Scholarships Available

The Newtown High School Career Center publicizes all scholarships of which it is notified.

A few of the scholarships, typically national ones, request that money be enclosed with the application. The Career Center believes that students should not have to pay to apply for scholarships. If a student chooses to apply for a scholarship that charges a fee, however, the Career Center strongly advises parents and students to check its authenticity through the FTC Consumer Response Center, www.ftc.gov or 877-FTC-HELP; the National Fraud Information Center, www.fraud.org or 800-876-7060; or the Better Business Bureau, www.bbb.org or 703-276-0100.

Full details on all scholarships are available at the high school Career Center.

Milton Fisher Scholarship for Innovation and Creativity — This scholarship rewards and encourages local students with exceptional innovation and creative problem-solving skills. Students who have solved artistic, scientific, or technical problems in new or unusual ways or students who have come up with distinctive solutions to problems faced by their schools, communities, or families should consider this scholarship. High school juniors and seniors from Connecticut and New York City are encouraged to apply. Complete details are available at www.rbffoundation.org. Financial need will not affect the selection of recipients. All applications must be postmarked by April 12.

Hartford Whalers Booster Club Scholarship — A hockey scholarship is available to any graduating senior from Connecticut (male or female) who plans on attending a four-year college and play collegiate hockey. The scholarship is open to graduating seniors who have excelled in both the classroom and the hockey arena. Applications may be downloaded from www.whalerwatch.com. All applications must be postmarked by March 1.

American Legion National High School Oratorical Contest — High school students may compete for scholarships at the local, district, state ($1,500 scholarship for the state winner) and national level through an oratorical contest that focuses on the U.S. Constitution. The national website at www.legion.org has complete information on eligibility, dates and all details under the “What We Do” heading. Students should register to receive details on the speech topic and competition rules. Students should also contact the local American Legion office for details on local contests. The state and local competitions usually take place in February or March.

DECA Scholarship Program — DECA offers several scholarship opportunities funded by its corporate partners that are set aside exclusively for its members. The organizations offering the scholarship opportunities are Don deBolt, Finish Line, Marriott, NAPA, NFIB, Otis Spunkmeyer, Safeway, SEARS/Kmart, Swirl, TJ Maxx/Marshalls, Walgreens, and Harry Applegate. All scholarships are available for online submission at www.deca.org/schol.html. Applications may be saved and finished at a later time providing that a username and password is created. Complete details are available at the website. The deadline is February 12.