Archive for September, 2008

Leland and Navassa Employees Receive Local Government FCU Scholarships

Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU) congratulates Timothy Evans, the chief building inspector for the Town of Leland, and Michelyn Alston, the assistant town clerk for the Town of Navassa, who are recipients of a UNC School of Government (SOG) Scholarship award.
Evans, who is one of 11 scholarship winners, will use the $750 scholarship money […]

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Explore student loan repayment options

Federal student loans offer a financial lifeline for many students, who might otherwise have a difficult time paying for a college education. The U.S. Department of Education makes student loan repayment as simple as possible.
A student borrower can repay a Direct Subsidized Loan or Direct Unsubsidized Loan one of four ways, while a Direct PLUS […]

Monday, September 8th, 2008

Stow Woman’s Club grants two college scholarships

Stow — Things certainly have changed through the years for the Stow Woman’s Club, which organized in 1902 and is marking its 106th year.
During World War II, members of the Stow Culture Club, as the woman’s club formerly was known, met in homes, said Club President Janet Howard of Stow.
“They met for the whole day, […]

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

Locals in college: Bute happy to be trailblazer with Bay Area school

Bailey Bute’s heart was set on attending art school after she graduated from Newbury Park High in June.
Bute figured that meant quitting soccer.
But she discovered she could combine both passions in one place at The Academy of Art University in downtown San Francisco.
The university is in its first season of competing in intercollegiate athletics, and […]

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

Monessen 1962 grads showed class with mix of brains, brawn

Mention the 1961-62 school year at Monessen High School and most people — especially sports fans — will recall that it produced the WPIAL Class AA championship football team. But there was much more to the Class of 1962 than athletics.
“Obviously, we are very proud of the football team and the championship,” said Anthony C. […]

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

Arts Center scholarships still needed

Just a few weeks ago I wrote about the need for scholarship funding here at the Arts Center. The start of the school calendar is when the demand is the greatest for scholarships. Everyday we get calls and inquiries from parents that would like to enroll their children in art or music classes but, unfortunately, […]

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

Students on scholarships abroad in trouble

Some of the nation’s students on scholarship abroad are on the brink of being thrown out their universities because of government’s woeful failure to pay their fees.
Eleven Ghanaian students at the University of Nottingham, in the UK, might any moment from now be fully suspended by the university following the continuous failure of the government […]

Friday, September 5th, 2008

India’s largest IT Scholarship Test - ‘18th Bhavishya Jyoti Scholarship’ announced

NIIT to conduct the Annual Scholarship Test on September 21st across the country
India’s largest IT Scholarship Program—‘18th Bhavishya Jyoti Scholarship Test’ will be conducted on Sunday, September 21, 2008 by leading Global Talent Development Corporation, NIIT, across over 400 education centres in the country.
The 18-year old Annual Scholarship program rewards fee waivers to meritorious students […]

Friday, September 5th, 2008