Deadline for scholarship submissions set for March 24
By Melinda L. Lucas
Basic information about scholarships being awarded to this year’s graduating class at Albany High School is needed by the first part of next week.
Payton Rogers at the AHS office needs to update her list of available scholarships and requirements and would like to be contacted by the end of the day on Monday, March 24.
Representatives of scholarship boards can email Rogers at paytonrogers@albany.esc14.net or call her at 325-762-3974.
Emails should include the name of the scholarship, amounts of each award if available, requirements for applications such as a special form or essay, and a contact name and phone number in case Rogers has questions.
The completed scholarship list will be uploaded to the district’s website and distributed to local seniors by Monday, April 7 informing them of the requirements for specific scholarships.
“Some scholarships have a form the student needs to fill out; others require the student to write a letter,” Rogers said.
The seniors must then turn in their application letters by Monday, April 21, Rogers stated.
The packets of letters will be organized and ready for representatives of the organizations to pick up by 12:00 noon on Wednesday, April 23, and the organizations should notify the school concerning their selections no later than Friday, May 9, preferably before.
“Scholarship selections need to be in the high school office by May 9 at the very latest,” said Rogers. “We really need the names of the students chosen for the awards by then so we can get the award letters ready in time for graduation.”
If organizations gave an award last year, but they don’t plan to give in 2025, a representative is asked to call Rogers with that information.
“We would really appreciate it if representatives of all the organizations would let us know what their plans are as far as the amount and number of scholarships they plan to give this year,” Rogers said. “We try to call as many as we can, but we don’t always have a contact person.”
