Ten black graduating high school seniors in Northern Virginia received $5,000 scholarships for academic excellence yesterday.
The students were nominated by their school principals and selected from a pool of applicants based on their academic achievements.
“These students have many similarities,” John Porter, the incoming assistant superintendent of administrative [...]

A.F. Ruzicka Memorial Scholarship: Kira Oesau and Kara Spiegelhoff.
Alice Aber-Smith Scholarship, Earnest F. and Edna P. Aber Scholarship: KellySue Covill.
American Roller Company Scholarship, Eugene and Carolyn Molinaro Scholarship, Kansasville VFW Post 7924 Scholarship: Josh Olufs.
Army ROTC 4-Year Nursing Scholarship: Melissa Madsen.
Aurora Health Care Scholarship, Siren Lioness Club Scholarship: Tara Just.
AXA Achievement Community Scholarship, Best Buy [...]

Sheboygan North High School students earned more than $600,000 in scholarships during ceremonies recently. alist of the recipients, their scholarships and the totals follows:
Shannon Alfson, Kiwanis Club of Greater Sheboygan Scholarship (Vocational) — $500
Karina Arciniega, James W. and Marjorie M. Bringe Memorial Scholarship — $1,100
Tammy Badura, Community Bank & Trust Scholarship — $500
Paul M. Conrad, [...]

More than 60 scholarships were awarded to the graduates of the Tehachapi High School Class of 2006 on June 4.
“We are here to recognize excellence in the academics,” said THS Principal Michael Arredondo. “We have over $100,000 in local scholarships and well over $500,000 from outside our community.”
Counselor Dennis Ruggles then presented the class valedictorians.

Millions of dollars are at stake for several thousand area high school students who are due to graduate soon and move on to higher education.
Keeping these students focused on pursuing scholarships or financial aid is a year-round task for Laureen Cardoza, the Merced Union High School District’s college admissions, financial aid and scholarships counselor, and [...]

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., rewarded 100 high school seniors with $1.12 million in college scholarships for their commitment to education and community service at an awards banquet on May 12.
The winners, who make up the 10th class of Toyota Community Scholars, were chosen from a pool of nearly 9,000 students nationwide nominated by their [...]

As part of its ongoing efforts to give back the communities in which its employees work and live, Best Buy has announced the recipients of its 2006 scholarship program. A total of 1,520 graduating high school seniors across the United States will receive more than $2.4 million in scholarships.
Eight seniors will each receive a $25,000 [...]

Seventy-five $2,000 scholarships are available for Spanish-speaking, bicultural high school students who want to pursue careers in the health-care industry.
Two applicants will receive $2,500 Freedom Awards. The scholarships are funded by the PacifiCare Foundation. High school seniors with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 and who are fluent in Spanish and English are eligible. [...]

The CHS Foundation announced Mar. 20 that it will award 25 college scholarships in celebration of the 75th anniversary of CHS Inc.
The $1,000 scholarships, available to high school juniors who will be graduating in the spring of 2007, will be awarded based on academic achievement, activities and two essays – one about ideas for keeping [...]

Agriculture is a fertile field, and the Antelope Valley Resource Conservation District wants to keep it that way.
The agency’s directors announced they are accepting applications from graduating high school seniors for the sixth annual Raymond H. Krueger Scholarship award. The district established the scholarship in 2000 as a tribute to Krueger, a longtime farmer and [...]