New Frontier Scholarship UACCB (click here)

In recognition of the public school mergers and the changes in school district boundaries, and to offer more opportunities for neighboring students, UACCB is offering a new scholarship program called “New Frontier Scholarships.” These scholarships will be awarded to students whose official residence is outside Independence County, but who graduated from or are currently enrolled in a school district whose geographic boundaries include parts of Independence County. Eligible districts include: Cave City/Evening Shade, Concord/Wilburn, Hillcrest (Lynn/River Valley) and Midland. The amount of the scholarship will be the difference between the out-of-district and in-district tuition rates up to a cap of 15 hours per semester and will be available to graduates.

Hillcrest Students Enjoy Day at the Park

Educational Talent Search students from Hillcrest enjoyed a day at Lake Charles State Park participating in low-ropes style initiatives promoting teamwork, leadership, and communication skills with Luke Nipper from the 4H Center.

Junior and Senior Scholarship Opportunity

Abbot and Fenner Business Consultants have a scholarship available for students. Here are the basic details:
RENEWED DEADLINE: June 19, 2010
AWARD VALUE: $1,000
The A&F Scholarships are available to all high school juniors and seniors as well as all students currently registered in any accredited post secondary institution between the ages of 16 and 30.

For all the information including where to apply and what else is required see their website http://www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm

Yellville-Summit Field Trip Photos

There are new photos in the gallery of the YS trip to Heifer Village. Go check 'em out! Also, if you haven't already, become of a fan of Northark ETS on Facebook to receive updates on your Facebok page.

Blog Action Day 2009: Climate Change

Since this year's Blog Action Day topic is climate change, I figured I'd post some links to help you find out about careers in environmental science. This first link takes you to ecojobs.com and lists jobs that are available right now in environmental science. See what's out there so you can plan your future. This second linktakes you to enviroeducation.com where you can see which schools in Arkansas offer programs of study in environmnetal science. Our world will be preserved by you and what you decide to do in your life. If you've been thinking about or are interested in environmental topics, you might consider a career in it. Oh, and recylce something today, will ya? ;)

Seniors of Deer High School head to U of A

Seniors at Deer, Wednesday is our college tour of the University of Arkansas. We will leave as soon as school starts and be gone all day. Don't forget you must have a signed permission slip to attend the trip. You might want to bring your camera and wear comfortable walking shoes. It's going to be a fun day! Go Razorbacks!

A Call for Empathy and Prayer

One of the prominent students on the Yellville-Summit football team, Kymball Duffie, died in a car accident on 9-11. Kymbal was a junior and his younger brother, a freshman, is in Talent Search. His mother is the counselor at Yellville-Summit middle school and I work with her for the ETS program. The school, town, and family are all devastated so I would ask that you keep them in your thoughts and prayers.