Husky Paws Scholarship
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John W. North High
School
Issue 6
April 2015
Senior Awards Night Information
Senior Awards Night will be held May 28—6:30pm at the Park Avenue Baptist Church on Martin Luther King Boulevard. This is a place of worship—be respectful and come have a good time with family and friends and be recognized
for your accomplishments during your high school career. If you have received scholarships, awards, and/or college
acceptance letters, please turn them in to Ms. Estrada in the Guidance Office as soon as possible. These items of interest are essential to the awards program. North High would really like to recognize your accomplishments that evening.
What you Need to Know About Your Aid Award
Gift Aid: You don’t have to repay it or work for it. Gift aid can be a scholarship, a grant, other free aid, such as a tuition waiver.
Loans: They must be repaid. If your student loan is based on need, it will be subsidized. This means you don’t have to
pay your yearly interest while you’re in college. However, after you leave school your payments will include the
amount you borrowed plus interest. Unsubsidized loans are used to help pay your share of the costs and aren’t based
on need. These loans require you to make yearly interest payments.
Work Study: Your earning are used to pay educational costs like books and personal expenses. The inclusion of a job
means the aid office will help you find a position where you can earn the amount expected.
Compare you aid award: You are able compare you aid award online on the CollegeBoard website
www.collegeboard.com.
Inland Empire National College Fair
Ontario Convention Center
Wednesday April 22
9 to 12 & 6 to 8
Dates of Interest
“No Excuses”
Highgrove Elementary School
1. 4-18 ACT
2. 5-2 SAT
3. 4-22 National College Fair, Ontario Con. Ctr.
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Scholarships
Please see Mr. Flores in the Guidance Office for details regarding each scholarship
Athnet Sports Recruiting Scholarship: Application/senior athletes who will enter college in the fall of 2015/400 to
500 essay describing how the lessons you have learned through playing sports have positively impacted you
as you pursue your college education/go to www.athleticscholarships.net/scholarshhip-contest.htm/due date
deadline = 6-1
AVID Scholarships: Maxine Frost requires a 3.0 GPA minimum along with being members of AVID/essay on
“How has AVID directly impacted your education and desire to go to college?”/Lew Vanderzyl requires a 3.5
GPA minimum along with AVID membership/same essay/both applications require two letters of
recommendation, one must be from the AVID coordinator, the other from a counselor or teacher/due date
deadline = 4-24
California School Employees Association Scholarship: Application/attend a community college or four year school
in the fall/parent or legal guardian must be a member of CSEA Riverside Chapter #506/postmark
deadline = 5-1
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc: Application/African-American high school male students/transcript/minimum 2.5
GPA/SAT and/or ACT scores/community service/extracurricular activities/two letters of recommendation/4 x
6 photo in business casual attire/due date deadline = 4-10
Latino Union: Application/minimum 3.0 GPA/attend UCR in the fall/graduating senior with financial need/Hispanic
Americans/essay/student intent to register/due date = 5-1
Martin Luther King Senior Citizen’s Club: Application/African-American graduating seniors who will be
attending a four or two year school, trade school/minimum 2.5 GPA/$1000/postmark deadline = 4-24
Raincross Chorale: Application/high school seniors who are majoring in music with an emphasis on singing/$1000/
scholarship may be renewable for up to four years/postmark deadline = 4-17
Riverside Alumnae Panhellenic Association: Application/female graduating senior who will be attending a
university where Panhellenic Conference sororities are represented/minimum 3.5 GPA/essay/two letters of
recommendation/transcript and SAT/ACT scores/due date deadline = 4-15
Riverside City College: Application/go to rcc.edu to apply/personal essay/activity sheet/everything is online/you
must complete the RCC application to apply to their scholarships/due date deadline = 4-15
Riverside City Teachers Association: Application/graduating seniors with a minimum 3.0 GPA/leadership in
community/school activities/attend a recognized vocational program or two or four year school/preference
will be given to those with an interest in pursuing a teaching career/due date deadline = 4-17
Riverside Opera Guild: Application/graduating senior who will major in music with an emphasis in singing//$1500/
due date deadline = 4-17
Sabert Corporation: Application/graduating seniors with a minimum 3.0 GPA/attend a four-year university in the
fall/$10,000 scholarship used for tuition/due date = 4-20
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Scholarships Continued
Service Employees International Union Local 721: Application/parent must be a member of the SEIU and an
employee of the County of Riverside/minimum 3.0 GPA/postmark deadline = 4-17
Twenty-third District PTA: Application/graduating seniors with service in the school and community and members
of the PTA/due date deadline = 4-2, 3-26 to Mr. Flores
The Community Foundation Scholarships: Application/several categories of scholarships with different due dates/
AVID students and students who have done a decent job in high school are encouraged to apply/letters of
recommendation/essay
Ruth Schroff: African-American or Hispanic students/due date = 4-30
Elizabeth and Jack Clarke: open to all backgrounds/due date = 4-30
Dr. Barnett Grier and Eleanor Jean Grier: within the city of Riverside/open to all backgrounds/due
date = 4-30
Riverside Construction Company Harmon/Lounsbury Scholarship Fund: Engineering students 4-13
Pavement recycling Systems Scholarship Fund: all students, minimum 3.0 GPA 4-13
The Elites, Inc: Application/graduating African-American seniors/minimum 3.0 GPA/school and community
activities/two letters of recommendation/essay/postmark deadline = 4-3
Watts Humanitarian Scholarship Fund, Inc: Application/graduating seniors with potential for service and
leadership/three letters of recommendation/essay/activities/postmark deadline = 4-15
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Scholarships Continued
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Supplement to Scholarships
Highgrove Elementary “No Excuses” Scholarship: Application/attended Highgrove Elementary K through 6/
graduating senior/attend a 2 or 4 year college in the fall/essay on “No Excuses”/due date deadline = 5-11
Jeremy Best Mallis Memorial Scholarship: Application/graduating senior planning to attend a 4-yr college in the
fall/major in a science or science-related field or political science/3.0 or higher GPA/leadership and
participation in North activities, extra-curricular or sports/emphasis will be given to USL members/must have
taken AP/IB Bio or Physics/due date to Mr. Flores = 5-5
JW North PTSA Scholarship: Application/graduating seniors who are members of PTSA and have a history of
volunteerism within the school and/or community/due date = 5-13
Owen Locke Memorial Scholarship: Application/graduating seniors with limited financial resources available for
school but who are not eligible to be awarded funds from public or government agencies/attend an accredited
college, trade school or vocational program/go to www.owenlocke.org and download an application or see
Mr. Flores/due date = 5-30
Riverside East Rotary Club Interact Scholarship: Application/graduating senior who are members of the Interact
Club during of the years in high school/see Mr. Flores for an application/due date = 5-8