Career Center Lists Scholarships

Applications and information for the following scholarships have arrived in the Career Center at Newtown High School. For a complete list of scholarships available, check out the scholarship file in the Career Center. Please call Mrs McEvoy at 426-1915 if you have any questions.

Delta Kappa Gamma Society International – The Lota Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma is offering a $300 book grant to a graduating senior in the Danbury area who intends to pursue a career in the field of education. The deadline for applications is May 16, 2001.

The Newtown High School Student Government Scholarship – For one male and one female member of the senior class in the amount of $500 per person. These scholarships are for students who have demonstrated leadership and academic scholarship in their four-year high school career. Applications are available in the Career Center and the Guidance Office. The deadline is Thursday, May 10, 2001.

The Society of Women Engineers Scholarship Program 2001 – SWE administers over 100 individual scholarship awards annually, varying in amount from $1,000 to over $5,000 per year and totaling more than $200,000. These scholarships are open only to women pursuing baccalaureate or graduate degrees in engineering or computer science in accredited programs. Application deadline is May 15, 2001.