Scholarship Opportunities

See attached. 

Sydney Ethridge

SEHS Counselor

2362 Long Creek Rd

Meridian, MS 39301

601-483-5501 (Office)

601-483-6347 (Fax)

MS Municipal League Scholarship Program

Fwd: [EXTERNAL] Fwd: Drawing (or painting) for Dollars

Sydney Ethridge

SEHS Counselor

2362 Long Creek Rd

Meridian, MS 39301

601-483-5501 (Office)

601-483-6347 (Fax)

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From: Kimberly Davis <kdavis@lauderdale.k12.ms.us>
Date: Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 1:20 PM
Subject: Fwd: [EXTERNAL] Fwd: Drawing (or painting) for Dollars
To: Sydney Ethridge <sethridge@lauderdale.k12.ms.us>

Did you get this??

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Date: Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 10:10 AM
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From: Sandi Beason <sbeason@clintonpublicschools.com>
Date: Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 8:48 AM
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To: Sandi Beason <sbeason@clintonpublicschools.com>

See below for a student art contest sponsored by the State Treasurer:

From: College Savings Mississippi <collegesavings@treasury.ms.gov>
Date: January 25, 2018 at 8:01:09 AM CST
Subject: Drawing (or painting) for Dollars
Reply-To: collegesavings@treasury.ms.gov

Drawing (or painting) for Dollars

Your student's artwork could be worth up to $529.   That crayon drawing or pencil sketch hanging on your refrigerator could earn your student a college scholarship.   The 5th Annual College Savings Mississippi Art Contest is now accepting entries. The contest encourages Mississippi students to express their creativity, share their most ambitious dreams and goals, and save for college.   Mississippi students in grades Pre-K through 12th are invited to submit an original piece of art answering the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?"   Twelve winning artists will receive a MACS (Mississippi Affordable College Savings) scholarship to help pay for their college educations. Professional artists and representatives from College Savings Mississippi will choose three winners in each of four age groups:   Pre-K – 2nd Grade 3rd – 5th Grade 6th – 8th Grade 9th – 12th Grade   First Place – $529 Scholarship Second Place – $250 Scholarship Third Place – $100 Scholarship   In addition, the Mississippi teacher or classroom that submits the highest number of student entries will win a $100 MACS scholarship.   Students in Pre-K through Grade 5 should submit their work on the official entry form available online.   Students in Grades 6-12 are free to create their own sketch, painting, collage, or other piece of 8.5 x 11" artwork.   The contest entry deadline is February 28th.   For complete rules, entry forms, and an art contest registration form that must be signed by a parent or guardian, click here.   Your student's entry could be the winning masterpiece.     2017 College Savings Mississippi Art Contest Winners In 2017, more than 900 student artists from around Mississippi entered the College Savings Mississippi Art Contest.   2017 FIRST PLACE WINNERS Pre-K – 2nd Grade McKayla Bessonette Union Elementary School; Union, Mississippi 3rd – 5th Grade Jacob Young Bel-Aire Elementary School; Gulfport, Mississippi 6th – 8th Grade Mallory Giblertson Sacred Heart Catholic School; Hattiesburg, Mississippi 9th – 12th Grade Kaitlyn Jarrell South Jones High School; Ellisville, Mississippi   The teacher that encouraged the highest number of student entries was Wendy Thrash from the Mason School in Laurel, Mississippi, with a grand total of 130. JUNIOR AND SENIOR CHECKLIST   Remind your junior or senior student to take the following steps to get ready for college:   √ Sign up for the ACT/SAT.   √ Reach out to community college or university recruiters and admissions personnel and let them know you're interested in their schools. You can find their names and contact information on the colleges' websites.   √ Schedule a campus visit or take a virtual tour.   √ Interested in a particular field? Ask if you can spend a day shadowing someone already working in that area.   √ Obtain letters of recommendation for scholarships and admission applications from teachers, employers, leaders of organizations where you've volunteered, and others who know you well. Make their job easier by providing them with a list of points you'd like for them to mention.   √ Complete your FAFSA (fafsa.gov) and application for Mississippi student aid any time after October 1st of your senior year.   √ Apply for college admission.  Tell us why College Savings Mississippi was your way to go.  We're looking for College Savings Mississippi clients with compelling stories to use in promoting our MPACT and MACS programs. If your story is chosen, you or your child could be featured in materials encouraging other families to save for college.  Are you a new parent who's saving for your child's college while also buying diapers?   A parent whose child will be starting college soon thanks to your smart planning through College Savings Mississippi?  Are you a grandparent who is helping send your grandchild to college by contributing to a MACS or MPACT account?  A recent college graduate who made it through college without student loans thanks to a College Savings Mississippi account?    We want to hear your story. Tell us more about it by emailing collegesavings@treasury.ms.gov.  When it comes to saving for college, MACS and MPACT are the way to go.  For more info click here College Savings Mississippi is administered by the Office of the State Treasurer, Lynn Fitch.

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Sandi Beason, APR
Public Information Officer
Clinton Public School District
www.clintonpublicschools.com
(601) 924-7533 (office)

(601) 573-1737 (cell)

Fwd: Scholarships

Sydney Ethridge

SEHS Counselor

2362 Long Creek Rd

Meridian, MS 39301

601-483-5501 (Office)

601-483-6347 (Fax)

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From: Michael Montesi <gkbmlaw@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 1:07 PM
Subject: Scholarships
To: Sydney Ethridge <sethridge@lauderdale.k12.ms.us>

Hi, 

We aren't sure if you saw our previous email about out the $2,500 scholarship we are offering that your students can apply for. Below is a quick recap in case your missed our first email. 

The Gatti, Keltner, Bienvenu, and Montesi Law Firm is offering a $2,500 scholarship at the end of the 2018 school year to a student enrolled in undergraduate schooling. There are more details about the scholarship and it's qualifications in the link listed below. Please post this scholarship to your scholarship page or news section on your website to help us get the word out. If you have any questions please let me know. 

https://www.gkbm.com/montesi-scholarship/

Thank you,

Chloe Z.

GKBM