Roncalli students receive national recognition
Three students from Roncalli High School received recognition from the National Hispanic Recognition Program.
Jacob Perez, Olivia Moreno and Cole Stevenson were named NHRP scholars.
Students scored in the top 2.5 percent among Hispanic and Latino PSAT/NMSQT test takers in their region.
Students can get live homework help
Local students struggling with math or science homework can get help.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s AskRose homework line is open to help students.
Rose-Hulman students are available 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday during the school year to help students in grades 6 through 12 review math and science concepts. Connections can be made at 877-ASK-ROSE (877-275-7673) or the AskRose website, Ask Rose.org.
Local troop wins award
A local girl scout troop has won an award for a project that helped a local community theater.
Girl Scout Troop 2416 has earned the Bronze Award and Silver Award for their projects organizing and renovating the prop storage shed for the Our Town Players theater group in Franklin.
Girl Scout Juniors Madison Fleener, Skyler Fleener, Aaliyah Hoagland and Kaitlyn Julbert earned the Bronze Award for over 80 combined hours organizing and cataloging the costumes and props for Our Town Players.
Girl Scout Cadettes Livy Deppe, Trisha Kramp, Eleri Norcross and Grace Wilson, along with Tarra Turnmire of Troop 6596, earned the Silver Award for over 200 combined hours renovating the shed with paint and new roof shingles. They also worked with the juniors to organize the items stored in the shed.
Members of Troop 2416 attend Southport, Franklin and Edinburgh schools.
Aspiring teachers can apply for scholarship
Students who want to teach and can commit to staying in Indiana to do so can apply for a scholarship.
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education is now accepting applications for the Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship.
The scholarship provides up to $7,500 each year of college (up to $30,000 total) for top performing Hoosier students who commit to teaching in Indiana for five years after earning their degrees.
To qualify, students must either graduate in the highest 20 percent of their high school class or earn a score in the top 20th percentile on the SAT or ACT. To continue earning the scholarship in college, students must earn a 3.0 cumulative GPA and complete at least 30 credit hours per year. Current college freshmen and sophomores are also eligible for the scholarship, but priority will be given to high school students.
Interested students should apply by Nov. 30 at Scholar Track.IN.gov. The Commission will select finalists by Jan. 4 to be interviewed at regional sites across the state. Students selected to receive the scholarship will be notified by April 5.
Library offering scholarship
The Greenwood Public Library will award a scholarship to a high school senior who loves to read.
The Century of Reading Scholarship, worth $5,000, is open to seniors attending a high school in Johnson County or a homeschooled student who lives in the county.
This one-time award has been established by the library in honor of its 100 years of service to the community.
The college scholarship will be awarded to one local senior who reads 50 books from a select list, and also demonstrates insight and creativity in an essay about how reading has impacted and inspired their future.
Applications are due March 1 from the online application form at www.greenwoodlibrary.us/scholarship. No paper applications will be accepted.
