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NEWS RELEASE Life After High School College Fair Returns to Huron High November 21, 2013 The Ann Arbor Public Schools and Ann Arbor Academy invite you to participate in our 4th annual “Life After High School” - Learning Differently College Access event on Thursday, November 21, 2013 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Huron High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This evening differs from other college and career nights because it brings students from throughout southeastern Michigan together with colleges and organizations that provide special resources for students with learning challenges. Colleges, universities and transition programs will be on hand to share information about their programs with special focus on resources available for students with ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, non-verbal learning disabilities and processing challenges. Students and family members will have ample time to talk about these programs and opportunities. This is a free event, made possible with help from the Parent, Teacher and Student organizations of the AAPS and Ann Arbor Academy. No registration is required and parking is free for families. For exhibitors, free pre-registration is available by contacting Robyn Watson atWatson@aaps.k12.mi.us. 
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Counseling News Ann Arbor Public School Happenings Area Happenings 826Michigan Neutral Zone Join Together Contact Us Scholarship Update for November/December, 2013
Secondhand Smoke is a Killer Scholarship, $2000 Deadline: 11/14/13 www.dosomething.org/social-scholarship/smoking School Lunch Scholarship $4000, snap a lunch photo Deadline:11/15/13 www.dosomething.org/fedup/login Spokeo Connections Scholarship $1000 Seniors, essay 3.0 GPA+ Deadline: 11/20/13 www.spokeo.com/spokeo-connections-scholarship Cell Phone Donation Scholarship $4000, raffle Deadline: 11/21/13 www.dosomething.org/survivors GO! Volunteer Abroad Scholarship, essays, $1000 Deadline: 11/28/13http://www.gooverseas.com/volunteer-abroad-scholarship-application Telluride Association Sophomore Seminar (TASS), FREE 6-week scholarship program for top students, Counselor nomination Deadline 11/30/13 www.tellurideassociation.org Pursue Your passion Scholarship, $1000, essay, transcript Deadline:11/30/13 http:///degreed.com/scholarships Students of the Month Scholarship $1000 essay Deadline: 11/30/13http://studentofthemonth.org CollegeweekLive Scholarship $1000 Deadline: 11/30/13www.collegeweek.com Got Chosen Scholarship $1000 Deadline 11/30/13 drawingwww.gotchosen.com College Prowler Scholarship $2000 Seniors Deadline:11/30/13https://collegeprowler.com Kenyon College Grodd Writing Award, Scholarship to summer program and publication, Deadline: 11/30/13 kenyonreview.org/groddprize GPA Isn’t Everything Scholarship $1000 Deadline 11/30/13 http://tracking.cappex.com Fastweb Refer a Friend Scholarship $1000 Deadline: 11/30/13www.fastweb.com.content/refer-a-friend Winning Futures Scholarship $2500 Senior writing about their everyday hero Deadline: 12/1/13 www.winningfutures.org Telluride Association Summer Program for Juniors, FREE 6-week scholarship program for top students, Counselor Nomination,Deadline 12/2/13 www.tellurideassociation.org Bluetooth Breakthrough Award $5000 project idea Deadline:12/4/13 www.bluetooth.org Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship $1,000, Counselor Nominated Senior Deadline: 12/5/13www.comcast.com/community Brady STOP Hunger Scholarship $5000 Deadline: 12/5/13volunteering www.sodexofoundation.org Stuff You Can’t Say to your Teacher $1000 poem Deadline: 12/13/13 www.powerpoetry.org Recycling Scholarship $4000 raffle Deadline: 12/13/13 www.dosomething.org/50cans Young Entrepreneur Awards, Seniors, Deadline: 12/18/13 www.NFIB.com/YEA Corrosion in Motion Student Competition $3000 4-minute video on corrosion Deadline: 12/31/13 http://nace.upickem.net Imagine America Scholarship $1000, seniors, career-college bound, 25+, community service Deadline: 12/31/13 www.imagine-america.org Elderly people/Technology Scholarship $2,000, raffle, Deadline:1/3/14 www.dosomething.org Teach Seniors Technology $4,000, raffle, Deadline: 1/3/14www.dosomething.org Profiles in Courage Essay Contest, $5000+, Deadline: 1/6/14 www.jfklibrary.org Toyota YFU Scholarships for exchange to Brazil, Germany or Japan, Deadline: 1/8/14 http://www.yfu-use.org/ GE Ronald Reagan Foundation Scholarships $10,000 Seniors 3.0+, need, Deadline: 1/9/14 www.reaganfoundation.org Best Midwestern Writing Contest, prizes for student and school in Journalism, non-fiction and creative Deadline: 1/11/2014wmich.edu/writingcontest Gates Millenium Foundation $College Tuition Paid for highly able minority students, 3.3+, need Deadline: 1/15/14 wwwgmsp.prg YFU Germany Program Scholarships Deadline: 1/15/13www.yfuusa.org National Multiple Sclerosis Society Scholarships $$, Deadline:1/15/14 www.nationalmssociety.org University of Michigan Club of Greater Detroit Scholarships, $3000 each, Deadline: 1/17/14 www.umclubgreaterdetroit.org Michigan Education Association Scholarship $1500 , child of union member, Deadline: 2/28/14 senior www.mea.org/mea-scholarship American Legion Scholarships (President’s Deadline 3/1/14) Medical Career and Memorial Deadline: 3/15/14 (517) 267-8809, Ext. 19 Michigan Oil and Gas Foundation Scholarship $500, Seniors, Michigan college-bound Deadline: 4/2/14 www.mogpef.orgAbbottand Fenner Scholarship $1000 essay Deadline: 6/14/14 www.abbottand fenner.com/scholarships Big Sun Athletic Scholarship $500 Senior Deadline: 6/20/14 www.bigsunathletics.com Common Knowledge Scholarship Deadline to apply: varies internet quiz www.cksf.org American Legion Scholarships: Deadline to apply Varies includes oratorical, student trooper, baseball, Brewer and Wilson, Boys State and Eagle Scout www.michiganlegion.org Veterans for Peace Deadline to apply: Varies essayhttp://www.veteransforpeace.org Bailey's Guide Deadline to apply: varies $2500 college-bound student or non-traditional student http://www.baileysguide.com National Caring Award Deadline to apply: Varies Community service and social responsibility http://www.caring-institute.org Inroads Internship Program Deadline to apply: Varies Under represented minorities internship opportunities Amount Varieshttp://www.inroads.org Youth for Understanding Exchange Scholarships Deadline to apply: Varies Summer and academic year scholarships http://www.yfu-usa.org Heart of America Christopher Reeve Award Deadline to apply: Varies Seniors, demonstration of courage and community service http://www.heartofamerica.org Stuart Phillips Memorial Scholarship Deadline to apply: Varies Financial need, 3.0+, balance bet. academic and service $3000-10,000 http://www.phillips-scholarship.org/ Truman Picard Scholarship Deadline to apply: Varies Native or Alaskan Student Scholarship http://www.itcnet.org/picard.html Scholastic Art and Writing Award Deadline to apply: Varies middle or high school art or writing program http://www.scholastic.com/artandwritingawards/enter.htm Educaid Gimme Five Sweepstakes Deadline to apply: Variehttp://www.educaid.com/sweepstakes.htm Illustrators of the Future Contest Deadline to apply: Varies science fiction and/or fantasy artwork $500-4000 Yoshiyama Award for Exemplary Service Deadline to apply: Varies Outstanding community service and leadership, (Hitachi Foundation) Rotary Youth Exchanges Deadline to apply: Varies experiences in many countries Rotary Foundation http://www.rotary.org Linda Riddle/Women’s Sports Foundation Int’l Scholarships Deadline to apply: varies http://www.WomensSportsFoundation.org Bill and Melinda Gates Scholarships African American, Hispanic Financial need http://www.gmsp.org Deadline to apply: None Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: Deadline to apply: NoneFinancial Need at Historically Black Public Collegeshttp://thurgoodmarshallfund.org To begin your personal scholarship searches, click:http://www.fastweb.com or http://www.studentscholarships.org (see attached for AAPS Thrift Shop Info!) Know students interested in business careers?
Save Thursday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. for a program planned for high school students and their families at the offices of Bodman, PLC, Ford Field. Students will get an insider's perspective on planning for a successful business career. Plus, metro Detroit business executives will offer advice on how to become a top candidate for positions with leading corporations, financial institutions, and accounting firms. Find more program details at: www.albion.edu/businesscareers. Advance registration requested by Nov. 18, 2013. To register, call the Albion College Admission Office, 800/858-6770. apPARENTly
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