Monday, March 2, 2015

Monday, March 2, 2015
Check out (click on links) New, Events of Upcoming Week, Sports & Sport
Fundraisers, Birthday, Seniors, Future Events, School Calendar, General Things to
Know Announcements below!!
New Announcements
Tennis Meeting on Thursday, March 5th from 4pm - 4:30pm in Media Tech Center
for anyone who would like to play tennis.
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12th Region Girls Basketball Tournament
@ Pulaski County
Brackets
Our Lady Jags take on Southwestern on Monday, March 2nd, at 6pm.
GOOD LUCK!! GO JAGS!!
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Track Practice after school at the Track Field!
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CTSO Meeting @ JCTC
March 11th
5th Block
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Spring Break
March 30th – April 3rd
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Prom tickets will go on sale the week before prom (April 27-May 1) in the media center. If
you have 9 or fewer unexcused absences, tickets are $30 each. If you have 10 or more
unexcused absences, tickets are $50 each. You must have paid all school fines and library
fees before buying your ticket.
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Registration for kindergarten for the 2015-2016 school year. See the attached flyer for
dates, times and eligibility. Flyer
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ACT Test Dates
http://www.act.org/
School Code - 181982
Test Date
Registration Deadline
(Late Fee Required)
April 18, 2015
March 13, 2015
March 14–27, 2015
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Just a reminder that we will be utilizing the NTI (Non-Traditional Instruction) Plan for the
first 10 snow or emergency days. All students should aware of what school work that they
will be responsible for doing on these days.
Jan. 8th – First NTI Day
Jan. 27th – Second NTI Day
Feb. 16th – Feb. 23rd – NTI DAYS
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2014 – 15 District School Calendar
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2015 – 2016 District Calendar
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Congratulations
Congratulations to Mrs. Devney for being named the “KCTE Administrator of the Year”!
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Congratulations to Coach Coleman for being named "12th Region Coach of the Year"!
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Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday to: none today!
Happy Belated Birthday to: Coach Proctor, Ms. Figgins, Mrs. York, & all students who
had a birthday during the last week!
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Events of Upcoming Weeks
The ACT will be administered March 3rd to all juniors!
The ACT is a multiple-choice test covering four skill areas: English, mathematics, reading
and science. The tests emphasize reasoning, analysis, problem solving, and the integration
of learning from various sources, as well as the application of these proficiencies to the
kinds of tasks students are expected to perform.
Juniors should report to EJHS at 7:50 for breakfast in the Media Tech Center. At 8:20
students will sign in to the gym or their assigned testing room. To sign in students will need
to bring with them a photo id. Students should also bring pencils and calculator. Testing
will begin at 8:50 and there will be no late entrance.
Testing will end after 12:00pm and students will be allowed to sign out with parent
permission.
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March 3rd will be Digital Learning Day for all students except Juniors. On March 3rd, students will be
given two educational options: (1) access their lessons for the day from their home
computer and work on them from home with virtual support from their teacher; (2) take a
written copy of the assignments home to work. We want to stop and emphasize here that
Digital Learning Day on March 3rd is not a day off for either students or
teachers. Teachers will be available in the afternoon from 1:00-4:00 for students to contact
with questions about their assignment. Student attendance for the day will be based on
work completion and student understanding. Participants will either be considered
present at school as evidenced by student learning or be given an unexcused absence.
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Seniors & their Parents: It’s that time to start going through your senior photo albums.
We need the following pictures for the graduation video:
Baby, Middle School aged, & High School aged photos.
We will already have the senior drape/tux picture.
Make sure that your name is on all pictures.
Please bring to Mrs. Patterson in Tech Center (rm. 502) or email to:
Patty.Patterson@jessamine.kyschools.us
We will also be collecting photos of elementary, middle school, & high school group photos.
All photos will be returned. Some may be used in the yearbook.
Thanks for your support!
Deadline to turn in photos is: March 13, 2015.
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Preorder your 2015 East Jessamine Yearbook
Form and full payment can be returned to Mrs. Patterson in the Media Tech Center by
March 27th.
Remember cost will go up after this date.
Order Form
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LEARNING IN 13 KENTUCKY DISTRICTS WON’T STOP DUE TO WINTER
WEATHER
Under the provisions of the waiver, a district may count up to 10 non-traditional
instruction days as regular attendance days in its school calendar and not have to make
them up.
More information to come!
News Article
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Triple A Club
Assisting, Advocating, & Accepting
Recharge your good vibes!
Meeting Tuesday after school
room 207
See Ms. Gosnell or Ms. Imel for more information.
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FCA Meeting on Wednesdays at 8:00am in the EJHS Gym. Everyone is welcome to attend!
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SPORTS
Archery
Location: Providence Activity Center on Computrex Drive (this is off Catnip Hill)
Any questions, send a message thru facebook or email
jessaminecountyarcheryclub@aol.com.
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KY CFL Qualifier (Invite Only)
March 7th
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Football
2015 EJHS Football Weight Lifting
If you are interested in joining the 2015 EJHS Football Team, weight lifting will begin after
school on Tuesday, Dec. 9th, in the weight room & last until 5:30pm.
To participate you must:
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Have an up to date physical in hand to show Coach Bowlin, no exceptions.
2. Have work-out clothes…shorts/sweats, t-shirts, & athletic shoes.
3. Be on grade level & have not more than 1F currently on Infinite Campus.
Failure to have any of these will keep you from joining the team at this time. We plan on
having a terrific season in 2015. Come join & be part of something special!
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Soccer
Boys
The boys’ soccer team will begin off season weight and agility training. Anyone interested
in playing next year can attend.
Started on Monday, Jan. 19th
7-8 pm. Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
@ EJHS Weigh room
It’s not mandatory but highly recommended. Contact Coach Brandon at 859-509-5251 via
text if you are interested.
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Softball
Track
Track practice has started. See Coach Marcum in room 609.
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Future Events
ACT Test Dates
http://www.act.org/
School Code - 181982
Test Date
Registration Deadline
(Late Fee Required)
April 18, 2015
March 13, 2015
March 14–27, 2015
June 13, 2015
May 8, 2015
May 9–22, 2015
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Count Me In – March 2nd – 6th
Designated as High Attendance Week for All Schools in County
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ASVAB Test
Thursday, March 26th from 8:30 – Noon
Students who would like to take the ASVAB need to see Mrs. Mulcahy in room 301 by
March 1st.
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ACT Testing for ALL Juniors
Tuesday, March 3rd
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ARE YOU DONATING CLOTHING? The local Goodwill (off Main Street by Long John
Silver's) has a credit system with Jessamine County Schools that enables us to give clothing
vouchers to families in need!
When you go to Goodwill to donate your clothes, just request that your clothing donation
be
CREDITED TO JESSAMINE COUNTY SCHOOLS.
This is an important program for our students that are utilized on a weekly basis! The
account has been very low for the past two months. Please help by donating!!!"
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SAVE THE DATE
CINDERELLA’S CLOSET
SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2015
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY
Any junior or senior girl can receive a free prom dress, shoes, and full set of jewelry.
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The 13th annual Grandparents As Parents (GAP) conference is Thursday, March 19th,
2015 at the Clarion Hotel in Lexington, KY. Grandparents, caregivers, relatives, and
professionals are invited to attend.
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The conference includes:
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National kinship expert, Dr. Joseph Crumbley
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10 Workshops
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Free Legal Consultations
Benefits Consultations (social security/disability, DCBS family support, adoption,
kinship, Medicaid)
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Exhibits/Resource Fair
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Lunch
The conference is $5 for grandparents/relatives and $50 for professionals.
Space is limited—registration deadline is March 12th.
www.gapofky.org
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Senior Prom
Saturday, May 2nd, 2015
@
Red Mile
Theme - Enchanted Garden
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EJHS Spring Choral Event
Friday, May 22nd
@ EJMS
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East Jessamine High School Graduation Date set for May 29th, 2015 at Southland Christian
Church with an alternate date of June 2nd.
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General Things to Know
Create the story of your year. Together!
Jostens brings a new way for your students to create and share the yearbook with their
friends.
At ReplayIt.com students and parents collaborate to upload and share photos that can be
included in the yearbook. It's your chance to get more of you and your friends in the
yearbook! ReplayIt and the yearbook are better together!
Check it out
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Free Microsoft Office 365
Students can use their school email accounts to receive a free copy of Office 365 using this
link.
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The Kentucky Center for School Safety offers to partner with schools and provide a “free”
online reporting tool, the S.T.O.P! TIPLINE.
The tip line encourages students, parents or community members, who know of an unsafe
situation in school (bullying, weapons, drugs or alcohol, etc.), to anonymously pass on that
information to school personnel by using a digital format.
Check it out at www.kycss.org/stop/resources.php
“LEAN On Me” concept is straight from the song lyrics, “sometimes in our lives we all have
pain and we all have sorrow” learning to depend on fellow classmates, trust the adults at
school and to treat others well. This “culture of kindness” will support the subtitle of
“STOP the Bullying” by getting to the root of the problem before episodes escalates.
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INTERNET SAFETY QUIZ
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What is Bullying?
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Infinite Campus Parent Portal
The Infinite Campus Parent Portal provides parents access to their student's grades, high
school class schedules and attendance information. Online Registration Form
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Driver Testing
Written Test are now being given from 8:30am –11:15am on Mondays & Fridays. Road Test
are now from 1pm –3pm on Mondays & Fridays. You will need to call, 859-887-1713, to
schedule your appointment time from 8am –10am on Mondays & Fridays.
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Hey Jaguars!
Do you need more time to work on Edgenuity at school?
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Then check this out…
Edgenuity Open Lab
Tuesday 3:55-5:00 PM in Room 305
Wed. & Thurs. 3:55-5:00 PM in Room 705
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Get help, get ahead, and get finished!
Sponsored by Mr. Fink, Math Edgenuity Instructor
and Ms. Mozley, English Edgenuity Instructor
Questions? Contact Mr. Fink at jeremy.fink@jessamine.kyschools.us
or Ms. Mozley at anna.mozley@jessamine.kyschools.us.
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The Yearbook Staff & Senior Video Staff needs your help. We need SPORTS PHOTOS! If
your student plays a high school sport & you have taken pictures please bring to Mrs.
Patterson in Tech Center (rm. 502) or email to: Patty.Patterson@jessamine.kyschools.us.
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We’re looking for pictures of: PowderPuff, Homecoming Dance, & all school activates!
Bring to Tech Center or email: Patty.Patterson@jessamine.kyschools.us
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There has been a lunch increase for the middle/high lunches from $1.60 to $1.70 for the
2014-2015 school years. The increase is due to a federal requirement of the Healthy,
Hunger-Free Kids Act.
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Grit and Determination
Do your students have it?
How are you preparing your students to develop the type of tenacious grit that will allow
them to thrive in a world full of ups and downs?
Thanks for your interest in our Leadership Skills Development Course – a unique CODiE
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 Close achievement gaps
 Reduce “at risk” populations
 Address social emotional learning aspects while increasing grades and test scores
 Help students learn and apply important life skills such as time management, goal
setting, overcoming challenges, communication, personal branding, service and
teamwork.
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Winner of numerous awards. www.flvsglobal.net
Mawi Learning has trained over 1,000,000 students in leadership and social and emotional
learning. www.mawilearning.com.
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Senior News
Seniors & their Parents: It’s that time to start going through your senior photo albums.
We need the following pictures for the graduation video:
Baby, Middle School aged, & High School aged photos.
We will already have the senior drape/tux picture.
Make sure that your name is on all pictures.
Please bring to Mrs. Patterson in Tech Center (rm. 502) or email to:
Patty.Patterson@jessamine.kyschools.us
We will also be collecting photos of elementary, middle school, & high school group photos.
All photos will be returned. Some may be used in the yearbook.
Thanks for your support!
Deadline to turn in photos is: March 13, 2015.
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Geno’s Formal Affair Scholarship
visit: http://gfatux.com/
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University of Kentucky Scholarships & Financial Aid
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Kentucky American Water is now accepting applications for its 2015 Ripple Effect
Scholarship Program. The program is focused on recognizing high school seniors'
commitment to one of our key areas of corporate responsibility -environmental
stewardship. The scholarship is in the form of a one-time payment of $500 and may be
used at any accredited in-state or out-of-state university, college or trade school.
Application forms are available in the guidance office. The application is also available on
the website: http://www.kentuckyamwater.com
Kentucky American Water
Kentucky American Water is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state,
providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to more than
490,000 people. Kentucky American Water is a wholly owned subsidiary of American
Water (NYSE: AWK). Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned
U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the
company employs nearly 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water,
wastewater and other related services to approximately 15.6 million people in 32 states
and Ontario, Canada.
Read more...
Applications must be received by Friday, March 27, 2015. Children of Kentucky American
Water employees are not eligible to apply.
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Below you will tend a list of scholarships that students from Kentucky school districts are
eligible for. For over 10 years, we have been providing scholarship management services
for companies, as well as a comprehensive database of scholarships for students in
Kentucky.
*Posters for all Scholarships can be found at:
www.studentscholarships.org2015scholarships.php
Read more…….
Freshmen Summer Program @ UK
FSP is a six week residential enrichment program designed to orient first year students to
academic and student life at UK.
Participants can:
Earn up to six hours of college credit
Participate in Career Exploration or Math/Science Shadowing experience
 Learn about resources available to assist in college success
 Learn to navigate the campus
 Become familiar with classroom/professor expectations
 Meet with UK faculty, staff, and students
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Application deadline is March 6, 2015.
June 7-July 17, 2015
For the 2015 Freshman Summer Program Application
CLICK HERE
To download the 2015 Freshman Summer Program
CLICK HERE
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2015 BAW Legacy of Leadership Scholarship
The Bluegrass Alliance for Women will offer two $500 non-renewable scholarships to
women who have demonstrated strong leadership skills and a commitment to volunteer
service. One will be awarded to a traditional student (attending college immediately after
high school or current GED graduate) and one for a non-traditional student. The Legacy of
Leadership Scholarship is available to female residents of one of the Bluegrass Area
Development District counties (Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Estill, Fayette, Franklin,
Garrard, Harrison, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer, Nicholas, Powell, Scott, and
Woodford). The scholarship is open to women who will be attending college as a full-time
student or a part-time student carrying nine credit hours.
Traditional Student
Application Form
DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF SUBMISSIONS:
Postmarked or e-mailed by March 6, 2015
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2015 BAW STEM Scholarship funded by the KY Association of Manufacturers
NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENT
Application Form
A non-traditional student is a GED recipient, one who did not attend college immediately
after high school, or one who is returning to post-secondary education after time away.
(This application contains two pages. Only complete applications will be considered.)
DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF SUBMISSIONS:
Postmarked or e-mailed by March 6, 2015
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2015 BAW Lifelong Learning Scholarship
This scholarship is open to women fifty years and older who will be attending college as a
full-time student or a part-time student carrying at least nine credit hours.
APPLICATION FORM
DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF SUBMISSIONS:
Postmarked or e-mailed by March 6, 2015
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University of Kentucky Admissions
Students that applied for Admission by December 1st: must apply for housing and have a
complete application by February 15th. The housing assignments for Early Action are then
distributed on March 15th. The $150 pre-payment deposit is assessed in April and due May
1st.
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All housing assignments will go out March 15 in one big email batch to their UK email.
Students that apply by February 15th: must apply for housing and have a complete
application by May 1st. The housing assignments for Regular Decision are then distributed
on June 1st. The $150 pre-payment deposit is assessed at time of assignment on June 1st.
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All housing assignments will go out June 1 in one big email batch to their UK email.
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Please be aware that the housing assignments will be sent to each student’s UK
email. This is an issue when students aren’t using/checking this email. There is no paper
mailing so they need to check their UK email
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The Early Action students are being asked to accept their LLP offer by sometime in
February. Please advise students to accept their offer if they are deciding between multiple
schools. They will still not have to give us any deposit until May 1. If they decide before
May 1 to attend elsewhere, they can always let us know and we will remove them. If
students don’t respond to their LLP offer by the given deadline, their spot can be offered to
another student.
All Honors students are receiving dual offers of the Honors LLP and another LLP that
they listed. The student has the choice of which one to accept.
Links to handouts and useful documents:
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Housing brochure
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LLP brochure
Dining brochure
Laundry brochure
Scholarship Information
Due to the record number of applications we received for our December 1st deadline and
scheduling conflicts around finals, the process is taking a little longer than originally
expected and we will continue to review applications for competitive scholarships through
the end of January.
As we want to ensure that your students have sufficient time to make an informed decision,
all students who met the December 1 deadline for competitive scholarships may expect to
hear back about his or her award decision in mid-February. Each and every student will
receive a letter at this time, regardless of the award decision.
Merit Weekend Information
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The Merit Weekend invitations are going out in the mail this week so you will start to get
questions, please have students contact us directly.
The three weekends are March 6-7, March 20-21, and March 27-28.
This event replaces the “see blue U” orientation in the summer
Students will leave with a class schedule
Merit weekend is not binding. Students who attend are not committing to UK.
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Geno’s Formal Affair Scholarship
visit: http://gfatux.com/
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KFRW Scholarship
Did you know that the KFRW offers a $1,000
scholarship to a high school senior girl?
The Kentucky Federation of Republican Women
(KFRW) seeks to grant one scholarship annually
in the amount of $1000.00 to a college-bound high
school senior girl who has been politically active
within the Republican Party during her high school career. The qualified
applicant will graduate from a Kentucky high school in 2015, is a registered
Republican and plans to enroll at an accredited college or university in Kentucky.
The complete application will include the following:
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Completed application form
A one-page typed essay about a Republican woman you admire or
who has influenced your life and why
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An official copy of your high school transcript – which may be
mailed separately
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Two letters of recommendation
To apply for our scholarship, print out and complete our scholarship application
form. The completed application must be mailed to: KFRW Scholarship
Chairman, Tina Fox no later than April 1, 2015.
Tina Fox
206 West 13th Street; Benton, KY 42025
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Next June the CHA will bring together rising high school seniors from Kentucky and
Murray State University’s service region for three weeks. We would love East Jessamine
students to join our interdisciplinary living-learning community on the Murray State
campus.
Students selected for the Academy should have a 3.5 GPA (on a four point scale) and an
ACT score of 25 (or the equivalent PLAN/PSAT/SAT score).
Students receive:
• 6 HOURS OF UNIVERSITY CREDIT
• an additional 6 hours of free classes during their senior year of high school.
• a $2000 per year housing scholarship at Murray State
The only cost is a one-time $195 tuition-processing fee (waived if the student receives free
or reduced student lunch or an ACT fee waiver).
The dates of the program are June 6-27, 2015. The deadline for student applications is
March 1. Additional information plus student applications are available on-line
at: http://www.murraystate.edu/cha.
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The Kentucky Farm Bureau Education Foundation has distributed more than $2.2 million
dollars of scholarship money to deserving students. This year's scholarship offerings are
listed on the last page of the enclosed scholarship application.
The2015 Kentucky Farm Bureau scholarship application contains the rules for eligibility
on the first page. When Submitting a completed application, please include al' materials
are requested.
To apply for our scholarships, a student must have either e minimum 3.5 GPA (on a 4.0
scale) or e minimum 23 ACT scare. All applications must be postmarked by February 28,
2015, to be considered. Winners will be notified by May 15, 2015.
The application can be found on the Kentucky Farm Bureau website. To access the
application online, simply go to: https://https://www.kyfb.com/federation/scholarships/ .
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KYTC Scholarship Opportunities
Are you a graduating senior who is interested in Engineering? Math? CAD? Building
structures or roadways? If so, we have an exceptional scholarship opportunity
available! The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet offers two scholarship programs geared
toward civil engineering. These scholarships provide money for college, paid summer
employment while in school, and full-time employment after college graduation. This
opportunity can’t be beat!! Applications are now being accepted and the deadline is March
1. Below you will find a brief description. More details and the applications can be found
on our website at http://transportation.ky.gov/Education/Pages/Scholarships.aspx. Please
contact me if you have any questions.
The Civil Engineering Scholarship Program is for students interested in pursuing a
bachelor’s degree in civil engineering at Western KY University, University of Louisville,
or University of Kentucky. Students can also take classes at other Kentucky state
colleges/universities, with approved programs, before transferring to WKU, U of L, or
UK. Candidates must have an ACT composite score of 24 and maintain a GPA of 2.5 while
in college. College Freshmen and Sophomores currently receive $5750 a semester to apply
towards tuition, books, etc. Juniors and Seniors receive $6150 a semester. Students are
expected to work for the Cabinet upon graduation for each year they received a
stipend. This scholarship can be worth over $47,000!
The Civil Engineering Technology Program is for students interested in pursuing an
associate’s degree in civil engineering technology at Big Sandy Community & Technical
College in Prestonsburg and Blue Grass Community & Technical College in
Lexington. (We are currently working on developments to expand this program to western
Kentucky.) Candidates must meet the entrance qualifications for the college and maintain
a GPA of 2.5. Students receive $2750 a semester, and are expected to work for the Cabinet
upon graduation for each year they received a stipend.
Deadline to apply for both programs is March 1.
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West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Montgomery, West Virginia
Bluegrass Scholarship
For Kentucky Residents hoping to study outside of Kentucky. Students have a 3.0 & 21 on
ACT or 980 on SAT. They offer at $7500 annual scholarship. This is applicable for
incoming freshmen.
STEM Scholarship
For students interested in studying one of their STEM programs. They offer a scholarship
of $8500. Students have a 3.0 & 24 on ACT or 1110 on SAT.
http://www.wvutech.edu/ or 1.888.542,8324.
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The Horse Farm Workers’ Educational Assistance Fund offers financial assistance toward
tuition only to high school graduates whose parents work on Central Kentucky
Thoroughbred Horse Farms & have done so for 3 years.
Applications are available by calling 859-269-1719 or emailing mstuart727@msn.com.
Deadline for submission of all materials is July 1st & early submission is encouraged. Our
website is www.horsefarmworkerseducationfund.com.
Flyer
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