Leaders & Achievers Scholar representative for 2008-09!

•Congratulations to Breck Harris for being selected our Toyota Community Scholar representative for 2008-09! Both of these young men will be eligible for scholarships through these organizations.

•Financial Aid Night! - Rescheduled - for Tuesday, December 16th HHS Auditorium 6:00PM
If you are a senior or a parent of a graduating senior this year planning on attending a college or technical school next year, this is a must attend meeting for you! Joy Goldberg, the Director of Financial Aid at Roane State Community College will be here to discuss financial aid opportunities for you. We will discuss applying for loans, grants, scholarships, as well as information on all of the Tennessee Lottery Scholarship opportunities. This is traditionally a great event that is well attended every year! Please make plans to attend!!! Refreshments will be served sponsored by our HHS FCCLA club.

•Senior Tennessee Scholar Candidates! Please check with Mr. Mashburn concerning your community service hours! Be sure you have these taken care of ASAP.

•Congratulations to Grace Plemens on being selected by the HHS faculty to be our D.A.R. (Daughters of the American Revolution) representative for 2008-09!!!

•Sophomores/Juniors! If you are interested in applying to any of the Tennessee Governor’s Schools for next summer you need to stop by the Guidance Office and get an application. The applications are due the first couple of weeks in November.

• Students / Parents: Trenton Street Baptist Church is offering an After School Tutoring Program at the church's Youth Center. It will be open every Tuesday & Wednesday after school till 6:00 p.m.. Other times may be scheduled by appointment.

ACT Center

Students: sign up today for your ACT Student Web Account at http://www.actstudent.org

Sophomores / Juniors!
Check out the ACT PLAN site! View your scores, get tips for taking the test, learn about your future and more! Click on the link; http://www.actstudent.org/plan

ACT online test preparation

ACT Information
   
Test Date Registration Deadline
October 25th September 19th
December 13th November 7th
February 7th January 6th
April 4th February 27th
June 13th May 8th
   
HHS CEEB Code: 430-855

Student / Parent Information

ACT Parent Information-Educational planning from ACT test makers.

Adventures in Education-Resources for families of college-bound students.

CollegeforTN.org is a student services website supporting the public and private colleges and universities of Tennessee.

Fastweb-Establish your profile and receive scholarship information via e-mail.

eCampusTours-Register for $1000.00 scholarship!

TSAC Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation-Access information specific for TN residents. Also Lottery Scholarship information.

Tennessee Career Information Delivery System-TCIDS is an online supercenter that unlocks career and educational opportunities-Free to Tennesseeans!

Scholarship Links

B&W Y-12 Scholarship -Graduating senior planning on studying science, math, or pre-engineering at either Roane State Community College or Pellissippi State. Must have a 3.0 GPA minimum for eligibility. Amount is $1,500.00 one-time award.
Deadline is March 6th, postmarked.
Download an application at http://www.easttennesseefoundation.org.

Gail Clay Scholarship Student must be a child of a full-time, non-exempt employee of the University of Tennessee OR other state-supported, public higher education institution located in East Tennessee. Amount is $1,500.00 per year renewable for four years.
Application must be received on Friday, April 24th, 2009, 5:00 PM.
Download an application at http://www.easttennesseefoundation.org.

Berea College, Berea, KY Scholarship available to Berea College for students that meet the following criteria:
Rank in the top 20% of their class, Score between 20-30 on the ACT Composite, shown commitment to service in the community, & meet Berea’s financial qualifications (Generally, a family income of $50,000 or less) Berea is driven by their mission to enroll high achieving students with limited family resources and award each of them their four-year tuition scholarship, currently valued at more than $100,000. Contact Mr. Mashburn for details!

University of Tennessee @ Chattanooga Grote Chemistry Scholarship- Anyone interested in attending UTC majoring in chemistry, pre-med, and pre-dentistry who have been accepted and have a high school GPA of 3.5 or better and a 26 ACT/1170 SAT or better need to apply.
Deadline: February 1st Link: http://www.utc.edu/Chemistry/Students/scholarshipGrote/GroteInfo.php

American Legion "Need A lift?" Program- The American Legion has announced information on scholarships, loans, and grants for dependents of veterans. Check out http://www.needalift.org for more information on these opportunities.

U.S Bank Internet Scholarship Program- Thirty $1,000 scholarships will be awarded by random drawing. Apply online at: http://usbank.com/studentbanking.
Deadline: February 28th

KFC Colonel's Scholars- Apply online starting December 1st @ http://www.kfcscholars.org. Must have a 2.75 GPA, enrolling at a college or university pursuing a bachelor's degree (4yrs). Awards are up to $20,000 for tuition, books, fees, room and board.
Deadline: February 10th

Burger King Scholars Program- for information on the $1,000 scholarship, go to http://www.bk.com/scholars.
Deadline is February 2nd.

Stan & Thelma Plumlee Scholarship: Sponsored by the Tennessee Manufactured Housing Association in memory of the Plumlees. This is a 4 year scholarship totally $8,000. To qualify, students must be associated with the manufactured housing industry either by living in a manufactured home, working in the industry, or have a relative who works in the industry. http://www.tnmha.net Deadline is March 16, 2009

Ron Brown Scholar Program: Seeking out highly motivated African-American students who plan to pursue a full-time degree program. Two deadlines: Nov. 1st and January 9th. http://www.ronbrown.org

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C.B. Brown Scholarship: Tennessee School of Beauty in Knoxville is looking for students to apply for their program in Cosmetology and the School of Therapeutic Massage. Applications available in the Guidance Office. Deadline: March 31st.

Tennessee Technological University is announcing its scholarship update for 2008-09. Apply on-line: http://www.tntech.edu/admissions/apply_online.html
Once you have a Pin# you can apply for scholarships on ScholarWeb at: http://www.tntech.edu/scholarships
Deadline is December 15th.

University of Tennessee Chattanooga: Find out about the "Early Bird"registration for UTC at:
http://www.utc.edu/financialaid . Early Commitment deadline is November 17th. The final deadline for scholarships is February 2nd.

Suntrust Off To College Sweepstakes: Suntrust Banks are awarding $1000.00 scholarships every two weeks starting October 31st and running through May 15th 2009. You may start applying September 15th. http://www.suntrusteducation.com/sweeps/default.asp

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