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Guidance Announcements

-Juniors can sign up in the Guidance Office to take the (PSAT) Practice

SAT test in the Media Center on Wednesday, October 30th. Cost is

$17.00. Pay Mr. McKinstry when you sign up.


-SIC College Fair is Tuesday, October 22nd. Juniors and Seniors only. The

bus will leave at 9 a.m. Return from SIC at 10:30 a.m. Be back in time

for lunch at 10:44 a.m.


-A SIC representative will be here on October 24th during

Parent/Teacher conferences from 3:30 to 6:30 to help parents and

students complete the FAFSA form. She will be in the Media Center

computer lab. Parents/students need to bring their 2018 tax returns.

College Visits


-Dominican University representative will be here on Tuesday, October

22nd at 11:30 a.m. Sign up sheet is in the Guidance Office.


-University of Evansville representative will be here on Tuesday, October

22nd at 12:30 p.m. Sign up sheet is in the Guidance Office.


-SIU Edwardsville representative will be here on Wednesday, October

23rd at 11:30 a.m. Sign up sheet is in the Guidance Office.


-Murray State University representative will be here Thursday, October

24th at 8:30 a.m. Sign up sheet is in the Guidance Office.


-SIU Carbondale School of Health Sciences will be here on Tuesday,

October 29th at 9:30 a.m. Sign up sheet is in the Guidance Office.


-SIU Carbondale representative will be here on Tuesday, October 29th at

12:30 p.m. Sign up sheet is in the Guidance Office.

Scholarships


-Horatio Alger Scholarship. Applications are available in Mr. McKinstry’s

office. There is several criteria required for this scholarship. All

paperwork has to be received by October 25, 2019.


-CBAI Foundation for Community Banking 2020 Scholarship. The CBAI

Foundation for Community Banking provides monetary awards for top

high-school seniors statewide. A student can win up to $4,000 for

college. Applications are available at Mr. McKinstry’s office. The

deadline to apply is Wednesday, March 4, 2020.


-Golden Apple Scholars – Students interested in teaching. The Golden

Apple Scholarship is now available online. Details about the scholarship

are available online.


-IEC Memorial Scholarship – SouthEastern Illinois Electric Cooperative is

announcing that the Illinois electric cooperatives will award twelve

scholarships in 2020. Students have to be a son or daughter of an

Illinois electric cooperative director or employee. Applications are

available online. The online application and official rules for the IEC

Memorial Scholarships can be found on the Association for Illinois

Electric Cooperative’s website under Youth Programs.


-LaVern and Nola McEntire Lineworker’s Scholarship – This $2,000

scholarship will help pay for costs to attend the lineworker’s school

conducted by the AIEC in conjunction with Lincoln Land Community

College, Springfield, IL. Information is available in Mr. McKinstry’s

office.


-Illinois State Historical Society Verna Ross Orndorff Scholarship

The Illinois State Historical Society is offering this prestigious award of

$1,000 for the best 1,500 word essay written by an Illinois high school

student on the subject of Abraham Lincoln or the Civil War era in

Illinois. Essays must be submitted by December 31, 2019. Applications

are available in Mr. McKinstry’s office.


-Ramsey Education – Ramsey Education is having a scholarship

giveaway. Go to Ramsey Education and follow the directions to compete

for the scholarships.


-Hagan Scholarship – A nationwide need-based merit scholarship. Each

Hagan Scholarship provides up to $6,000 each semester for up to 8

consecutive semesters, the opportunity to learn how to invest and then

manage a $15,000 Schwab Investment Account, and the opportunity to

Study Abroad worth up to $8,000. Over 400 new scholarships will be

awarded in April 2020. There is no application fee. The application

deadline is November 15, 2019. Applications are available in Mr.

McKinstry’s office.


-Heisman High School Scholarship – The Heisman High School

Scholarship program recognizes male and female community-minded

scholar-athletes at the state and national level. 100 scholarships

awarded. Deadline to apply is October 29th. Applications are available

in Mr. McKinstry’s office.