Avon High School Announcements Tuesday, January 21, 2014 Today is an A Day Attention Seniors! Scholarships available in the ALC Guidance Office Crane Federal Credit Union must be a member to be eligible- Deadline to apply: March 1, 2014 ExtraordinAIRy Treasures 15 - $1,000 scholarships to be awarded by Williams Comfort Air. Must be nominated by a parent, teacher, counselor, neighbor, etc Visit www.myindianatreasure.org for the nomination form. Deadline to apply: March 21, 2014 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Deadline to apply: January 31 st Hendricks County Community Foundation Deadline to apply: February 18 th Savannah College of Art and Design Distinguished Scholars Award Deadline to apply: February 15th 2014 Hendricks County Community Foundation (HCCF) Scholarships. HCCF utilizes one application to apply for all scholarships. Scholarships available through the HCCF are as follows: Avon Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Eli Welch Memorial Scholarship Richard H. Crosser Memorial Scholarship for Avon High School V. Lloyd Acton Leadership in Education Scholarship Deadline to apply: February 18, 2014 Saint Mary-Of-The-Woods Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Scholarship University of Wisconsin, Madison Alumni Club of Indianapolis Scholarship Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship for Senior Girls 2014 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Central Indiana Chapter Indiana University Alumni Association Scholarship * See Naviance for more details or pick up a copy in the ALC Guidance Office. Indiana Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (4) $500 scholarships will be awarded to college-bound high school seniors.
Horatio Alger Scholarship must demonstrate financial need ($55,000 or lower adjusted gross family income is required) GE-REAGAN Foundation Scholarship Program Central Indiana Chapter of the Indiana University Alumni Association (5) $1,000 scholarships to be awarded Avon Optimist Club - Charles H. Schoen Memorial Scholarship Application (For Two-Year and Vocational Program Studies) now available in the ALC Guidance Office. The scholarship is open to students planning to attend a two-year (Associates Degree) program or vocational-technical training. Applicants need to be a resident of Washington Township and have a C average. One scholarship is awarded for $2,000 per year. Deadline to apply: March 1, 2014 Ronald McDonald House Charities U.S. Scholarship Program Hendricks County 4-H Scholarships Now Available in the ALC Guidance Office! Hendricks County Extension Homemaker Scholarship Hendricks County 4-H Livestock Scholarships available for Beef, Sheep, Swine and Dairy Hendricks County Master Gardener Scholarship 4-H Foundation Senior Scholarships More Scholarships available in the ALC Guidance Office! Avon Tri Kappa Scholarship - $2,000 will be awarded to one or more seniors residing in Washington Township Indiana University Balanced Man Scholarship eight scholarships of up to $1,000 will be awarded to male students planning to attend IU Bloomington in the fall of 2014. Beta Sigma Psi/National Lutheran Fraternity- two scholarships of up to $2,000 will be awarded to Lutheran men planning to attend Purdue University, Indiana University or University of Illinois. Attention Seniors who plan to attend Ball State University and major in Art! The School of Art is having and OPEN HOUSE and PORTFOLIO DAY on February 22, 2014. On this date students can bring actual artwork to be reviewed as part of the criteria for admissions. For registration information go to: www.bus.edu/art/openhouse. Scholarships NOW available! Buick Achievers $25,000/year awarded for engineering, technology, design or business. Apply online at www.buickachievers.com SADCO Sociedad Amigos de Colombia $2,500 scholarship for Hispanic students -apply online at www.sadco.org
Save the date! Hendricks County College Fair, Thursday, February 27th at the Hendricks County 4-H Fairgrounds and Conference Complex Marian University Event Days Preview Day- February 22 & April 26 Nursing Encounter Day: November 15 and April 4 Accepted Student Day February 17 Register for event days on the campus visit page at www.marian/edu/eventdaysignup. Attention Seniors Girls! Apply for the Prom Genie Scholarship! (3) scholarships available in the amount of $2,000 each. Scholarship criteria: Senior girl with a 3.0 GPA or higher. Proof of financial assistance (reduced/free lunch) 2 letters of recommendation from 2 school officials Application to a 4 year college Deadline to apply: March 21, 2014 Valparaiso University Presents: MISSION DISCOVERY, July 21-25, 2014, Work with astronauts, rocket scientists, and NASA leaders for a week! Compete to have your experiment launched and conducted on the International Space Station. Visit www.valpo/edu/engineering for more information. Hanover College Summer High School Academy. June 8-13, 2014 Topics offered: Acting and Playwriting, Environmental Science, Forensic Science, Pre-Law and more. To apply and for up-to-date information, please visit: hanover.edu/summeracademy. Online registration will open on December 1, 2013 and $100 deposit is required. Turning HUH? into AHA! Free math and science homework help for grades 6-12. HOMEWORK HOTLINE Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. 1-877-ASK ROSE www.askrose.org. Pick up a flyer in the Guidance Office for more information. Congratulations to the ALC Reader of the Week, Senior Emma Harrison. Emma likes to read because it is a great way to get rid of stress. Her favorite book is Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles and she is currently reading Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles. The AHS Reader of the Week is Gabrielle Bart. Gabrielle likes to read because reading allows you to experience different places and the lives of different people. Her favorite book is The Fault in Our Stars by John Green and she is currently reading This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti. Thanks for reading Emma and Gabrielle!" National English Honor Society OFFICERS -- we will have a meeting TODAY in Ms. Brummett's room after school. The Poetry Creative Writing Club will meet Wednesday, January 22 after school in room B216. There will be no meeting today. There will be a combined meeting of South Asia Club and Historical Fashion Society on Wednesday Jan. 22 in RM D209 until 4 pm. All members of both clubs should attend to learn about South Asian Fashion and to model some cool clothes!
Welcome back, Peer Pals. Next Thursday, January 23, will be our annual Movie Night! All members are invited to meet in D110 from 3-5 pm. The club will provide drinks and snacks. Parents may pick up students at AHS front doors at 5pm. French Club invites anyone and everyone to join them this Friday afternoon at 3:00 to make and eat crepes. Make sure you sign up by Wednesday in room D204 to make sure there's enough to go around! Attention Juniors and eager Sophomores! Mrs. Leahy and Miss Cable are offering an Avon Oriole SAT Prep workshop beginning February 3rd. You will gain valuable test taking strategies for the SAT as well as review essential math, science, reading, and writing skills. Pick up an application from Mrs. Leahy, Miss Cable,or from the guidance office today. Space is limited to the first 30 applicants! Any girls out there looking for a new sport to try this spring? The Avon Girls Rugby Team will be holding a call out meeting Tuesday January 21st at 6pm at Avon Middle School South Media center. No experience needed to try the great sport of rugby! The call out meeting is a great chance to meet the coaches and players and learn more about the game. See you then! The wrestling team won the Hoosier Crossroads Conference tournament in dominating fashion on Saturday. All 14 wrestlers placed in the top 6. The team was led by individual championships from Marcus Miranda, Brendon Helm, Gunnar Larson, and Guy Henson. The team returns to action Wednesday night at home for senior night against South Putnam. The Avon Girls Rugby team callout meeting is TODAY at Avon Middle School South Media Center. Please enter through the front doors. No experience needed to try the amazing sport of rugby. Returning players continue to recruit, Coach Weinstein and Coach Frey can't wait for the season to begin. See you tomorrow.