Mr$. Feldman’$ June $cholar$hip New$letter

Dear T.C. Students, Families, and Alumni,

Happy Memorial Day weekend! With less than a month of school to go, I wanted to let you know that the Scholarship Fund office will be open all summer long from 9am to 4:30pm!

  • CLASS OF 2016, please stop by and see me for help with registering for college courses, interpreting your tuition bill, or just talking through the transition to college.
    Below is a list of upcoming scholarships. Local scholarships are indicated by pink text.
  • LC 12 side note: Although some of these scholarship deadlines have passed you may want to put them on your calendar because some of them will be open to you for applying next year. For example, #1 below was open to TC alumni, and one who applied is a finalist as a rising college sophomore. Don’t stop applying and seeking additional funding for your post-secondary dreams. There are also some scholarships below for specialty programs including barber colleges and the automotive field. Take a look for your own good…

May

  1. ASBC Mississippians Scholarship  – May 27, 2016 – $500 scholarship open to students with GPA of 3.0 or higher who will be attending an HBCU next year (preferably in Mississippi)
  2. CEW Foundation (application attached) – May 30, 2016 – Open to current college students and high school seniors with 3.0+ GPA
  3. Mary Blackwell Barnes ScholarshipMay 31, 2016 – Open to female students who are of rising sophomore, junior, or senior status at a VA or DC college who display interest in the field of public finance
  4. Minerva Beauty Scholarship – May 31, 2016 – Open to students currently enrolled in a cosmetology program; 3.0 GPA or higher
  5. Whitaker Foundation Art Scholarship Program – May 31, 2016 – $2,000 scholarship for art students with a special emphasis on watercolor and museum studies

June

  1. Joe Francis Haircare Scholarship – June 1, 2016 – Open to students interested in cosmetology or barbering schools
  2. NASA Community College Aerospace Scholarship – June 1, 2016 – 5 week online program with NASA and opportunity to Community college students interested in the STEM disciplines who have taken or are currently enrolled in 9+ hours of STEM coursework are eligible to apply.
  3. American Indian Nurse Scholarship – June 1, 2016 – Candidate must be at least 1/4 American Indian and enrolled in a nursing program; $3,000 per year renewable scholarship
  4. Animation Career Review – June 1, 2016 – $1,000 scholarship open to seniors pursuing an animation related degree program
  5. Athnet Sports Recruiting Scholarship – June 1, 2016 – $1,000 scholarship for a current or future college student who plays, or has played, a high school sport
  6. Aspiring Fashion Professional Scholarship – June 1, 2016 – $1,000 scholarship for students who intend to pursue a fashion related field of study
  7. A&F Scholarship – June 10, 2016 – $1,000 scholarship open to high school juniors and seniors as well as current college students; essay on career and life goals
  8. TechChecks Scholarship – June 15, 2016 – $1,000 scholarship open to minority students pursuing careers in business management and administration, finance, accounting or marketing; GPA of 3.5+ and Math ACT score of 26+ (or average SAT of 1070, excluding writing)
  9. Big Sun Athletic Scholarship – June 17, 2016 – All seniors who are student athletes are eligible; $500 scholarship award
  10. Providian Medical Scholarship – June 21, 2016 – Essay contest on medical technology; $500 scholarship open to current college students and high school seniors
  11. TCMF Walmart Scholarship – June 24, 2016 – $6,200 scholarship open to current high school seniors students planning to enroll at one of the 47 publicly-supported HBCUs within the TMCF member-school network; applicants must be first-generation college students, have with financial need, and 2.5+ GPA
  12. Automotive Hall of Fame – June 30, 2016 – 3.0 GPA or higher; open to high school seniors and college students interested in an automotive career
  13. Aspiring Nursing Scholarship – June 30, 2016 – $1,000 scholarship open to high school seniors planning to pursue nursing career
  14. TCMF David J Stern Scholarship – June 30, 2016 – $10,000 per year renewable scholarship open to current college students with an interest in sports

July

  1. College Sports Recruiting Scholarship – July 1, 2016 – $1,000 scholarship open to high school seniors and current college students who have played a sport
  2. Herb Block ScholarshipJuly 7, 2016 – Open to students who will enroll at NOVA in the fall (including DACA students) who are receiving mostly As and Bs by the end of high school; $8,000 per year scholarship
  3. Legal Scholarship – July 15,     2016 – Open to high school seniors and current college students pursuing a career in pre-law or paralegal studies with 3.0+ GPA
  4. VTAGJuly 31, 2016 – Grant for VA residents attending a private university within the state of Virginia

Monthly Drawings

Have a great June, and please feel free to contact me with any questions!  Stop by Room A-115 for help with any of the following:

  • Scholarships and financial aid
  • Finding a good college fit
  • Writing college and scholarship essays
  • SAT/ACT preparation
  • Building a résumé
  • Financial aid options for undocumented students
  • Completing the Scholarship Fund Application

Best,
Ms. Feldman

Margaret Feldman
Director of College Advising

Scholarship Fund of Alexandria
T.C. Williams High School | Room A-115
margaret.feldman@acps.k12.va.us | 703.824.6730

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Memorial Day Fun During Week #21

Funny how time flies when you’re having fun, and graduation is less than 20 school days away, so we’re having a BALL!!! Have you completed your Senior Exit Survey(see below for updated information about completing the survey), and hopefully you have your cap and gown to wear to the ACPS Graduation March on June 16th.

We continue to be so proud of our seniors who are accomplishing amazing feats this year. It was wonderful to be a part of the celebration for our C~SPAN Honorable Mention Documentary winners when they received their award on Tuesday, May 24th in a special celebration attended by Mayor Silberberg and a representative from Congressman Don Beyer’s office. Their documentary on “For Profit Prisons” was very well done and insightful, and we are so impressed with the quality of their work! Well done gentlemen!

May 27th CSPAN3We also loved the stories of some of our sensational seniors that is available now on the ACPS website. Take a look by clicking on this image…

May 27th ACPS website

Now on to the news we hope you will use as we begin the serious countdown…

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Going With the Flow in Week #2-Oh!

Caps and gowns have been picked up (HOPEFULLY for those who have ordered them ahead of time), and seniors have registered for the Graduation March to their former elementary or middle schools (link, even if you did not attend, if you have siblings or family members they would love to see you at those schools), and many more tests have been completed.Now it’s time to get that Senior Exit Survey completed (see below) and say “Hasta luego” to the seniors who start Senior Experience next week.

Speak of which, we owe a HUGE THANK YOU to our weekly newsletter student editors who have helped tremendously with the production of each week’s edition. Thank you goes out to Hana and Julia for their editing/revising efforts each week. We truly appreciated both of them throughout the year.

Now on to the news we hope you will use as we begin the serious countdown…

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It’s Week #19 and We’re Feeling Supreme

AP Testing is done, Senior Experience forms are turned in, deficiencies are being paid, prom tickets are on sale, the last round of SoLs are underway…

AND WE HAD A GREAT DYNAMIC DECISION DAY!

Way to go Class of 2016!

Many of you are realizing those deficiencies have to be paid off. See Ms. Lynah in the main office right away to take care of this, and move on to bigger and better, like preparing for the Graduation March to your former elementary and middle schools. This has been a wonderful Alexandria tradition for the past three years, and your former schools are looking forward to celebrating you. Sign up on the link below so they can be prepared to receive you and celebrate you in their own special way.

Here are a few more things to add to your personal calendar, including SoL Remediation/Testing and cap and gown pick up…

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Seniors on the Scene in Week #18

What a great celebration of our amazing teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week! So good to see our teachers celebrated for all of their tremendous efforts on behalf of our students throughout the year. In addition, we celebrated our fabulous School Nurse, Mrs. Storck on Friday for National Nurse’s day. The celebrations continue on Sunday for Mother’s Day, and we wish all of the mothers (and like a mothers) out there a very special day where you are appreciated and loved for all you do all year long.

DEADLINES keep coming, including Senior Experience and paying off deficiencies.

Here are a few more things to add to your personal calendar, including AP Testing and SoL Remediation/Testing…

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Mr$. Feldman’$ May $cholar$hip New$letter

Dear T.C. Students, Families, and Alumni,

Class of 2016

National Decision Day Celebration

On Friday, May 13th, TC will celebrate National Decision Day during all lunches to honor you and your plans for after high school! Stop by the Titan Den during your lunch block to decorate a free t-shirt with your post-secondary plans, enjoy a cupcake, and enter for a chance to win a gift basket full of supplies for your dorm room.

Below is a list of upcoming scholarships. Local scholarships are indicated by pink text.

May

  1. Thurgood Marshall Wells Fargo Scholarship – May 6, 2016 – $7,000 scholarship open to current college students enrolled at one of the 47 publicly-supported HBCUs within the TMCF member-school network; applicants must have with financial need and 3.0+ GPA
  2. SunTrust Sweepstakes – May 13, 2016 – $500 scholarship drawing
  3. Pride of Fairfax County Lodge #298 Scholarship (application available in LC12 or Mrs. Feldman’s office) – May 20, 2016 – Open to  high school seniors with 2.5+ GPA and community service involvement
  4. Congressional Black Caucus Education Scholarship – May 20, 2016 – Open to graduating African American seniors and current college students with GPA of 2.5 or higher
  5. B. Davis Scholarship – May 23, 2016 – $1,000 essay contest open to students of all ages
  6. ASBC Mississippians Scholarship (application attached) – May 27, 2016 – $500 scholarship open to students with GPA of 3.0 or higher who will be attending an HBCU next year (preferably in Mississippi)
  7. CEW Foundation (application attached) – May 30, 2016 – Open to current college students and high school seniors with 3.0+ GPA
  8. Mary Blackwell Barnes ScholarshipMay 31, 2016 – Open to female students who are of rising sophomore, junior, or senior status at a VA or DC college who display interest in the field of public finance
  9. Minerva Beauty Scholarship – May 31, 2016 – Open to students currently enrolled in a cosmetology program; 3.0 GPA or higher
  10. Whitaker Foundation Art Scholarship Program – May 31, 2016 – $2,000 scholarship for art students with a special emphasis on watercolor and museum studies

June

  1. Joe Francis Haircare Scholarship – June 1, 2016 – Open to students interested in cosmetology or barbering schools
  2. NASA Community College Aerospace Scholarship – June 1, 2016 – 5 week online program with NASA and opportunity to Community college students interested in the STEM disciplines who have taken or are currently enrolled in 9+ hours of STEM coursework are eligible to apply.
  3. American Indian Nurse Scholarship – June 1, 2016 – Candidate must be at least 1/4 American Indian and enrolled in a nursing program; $3,000 per year renewable scholarship
  4. Animation Career Review – June 1, 2016 – $1,000 scholarship open to seniors pursuing an animation related degree program
  5. Athnet Sports Recruiting Scholarship – June 1, 2016 – $1,000 scholarship for a current or future college student who plays, or has played, a high school sport
  6. Aspiring Fashion Professional Scholarship – June 1, 2016 – $1,000 scholarship for students who intend to pursue a fashion related field of study
  7. A&F Scholarship – June 10, 2016 – $1,000 scholarship open to high school juniors and seniors as well as current college students; essay on career and life goals
  8. TechChecks Scholarship – June 15, 2016 – $1,000 scholarship open to minority students pursuing careers in business management and administration, finance, accounting or marketing; GPA of 3.5+ and Math ACT score of 26+ (or average SAT of 1070, excluding writing)
  9. Big Sun Athletic Scholarship – June 17, 2016 – All seniors who are student athletes are eligible; $500 scholarship award
  10. Providian Medical Scholarship – June 21, 2016 – Essay contest on medical technology; $500 scholarship open to current college students and high school seniors
  11. Automotive Hall of Fame – June 30, 2016 – 3.0 GPA or higher; open to high school seniors and college students interested in an automotive career
  12. Aspiring Nursing Scholarship – June 30, 2016 – $1,000 scholarship open to high school seniors planning to pursue nursing career

Monthly Drawings

Have a great May, and please feel free to contact me with any questions!  Stop by Room A-115 for help with any of the following:

  • Scholarships and financial aid
  • Finding a good college fit
  • Writing college and scholarship essays
  • SAT/ACT preparation
  • Building a résumé
  • Financial aid options for undocumented students
  • Completing the Scholarship Fund Application

Best,
Ms. Feldman

Margaret Feldman
Director of College Advising