GUIDANCE ANNOUNCEMENTS
10/30/2023
The National Honor Society Induction Ceremony will be held in the new gym on Tuesday, November 7th at 6 p.m.
College Visits
Mississippi State University rep will be here Friday, November 3 rd at 10:45 a.m.
Scholarships
GoingMerry Scholarships – Goingmerry.com has several different scholarships that students can apply for. Each month the scholarships change.
Student Scholarships.org – This website offers several different scholarships. The scholarships change from month to month.
Early Childhood Education – John A. Logan College is offering a program in Early Childhood Education. There is a shortage of workers for child care centers in southern Illinois and for public schools. John A. Logan will pay for your schooling. That’s how desperate they are for workers. Information is available in the Guidance Office.
Displaced Energy Worker Dependent Transition
Scholarship Program – The Illinois Student Assistance Commission has launched the Displaced Energy Worker Dependent Transition Scholarship Program. The scholarship pays tuition and fee costs at public colleges or community colleges for one calendar year. Scholarship applications are available on the Illinois Student Assistance Commission website. St. Louis Area Mensa Scholarship – Students planning to earn a degree in a mental health related field are eligible to apply for this scholarship. Eligible majors include, but are not limited to psychology, counseling, social work and psychiatric nursing. The scholarship is for $1,000.
The application, essay and transcript must be received by March 18, 2024. Applications are available in the Guidance Office.
National Honor Society Scholarship – The National Honor Society is offering a scholarship to current members. Applications are available in the Guidance Office. Deadline to apply is November 30, 2023.
IEC Memorial Scholarship – SouthEastern Illinois Electric Cooperative is going to award seventeen scholarships in 2024. Sixteen academic scholarships are available to
high school seniors through a memorial scholarship find designed to financially assist deserving students in the “electric cooperative family.” A seventeenth scholarship to assist with costs in attending an electric lineworker school will also be offered. Information is available in the Guidance Office. Deadline to apply is December 31, 2023.
Harrisburg Kiwanis Club Scholarship – The Harrisburg Kiwanis Club will offer two $500 scholarships to Southeastern Illinois College (SIC) to a graduating Senior at Harrisburg High School. Applications are available in the Guidance Office. Applications must be completed and returned to Mr. McKinstry in the Guidance Office by April 1, 2024.