Scholarship Information for the week of November 9

We received information on the following scholarship opportunities this week:

1) Hood Sportsmanship Scholarship: Hood awards three $5000 scholarships to students in each of the six New England states.    In order to be eligible, students must have earned a cumulative 3.0 GPS or high and performed volunteer work in the community.    There are essay and additional application requirements.   A copy of the information can be found in the guidance office.    You can also visit hood.com for more informatiion or call Lorraine Wark, program coordinator at 2077723119, ext. 21.

2) American Legion:   For more information visit: www.legion.org/needalift

3) Army ROTC 4-Year College Scholarship Program: Complete information is available in the guidance office or visit http:///www.goarmy.com/rotc.html    The initial application deadline is January 10, 2013.

4) Rhode Island College:   Each year the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance award the Helen Forman Scholarship to one student in each of the disciplines.   It is a four year full-tuition scholarship and is awarded on the bases of exceptional abilities in the performing arts disciplines.    There are also several Student Talent Award Scholarships.    All students interested in majoring in these performing arts majors must audition.     Additional information is located in the guidance office.   You can also call the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance at 4014569883 or visit the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ricmusic

Reminder

Tomorrow is Election Day.   Classes will not be held for students, but teachers will be engaged in professional development.   Classes will resume as usual on Wednesday, November 7th.   

Happy Voting!

Information from Senator Reed's Office--Financial Aid Workshop and Congressional Appointments

Senator Reed has just provided us with updates for College Bound seniors.   

The deadline for students seeking military academy nominations has been extended to Monday, November 5th.   For students who have already submitted their application files to Senator Reed's office, the appointments for Thursday, November 8th and Friday, November 9th will continue as previously scheduled.   

If you would like to send Senator Reed a message, please contact him by visiting, http://www.reed.senate.gov/contact

Norwich Academy 22nd Annual Service Academy Night

Norwich Academy will hosts its annual service academy informational night at the Danversport Yacht Club, Danvers, MA on Wednesday, November 7th.

Congressional staff will be present to discuss the Academy Appointment, Selection and Nomination process.

For more information, please contact Capt. Ed. Bryant USCGR at 9783565453 or captecb@aol.com or LTc Collins at 8024858004 or cdavison@norwich.edu

This week's scholarship information

This week we received the following scholarship information:

Tuition Break for New England Residents: New England Regional Student Program
Learn about the tuition rates for in-state schools in New England.    Information can be found at www.nebhe.org/tuitionbreak

Ithaca College's Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship program
A scholarship program for academically exceptional students from underrepresented populations.   Information can be found in the Mt. Hope Guidance Office.

Villanova University offers two academic merit-based scholarships.  The deadline is December 1 for the Presidential Scholarship Nomination and Villanova Scholarship.   More information can be found in the Mt. Hope Guidance Office.

The United States JCI Senate Foundation Scholarship Program.   This scholarship is awarrded to high school seniors who plan to continue their education at accredited post-secondary colleges, universities or vocational schoool.    Application forms can be found in the guidance office or email AJR810@yahoo.com.   The deadline is December 20th.

Change to the end of 1st quarter

Due to Super Storm Sandy, the end of the first term will now be Friday, November 9th.    Report cards will be distributed to students on Friday, November 16th.

New England Tech Night

New England Tech will host an open house on Wednesday, November 7th from 4-8 p.m.   New England Tech has a new campus at One New England Tech Boulevard in East Greenwich, RI.   You will be able to tour their innovative labs and classrooms, talk with instructors and meet with Financial Aid and Admissions Officers.   For more information, go to www.neit.edu/technite

Scholarship Information Update

We have received information and applications for the following scholarships:

Rhode Island Polonia Scholarship Foundation:  The primary requirements for this scholarship are Rhode Island residents of Polish-American descent and U.S. citizen and academic qualification of B or better.

Bristol County R.I. Elks Lodge No. 1860: Any high school senior who is a U.S. citizen is eligible.

Applications are available in the guidance office.

Bowdoin Informational Meeting

Interested prospective students have been invited to learn more about Bowdoin College.    The program will include a presentation about academic and student life at Bowdoin College.   The representative will also detail the admissions process.   The informational meeting will be held at Rocky Hill School in East Greenwich on Tuesday, October 30 from 7-8:30 p.m.

Directions and map available at www.RockyHill.org

Writers Wanted....A Chance to Volunteer

The After School Writing Enrichment Club at Hugh Cole School needs student volunteers.   This year, 60 elementary school students joined the club.  With so many interested enthuiastic children, the program organizers need your help.   In this club, cach child writes and creates his own book.    If you like writing, working with small children and giving back to your community, this may be the perfect place for you to do what you love.   The club meets on Tuesdays from 3-4 and runs through May.   Student volunteers earn 2 hours of community service per week.

If you think that this could be the right fit for your talents, please contact Mrs. Linda Rimoshytus at llrimo@aol.com.    

Senator Reed's Financial Aid Workshop

Senator Jack Reed will host his annual College Financial Aid workshop on Thursday, November 1 at 7 p.m. in the Cranston High School West Auditorium.   The address is 80 Metropolitan Avenue, Cranston, RI.   The workshop is free and open to the public.

Yearbook.....

Attention family and friends…The 2013 Mt. Hope High School Yearbook is now on sale!  This year's book will be printed entirely in color!! Visit www.jostensyearbooks.com to make your purchase with debit/credit card, PayPal, or electronic check.  This special offer of $70 is only available until November 2nd. The cost of the yearbook will increase after that date...so don't wait! Order today! 

NECAP Make-Up Testing

Tomorrow is the last day to make up a part of the NECAP test that you may have missed due to illness.   The tests will be administered tomorrow in the library classroom at 8 a.m.    Please call your guidance counselor if you have any questions.

Take your fitness to the next level

Are you looking to increase your speed, agility, endurance or all of the above?  

There is a pre-season conditioning program offered by Olympic Physical Therapy, free of charge, to all Mt. Hope athletes and students.  The program runs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 6-8 p.m in the Mt. Hope Gym and Wellness Center.  The program begins on October 10th and ends on November 9th.    

Rhode Island Regional College Fair this Sunday

Click the button to watch the segment from The Rhode Island Show to find out about the college fair that will take place this Sunday.

Mid-Quarter Progress Reports

Mid-quarter progress reports will be issued to students tomorrow in homeroom.   If you have any questions about your child's progress, please contact your child's teacher as soon as possible.

Have you ever considered fighting fire?

Today, I met with Robert Martin, Chief of the Bristol Fire Department.   He would like to offer a course to train young people to become volunteer firefighters.   Typically, participants in the course must be 18 years or older.   However, Chief Martin has decided to open the course to anyone over the age of 17.     During this course, students will be trained to become volunteer firefighters.   If this is a career that you think that may interest you, volunteering is a great way to learn about the career while building your resume.   You will become a more viable candidate for college and careers because of the rigorous training that you underwent in order to perform this public service.  

The course is offered to students who are Bristol or Warren residents.   The course will begin in January 2013 and run through May 2013.   The training will be one to two nights a week, as well as Sunday morning.  

If you are interested in enrolling in this course, please contact me at copelandj@bw.k12.ri.us.    

NECAP Testing Resumes Tomorrow

The first two days of NECAP testing, Writing, went well.   Students took the test seriously.    All seemed to finish on a confident note.

Tomorrow, NECAP testing will resume.   Tomorrow students will take the Reading portion of the test.   Again, students should report to homeroom and then students will proceed to their test sites.  The reading portion will conclude on Friday.    Fortunately, students will have the break of a long weekend before taking the Math sections on Wednesday and Thursday, October 10th and 11th, of next week.

Any student who was absent from any of the testing days should plan on taking the make up for their missed section beginning on Friday, October 12th.   Students should make contact with their guidance counselors.   This year the absences have been minimal, so I would like to thank students and their families for making a concerted effort to test.

Citizens Police Academy Accepting Applications

The Bristol Police Department is currently accepting applications for its Citizens Police Academy.   It will begin on October 2nd.   Classes will meet on Tuesdays from 7-9 p.m. for ten weeks.  Topics for the academy will include department structure, patrol procedures, dispatch operations, narcotics, search warrants, CSI, domestic violence.    Students must be in good academic standing.   Any interested students should contact Patrolman Brian Morse, School Resource Officer.   He has applications available.   The deadline is 9/28/2012.

SAVE THE DATE--Tuesday, December 4th

Mt. Hope High School will host its annual Financial Aid Workshop for high school seniors and their families on Tuesday, December 4th from 6:30-7:30 in the Mt. Hope High School Library.  Courtney McEntee, assistant director of the College Planning Center of Rhode Island, will explain how to apply for financial aid, types of financial aid available and the free services the that the College Planning Center offers to you.