HOBY- Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership

HOBY is a national youth leadership development organization.

Yearly 9,000 high school sophomores are chosen to participate in HOBY Leadership Seminars.

Students who become HOBY ambassadors have a network of innovative thinkers, over 4,000 volunteers, organizations, institutions and corporations that can benefit them in their future endeavors.  

To learn more about HOBY leadership seminars please visit www.hoby.org or visit with Ms. Hendrickson.

J.F.K. Essay Contest

Topic: 

Write an original and creative essay of 1,000 words or less that demonstrates an understanding of political courage as described by John F. Kennedy in Profiles in Courage. First place receives $5,000, second place receives $1,000, and five finalists receive $500 each.  For more information visit www.jfklibrary.org

Eligibility:

• U.S. high school students grades 9-12.
• Past winners and finalists are not eligible to participate.

All students must register online.  Essays submitted via regular mail must be postmark date of January 5, 2013.

Prudential Georgia Realty Scholarship

HOW HAS THE AMERICAN DREAM OF HOME OWNERSHIP INFLUENCED YOU?

Helping families achieve the American Dream of home ownership has been a core philosophy of Prudential Georgia Realty. Home ownership has been linked to better-educated children, stronger communities, job creation, and many other benefits.

Prudential Georgia wants to hear from the next generation of homeowners about their experience of growing up in a home they could call their own, their dream of one day owning a home, or their volunteer experience in the community. To help encourage young people to think critically about this particular facet of the American Dream, Prudential Georgia Realty will be awarding a $1,000 scholarship to a high school student who best personifies this dream.

ESSAY QUESTIONS

1. Describe your experience of volunteering for Habitat for Humanity or any other charitable organization that supports home ownership.
2. Today, fewer families are living in their homes for extended periods of time. How has moving to a home in a different neighborhood, city, or state changed and/or influenced your values?
3. Do you feel that the American Dream of home ownership is still valued? Why or why not?

CONTEST RULES

No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited.

The contest: Beginning 9/1/2012 PRUDENTIAL GEORGIA REALTY will promote, by means of Internet and print, the opportunity to submit entries to win a scholarship valued at $1000.00.

To Qualify:  The contest is open to U.S. residents. No purchase necessary. All participants must be enrolled as full-time high school juniors or seniors. Entries are limited to one submission per person. Immediate family members of PRUDENTIAL GEORGIA REALTY employees are excluded from this contest. All essay submissions must be received by 11:59pm EST on 11/30/2012.

How to enter: To apply, students must submit an essay based on one (1) of the three (3) essay questions about their personal experience with homeownership.

• The essay should be between 500-1000 words.
• Send a Word doc attachment to scholarship@prudentialgeorgia.com with your essay submission
• The file name should be your full name, state, and date of birth.  For example, Chipper-Jones-GA-4-24-1972
• All submission emails must contain the student’s full name, date of birth, email address, postal address, high school they are currently enrolled in, and a phone number to contact.

How to win: PRUDENTIAL GEORGIA REALTY will select the winner based on the best essay as determined by our internal panel of judges. Selection criteria will include, but is not limited to:

• Compelling and engaging essay that describes the impact of home ownership on the personal life of the student.
• Thematic consistency throughout the submission around the central thesis.
• Proper spelling and grammar usage throughout the submission.

PRUDENTIAL GEORGIA REALTY will select the winner during the month of December 2012 and will announce the winner via our website (http://www.prudentialgeorgia.com) pending notification of the student and his or her family.

P.L.A.Y Scholarship

The contest: Beginning 09/10/2012 P.L.A.Y. will promote, by means of internet and print, the opportunity to submit entries to win a scholarship valued at $1000.00.

To Qualify:  The contest is open to U.S. residents. No purchase necessary. All participants must beenrolled as full-time high school juniors or seniors. Entries are limited to one submission per person. Immediate family members of P.L.A.Y. employees are excluded from this contest. All essay submissions must be received by 11:59pm EST on Friday, November 30, 2012.

How to enter: To apply, students will submit an essay with 2-3 photos of their volunteer efforts to help animals in need and how that involvement has changed their lives or shaped their perceptions on the importance of animal welfare.

• The essay should be between 500-1000 words.
• Send a Word doc attachment to scholarship@petplay.com with your essay submission
• The file name should be your full name, state, and date of birth.  For example, Chipper-Jones-GA-4-24-1972
• All submission emails must contain the student’s full name, date of birth, email address, postal address, high school they are currently enrolled in, and a phone number to contact.

How to win: P.L.A.Y. will select the winner based on the best essay as determined by our internal panel of judges. Selection criteria will include, but is not limited to:

• Compelling and engaging description of volunteer efforts and their impact on the personal life of the student.
• Thematic consistency throughout the submission around the central thesis.
• Proper spelling and grammar usage throughout the submission.

P.L.A.Y. will select the winner during the month of December and will announce the winner on the website pending notification of the student and his or her family.

		YoungArts' Award Application: Deadline October 19
		Do you know talented students grades 10-12 who are passionate about: • Cinematic arts • Theater • Dance • Visual Arts • Jazz • Voice • Music • Writing • Photography Encourage your students to apply for a YoungArts Award. Visit  www.youngarts.org/apply. The YoungArts Awards program: • Has 600 winners each year • Awards $500,000 each year • Provides individual awards of up to $10,000 each • Gives national recognition of artistic excellence to students, teachers and schools • Is an exclusive opportunity to be nominated as a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts • Provides winners with an all-expenses paid weeklong learning and performance/exhibition intensive in Miami, FL, working with world-renowned artists • Has 16,000 alumni Questions? Want More Information? YoungArts staff members are available to answer questions by phone at 800-970-ARTS(2787) or via email at  apply@youngarts.org.
		777 Brickell Avenue, Suite 370 Miami, FL 33131

Connecting With Your Child's School Counselor

Just wanted to send out something I ran across today. Had I found it a week earlier I would have put it in the newsletter...but this works too :) The following link will take you to an article about what your I, your school counselor, can do for you and your student(s). I hope you will take a minute to take a look at it. Please let me know if you have any concerns thus far this year. Hope all is off to a great start!!!!

http://www.schoolcounselor.org/files/BackToSchoolTips.pdf