***If students forget to list college codes on their SAT registration forms, test scores can be submitted later at a cost of $9.50 per report. ***Please see your counselor for more information and guidelines. Students should check with the college to which they are applying to see if they require official SAT scores (sent directly by ETS) or if the ones which appear on the bottom of the student's high school transcript are acceptable.

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Scholarships Available

***Students are encouraged to check in the high school guidance office for these scholarship applications:

AnyCollege.Net scholarships are given away randomly to college bound students regardless of GPA or test scores. To enter, students simply need to go to www.anycollege.net and click on the "Win a Scholarship" button that is located on the home page. After filling out a short application form, students can click on the "submit Form" button, and they are automatically registered. $1000 scholarships are given away on a quarterly basis!! Further details are available on the website or by calling at 866-900-9933.

James F. Swift Scholarship of the Scranton Area Foundation--open to seniors based on financial need, academic performance, leadership, and participation in school and community activities, statement of goals and any unusual family or personal circumstances. Up to 20 scholarships at $4000 each will be awarded and they are renewable for up to three additional years. Special consideration will be given to students who plan on attending colleges in Lackawanna County. Applications will be available March 15, 2008 at the Scranton Area Foundation's website : www.safdn.org. Postmark deadline is May 1, 2008. Questions may be directed to the high school guidance department or to Scholarship Management Services at 507-931-1682.

Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees Teacher Scholarship Award--established in memory of W. Richard Fenstermacher--open to high school seniors in Lackawanna County who are planning to attend college to pursue the goal of becoming of a teacher. Applications are available in the guidance office and they must be postmarked by midnight May 5, 2008.

John and Lucille Guzey Scholarship-open to current and former Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeastern Pennsylvania members. Details are available in the guidance office. Applications are due no later than June 20,2008.

Nancey Lange Memorial Scholarship--open to seniors who are residents of Lackawanna County and plan to pursue to further their education by studying in a course curriculum dealing with the Environmental Studies or Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Wildlife Resource Management , Agronomy, Natural Resource Conservation, Parks & Recreation, or Forest Sciences. Applications are available in the guidance office and must be postmarked by May 30, 2008.

Blakely Borough Scholarship--open to seniors who have lived in Blakely Borough for at least 2 years. Applications will be available in the guidance office beginning on April 22, 2008. Please see Mrs. Kresock for an application and more information. The deadline for submission of applications to the guidance office is Friday, May 16, 2008.

Nicholas Lachno Scholarship Award--open to seniors who will pursue an associate's or bachelor's degree in an institution of higher education and who are active in school and community activities. The postmark deadline for applications is May 9, 2008. Applications are available in the guidance office.

****Also, please check out www.WeeklyScholarshipAlert.org.

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