PAL Helps High School Students Plan for College
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PAL Helps High School Students Plan for College In the past, most students arrived at college never having exams can see how ICI campuses might award them taken any college-level coursework and were routinely credit, as PAL answers such questions as: Will it count assigned to 100-level or entry-level courses. These days as a required course or an elective? What score will I students are encouraged to tackle college-level work in have to earn in order to have it count? high school, such as Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Dual Credit classes to challenge • Dual credit course equivalencies: Students who themselves, ease the transition to college, and accelerate complete, or plan to complete, one or more college their time to degree. In fact, to earn an Indiana Academic courses in high school can see how the credits might Honors Diploma, students must successfully complete at transfer to independent or public colleges around the least two AP, IB or Dual Credit courses. state. That’s why the Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI) has • Students can search a database of the 230+ developed a new web resource for prospective students, undergraduate degree programs offered by Indiana’s counselors and other adults helping with the college admissions 31 independent colleges and universities. For example, process. The ICI Program and Articulation Library, or PAL, serves a student interested in engineering has some 12 as a companion to a similar resource developed for Indiana’s campuses to choose from and an almost equal number public institutions by the Commission for Higher Education. of specialized engineering degrees, everything from mechanical to optical. The ICI PAL provides access to: • Advanced Placement exam and course equivalencies: Check out PAL at http:www.icindiana.org/pal Students who take, or plan to take, one or more AP 8 NON-PROFIT U.S. POSTAGE PAID TERRE HAUTE, IN PERMIT NO. 118 Wabash Valley Community Foundation Incorporated 2901 Ohio Boulevard Suite 153 Terre Haute, Indiana 47803 Return Service Requested Visit us at wvcf.com If you are receiving duplicate mailings, please contact us at [email protected] or at 812.232.2234. 2 Lilly Scholars 3 Scholarship Search Engine 3 New Funds 4 -7 Scholarship Recipients 7 Memorials 8 PAL FALL 2011 The Future Awaits Our 2011 Scholarship Recipients As the 2010-2011 school year came to a close, the Amanda (Royer) Vester, Wabash Valley Community Foundation and its affiliates, Clara Fairbanks Scholarship T.H. - Saint North Mary-of-the-Woods Vigo High School, 2002 the Clay County Community Foundation and the Sullivan College: B.S. in Marketing / Indiana Wesleyan University, County Community Foundation, wrapped up a six-month M.S. in Management; currently marketing coordinator with process of selecting and awarding scholarships to students the ISU Credit Union, Terre Haute. from throughout the Wabash Valley. Each year, the Community Foundation scholarship committees Kelsey (Roberts) Buckley, Sullivan High School, 2004 review applications on behalf of donors who, through the endowment funds they have created, entrust the Community Elizabeth A. Bledsoe Scholarship - Purdue Univeristy: B.A. Foundation with administering the annual awards. This year, in English; currently a 7th Grade Language Arts teacher in the Community Foundation received 276 applications from Brownsburg, Ind. students primarily in Clay, Sullivan and Vigo counties and awarded 137 scholarships for a total of nearly $900,000 in James Powell, Terre Haute South Vigo High School, 2005 support of post-secondary education. James Jackson Scholarship - Carnegie Mellon University: B.S. in Computer Science; initially employed by Microsoft in Seattle, Through numerous scholarship funds, the Community Wash., currently employed by Google in Pittsburgh, Pa. Foundation has been supporting area students in their pursuit of higher education for more than a decade. As we look forward in anticipation of the endless possibilities that lie ahead for the scholars listed in this newsletter, it’s good to reflect on those Lance Unger, Sullivan High School, 2006 Sullivan County who have gone before and ask… Lilly Endowment Community Scholar - Purdue University; Farm Management; self-employed as a farmer in Carlisle, Ind. Where are they now? Brittany Spugnardi, Sigma Phi City Council Northview Scholarship High - Indiana School, State 2006-2009 University: Beta T.H. North Vigo High- Indiana School, B.S. in Speech and Language Pathology; currently pursuing Emily (Hendricks) Turnier, Scholarship , a Master’s degree in the same major. Dunham Memorial with All You 2000 Jennifer six years B.A. in Journalism; University: national women’s magazine in New York City; currently a free-lance writer/editor in Indianapolis. Where might your education take you? Don’t miss out on your opportunity to apply for scholarship support from the Community Foundation. Applications for the 2011-2012 Clay City High School, 2001 Gary and Leesa Caleb Farmer, academic year should be available via our website at Nesty Scholarship - Taylor University, Upland, Ind.: B.A. www.wvcf.com by mid-October, with the deadline to submit in Education and M.A. in Higher Education and StudentCollege an application being December 15. Please visit the website currently Director of Brooks Residential Development; or contact the Wabash Valley Community Foundation at in Waco, Texas. at Baylor University 812.232.2234 for more information. December will be here before you know it, so don’t procrastinate! 2901 Ohio Boulevard, Suite 153, Terre Haute, Indiana 47803 812.232.2234 wvcf.com 2011 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars attends Rose-Hulman Institute Zebulan Thomas, Northview High School, of Technology and is seeking a career in Computer Engineering. While in high school, Zebulan was heavily involved in academic and service clubs, in addition to marching band and church-related activities. Zebulan held a part-time job during his junior and senior years of high school. He demonstrated strong leadership skills through his involvement with National Honor Society, Interact and Academic Superbowl. Alexandria Thompson, Sullivan High School, attends Butler University where she is seeking a Pharmacy degree. In high school, Alexandria kept busy outside the classroom in activities such as PEER Mentoring, Spanish Club, Beta Club and Show Choir. She also excelled at volleyball, for which she served as team captain for two years and received several awards for her outstanding contributions as a team member and leader. in extracurricular attends Marianinvolved University Knowledge where she was very Go M.A.D., Colleen Link Crew, Education. Key Club, Colleen Curley,Elementary West Vigo included High School, of which is studying some activities, Masters, National Honor Society, Concert, Marching and Jazz band. Colleen was involved in church-related activities, and she held a part-time job during her sophomore, junior and senior years of high school. attends Rose-Hulman New Funds Thomas Foulkes, Terre Haute North Vigo High School, Chuck Miles Memorial Fund Institute of Technology and is seeking a career in Engineering. While in high school, Thomas served as captain of several clubs, including Knowledge Masters Susan Templeton Scott Dictionary Fund and the Science and History Academic Teams. He was President of National Honor Society. Thomas was a finalist at the INTEL 2010 International Science Fair. In support of the greater community, he served as an Eagle Scout and a Special Olympics Volunteer. Scholarship Directory Coming Soon Tear Off FormTear Here Soon high school students and their parents will be able go to the Wabash Valley Community Foundation website to search Help provide more scholarship funds a database of hundreds of available scholarships that includes for deserving youth! those offered through the Foundation as well as through many other local and national sources. Please send this form and your contribution to: Wabash Valley Community Foundation The Foundation's summer intern, Kayleigh Olah, researched and 2901 Ohio Boulevard, Suite 153 developed the scholarship resource list that will be a feature of the Terre Haute, IN 47803 Foundation website, coming soon. Name: Students will be able to go to our scholarship directory to find scholarships that match their degree interests, that are awarded Address: for students of their intended colleges, or that are given specifically to graduates of their high school. Information provided about the scholarships will help them narrow their search. Many entries will include links to the scholarships. Enclosed is my contribution of: Watch our website at www.wvcf.com for the latest news about the $2,500 $ 5,000 Community Foundation’s scholarship directory. to establish $1,000 a new named $500 fund $250 Please contact $100 me about $50 making a gift of stock $25 My contribution is to support: Clay County Scholarship Fund Sullivan County Scholarship Fund Vigo County Scholarship Fund My contribution is in honor of or in memory of (name) Please Notify: Name: Address: New Funds Chuck Miles Memorial Fund I would like to receive more information about establishing a fund in my family’s name. Susan Templeton Scott Dictionary Fund 3 I would like to receive information about establishing a scholarship fund. Virginia M. Buell Memorial William W. Drummy III, Rebecca A. 2011 Scholarship Drummy, RN, and Lillian A. Drummy, Kacie Fritz, Clay City High School RN Nursing Scholarship Scholarship $500 Jennifer Inman, North Central High School Indiana State University $ 3,500 Recipients Indiana State University Rex Buntain Tribune Star Scholarship Richard P. & Veada Akers Medical Kelsey Burr, Sullivan High School Peter Anthony Duong Memorial Education Scholarship $250 Scholarship Jennifer Inman, North Central High School Mountain State University Alicia McDonald, South Vigo High School $3,000 $500 Indiana State University Jim Case Scholarship Ball State University Kaitlin Neyhart, Sullivan High School David Danner, North Central High School $3,000 $500 Sam J. and Joyce E. Emmert University of Southern Indiana John Brown University Family Fund Clint Grey, Northview High School J.P.