Chas: Scholarship opportunities available for coun

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Scholarship opportunities available for county students

The Charles County Scholarship Fund, Inc. is offering more than 40 scholarships to Charles County high school students. Applications for scholarships are available at all county high schools and must be submitted by Friday, March 1. Award notification will be announced at each high school's senior awards ceremony later this spring. Applications are also available on the school system website, www.ccboe.com, under the students section, located on the left-hand side of the home page. Click on the Scholarship & College information tab. Students can also contact their school counselor or College & Career Advisor for more information. Each scholarship has specific eligibility criteria and information regarding eligibility is located on page two of the application. The following scholarships are available:

• Richard J. Abela Scholarship, $2,000 (for North Point High School students);
• Apartments of St. Charles Scholarship, $500;
• Michael J. Anderson Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 (for La Plata High School students);
• St. Charles Community Scholarship, $500 (three awards);
• Jeremiah and Elijah Borgnis Memorial Scholarship, $500;
• Unnae Pak-Borgnis Memorial Scholarship, $500;
• Charles County Health Department and School Nurses' Scholarship, $250;
• Charles County Teacher Education Assistance Grant, $1,000 (renewable);
• Charles County Chamber of Commerce Scholarship, $500;
• Charles County Retired School Personnel Association Scholarship, $500 (one for each Charles County public high school);
• John H. Cox Memorial Scholarship, $1,000;
• Ronald G. Cunningham Nursing Scholarship, $500;
• Ronald G. Cunningham Scholarship, $2,500 (one for each Charles County public high school);
• Kate Donahue Scholarship, $400 (for Henry E. Lackey High School students);
• Lisa Michele Duckett Achievement Award, $1,000;
• Parker Financial, LLC Financial Literacy Scholarship, $250;
• La Plata Garden Club Scholarship, $1000;
• Grote Memorial Scholarship, $500 (for La Plata High School students);
• GRPA STEM Scholarship, $1000 (renewable for three years);
• William and Vivian King Scholarship, $1,000 (one for each Charles County public high school);
• Thomas Kurtz Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 (for Lackey students);
• Harold Allen Levy Scholarship, $1,000;
• Harding Memorial Future Educator Scholarship, $1,000;
• Mary Matula Scholarship, $300 (for La Plata students);
• Timothy Minor Criminal Justice Memorial Scholarship, $500;
• Timothy Minor Memorial Scholarship, $500;
• Stephen E. Mitchell Educational Scholarship, $500;
• Thomas B. R. Mudd Nursing Scholarship, College of Southern Maryland, full two years;
• Thomas B. R. Mudd Teacher Scholarship, College of Southern Maryland, full two years;
• Tiny Hopes Scholarship, $1,000 (three awards);
• Mildred Rice O'Callaghan Scholarship, $500 (two awards, for Lackey students);
• Nicole Pitonyak Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 (for North Point students);
• Katherine D. Racey Memorial Scholarship, $1,500 (for McDonough or Lackey students);
• Edward Rorer Memorial Scholarship, $500 (for Science, Technology & Industry students);
• Charles Shelton Veterinarian Scholarship, $2,500;
• Starkey Memorial Scholarship, $500;
• Robert Dean Stethem National Memorial Scholarship, $1,000;
• Robert Dean Stethem Thomas Stone Scholarship, $1,000 (for Stone students);
• Michael S. Tayman Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 (for McDonough students);
• Michael S. Tayman Memorial Nursing Scholarship, $1,000 (for McDonough students);
• Donald M. Wade Scholarship, $1000;
• Professor V. Phillips Weaver Scholarship, $1,000;
• Patricia Sugg Weiers Memorial Scholarship, $250;
• Woman's Club of Southern Maryland Scholarship, $500;
• Ashley Jayne Younger Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 (two awards; one for a Westlake student; one for a student at any Charles County public high school); and
• Zonta of Charles County Scholarship, $1,000 (two awards).

The Charles County Scholarship Fund, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides scholarships to Charles County students. The Charles County Commissioners, Charles County Public Schools, the College of Southern Maryland and the Chamber of Commerce are always represented on the Scholarship Fund Board. All other community members are selected from the community at large. Contact Alicia Jones, Charles County Scholarship Fund, Inc., at 301-934-7334, for more information. Charles County Public Schools provides 26,700 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 35 caring community schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.

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