Your academic capacity as determined by your ACT score or rank in your class may allow you to receive academic scholarships. Investigate scholarships that may be offered by your parents place of employment. Local civic groups, churches or unions may offer financial assistance for which you may qualify. Also investigate local and state financial assistance programs. Your school guidance counselor, as well as the web sites in this newsletter, can provide more assistance.
Many jobs are available.
If none of them is for you, perhaps you would like to be your own boss. Following are a few job ideas you may put to use during the summer to begin saving for an education or other financial goals. Plant or pet sit while owners are away. Begin an errand service. You may shop for groceries or other supplies, pick up cleaning, deliver packages or lunch, return books, videos.