WKCTC scholarship deadline is March 1

The scholarship deadline is fast approaching for West Kentucky Community and Technical College. The application is completely online and must be completed by March 1, 2012. 

Students simply scroll down for WKCTC scholarship descriptions and a brochure, or may go to www.westkentucky.kctcs.edu, then click on "Costs and Financial Aid," then "Scholarships, How Do I Apply?

For additional information, please contact the WKCTC Scholarship office at 270-534-3065.

Nominations taken now through March 2 for 'Teen of the Week'

Nominations for the Paducah Sun’s Teen of the Week feature item are being taken now through March 2. To be considered, seniors must submit a resume to Leslee Davis with school and community activities, awards/accomplishments, employment, education/career goals, and a teacher letter of recommendation.

Davis will nominate students based on resumes received. For more information, please contact her at 665-8400, ext. 2503, or email leslee.davis@ballard.kyschools.us.

Students invited to attend Engineering Days on UK's Lexington, Paducah campuses on Feb. 25

Students from Ballard County's elementary, middle and high schools are invited to attend Engineering Day activities on both the Lexington and Paducah campuses of the University of Kentucky's College of Engineering.

In Paducah, the event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 4810 Alben Barkley Drive. Throughout the day, several contests will take place to help build an understanding of what engineers do. Favorites include the egg drop, popsicle stick bridge and edible car competitions. 4-H Agent at Large for Science, Engineering and Technology Torey Earle said some events required prior preparation, while others could be prepared during the day.

Earle said there also would be facility tours, demonstrations and more. For more information, contact him at 534-3105, or visit this website.

In Lexington, the open house will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST. A drawing will be held for a $4,000 scholarship for a qualified high school student. There will be more than 20 contests with prizes, giveaways, engineering demonstrations, hands-on experiments, guided lab tours and industry representatives and displays.

For more information, visit this website.

Scholarship information

BMHS Local Scholarship Application, 2011-12

Local scholarship applications need to be turned in to Ms. Davis by March 30.

BMHS Local Scholarships list

Local awards requiring additional submissions:

F.B. and Robbie Shelby Herron Memorial Citizenship Award

Local scholarships requiring additional applications:

Antioch Baptist Church Scholarship application

Barlow First Baptist Church Scholarship application and guidelines, p. 1; p. 2; p. 3; p. 4; p. 5; p. 6; p. 7; p. 8; p. 9

Beta Club Scholarship application

Elrod Scholarship application

Additional scholarships and awards

Abbott and Fenner Scholarship Program - Deadline June 15, 2012. Award is available to all juniors and seniors. Students will submit an essay on the topic that appears on the scholarship page of the web site linked in the title. Award is for up to $1,000.

AgriBusiness Association of Kentucky - Deadline June 1, 2012. Applicant must be majoring in an agriculture-related field; must be enrolling in a college, university, vocational or technical college. He or she must complete this application, and three required essays. Additional requirements may be found by clicking the title link. Award is for $500 each for up to two semesters.

Foundation for Rural Service - Deadline March 1. Applicant must be a member/customer of Ballard Telephone (landline, DSL or TV). Other stipulations apply; please see application for details. Application must have  signature from the manager/CEO of Ballard Telephone before submitting.

Kentucky Farm Bureau - Deadline Feb. 28. Applicant must be the child of a KFB member. Other stipulations apply; see application for details.

National Propane Gas Foundation: Deadline March 15. The recipient must be the dependent child of an employee of a member of the Kentucky Propane Gas Association, must have a GPA of at least 2.6; and must be enrolling as a full-time student in a college, university, vocational or technical school. Additional stipulations may be found on the web page linked above. Students also may apply at the same site for the Thomas B. "Tommy" Bright Memorial Scholarship (one application applies for both scholarships).

Regions Bank Riding Forward - Deadline Feb. 29. Twenty-five $5,000 scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors in Regions' Bank areas who will attend college this year. Applicants must write a 500-word essay about an African American, past or present, who has inspired them. Please visit the contest website at the link above to view contest rules and full eligibility requirements.

Student Scholarships.org - Deadlines vary, beginning Jan. 20. Applicant requirements also vary, depending upon scholarship; please see title link or p.2 for details.

University of Kentucky student athletic trainer scholarship - Deadline Feb. 3. Applicant must must have a 2.5 or better cumulative GPA and may be interested in becoming a student athletic trainer at the University of Kentucky. Scholarships are available if a student completes one year in the program and are awarded based on a student's performance in the athletic training room and the classroom.

Other important dates

May 8 - Scholarship night, BMHS gym, 7 p.m.

ACT dates

All testing is done in the BMHS cafeteria. Students should be here no later than 7:30 a.m. and plan to stay until 11:30a.m.-12 p.m. Dates are as follows:

Feb. 11, 2012

April 14

June 9

Sept. 8

Oct. 27

Dec. 8

Feb. 9, 2013

April 13

June 8