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SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO LIVE IN MAHWAH

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MAY 31 DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS

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Mahwah NJ, scholarships in the amounts of $1,000, $500 and $250 will be awarded to three high school seniors who live in Mahwah.  The theme of the essay scholarship is “In this election year what are the top three challenges the president will face and how do they rectify it?”  The scholarship is offered to any high school senior who lives in Mahwah and who will attend college or a trade school post-graduation.  Students of any political party affiliation may apply.  Essays must be typed and a minimum of 1,000 words.  All opinions expressed must be the student’s own.  Use of AI, including Chat GPT, are not permitted.  Applicants should include their name, address, email address, phone number, high school in which they are enrolled (or home schooled) and the college or trade school that they plan to attend.  The deadline for submissions is May 31, 2024.

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The 15 best jobs if you’re under 25—and they pay at least $40k

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Published: Mar 24, 2017 8:06 a.m. ET

You might love watching reruns of Law & Order, but just because you get a kick out of watching people duke it out in a courtroom on TV doesn’t mean you should go to law school. Yet 25% of high-school students choose their future career based on something they saw on TV or in a movie, according to research from CareerBuilder.

Choosing a college major or career because it seems cool can backfire. A third of full-time workers come to regret their college major, CareerBuilder found. But by the time they realize they’ve made a mistake, doing a career reset is costly and complicated. Better to pick right the first time than have to start all over again in your 20s or 30s once you realize you’re not really cut out to be (or can’t make it as) a software engineer, salesperson, or screenwriter. But how to choose?

“There is a world of opportunity open to younger workers in business, technical and creative fields,” Rosemary Haefner, chief human resources officer at CareerBuilder, said in a statement. To narrow down the choices, you need to consider both your own passions and the potential salary and available job opportunities, Haefner added. “The more informed you are about your options and what it takes to get to where you want to be, the better the outcome,” she said.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-15-best-jobs-if-youre-under-25and-they-pay-at-least-40k-2017-03-23?link=sfmw_fb

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Opinion: College admissions are so random we’d be better off turning it into a lottery

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Published: Mar 23, 2017 1:19 p.m. ET

The high school senior qualified to audition for all-state choir, but he’d also been invited to interview for the prestigious Jefferson Scholarship, which promised a full ride to the University of Virginia worth $125,000. He couldn’t be in both places at the same time.

“Unfortunately,” warned the Jefferson Scholars Foundation, “the flexibility will have to come from the choral organization, or you will have to choose between the two.”

The Virginia Choral Directors Association was just as uncompromising. It cautioned that only an illness “severe enough that continued participation would be harmful to the student’s health” would excuse the 17-year-old choir president from a full day’s attendance.

The annual mating dance between high school seniors and the nation’s colleges and universities is under way, and it’s not pretty. Class of 2020 decision letters will go out at month’s end, even as tuition and fees rise faster than inflation, producing about $107 billion in education debt last year, according to the College Board.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-to-fix-the-big-disconnect-between-entry-level-job-candidates-and-employers-2017-03-21?link=sfmw_fb

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The Ridgewood Art Institute to offer college scholarships to high school seniors

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March 27,2017

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Art Institute is proud to offer college scholarships to high school seniors who will be majoring or minoring in art. If you are a member of Ridgewood Art Institute, please fill out the attached form to be considered. Worthy candidates will be expected to bring six pieces of original artwork on April 29, 2017 for the Board of Trustees review.

Print an apllication Here.  Deadline is April 15, 2017

In addition, Our Summer Schedule for Young People is attached. You can find it online here.

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N.J. panel likely to recommend that high school seniors graduate with some community college credits

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BY PATRICIA ALEX
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

A state commission looking at the issue of college affordability is likely to recommend that high school seniors graduate with at least a semester of community college credits, the panel’s chairman said Wednesday.

The students could continue on at community college before heading off to a four-year school – a strategy that could reduce the cost of a baccalaureate degree from a state college by more than half to around $20,000, said Fred Keating, the chairman of the commission and president of Rowan College at Gloucester.

 

https://www.northjersey.com/news/n-j-panel-likely-to-recommend-that-high-school-seniors-graduate-with-some-community-college-credits-1.1528539

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Ridgewood Choral Benefit Recital & Silent Auction

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Sun, March 06, 2016
Time: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Location: Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place, Ridgewood, NJ
Cost: $20 per person

Event Description

Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Choral will hold a benefit concert and silent auction. Carl Patrick Bolleia, pianist and 2004 Music Award winner will play piano selections from the earliest composers to the latest. Since 1967 The Ridgewood Choral has presented the Florence Reinauer Memorial Music Award to a musically talented teen. Over $30,000 in scholarships has been awarded to high school seniors in recognition of excellence in vocal or instrumental performance. Admission at the door on the day of the performance is $20 and includes refreshments. Proceeds will fund the Award, currently $2500. For more information about The Ridgewood Choral, a non-profit community chorus, visit www.ridgewoodchoral.org

Ridgewood Choral
201-445-8179
www.ridgewoodchoral.org