Scholarships, kindergarten registration and CTE month: Education news
Service Credit Union Foundation now accepting scholarship applications
PORTSMOUTH – The Service CU Impact Foundation, the 501(c)3 non-profit charity arm of Service Credit Union, announced it will be doubling its impact this year by awarding up to $100,000 in scholarships to qualified individuals who are attending or planning to attend a two or four year college or university. Over the last two years, the foundation awarded $50,000 in scholarship awards per year.
A committee of judges will score all applications based on grades, letters of recommendation, extracurricular activities, leadership activities, community activism, and essay responses.
To qualify, applicants must be members of Service Credit Union, or related to a member of Service Credit Union (parent or grandparent.) They must also be high school seniors or adult learners (non-traditional students) planning to attend a two or four year college or university accredited by the U.S. Department of Education, or currently enrolled in such an institution. The Service CU Impact Foundation will award two $10,000 scholarships, four $5,000 scholarships and 13 $2,500 scholarships to high school applicants; and two $5,000, five $2,500 and five $1,000 scholarships to adult learners.
Applicants may register at https://webportalapp.com/sp/service-cu-impact-foundation and applications will be accepted through March 31, with winners announced in May 2023. To learn more, visit https://servicecuimpactfoundation.org/apply-for-a-scholarship/.
North Hampton School kindergarten registration now open
NORTH HAMPTON – North Hampton School Kindergarten registration is now open for the school year 2023-2024. For more information please contact Sue MacLaughlin at smaclaughlin@sau21.org or 603-964-5501.
Children must turn five years old no later than Sept. 30, 2023 in order to be enrolled in Kindergarten and six years old no later than Sept. 30, 2023 in order to be enrolled in first grade.
Oyster River Cooperative School District recognizes counselors, psychologists
DURHAM – The Oyster River Cooperative School District wishes to recognize and thank school counselors and psychologists as part of National School Counseling Week.
National School Counseling Week, which is celebrated Feb. 6 to Feb. 10, focuses public attention on their unique contribution within the school community. This year’s theme is “School Counselors: Helping Students Dream Big,” which reflects the tremendous impact of school counselors’ work on students in achieving academic success and planning for a career.
During the week, which is sponsored by the American School Counselor Association, Oyster River Cooperative School District will recognize its counselors and psychologists for being actively engaged in helping their students examine their abilities, strengths, interests, and talents both in academics and outside of school.
Counselors and psychologists at the Moharimet Elementary School, Mast Way Elementary School, Oyster River Middle School, and Oyster River High School provide a variety of services and supports, including: a focus on social emotional learning; setting expectations; creating a positive school culture and feeling of community; fostering relationships between students and faculty; providing individual and group counseling; and practicing restorative justice.
This approach aims to give each student the confidence and skills to achieve their full potential. To learn more about National School Counseling Week, click here.
Rollinsford couple’s legacy provides scholarships for students interested in medical fields
The Alice M. Yarnold and Samuel Yarnold Scholarship Trust, created in 1994, has been providing post-secondary school scholarships to New Hampshire residents since 1995. Known as the Yarnold Scholarship, the funds of the trust are focused on providing financial assistance to deserving N.H. residents pursuing degrees in the fields of medicine, nursing, and social work. Since its inception in 1995 the trust has awarded over $1 million in scholarship assistance to approximately 1,000 students with awards ranging between $1000 and $5000.
Applications for the award are available each year in early spring with all application documents due by the June deadline. Students interested in receiving an award must complete the application and attach two letters of reference; post-secondary school transcript from the institute, college, university, or school they are attending; a completed FAFSA; and respond to a short essay question. The scholarships are not available to graduating high school seniors, however once those students enroll in and complete the first year of post high school education in the fields of medicine, nursing, or social work we encourage them to apply for an award. To receive an application interested students may contact the Yarnold Scholarship administrative representative, Laura Ramsdell, at 127 Parrott Avenue, Portsmouth, NH, 03801 or at 603-766-9121.
Raising awareness and celebrating CTE Month
CONCORD — Career and Technical Education is opening new doors for New Hampshire youth by helping them advance their education, jumpstart their careers and prepare them for college.
This February, which is CTE Month, the New Hampshire Department of Education is raising awareness and celebrating the many achievements of CTE students and programming statewide.
“CTE programs in New Hampshire prepare students to be able to enter into the job market with the knowledge and skills required by employers, so that those employers only need minimal on-the-job training to get the new employees working efficiently and effectively,” said Jeff Beard, deputy state director for Career and Technical Education. “While this helps to close the skills gap for employers, it is evident that CTE learners are excited and passionate about their ability to learn real world skills in technical, STEM and information technology fields.”
According to Michele Halligan-Foley, director of Career Technology Education at the Richard W. Creteau Regional Technology Center in Rochester, student pathways begin at the elementary school where students often focus on career awareness activities. Career exploration is then promoted at the middle school level, and by high school, students have the opportunity to complete Career Preparation and Application programs.
“These CTE programs offer students pathways to success either moving on to a career or a post-secondary program. Students develop confidence, goals and marketable skills that they can take with them. The leadership opportunities through CTSO’s (Career and Technical Student Organizations), Dual/Running Start credits, industry-recognized credentials and the ability to communicate, collaborate and be self-directed are skills that will be used for a lifetime,” said Halligan-Foley.
Annually, about $6 million in funding is allocated and distributed toward CTE programming throughout New Hampshire; an additional $9 million is spent annually on tuition and transportation costs.
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Scholarships, kindergarten registration and CTE month: Education news
