ASPIRING ANIMATION PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIP

There is a $1000 scholarship available to a high school student who intends to pursue a career in the animation related field. You must attend an accredited school and demonstrate academic success. A passion and drive for animation and/or design related career is also required. Write a 500-1000 word essay on "What specific skill do you most want to develop?" Deadline to apply is June 1, 2014. Go online to: www.AnimationCareerReview.com. Application is on the right side of the page.

ASPIRING FASHION PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

A $1000 scholarship is available to a student who intends to pursue a fashion related career. You must show academic success and have passion and drive for a career in the fashion related field. You must write a 500-1000 word essay on "What specific skill do you want to develop most?" Deadline to apply is June 1, 2014. Go online to apply at www.fashion-schools.org

ASPIRING PHARMACIST SCHOLARSHIP

A $1000 scholarship is available to a high school senior who intends to pursue a pharmacy career at an accredited school. You must show academic success and have a passion and drive for a career in pharmacy. You must write an original 500-1000 word essay on "Why is pharmacology important?" Go online to: www:pharmacytechnicianreview.com/aspiring-pharmacist-scholarship-program. Deadline to apply is June 1, 2014.

HAPA SCHOLARSHIP

The Hawaii Association of Public Accountants Scholarship is available to Big Island High School seniors who are planning to pursue a career in accounting. A $1000 scholarship is available to students planning to enroll full time in a four-year degree program and a $750 scholarship is available to those planning to enroll in a two-year accounting degree program in the fall. Applications are available in the Transition Center or can be downloaded at www.hawaiiassociationofpublicaccountants.org. Application deadline is March 28, 2014. For questions please call Keith Marrack at 935-1970.

NATIONAL INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATORS ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP

NIAAA scholarship available to student athletes who have achieved at least 2 of the following: A. Minimum of B+ average B. Rank in top 25% of class C. Scored 24 and higher on ACT or 1500 on SAT (reading, math and writing) Participated in at least 2 sports for at least 2 years and earned at least 1 varsity letter in each of the 2 sports. Essay required: How high school athletics has impacted my life. Deadline is 2/28/14. Email application to blgaison@ksbe.edu. Application on website: http://www.niaaa.org/niaaa-awards/niaaa-student-athlete-scholarship.

HAWAII ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, RECREATION AND DANCE

If you are interested in the field of teaching Health, PE, Dance or Recreational Leadership, there is a $750 scholarship from HAHPERD. You may download the form at www.hahperd.org or get one from the Transition Center. Deadline is February 15, 2014. To be eligible, you must have been in a Hawaii High School for a minimum of two years and be accepted to a college or university with health, pe, recreation or dance programs and be a full time student. You must have a minimum of 3.0 GPA. This scholarship is renewable.

FAFSA

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is free to fill out at www.fafsa.gov. If a website asks for payment, then you are on the wrong website. You will need: ~ Your social security number ~ Your parents social security number ~ Your drivers license number (if applicable) ~ Your alien registration number (if you are not a US citizen) ~ Federal tax information or tax returns, including IRS W-2 information for you if you worked and for your parents if you are a dependent student. ~ Records of untaxed income, such as child support received, interest income, veterans non-education benefits ~ Information on savings and checking account balances, cash on hand You will also need to know your parents birthdates and the date they got married/divorced/separated. ~ You will need to get a pin number for yourself and one parent. If you have older siblings that applied for FAFSA or your parent(s) went to college and applied for FAFSA, they should already have a pin number which you will need. Be sure you keep your pin number written down in a safe place as you will need to do the FAFSA every year that you are in college. You will need your parents tax info (even if you do not live with them or get financial assistance from them) until you turn 24 or get married. If you need help, see Mrs. Yamamoto in the Transition Center.

UH SYSTEM COMMON SCHOLARSHIPS

If you are planning to attend any of the 10 UH campuses be sure you apply for their system scholarships. Deadline to apply is March 1, 2014. Go online to www.hawaii.edu/finaid/scholarships/system. If you need help or have questions, contact the UH System Financial Aid Office at scholars@hawaii.edu or 808 933-7601.

HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

Hey Seniors! Be sure to check out the Hawaii Community Foundation Scholarship. The deadline is February 20, 2014. However if you can complete the application by January 31 and submit it, the committee will look over your application and let you know if you are missing any documents. The personal essay should be 2 pages maximum or 1200 words. The questions you should cover in your essay are: ~ What are your reasons for attending college? ~ Why did you choose your course of study? ~ What career goals do you have? Include other information that will demonstrate that you are a worthy scholarship recipient. Describe any outstanding attributes and talents. www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/scholarships Also, everything must be submitted online so you will need to let your recommenders know that and also get your transcript be sent electronically. Don't wait till the last minute and stress yourself out. Don't forget to do your FAFSA also, because you need to submit your student aid report to them as well. Use your parent's 2012 tax return and when they complete their 2013, just go in and submit corrections to your fafsa. See Mrs. Yamamoto in the Transition Center if you need help.

UPCOMING EVENTS

US Air Force presentation - Thursday - January 16, 2014 - (pd. 4 - 9:30 am) in the Library. Grand Canyon University presentation - Friday - January 17, 2014 - pd. 2 and 4 in the library. ASVAB EXAM - Tuesday - February 11, 2014 - 8:00-11:30 in the library. Hawaii Community College Day - Wednesday - February 26, 2014 - 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at HawCC. Pick up permission form from the Transition Center and turn in asap - first come first serve. (Seniors have priority for this trip.) Bus and lunch being provided by HawCC.

VOLCANO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

If you live in the Volcano area (between Akatsuka Orchids and Golf Course subdivision) and plan to attend a 2 or 4 year college or university, there is a $750 scholarship available. You must be planning to be a full time student, demonstrate academic achievement and participate in community service projects. Applications are available in the Transition Center. Deadline to apply is April 1, 2014.

BIG ISLAND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION SCHOLARSHIP

If you are a member in good standing of the Big Island Federal Credit Union, there is a $1000 scholarship that you can apply for. Applications are available in the Transition Center. Deadline is February 28, 2014.