February Senior Newsletter
This was emailed out and mailed out the week of 2/12/16
Senior items
If you are going to have a senior picture to use in the slide show, please give it to Ms. Lumpkin as soon as possible. If you have not turned a separate senior picture by the deadline of April 1, your Lifetouch senior composite will be used.
ONE MONTH until FAFSA Frenzy!! March 17th during Parent Teacher Conferences
FAFSA for ANY student attending ANY college after graduation
TAX HELP:
Need a FREE way to do your taxes? (just a resource, not funded or backed by Crane R-III school district or any of its employees) www.myfreetaxes.com - funded by the Walmart Foundation and H&R Block, free to file state and federal if your AGI is under $62K
FAFSA steps:
https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa/filling-out/fsaid
Step 2: File your taxes (if you do not file, you can still file the FAFSA, contact me)
Step 3: Bring your 2015 tax return to FAFSA Frenzy Night on March 17th from 3-6pm
Step 4: Do the FAFSA, it is ALWAYS free https://fafsa.ed.gov/
$$ Scholarships $$
Crane Shelter Insurance- NOW available in the counselor's office.
Deadline February 26th to Mrs. Rabinowitz
**Community Foundation of the Ozarks scholarships are now updated, very short window, please look at their scholarships, most DUE MARCH 1st!!
http://cfozarks.org/browser-cfo-scholarships/ Search: Crane
There are 8 scholarships that Crane students are eligible for!
CHRISTODOULOU: Diane and Peter Christodoulou Memorial Scholarship- must have an active Special Education IEP Application Deadline: March 6 | Scholarship Amount: Two $1,000 scholarships
ESTEP:Shelby Estep Memorial FFA Scholarship- FFA leadership and financial need
Application Deadline: April 1 to address on Application | Scholarship Amount: One $500 scholarship
Greater Ozarks Chapter of the National Assoc. of Orthopaedic Nurses, #144- planning on majoring in nursing Application Deadline: June 19 | Scholarship Amount: One $800 scholarship
KING: Betty H King Scholarship- Female applicants, ACT minimum of 24, planning on majoring in math, science, engineering, or a major with those an emphasis in those area Application Deadline: March 6 | Scholarship Amount: Two $2,500 scholarships
Ozarks Foster /Alternative Care Higher Education Scholarship
Application Deadline: March 6 | Scholarship Amount: Two $1,000 scholarships
STRAUS: Henry J. & Lucille J. Straus Scholarship- ACT minimum of 24, must be planning on attending a private university Application Deadline: March 6 | Scholarship Amount: * Thirteen @ $5,000.00
TESAR: Arthur G. Tesar Scholarship- ACT minimum of 22, must be going to OTC/MSU
Application Deadline: March 6 | Scholarship Amount: Four $4,500 scholarships
UMLAUF: Kevin Umlauf Memorial Scholarship- planning on attending college in a local county
Application Deadline: March 6 to address on Application | Scholarship Amount: Two $500 scholarships
Educational Community Credit Union Scholarship
Applicants must have their OWN account at Educational Community Credit Union along with planning to attend a college, university, trade or technical school after graduation. Two $1000 scholarships will be awarded.
Students must complete application, provide transcript and a letter of recommendation, a senior photo, and complete a 300-500 word essay.
Applications are on the counselor's bulletin board, outside Mrs. Rabinowitz's office
Deadline: February 25
Skills USA scholarship- must a member of Skills USA at SRTC Votech- applications are in counselor's office or online
Young Author's scholarship- if you participated in Young Author's Conference in grade school, application in counselor's office. Deadline: end of March
American Legion Eagle Scout of the Year scholarship- if you a eligible for Boy Scout Eagle Scout, application in counselor's office, deadline March 1
Missouri Banker's Association scholarship
Must be a HS Senior, interested in a major in banking, must be a postmarked by March 13
Opens on March 1, closes on May 1
Open to all students who attend Crane High School
https://www.whiteriver.org/images/mydocuments/scholarshipapp_complete_2014.pdf
Missouri Insurance Education scholarship
http://mief.org/media/hs-appl-15.pdf
(4) $1,500 scholarships, interested in majoring in a business field that relates to insurance, etc. Deadline of March 31
Project 21- sponsored by Missouri Casinos
Deadline of March 1 Application
Missouri American Legion Scholarships - applications are in the counselor's office, deadline April 20
"Ford"- must have attended MO Boys or MO Girls State, or Cadet Patrol Academy
"Jack Murphy"- must be planning on being a Registered Nurse
"Frank"- must have attend MO Boys and MO Girls State
"Bacon"- must be a member or descendant of an America Legion member
"Taylor"- descendant of an armed forces veteran
"Voyles"- must be nominated from the HS staff, have financial need and be know for patriotism
"Commanders"- must be a veteran yourself of the US military
MFA scholarship- deadline of March 14, application in counselor's office or linked on website. A Crane student has won the last 3 years.
Mercy Employees Thoele Scholarship Application
Scholarship for children of Mercy employees:
The program, sponsored by Mercy, makes scholarships available for dependent children (up to age 23) of active, full-time and regular part-time co-workers of Mercy facilities. A total of 20 scholarships, providing $1,000 each, will be awarded for the 2015-2016 school year. For more information, please contact your local Human Resources Department
Postmarked deadline: March 1
Student-View scholarship- no minimum ACT scores, just complete a survey to be entered into a scholarship drawing
Simon Young Community Foundation- $1,500 dollars to a senior who lives within 50 miles of the Battlefield Mall. Deadline Feb 25
Vietnam Veterans Chapter 913 scholarships - (3) $750 scholarships our area
(previous winners fro Branson, Blue Eye, and Reeds Spring)
Deadline March 6th, 500 word essay or less, must be related to a service member, and a member of JROTC , application in counselor's office
Zinch/Chegg Scholarship Search Website
Excellent scholarship search website that also includes ALL THINGS HSer's might WANT to know about moving onto post-secondary education.
You must register using your email and a password, and will have to log in every time you visit this site. http://www.chegg.com/scholarships
Michelle Rabinowitz
Email: rabim@crane.k12.mo.us
Website: mrsrabi.weebly.com
Location: 209 Pirate Lane, Crane, MO, United States
Phone: 417-723-5300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.may.90410