It's Time to Check ADHE Accounts
The Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE) is the organization responsible for administering the Academic Challenge (a.k.a. the Lottery Scholarship), Arkansas Future Grant (ARFuture), and other scholarships.
The deadline to apply for the Academic Challenge and ARFuture Grant is July 1, 2021.
Students must complete the FAFSA to be eligible for any program offered by ADHE. The deadline for the FAFSA is June 30, 2021.
Students, please log in to your YOUniversal Scholarship account. In it, you should see boxes with the name of at least one scholarship program and a colored dot by the scholarship name. Your goal is to have a green dot by the scholarship name. From my understanding, this means that you are eligible for the scholarship and have accepted it.
ADHE has started awarding scholarships, but they do not award according to any order. As a result, some students from our school might be awarded the Challenge while others have not.
At this point, many students' ADHE status is still eligibility pending. The two main reasons for this are:
- Students have an incomplete FAFSA,
- Students do not have a qualifying ACT or Accuplacer Score, or
- ADHE does not have the correct ACT or Accuplacer Score for the student.
Students, if you are not eligible for the Challenge, and you think you should be, please check to see what score ADHE has on your account. If the score on your account is incorrect, please let me know ASAP.
Info on Minimum Eligibility & Scores
Graduate from an Arkansas public high school and has a minimum composite or superscore of nineteen (19) on the ACT (On-site ACT permissible) or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent test
Please see info on ACT equivalents below.
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Arkansas Future Grant (ARFuture)
Students, if you are going into a career or technical field (STEM fields) after high school, it is important that you choose that field in your ADHE account. Choosing this field in your ADHE account Qualifies you for the ARFuture grant. If you are eligible for ARFuture, it covers tuition and mandatory fees for up to an associate degree. However, you must enroll in a STEM program, a state high demand, or regionally high demand area of study.
I understand that this is a ton of information, please reach out to me anytime you have questions are concerns.
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Chromebook Returns
Seniors, please return your Chromebooks and chargers to Mrs. Caldwell as soon as you finish with them. Chromebooks must be turned in by May 10th.
Check your graduation information sheet for all requirements to receive your diploma, including:
- Paying cafeteria balance
- Returning library books, paying fines, or fees owed for missing books
- Turning in all textbooks and materials to teachers
Please remember to record any passwords that you saved in your Chromebook. Especially, login info for the following:
- Email
- FAFSA
- YOUniversal Scholarship Application
- College accounts
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Local Scholarships
We have a couple of local scholarships with deadlines that are coming up.
May 10
Ozark FFA Alumni Scholarship
See scholarship section for a full list and new scholarships.
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Scholarship Night 2021
If your student has been awarded a scholarship, please make sure that they have completed this Google Form to report their scholarship for me. They will need to complete the form for each scholarship they have received.
Scholarship information must be submitted by May 10, 2021, to guaranteed to be included in Scholarship Night.
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Graduation Details
Mr. Price sent a graduation information sheet out to your students via email. I am sharing it with you so that you have the details and know what to expect.
There is no limit on the number of attendees per graduate.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
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Project Graduation Celebration
All seniors are invited to attend Project Graduation.
When: Noon on Saturday, May 15th
Where: Westside Ozark City Park by the old pool on Walden Drive
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Congrats Grads Kayak Fishing Trip
This trip is open to all graduating seniors. For more information, click the link below.
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Fort Smith Fire Seeks Recruits
If you are highly motivated and interested in a career in a variety of fire fighting responses, this could be the job for you!
In 2019, the State of Arkansas lowered the minimum hiring age for firefighters to 18.
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Scholarships at ATU-Ozark Campus
There are scholarships available through ATU-Ozark Campus. See the link below for more details.
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Ozark FFA Alumni Scholarship
WHO: Students who plan to pursue a degree in an agriculture-related field of study who have a minimum 2.5 GPA.
WHAT: Completed application.
DEADLINE: May 10, 2021
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Arkansas Court Reporting Academy Scholarship
WHO: A $1000 scholarship will be awarded one senior in each school district in Arkansas. The scholarship can only be used to obtain training from Arkansas Court Reporting Academy.
DEADLINE: May 15, 2021
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Book Scholarship for UCA, CBC, and UACCM Students
This scholarship covers the full cost of books for Fall 2021 for selected incoming freshmen who will attend University of Central Arkansas, Central Baptist College or University of Arkansas Community College Morrilton.
DEADLINE: May 15, 2021
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Resume Builders
This is not a section that I normally include for seniors; however, I have a couple of job or training opportunities that only seniors are available for. Please let me know if you have questions about any of the programs.
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Cass Job Corps Programs
Cass offers several programs to students in our area, such as,
- Heavy equipment operations
- Havey equipment mechanics
- Asphalt paving
- Stationary engineer
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