As the school year begins to wind down, many students are beginning to think about life after high school. As the school year begins to wind down, many students are beginning to think about life after high school. The one factor that affects all of these decisions is how much money is available.
Most scholarships are only available to seniors.
But the Horatio Alger Scholarship Organization targets college-bound juniors. Requirements for this particular award include a detailed application that outlines community service and a one-page essay about adversities that have been met and overcome. A committee of local people, mostly teachers and school board members, decide the top three essays out of those entered. When the juniors at Rossville High were first informed about this scholarship, we were told that we were the only school that was offered this opportunity. That only makes it harder for our lucky three to be chosen to receive the award money.