Bernard and Sylvie Pys-nak want the best education for their children, but they want it to happen at their Bountiful home.
The Pysnaks haven’t left public education’s fold entirely, though. Their 10-year-old daughter, May, is taking fifth- and sixth-grade classes at home through Utah Online Academies. Older sister Megan, 13, just finished [...]

A Trent University student has won a US$14,000 scholarship to study lynx in Ontario.
Megan Hornseth will use the Wildlife Conservation Society scholarship to cover her costs as she traps and collars lynx with global positioning system hardware near Thunder Bay.
The Wildlife Conservation Society is a U.S.-based group that saves wildlife and wildlands through science, international [...]

Over 175 scholarships were awarded at the Battle Creek Community Foundation’s Annual Scholarship Reception, which took place on May 24, 2007, at Kellogg Arena. These scholarships, including annual renewals on those awarded previously, total over $600,000! Scholarship selection criteria vary, depending on the donor’s interest; however, academic performance, financial need, and school/community/church involvement are the [...]

Jennifer Alcantar: California State Grant, Cinco De Mayo Committee Scholarship, Napa Valley College Foundation Scholarship — Lola M. Thorburn Scholarship, Betty Wood Memorial Scholarship.
Sam Anthony: Wood Family Scholarship.
Ana Archundia: St. Helena Junior Women’s Scholarship, Betty Wood Memorial Scholarship.
Wilson Barr: Golden State Seal Merit Diploma, Wood Family Scholarship.
Kris Bartolucci: St. Helena Native Sons Scholarship.
Jake Beltrami: Rusty [...]

For his study of the social patterns of drug use among his fellow students at Decatur High School, William Slack shared first-place honors Monday in the national Young Epidemiology Scholars Competition.
The other first-place winner was Megan Blewett from Madison High School in Madison, N.J. Each received a $50,000 scholarship.
Frederic Lu, a student at Joseph Wheeler [...]

BARTON – James E. Clark Jr. died Nov. 14, 2002, after a long and spirited battle with cancer.
In memory of Clark, a respected community member as well as youth and high school athletic coach for more than 20 years, his family and friends established the James E. Clark Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Clark was a beloved [...]

In honor of former Allen Independent High School’s superintendent Jenny Preston, the Foundation for Allen Schools created the Jenny Preston Future Teacher Scholarship in the fall of 2006.
This scholarship will be awarded to Allen High School students, who completed the Ready, Set, Teach program, and plan to attend college to attain a teaching degree. The [...]

East Texas high school seniors have until the Wednesday deadline to apply for Stewart Regional Blood Center’s 2006-2007 scholarship program.
Stewart’s Scholars is a scholarship program recognizing area students who demonstrate leadership and commitment to community service by participating in Stewart’s high school blood drive program.
Stewart Regional Blood Center started the program in 2005-2006, and has [...]

Apply now before the March 1 deadline for Northeast State Community College Foundation scholarships awarded for the academic year beginning August 2007. Students applying for scholarships must also complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online at www.fafsa.ed.gov by March 1.
The Foundation offers dozens of academic scholarships to qualifying students. Scholarships are awarded [...]

Relatives of the late Zachary Hann are raising funds in support of a scholarship to honor the 14- year-old boy who died in a car crash on Wheeler Road in Howard Dec. 22, 2006.
The fund drive includes a dinner scheduled for Jan. 28 at the Campbell American Legion. Tickets for the meal, which begins at [...]