There will be an online assignment that you can complete to earn your stipend during the week of January 19. In-person meetings will start the week of January 26!
Once school starts, watch your email for assignment information, dates, and times!
Karley Kestner 12/9
Gabe Soto 12/20
Makenzie Davis 1/10
Abel Dolinger 1/11
Mara Plummer 1/13
Zoey Schein 1/22
Ezekiel Postell 1/24
Jackson Helton 1/26
If you want to visit a college before you make a decision, let us know! We can get it scheduled & take you there (within a day’s drive).
If you are applying to a 4 year university, be sure to check all of your deadlines.
Apply for scholarships.
Schedule an individual meeting with us!
If you want to be eligible for the Senior Achievement, don't forget to log your progress by using this QR code.
Get your FAFSA completed! Please let us know if we can help you with this.
To access the online FAFSA form, use this QR code or go to https://studentaid.gov/
Enjoy your senior year!!
FYI: Stipends for September, October, November, & December will be processed before holiday break. Be watching for your check toward the end of January!
If you haven't already, this semester is a great time to take your first SAT or ACT test. This will give you time to practice and improve before taking it again during your Senior year. As an Upward Bound Student, you are eligible to take each test up to 2 times for free. Want to know which test is best for you? Take a short quiz here www.kaptest.com/sat/sat-vsact to find out! Be sure to study and practice using your www.khanacademy.org or log into your BRAINFUSE account!!
Upward Bound students volunteered their time and gained some valuable community service hours by helping the VHCC Food Pantry with Thanksgiving food bags.
Join clubs and take on some leadership roles.
Consider applying for the Upward Bound Leadership program.
STAY UP TO DATE WITH SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINES!
Accepted year round, on a rolling basis: Employment BOOST Scholarship www.employmentboost.com/scholarship
Dec. 1: Ron Brown Scholar Program https://ronbrown.org/ron-brown-scholarship/
Dec. 1: Hagan Scholarship https://haganscholarships.org/
Dec. 15: Burger King Scholars Program https://www.burgerkingfoundation.org/programs/burger-king-sm-scholars
Dec. 18: Equitable Excellence Scholarship https://equitable.com/foundation/equitable-excellence-scholarship
Dec. 31: Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship https://www.genkellyscholarship.com/
Dec. 31: College JumpStart Love of Learning Scholarship https://www.jumpstartscholarship net/
Dec. 31: Ted & Holly Rollins Scholarship https://www.scholarships.com/scholarships/ted-and-holly-rollins-scholarship
Jan 5: GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program www reaganfoundation org/education/ scholarship-programs/ge-reagan-foundation-scholarship-program
Jan 6: Live Mas Scholarship—Taco Bell Foundation www tacobellfoundation org/live-mas-scholarship
Jan 12: John F Kennedy-Profile of Courage Essay Contest www.jfklibrary.org/learn/education/profile-in-courage-essay-contest/eligibility-andrequirements
Jan 15: FFA Scholarships www.ffa.org/participate/grants-and-scholarships/scholarships
Jan 15: National Beta Scholarships (Beta Club) www.betaclub.org/scholarship/scholarship-info
Jan 17: Virginia DAR Nursing Scholarship www.virginiadar.org/about/#scholarships
Jan 17: Virginia DAR Scholarship All Majors www.virginiadar.org/about/#scholarshps
Jan 31: Better Business Bureau Student of Integrity Scholarship https://www.bbb.org/local/0613/scholarship
Jan 31: Kiwanis Teenager of the Year Scholarship https://k03.site.kiwanis.org/teenager-of-the-year/
Seniors & Juniors...scholarship drawings are underway at bigfuture.collegeboard.org! Don’t forget to log into your College Board account and complete the tasks on your dashboard!