TO: SENIORS (PLEASE TAKE HOME) DATE: September, 2007

SCHOLARSHIPS – Applications requiring an official high school transcript ($1.00 Fee) or a counselor’s signature must be submitted to the Counseling Center 15 school days prior to postmark deadline. Official transcripts must be mailed directly from our office to the college or scholarship. See Mrs. Haswell for information or an application.

Most colleges offer scholarships available when students apply to their school. Please contact prospective colleges to inquire about scholarship opportunities.

There is a binder with copies of the available scholarships located on the shelf, on the back wall in the Counseling Center.

AXA Achievement Scholarship – To qualify, students should be well rounded, determined to succeed and have demonstrated achievement – at a job, sport or extracurricular activity. For more information and to download an application visit

www.axa-achievement.com.

Clifton Park Soccer Club/Rose & Kiernan, Inc is offering (4) $1,000 scholarships to (2) boy and (2) girl seniors of Shenendehowa. They must be registered players with Clifton Park Club for the 2007-2008 soccer season and will be continuing their formal education in the fall of 2008.

Coca Cola Scholars Program – 250 merit based scholarships will be awarded. Students must apply on-line at www.coca-colascholars.org. Application must be received be received by October 31^st.

NYS Scholarship for Academic Excellence will award (4) $1,500 and (19) $500 renewable scholarships to Shenendehowa graduating seniors who attend college in New York State. These scholarships will be awarded pending the appropriation of funds during the 2007 session of the State Legislature. Criteria for awarding these scholarships are class rank. Nominees must have been a NYS resident for one year prior to September 30, 2007. Interested students must give their name to Mrs. Haswell in the Counseling Center before November 26^th.

Prudential Spirit of Community Awards is looking for a top youth volunteer. Must have engaged in a volunteer activity that occurred at least in part after September 1, 2006. Information for an on-line application is available in the Counseling Center. Deadline for completed application is October 19^th.

Ron Brown Scholar Program – Applicants must excel academically, show exceptional leadership potential and make an impact on their communities through service to others. Each year, a minimum of ten students will be designated Ron Brown Scholars and will receive $10,000 annually for four years. To be eligible, applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents, African American and high school seniors. Return applications to Counseling Center by November 1^st.

WORKSHOPS, EDUCATION, VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES & CONTEST:

ACE Mentor Program – Students interested in pursuing careers in architecture, construction, or engineering, will benefit from participating in the ACE Mentor Program. More information is available in the Counseling Center. Application deadline is Oct 5^th.

RIT - GO TECH! – On Saturday, Oct. 13^th, RIT is hosting this one-day conference for high school women interested in careers involving math, science, engineering and technology. More information is available in the Counseling Center.

SAT PREP COURSE – A 5 week course designed to meet the needs of students reviewing for the SAT exam. Session 1: Monday 9/24 & 10/1, 10/15, 10/22 & 10/29. Session 2 Wednesday, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17 & 10/24, 6:30 – 9:00pm at a cost of $75.00.

OPEN HOUSES:

The counselors encourage students to attend open house programs. Please contact prospective schools for dates. The following websites are helpful for New York State Schools:

www.suny.edu/Student/campuses_open_house.cfm

www.nycolleges.org/Openhouse.HTM