. Students wrote essays about what health and fitness meant to them in hopes of winning a $ 1,500 scholarship. But there was a catch. Many students got notices back from the United Youth Fitness scholarship folks telling them they had received an “honorable mention” and for $ 12.95, their essay could be published on [...]
Boca High senior receives $5,000 scholarship
September 20, 2011 Leave a Comment
By Staff Writer September 20, 2011 12:12 PM Staff Writer Rebekah Monson contributed this report: Boca Raton High School senior Amanatullah ‘Mishu’ Kahn is $ 5,000 closer to his goal of attending an ivy league school to study quantum physics.Miami Dolphins center Mike Pouncey and guard John Jerry presented Kahn with a scholarship check from [...]
Broward middle school students eligible for college scholarship
September 12, 2011 Leave a Comment
By Anna Beach September 12, 2011 06:31 PM A Broward middle schooler’s way with words could win a 4-year college scholarship. This year, Broward is one of three counties eligible to participate in the Florida Prepaid College Foundation’s annual essay contest, which is open to seventh and eighth graders whose families qualify for the free [...]
Local scholarship winners
July 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
By Anna Beach July 21, 2011 04:46 PM Three of the ten scholarships awarded nationally by Watson Pharmaceuticals have gone to local students. The winners are:American Heritage School graduate Joel Haines of Weston, who will study Biochemistry and Finance at the University of Florida this fall.College Academy at Broward College graduate Alina Khan of Pembroke [...]
Corporate–sponsored Merit Scholarship winners named
April 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has named its Corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship winners. Corporate sponsors provide awards for finalists who are children of their employees, residents of communities the company serves, or who plan to pursue college majors or careers the sponsor wishes to encourage.Most of these awards are renewable for up to four years of [...]
Cook up a recipe - win a scholarship
April 12, 2011 Leave a Comment
By Anna Beach April 8, 2011 07:29 PM Here’s a call out for South Florida students to tap into their culinary creativity and win a prize that’s no small potatoes. It’s the Vegalicious Recipe Scholarship Contest. The contest, presented by the Fort Lauderdale restaurant Sublime, and Whole Foods Markets, invites high school seniors in Broward, [...]