The names of approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 52nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program were announced recently by officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Two members of the Class of 2007 at Chelmsford High School, Harrison Chen and Nathaniel Ledwith, were among those named. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to [...]

Two New Scholarships Among AAJA’s 2006 Programs
The Asian American Journalists Association is awarding the largest amount of student scholarships in its history.
“We are grateful that these major media companies and supporters recognize the need to diversify newsrooms by encouraging young people to become journalists,” said AAJA executive director Rene Astudillo. “By increasing the number of [...]

“Sam Harris’s elegant little book is most refreshing and a wonderful source of ammunition for those who, like me, hold to no religious doctrine. Yet I have some sympathy also with those who might be worried by his uncompromising stance. Read it and form your own view, but do not ignore its message.”
–Sir Roger [...]

One hundred and sixty-six students from 25 Greater Cincinnati high schools have been named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. Three other semifinalists are home-schooled.
They are among 16,000 students nationwide to advance in the competition for about 8,200 Merit Scholarship awards worth $33 million that will be announced in the spring.
About 90 percent of the semifinalists typically [...]

The Korea Times has selected 18 Korean students for a scholarship exchange program to Ming Chuan University (MCU) in Taipei.
The nation’s oldest English daily yesterday held an orientation and a send-off ceremony for the students at the Hankook Ilbo building in Seoul.
Chen Yeong-cho, representative of the Taipei Mission in Korea, Shia Guang-hui, political counselor, Chao [...]

De La Salle University-Dasmariňas (DLSU-D), in cooperation with the Diocese of Imus, has re-launched the Bishop Felix Perez Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund (BFPMSEF) with an exhibit of the late bishop’s memorabilia at the DLSU-D Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo. Under the auspices of the Office of the Vice President for Development and External Affairs (VPDEA), the fund [...]

The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith has released the names of almost 300 new scholarship recipients at UA Fort Smith for fall 2006.
The students, by town of residence, include:
Ada, Okla.:
Tisha L. Campbell of Ada, Okla., has received an Ed Ballman Foundation Scholarship at UA Fort Smith. She is the daughter of Clayton and Dahlra [...]

Some facts: Eighty-two percent of graduates will attend post-secondary education. Together they earned about $1.5 million in scholarships. Seven enlisted in the military.
Behind the scenes: Faculty and other volunteers coordinating graduation often have inglorious tasks, such as collecting chewing gum before the procession, but school counselor Tery Krisher said she loves the job. “It’s so [...]

California Credit Union is pleased to announce the winners of its second annual California Credit Union College Scholarship Program. In an awards ceremony on Saturday, June 3, the credit union awarded $1,000 college scholarships to 35 deserving students. Two of the winners are already California Credit Union members.
Begun in 2005 with 25 scholarships, the California [...]

Honors colleges at Arizona State University and the University of Washington will soon be home to several new Clark County high school graduates, part of a new wave of National Merit Scholarship winners announced last week.
Seven local seniors are among 2,400 winners of college-sponsored awards nationwide, stemming from high scores on their junior-year Preliminary Scholastic [...]