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Every student deserves the chance to attend college. As you know, many students who work to support their families often can not participate in clubs, sports, community service, or extracurricular activities. That's why we're excited about a new micro-scholarship to recognize students who are working and taking care of their families. We announced this new scholarship in Buzzfeed today! Please share this article with students, parents, and colleagues so we can work together to make sure students everywhere are aware of this opportunity. You can also share Raise.me with your students and connect with them easily using this personal link: https://www.raise.me/join/5793245726 Thank you again for all the work you do! We can't wait to continue working together to provide opportunities for students. All the best, Amanda

Hispanic Heritage Foundation $3,000 scholarship

Good Afternoon,

My name is Frank Sorto and I am the Scholarship Coordinator at the Hispanic Heritage Foundation. I wanted to get in contact with you to share exciting information about a scholarship opportunity up to $3000 for the rising Latino high school senior class of 2017!

  

We are awarding over 200 scholarships in cities across the country, including but not limited to Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago and New York! (Click here to view the full list of cities)

Our Scholarship Categories & Sponsors are:

·         Business & Entrepreneurship: sponsored by BBVA Compass

·         Community Service sponsored by Colgate Palmolive.

·         Education: sponsored by Southwest Airlines

·         Engineering: sponsored by ExxonMobil

·         Health & Science sponsored by CVS Health

·         Mathematical Sciences sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC)

·         Innovation & Technology sponsored by Entertainment Software Association

·         Parent Award sponsored by Learning Heroes

We would appreciate if you would help us share this wonderful opportunity with students and other educational instructors.

To access the application, click here: https://app.reviewr.com/hispanicheritage/site//hispanicheritage

To find out more about what we do click here:   http://www.hispanicheritage.org/programs/youth-awards/

  

State of Florida Public Colleges Admissions Matrix

State of Florida Colleges information

ACT writing test results will be scored different

ACT Will Move to 2-t0-12 Score

Range for ACT Writing Test Results

IOWA CITY, Iowa—Beginning this fall with the September national test date, ACT will no longer report ACT writing test scores on a 1-to-36 scale. To reduce confusion among users, the writing score will instead be reported on a range of 2-to12, with 12 being the highest possible score. The new reported score will be the average of the four 2-to-12 domain scores on the essay.

The writing test itself, which was revised last year, will remain unchanged. The essays will still be scored using the same rubric, on four domains (ideas and analysis, development and support, organization, and language use and conventions) by two independent readers. Scores on the four individual domains on the ACT writing test will continue to be reported on a 2-to-12 range as they are now.

Last year, ACT revised the optional writing test and began converting results to a 140-36 score scale to be consistent with the multiple-choice ACT test scores. This change, however, caused confusion among students who attempted to interpret their writing score in comparison to their multiple choice test scores. Each ACT subject test measures different skills, and many students earn higher scores on some tests than on others.

"Our customers have spoken, and we have listened," said ACT Chief Commercial Officer Suzana Delanghe. "Converting the writing results to a 140-36 scale made sense conceptually, but in practice it created confusion among some students. We clearly understand that now, and we are making this change to eliminate the confusion."

"Our research indicates that scores on the revised ACT writing test are performing no differently in comparison with scores on the other four ACT subject tests than they did on the previous writing test," said Wayne Camara, ACT senior vice president of research. "Converting the writing scores to the 140-36 scale may have made the differences in scores seem larger or more obvious. This is really a perceptual problem that we are addressing."

ACT advises that students can best interpret how well they scored on an individual subject test by looking at the percentile rank, rather than comparing the score on one subject test to the score on another.

Miami Heat Scholarship due 1/28/17

2017 HEAT Scholarships

(Please see the attached PDF for a full description and application)

I have attached the 2017 HEAT Scholarship application and please see below for the website link for more information. This application is due on Saturday, January 28^th, 2017.

http://www.nba.com/heat/community/community_education_scholarships.html

The Miami HEAT and BankUnited are offering five (5) HEAT Scholarships each valued at $5,000.00 available to high school seniors who excel in academics and community service:

1. Three (3) Miami HEAT Scholarships awarded.

2. One (1) Dr. Jack Ramsay Scholarship awarded.

3. One (1) Alec Kessler Student-Athlete Scholarship awarded.

APPLICATION GUIDELINES

Miami HEAT Scholarship: Awarded to students who have excelled in academics & community service and have a financial need.

Dr. Jack Ramsay Scholarship: Awarded to students who have excelled in academics & community service and have a financial need.

Alec Kessler Student-Athlete Scholarship: Awarded to student who excels in academics & community service, participates in a sport and has a

financial need.

Applications are due by Saturday, January 28, 2017. Completed applications must be postmarked by this date. Incomplete applications will not be considered. A Miami HEAT representative will contact the recipients of the HEAT Scholarships prior to June 30, 2017. All other applicants will be notified by mail. Scholarships will be awarded per eligibility criteria below and per all NBA rules and regulations.

Scholarship awards will be applied towards the winners’ first year college tuition in the Fall of 2017. 

DUI Accident Scholarship due 5/31/17

Tuite Law DUI Accident Scholarship

This scholarship is now available to any full time college student or high school senior nationwide.

Deadline: May 31, 2017

Award Amount: $750

Application: http://tuitelaw.com/rockford-illinois-dui-accident-lawyer/#scholarship-application

Taylor Whitehead
OBO Tuite Law

MIAMI PRIZE SCHOLARSHIP FOR VISUAL ART STUDENTS

• The Division of Academics, Visual & Performing Arts is informing all senior high school principals, assistant principals, and visual arts teachers about the Miami Prize Scholarship opportunity for senior high school visual arts students.
• The Miami Prize will honor one outstanding Miami-Dade County Public Schools senior high school visual arts student.
• The Miami Prize offers school site presentations, register on the Miami Prize website to schedule a presentation.
• The Miami Prize will be awarded in an effort to encourage and promote the continuation of a visual arts student pursuit of excellence.
• One senior visual arts student will win a $3,000 scholarship.
• For more information and to apply, visit the MiamiPrize website at www.miamiprize.com or via email at miamiprize@gmail.com.