Middle Income Scholarship News – this is a great opportunity

Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation College Scholarship Program is now accepting

applications for the 2020 -21 academic year. This program is designed to help reduce the

college debt burden of students from middle income families who have unmet need but do

not qualify for federal grant assistance.

We welcome applications from current high school seniors with strong academic achievement

and notable school, community and/or church involvement.

Up to fifteen (15) scholarships of $5,000 per year will be awarded to eligible students from

Collier County for four consecutive years of full-time enrollment with satisfactory academic

performance. The scholarship application will be open from January 6, 2020 to March 1,

2020 and is available online at www.SchulzeFamilyFoundation.org.

The Calusa Garden Club of Marco Island is offering two

scholarships to high school seniors for the coming school

year. Please visit the Guidance Office for an application.

Arts for Life! annually awards $1,000 scholarships to 25 graduating high school seniors who demonstrate excellence in

one of the following art forms:

creative writing

dance

drama

music

visual art Application Period: The 2019-20 application period deadline is February 3, 2020. Eligibility: High school students who are graduating from a public, private, or virtual school or a home education program in Florida during the current academic year. To Apply: Visit http://artsforlifeaward.org/wordpress/apply/ or visit the Guidance Office for additional information.

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

YOUNG SCHOLARS PROGRAM OFFICE OF SCIENCE TEACHING ACTIVITIES

The Young Scholars Program (YSP) is a six-week residential science and mathematics summer program

for Florida high school students with significant potential for careers in the fields of science, technology,

engineering, and mathematics. The program was developed in 1983 and is currently administered by

the Office of Science Teaching Activities in the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida State University.

For more details, please visit the Program Information page.

The Young Scholars Program continues to be accessible to all highly qualified students who meet

the eligibility requirements and are admitted to the program. The Florida State University

provides room, board, and tuition for every participant, free of charge. This equates

to an automatic scholarship in the amount of over $3,000.00 for each and every student. All meals

are provided, but if a student wishes to dine out, they will need to pay using their own funds.

Students with significant financial need, defined as being unable to attend the Young Scholars

Program unless additional support is made available for travel and books, may apply for a

supplemental stipend

Eligibility:

The program is designed for students who have completed the eleventh grade in a Florida public or

private high school. A few exceptionally qualified and mature tenth graders have been selected in past

years.

To be considered for acceptance, applicants must:

Maintain at least a 3.0 GPA (unweighted)

Have received a score in the 90th percentile or better in math on a nationally standardized exam (i.e., SAT, PSAT, ACT, or PLAN) before the application deadline

Be enrolled in or have completed Pre-Calculus Be able to commit for the entire six weeks of the program (no exceptions will be made for travel to

other summer internship opportunities, sports camps, Mu Alpha Theta, etc.) Maintain a permanent residence in the state of Florida

Important Program Dates:

January 1: Applications available online

February 15: Application deadline (must be postmarked by this day)

May 15: Admissions decisions finalized (on or before this day)

October 15: Summative evaluations available to students (on or before this day)

Scholarship News

Suncoast Credit Union Scholarship. A copy of the application is available at

https://championsforlearning.org/wp-content/uploads/Suncoast-Scholarship-Application-2.pdf

Applicants must be current high school, college bound seniors, who are attending public, private,

or home schools in Collier County. Student must have an unweighted GPA of 2.5 or higher and

must qualify to receive a Federal Pell Grant, based on their 2020-21 FAFSA. The scholarship is

a one-year, non-renewable award of $2,000. The funds may be used for tuition and fees required

to enroll at and attend an eligible educational institution in Florida. Applications are due by 5

p.m. on January 10, 2020 at the Champions for Learning Office at 3603 Enterprise Avenue, Suite

150, Naples, FL 34104.

Lake Michigan Credit Union Scholarship.

If you are a high school senior, you have the opportunity to win $2,000 toward college by

submitting an essay answering this question: “IN 30 years, what’s the one thing you hope you

still have and why?” Deadline is January 31, 2020. Enter at LMCU.org/Hutt

What are you doing this summer? The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is the world’s first and finest business

school. Wharton Global Youth Programs are the official Wharton residential summer

programs for students completing grades 9, 10 and 11. The programs, led by Wharton faculty

and instructional staff, explore topics that align with Wharton research and teaching. Your high-

academic achieving students have the opportunity to experience Wharton’s rigorous business

education, while engaging with their global peers.

Program options include:

Essentials of Entrepreneurship (formerly the Global Young Leaders Academy) is an intensive two-week experience that looks at the key elements of what it takes to be an entrepreneur.

Essentials of Finance (formerly the Global Young Leaders Academy) is an intensive two-week experience that explores all aspects if finance – from the time value of money and corporate finance, to ethics and decision-making.

Leadership in the Business World is a four-week flagship Wharton program designed to give students the opportunity to learn about all facets of business, plus leadership in 21st century business organizations.

Management & Technology Summer Institute is a three-week for-credit summer program for students completing 10th and 11th grade who want to learn how to bring together technological concepts and management principles. The Institute features

classes taught by leading Wharton faculty, Penn Engineering faculty and successful entrepreneurs, as well as lab experience, field trips, and intensive team projects.

Sports Business Academy is a three-week program of the Wharton Sports Business Initiative (WSBI), that provides an opportunity for talented high school students completing 10th and 11th grade the opportunity to study sports business leadership. This program will examine how various academic disciplines, such as management, law, negotiation, marketing, and leadership, apply to the sports industry with an overview of the business and legal aspects of various intercollegiate, Olympic, and professional sports enterprises.

Moneyball Academy is a three-week program that provides an opportunity for talented high school students completing 10th and 11th grade to study sports data analytics. This program focuses on using data to make deep discoveries in sports with a focus on becoming a data-driven decision maker. Instruction will focus on the fundamentals of statistical thinking, real applications employed by statistics professionals in sports analytics, and an introduction to statistical programming languages. Students applying to this program should have strong math skills and interest in sports.

Moneyball Academy Training Camp is a one-week introductory sports analytics program that provides a thorough investigation of, and an introduction to, statistics and computing in the context of sports.

Data Science Academy is a three-week program that introduces students to the state-of-the-art machine learning and data science tools integral to the fast-moving field of data analytics.

Contact the Guidance office for more information. Please note the application opens November

1, 2019, and please note that students must complete the application themselves. Admission is

highly competitive, and the program content is rigorous and academically challenging.

Would you like to spend the summer at the University of Miami? Many programs are available! Summer Scholars - Three-Week, Credit Program for high school

sophomores and juniors. UM Academics for High School Freshmen - Two-

Week, Non-Credit Program from Saturday, July 4 through Friday, July 17.

Academic Specialties

As one of the nation's most active research universities, the University of

Miami specializes in innovative thinking and great teaching - a combination

that is showcased in the Summer Scholars Program. Learn from

distinguished UM faculty in your field of interest, and study in classes that

connect classroom ideas and hands-on learning in one of our exciting

summer college programs. This three-week, credit program is open to

students completing grades 10 or 11.

Students select one academic specialty from UM's schools and colleges.

Each academic specialty consists of two courses for a total of 6 credit

hours. Courses are structured around hands-on experiences, guest

lecturers, open discussion, lab work and field trips. Classes are held daily,

Monday through Friday. Morning class is from 8:20 - 11:30 a.m. and

afternoon class is from 1 - 4:10 p.m. Please visit the Guidance Office for

additional information.

College Board Scholarship

Opportunities

The College Board partners with scholarship providers connected to the

SAT®, PSAT/NMSQT®, and PSAT™ 10. Through these partners, students

can access over $300 million in scholarship awards. Learn more about

scholarships.

Below are deadline notifications for two of our partners:

TheDream.US

TheDream.US is the nation's largest college access and success program

for immigrant youth with DACA or TPS status, or that meet TheDream.US

immigration eligibility criteria. It opened its new round of scholarship

applications for the 2020-21 academic year on November 1, 2019.

TheDream.US has provided more than 6,000 scholarships to students who

are attending one of its more than 75 partner colleges and universities in 15

states and Washington, D.C.

The National Scholarship, an up-to-$33,000 scholarship for high school or

first-time college students and community college graduates,

closes February 27, 2020. The Opportunity Scholarship, an up-to-

$80,000 scholarship for first-time college students, closes January 30, 2020.

Learn more by visiting thedream.us/scholarships/.

The Jackie Robinson Foundation

No one succeeds in college alone. That's why The Jackie Robinson

Foundation offers promising minority students not only a generous four-year

grant to assist with the costs of attending college, but also a full support

network of fellow scholars, alumni, and professional mentors to help them

excel in school and beyond.

The deadline for applications is February 1, 2020, so encourage your

eligible students to apply right away.

Learn more by visiting jackierobinson.org/apply/.

Volunteer Opportunities Collier County Museums is in need of volunteers for Saturday, 11/2/19 from 11:30 am – 2:30 pm at the Naples Depot, 1051 Fifth Avenue South, Naples for the 70th Birthday Bash Celebration of the Swamp Buggy. We are looking for assistance with crafts, games, activities, parking, perimeter parameters, etc. Please let me know if you are interested in assisting us for this great celebration! Thank you for all you do for all of our Collier County Museums. Enjoy your day! Respectfully, Karen Connetta Volunteer Coordinator

Collier County Museums 3331 Tamiami Trail East, Naples, FL 34112 Phone: 239.252.8722 CollierMuseums.com

Looking for other opportunities to volunteer?

Students who are looking for volunteer opportunities may find a detailed directory of the following nonprofit agencies

at http://cfcollier.guidestar.org/find/view-all-nonprofits.aspx

ABILITY HOUSING

ABLE ACADEMY INC

ABUSE COUNSELING & TREATMENT CENTER

ALLIANCE FOR FAIR FOOD

Alliance for Period Supplies of SWFL

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION - FLORIDA GULFCOAST CHAPER

ALZHEIMERS SUPPORT NETWORK INC

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY NAPLES

AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION

AMERICAN RED CROSS - FLORIDA'S SOUTHERN GULF REGION

AMERICAN SIDS INSTITUTE

AMIGOS CENTER

AMIKIDS BIG CYPRESS

AREA AGENCY ON AGING

ARTIS-NAPLES INC

AUDUBON CORKSCREW SWAMP SANCTUARY

AUDUBON OF THE WESTERN EVERGLADES INC

AVE MARIA SCHOOL OF LAW

AVOW CARE SERVICES INCORPORATED

AVOW FOUNDATION

AVOW HOSPICE INC

A PLACE OF WELL BEING

B

BABY BASICS OF COLLIER COUNTY INC

BAYSHORE CULTURAL AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC

BAYSHORE EDUCATION CENTER

BEE GAIA

Best Buddies International

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE SUN COAST

Bikes for Tykes

BLIND SAILING UNLIMITED, INC.

BONITA SPRINGS ASSISTANCE OFFICE

BONITA WONDER GARDENS

BOOKS FOR COLLIER KIDS

BOSOM BUDDIES BREAST CANCER SUPPORT INC

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA - SOUTHWEST FL COUNCIL

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF COLLIER COUNTY INC

BROOKES LEGACY ANIMAL RESCUE INC

C

CANCER ALLIANCE OF NAPLES INC

THE CAPITAL GOOD FUND

CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF COLLIER CO.

CHARITY FOR CHANGE LLC

CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF FLORIDA

CHRIST CHILD SOCIETY OF NAPLES

CITIZEN'S FOSTER CARE REVIEW BOARD, INC.

CLASSIC CHAMBER CONCERTS INC

COALITION OF FLORIDA FARMWORKER ORGANIZATIONS

THE COALITION OF IMMOKALEE WORKERS INC

COLLIER ANIMAL RESCUE

COLLIER CHILD CARE RESOURCES INC

COLLIER COUNTY 4-H ASSOCIATION

COLLIER COUNTY ASSOCIATION FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

COLLIER COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY COUNCIL INC

COLLIER COUNTY HUNGER AND HOMELESS COALITION INC

COLLIER COUNTY JUNIOR DEPUTIES LEAGUE INC

COLLIER HARVEST FOUNDATION

COLLIER RESOURCE CENTER

COLLIER SENIOR RESOURCES

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY

COMMUNITY PREGNANCY CLINICS INC

CONNECTION COALITION OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

THE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC

CYPRESS COVE CONSERVANCY

D

DAVID LAWRENCE FOUNDATION MENTAL HEALTH INC

DAVID LAWRENCE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC

DR. PIPER CENTER FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, INC.

DREAMSCAPE FOUNDATION

DRESS FOR SUCCESS SWFL

DRUG FREE COLLIER - SUBSTANCE ABUSE COALITION OF COLLIER COUNTY INC

E

EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

EARN TO LEARN FL, INC

EASTER SEALS FL, INC.

ECHO, INC.

EDUCATION FOUNDATION--CHAMPIONS FOR LEARNING

EMPTY BOWLS

EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA

EPILEPSY SERVICES OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

ESTUARY CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION

EVERGLADES FOUNDATION

F

FANI FOUNDATION

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH NAPLES

FIRST THINGS FOUNDATION

FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.

FLORIDA LIONS EYE CLINIC

FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION

FLORIDA SUNCOAST CHAPTER OF JDRF (JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION)

FLORIDA WILDLIFE FEDERATION

FOR THE LOVE OF CATS INC

FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY

FOUNDERS FUND INC

FREEDOM WATERS FOUNDATION INC

FRIENDS OF DELNOR-WIGGINS PASS STATE PARK

FRIENDS OF FAKAHATCHEE INC

FRIENDS OF FOSTER CHILDREN FOREVER

FRIENDS OF ROOKERY BAY

FRIENDS OF THE FLORIDA PANTHER REFUGE

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY OF COLLIER COUNTY INC

FULL CIRCLE COMMUNITIES INC

FUN TIME EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY INC

FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS - COLLIER LEE CHAPTER

G

GARGIULO EDUCATION CENTER

GIRL SCOUTS OF GULFCOAST FLORIDA

GIRLS ON THE RUN OF COLLIER COUNTY

GLSEN

GOLDEN PAWS ASSISTANCE DOGS

GOLISANO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

GOLISANO CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF NAPLES INC

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC.

GRACE PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC

GRACE WORKS UNLIMITED, INC.

THE GREATER MARCO FAMILY YMCA INC

GREATER NAPLES AAUW CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC

GREATER NAPLES AREA PLANNED GIVING COUNCIL

GREATER NAPLES LEADERSHIP INC

GREATER NAPLES YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (YMCA) INC

GUADALUPE CENTER INC

GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOUNDATION-20TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, INC

GUARDIAN ANGELS MEDICAL SERVICE DOGS, INC.

GULF COAST BIG BAND INC

GULF COAST HUMANE SOCIETY

GULF COAST VETERANS & FRIENDS

GULFSHORE OPERA, INC.

GULFSHORE PLAYHOUSE INC

H

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF COLLIER COUNTY INC

HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

THE HARVEST RECOVERY MINISTRY

HAZELDEN BETTY FORD FOUNDATION

HEALTHCARE NETWORK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

HEALTHY START COALITION OF SW FLORIDA

HELP A DIABETIC CHILD

HOLOCAUST MUSEUM of SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC

HOPE FOR FAMILIES

HOPE FOR HAITI INC

HOPE HEALTHCARE SERVICES

HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF SW FLORIDA INC

HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS PARTNERSHIP

HUMANE SOCIETY OF COLLIER COUNTY INC

I

IMAGINE CHILDREN'S HEALTH CENTER

THE IMMOKALEE FOUNDATION INC

IMMOKALEE MULTICULTURAL MULTIPURPOSE COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY INC

IMMOKALEE NON PROFIT HOUSING INC

IMMOKALEE SOCCER SCHOOL INC

ISLAND MONTESSORI ACADEMY INC

J

JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER NAPLES

JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC.

L

LACES OF LOVE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC

LATCHKEY LEAGUE

LEADERSHIP COLLIER FOUNDATION INC

THE LEAGUE CLUB INC

LEAGUE OF COURAGEOUS WOMEN

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF COLLIER COUNTY EDUCATION FUND, INC.

LEGAL AID SERVICE OF BROWARD COUNTY INC

LIBERTY YOUTH RANCH

LIGHTHOUSE OF COLLIER INC

LITERACY COUNCIL GULF COAST

LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF COLLIER COUNTY INC

LUCKY PARROT REFUGEE & SANCTUARY INC

M

MAKE A WISH SOUTHERN FLORIDA

MAKE THE DASH COUNT FOUNDATION

MARCO ISLAND ACADEMY

MARCO ISLAND CENTER FOR THE ARTS

MARCO ISLAND FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS

MARCO ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

MARCO ISLAND NATURE PRESERVE AND BIRD SANCTUARY

MARCO PLAYERS INC

Maria's Birthday Wishes for the Homeless

MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL

MEALS OF HOPE INC

MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

MENTORING & MORE, INC.

MICROGRANTS

MIRACLES IN ACTION

MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF NAPLES INC

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS CENTER OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC

MUSIC FOR MINORS FOUNDATION

N

NAACP COLLECTION ACTION FUND at the Tides Foundation

NAMI OF COLLIER COUNTY

NAPLES ART ASSOCIATION

NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN INC

NAPLES CAT ALLIANCE

NAPLES CHRISTIAN ACADEMY ASSOCIATION INC

NAPLES COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA

NAPLES CONCERT BAND INC

NAPLES GARDEN CLUB INC

NAPLES HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

NAPLES LIONS CLUB FOUNDATION

NAPLES MUSIC CLUB INC

NAPLES ORCHID SOCIETY INC

NAPLES PATHWAYS COALITION INC

NAPLES PLAYERS INC

NAPLES QUILTERS GUILD INC

NAPLES SENIOR CENTER AT JFCS

NAPLES TAKE A SOLDIER FISHING

NAPLES THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER

NAPLES WOMANS CLUB

NAPLES ZOO INC

NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION

NCH CENTER FOR PHILANTHROPY

NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CLINIC INC

NEW HORIZONS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

NOAH'S ARK FAMILY SERVICES

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

O

OPERA NAPLES INC

OUR DAILY BREAD FOOD PANTRY

OUR MOTHER'S HOME

P

PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS

PAN-FLORIDA CHALLENGE

PARKINSON ASSOCIATION OF SW FL INC

PARTNERS FOR BREAST CANCER CARE

PATH2FREEDOM

PATHWAYS EARLY EDUCATION CENTER

PHYSICIAN LED ACCESS NETWORK OF COLLIER COUNTY INC

PICKLEBALL FOR ALL

PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL FLORIDA

PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES

PROJECT HELP INC

PROVIDENCE HOUSE

Q

QUEST FOR COLLIER COUNTY INC

R

REDLANDS CHRISTIAN MIGRANT ASSOCIATION INC

RESIDENTIAL OPTIONS OF FLORIDA

RICHARD C. KING FOUNDATION

RIDE NATURE CORPORATION

ROYAL PALM ACADEMY INC

RURAL NEIGHBORHOODS

S

SAINT ANN SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC

SALVATION ARMY, NAPLES CORPS

SCORE

SEACREST SCHOOL INC

SEGS4VETS - Disability Rights Advocates for Technology

SENIOR FRIENDSHIP HEALTH CENTER-NAPLES

SHE WILL FIGHT INC

THE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN INC

SHY WOLF SANCTUARY, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE CENTER, INC.

Snip Collier Inc

SOUTH FL NATIONAL PARKS TRUST, INC.

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA LAND PRESERVATION TRUST

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA REGIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING COALITION

SPARKING LITERACY

SPECIAL OLYMPICS COLLIER COUNTY

SPIRIT OF NAPLES (SON) SWFL

SPORTS CAMP INC

ST MATTHEWS HOUSE INC

ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY INC

ST. ELIZABETH SETON SCHOOL

ST. JOHN NEUMANN HIGH SCHOOL

STARABILITY FOUNDATION

STAY IN MAY

STORYTELLERS CREATIVE ARTS INC

STROKE RECOVERY FOUNDATION

SUNLIGHT OF COLLIER COUNTY INC

SURVIVE & THRIVE

T

TASTE OF IMMOKALEE / ONE BY ONE LEADERSHIP INC.

TEMPLE SHALOM

THEATREZONE INC

TRAINING TEENS FOR JOBS

U

UNITED ARTS COUNCIL OF COLLIER COUNTY INC

UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY

UNITED WAY OF COLLIER COUNTY INC

V

VALERIE'S HOUSE

VILLAGE SCHOOL OF NAPLES

VOICES OF NAPLES, INC.

VOLUNTEER SERVICES FOR ANIMALS INC

W

WELLFIT GIRLS PROGRAM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

WINGS OF SHELTER

WORLD DANCE ARTS FOUNDATION

WOUNDED WARRIORS OF COLLIER COUNTY

Y

YHWH CENTER SANCTUARY

YOUNG LIFE OF COLLIER COUNTY

YOUTH 4 ORPHANS

YOUTH HAVEN INC

Local Scholarship Opportunities

1) Marco Island Woman’s Club scholarship application is now

available. This is one of the most valuable local

scholarships that annually gives MIA seniors many thousands

of dollars. For an application, please follow the link below or

visit the Guidance Office.

https://marcowomansclub.com/index.php/scholarships

2) Marco Island Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Available to a high school senior that is a resident of Marco Island.

The Marco Island Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution present one (1) scholarship award to a graduating Marco Island resident. The recipient must be matriculated to an accredited college or university and complete an essay titled "What Patriotism Means to Me."

Scholarship Eligibility Requirements:

A student must be a graduating high school senior matriculating to an accredited college or university that is a resident of Marco Island.

The student will need to submit a recent transcript. The student will need to submit two (2) letters of recommendation. One (1) letter from the school

environment (i.e. from a teacher, a coach, counselor, etc.) and one (1) letter from someone outside the school environment (i.e. an employer, a religious leader, a community leader, or doctor).

Students must complete the Collier County Public School Application. The student must submit and attach to the application an essay titled: "What Patriotism Means to

Me." This essay does not have a word limit. The student will need to turn this form in by the deadline to the head counselor at their school. If

you are a Home School student submit the application to the Home Education & Secondary Programs representative.

*Award Amount:

One (1) $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to a deserving student.

Steps to apply:

This scholarship is provided by the Marco Island Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

The Collier County Public School application needs to be completed and submitted to the Head Counselor at your school. Attach to the application a copy of:

1. A recent transcript. 2. Two (2) letters of recommendation. One (1) letter from the school environment (i.e. from a

teacher, a coach, counselor, etc.) and one (1) letter from someone outside the school environment (i.e. an employer, a religious leader, a community leader, or doctor).

3. A student must submit and attach to the application an essay titled: "What Patriotism Means to Me." This essay does not have a word limit.

Submit complete application and supporting documents by January 31,2020 DEADLINES.

For more information, visit the Guidance Office

Next school year, ACT will introduce individual

section retesting, online testing on national test

dates, and superscore calculations

IOWA CITY, Iowa—ACT, the maker of the ACT® test used in college admissions, today

announced plans to introduce three new options to improve students’ test -taking

experience and increase their opportunities for college admissions and scholarships.

Beginning with the September 2020 national ACT test date, students who have taken the

ACT will have the option to retake individual sections of the ACT test instead of the entire

exam.

Students will also have the choice of taking the ACT online, with faster test results, on

national test dates, and those who take the test more than once will be provided an ACT

“superscore” that calculates their highest possible ACT composite score.

“Students come first at ACT, and these groundbreaking new

options will directly benefit them, providing more choices, an

improved testing experience, and a better opportunity to showcase

their readiness and reach their maximum potential,” said Suzana

Delanghe, ACT chief commercial officer. “With these changes, ACT

is evolving to meet students in the digital world in which they live.

We want to do a better job of helping them succeed.”

New Options Address Student Needs

The three new options are based on feedback from students, parents, teachers,

counselors, administrators and higher education officials and supported by the

organization’s latest research and technology enhancements.

ACT Section Retesting: For the first time in the 60-year history of the ACT test, students who have already taken the test will be allowed to retake individual ACT section tests (English, math, reading, science and/or writing), rather than having to take the entire ACT test again.

Online testing with faster score results: Students will, for the first time, have the option of online or paper testing on national test days at ACT test centers (selected test centers initially, eventually expanding to all). The test is currently administered only on paper on national test dates. Online testing offers faster results compared to traditional paper-based administration—two days compared to around two weeks.

ACT superscoring: ACT will report a superscore for students who have taken the

ACT test more than once, giving colleges the option to use the student’s best scores from all test administrations, rather than scores from just one sitting, in their admission and scholarship decisions. New ACT research suggests that superscoring is actually more predictive of how students will perform in their college courses than other scoring methods.

The content and format of the ACT test itself will not change. Only the administration and

reporting methods will be different.

Seniors: October 1 = complete the FAFSA and FFAA

In order to be evaluated for a Bright Futures Scholarship, students must complete the FFAA.

Some colleges even use that FAFSA to award merit-based financial aid. Students from wealthy families over pay for college and may lose merit-based aid if they do not complete the FAFSA.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Florida Student Financial Aid Applications (FFAA) both open on October 1. Regardless of family income or assets, every college-bound student should complete these free applications.

Colleges use the FAFSA to determine an Expected Family Contribution, which serves as a starting point in the conversation about college cost.

Seniors – the Common App makes it easy to apply to multiple colleges and universities with ‘one stop shopping’

The Common Application, which is accepted by nearly 900 schools, including some colleges located outside the U.S., helps streamline the application process for students.

Through the platform, first-time and transfer applicants can apply to multiple colleges at once. This means students only have to fill out details that most schools require, including name, address, parental employment and education and extracurricular activities, one time.

To start, applicants can go to commonapp.org and click on the "Apply Now" button to get details about how to create an account and log in to work on an application through the platform. Students can even download the Common App's mobile app to keep track of deadlines, invite recommenders and set reminders.

Scholarship opportunity for Pell-eligible seniors:

The NM3 Scholarship is a highly selective, partial scholarship for

exceptional and eligible high school seniors. Starting in 2019, scholarships

will be awarded to top student leaders each year in order to promote their

academic excellence through a college education.

To be eligible students should be Pell -eligible, good-academic standing

high school seniors with a cumulative weighted GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale

and plan to enroll in a full -time, four year degree program at a US

accredited, not-for-profit private or public university. Please visit the

Guidance Office or click on the following link for additional information:

https://mastroiannifoundation.org/get-involved/#colleges

Important Scholarship Information: Bright Futures

The Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program establishes lottery-

funded scholarships to reward Florida high school graduates for high

academic achievement.

Students must APPLY for the scholarship by submitting the Florida Financial Aid Application (FFAA) no

later than August 31 after high school graduation. If a student does not apply for the scholarship by the

deadline, a student cannot receive the scholarship!

All eligibility requirements must be met by high school graduation; however, scores of

ACT®/SAT®/P.E.R.T. tests taken through June 30 are accepted for evaluation purposes.

After submitting the FFAA, the student is responsible for tracking application and award status online

and keeping the Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) informed of any demographic or

institutional changes.

Students are responsible for ensuring that funding for an academic year is accurate by contacting their

institution’s financial aid office. The Bright Futures Scholarship will renew automatically each year (up to

the scholarship limit) if the student maintains the required GPA and earns the required credit hours. See

Chapter 3: ‘Renewing Your Award’ for more details

For additional information, please see the following page entitled Step Into Your Future or visit

https://www.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org/SAPBFMAIN/SAPBFMAIN