Sunday, May 19, 2013
Do you know one of the scholarship recipients? Leave a few well-wishes for the students in the comments section below.
The Hazelwood School District (HSD) PTA Council awarded $50,000 in scholarships to 100 seniors representing Hazelwood West, East and Central high schools this week. The council fund-raises year long to bring in money to the scholarship fund. Most recently, the annual HSD PTA Council Run/Walk was held last Friday. For more than 30 years the outdoor event has raised more than $2.9 million in student scholarships, totalling more than 3,000 scholarships for students. To see more pictures from the event, visit the Hazelwood School District Facebook page: HSD PTA Council Scholarship Night For more school news on Florissant Patch see:
Monday, February 25, 2013
Schools earn money from Tyson by collecting and redeeming the labels.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Our panel of experts are waiting in the comments to offer advice to help high school students and parents prepare for college.
Welcome to Ask the Patch Pro, where each week we tackle a different topic and open up the comment section for questions. Our team of experts stop in to help you out and answer your questions. This week we're talking all about preparing for college. Patch wants to help you find the answers to your questions, but we needed some help. We've compiled a team of experts to help us out. Meet the experts: If you have a college preparation related question, ask below in our comment section and one of our experts will answer! If you consider yourself a local expert and would like to be added to the list, let us know! jordan.lanham@patch.com
Monday, October 22, 2012
Patch is looking for experts who can share their advice to help high school students and parents prepare for college.
We want to find the answers to all your questions about preparing for college this week, but we need a little help. In the latest edition of "Ask the Patch Pro" we need local experts who can answer readers' questions and offer advice about preparing for the ACTs, applying for loans or scholarships and any otherinformation college-bound students and parents may have. If you consider yourself an expert and can answer these questions and more, let us know two ways. One: You can leave a comment on this post. Two: You can send an email to jordan.lanham@patch.com. We need experts to answer questions on Thursday, Oct. 25. Curious as to what we are looking for? Take a look at some of our previous Patch Pro posts: So what do you say, who wants to…
Friday, November 19, 2010
Student-athlete could receive as much as $10,000 in scholarships
It's not every day that you meet an A student who also excels at weightlifting and opera, but that is what McCluer North High School junior Darren Barnes has been doing for years. Barnes, 16, recently was accepted into the Monsanto Artists-in-Training program, an elite, highly selective program that invites only 20 students a year to join its ranks. He is the first student at McCluer North to participate in the training program in six years. Students who make the cut receive weekly professional lessons from Opera Theatre staff. Barnes practices every Thursday afternoon for nearly two hours. "It's not very long, but a lot gets done," Barnes said. Barnes, a tenor, has been studying vocal performance with McCluer North choir director Tracy …
Jeff Buckman
2:47 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Depending on the type of degree you want to pursue, most local four-year colleges have online classes or a School of Professional Studies (for those non-traditional students). I second Ms. Abellard's statement about community college. It's a great way to get the basic courses completed at a great price. Financial aid (loans) are available, but you would need to file the FAFSA to see which one(s) … more ›