The Career Center At NHS Lists Scholarships

The 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 that he or she first 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.bbg.org or 703-276-0100.

UNICO National Scholarships — A high school senior of Italian heritage from the greater Bridgeport area (includes Newtown) will be awarded $500 and an opportunity to compete in the UNICO National Scholarship Contest, which will offer five awards of $6,000. Financial need will be considered. Newtown High School may select only one student to participate in the competition for this scholarship. All completed applications must be returned to Mrs Latowicki in the Career Center by February 14 to be considered for a nomination.

Connecticut PTA Scholarships — Two $1,000 scholarships in memory of Christa McAuliffe, First Teacher in Space, will be awarded to two graduating seniors from Connecticut PTA/PTSA high schools. Students must be planning to attend a four-year college to pursue a career in teaching. Newtown High School may nominate only one candidate. The Career Center has applications. All applications must be returned to Mrs. Latowicki in the Career Center by February 14 to be considered for nomination.

American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Scholarship — Two $500 scholarships will be awarded to graduating seniors from Connecticut high schools who are planning to major in a family and consumer sciences field in a two- or four-year school of higher education. These fields include, but are not limited to, child development, social work, fashion design, dietetics, hotel and restaurant management. The selections will be based upon leadership qualities, character, academics, SAT scores, and participation in family and consumer science courses. The deadline is March 15.

US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Scholarships — Several national scholarships of $2,000–$5,000 are available for high school seniors of Asian American heritage who have demonstrated scholastic achievement, financial need and will pursue a postsecondary education at an accredited US institution. The application deadline is February 23. Complete details are available at uspaacc.com/web/programs/scholarship_programs.htm. Recipients must be able to attend the national awards conference in San Francisco in May.

Connecticut Broadcasters Association Scholarships — The Connecticut Broadcasters Association will award scholarships to high school seniors and college students from Connecticut. Awards will be made to students attending or planning to attend schools to study broadcasting, marketing, engineering, or electronics. Scholarship applications are available at ctba.org/scholarships. All applications are due by March 31.