Walking event raises money for financial assistance
Walking has helped Roncalli High School raise money to help students afford tuition.
The school hosted a walkathon. The 3-mile walk is the only all-school fundraiser in which students are asked to participate. About $91,000 was raised.
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.
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.
