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Scholarships available for children of police, firefighters, EMTs

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012, 7:13am

Scholarships available for children of police, firefighters, EMTs

Applications are once again being accepted for this year’s September Fund scholarships.

Any first-year college-bound student who is the son or daughter of an Arkansas Firefighter, Law Enforcement Officer or Emergency Medical Technician and who lives in Arkansas may apply.

Since the fund’s inception in 2003, it has raised and awarded over $65,000 in scholarships. Last year eighteen Arkansas high school seniors were each awarded $1,000 for their first year of college. The fund has even more money to award this year.

Radio personalities and hosts of “The Corey and Jay Show”; Corey Deitz and Jay Hamilton from Clear Channel’s 100.3 The Edge (KDJE/Little Rock), created the September Fund on the second anniversary of September 11, 2001 as a living memorial to the brave first-responder civil servants who died and sacrificed on that day. The fund is registered with the state of Arkansas and has been granted tax-free status by the IRS.

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ASMSA goes to high school TEAMS competition

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012, 8:18am

ASMSA goes to high school TEAMS competition

What:        UALR Hosts High School TEAMS Competition
When:    9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21
Where:    Donaghey Student Center Ledbetter Hall

UALR will host 152 high school students representing 10 high schools at 9:30 a.m. today for the TEAMS competition. TEAMS – Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics and Science – competitions are organized by the Junior Engineering Technical Society as part of National Engineers Week. UALR is the only Arkansas site for this national competition.

The event is designed to teach team development skills through students’ participation as a group in an engineering problem competition. Competition problems cover mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology, visual interpretation, computer applications, and reading analysis and interpretation.

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School closings in your area

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer

Monday, February 13th, 2012, 11:11am

For many students, snow in Arkansas means school's out. Today's THV has an updated list of school closures on our website. Be sure to check frequently for class schedule updates, changes in bus routes and school announcements.

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Districts honored for top GT programs

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer

Friday, February 10th, 2012, 1:05pm

LITTLE ROCK — Three Arkansas school districts were honored this week for having the top gifted and talented programs in the state.

Congratulations go out to Cedar Ridge, Malvern and Springdale school districts for receiving an Outstanding Gifted and Talented Program Award. The awards were presented Thursday in Hot Springs during a meeting of the Arkansans for Gifted & Talented Education. The program in each district will receive $3,000 as an award from the Department of Education as provided by law.

Cedar Ridge won for the category of districts with less than 1,000 students; Malvern for the category of districts from 1,000 to 3,000 students; and Springdale in the category of districts with more than 3,000 students.

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ASMSA Science Fair and Senior Research Symposium set for Feb. 22-24

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer

Friday, February 3rd, 2012, 6:57pm

ASMSA Science Fair and Senior Research Symposium set for Feb. 22-24

Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts will host its annual Science Fair and Senior Research Symposium, Wednesday, Feb. 22 – Friday, Feb. 24. This is a regional Intel Science and Engineering Fair with the top two winners advancing to the national competition.

Science Fair categories include animal science, behavioral and social sciences, cellular and molecular biology, chemistry and biochemistry, computer science, earth science, energy and transportation, engineering, environmental sciences, mathematics, medicine and health, microbiology, physics and astronomy and plant sciences.

The Senior Research Symposium (SRS) features humanities projects in the following categories: arts and literature, social sciences, history, politics and government.

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Mid-America Science Museum Homeschool Day

Submitted by Crosby Dunn on Thursday, January 5th, 5:36 pm

If you are homeschooling your kids, the Mid-America Science Museum is hosting a day designed just for your family this Monday. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m, The MASM is offering a chance to learn about programs and offerings for homeschoolers. There will be plenty of hands-on science experiments and you can get a chance to explore the museum. Check out their website for more information.

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Scholarships available for single parents

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer

Monday, November 21st, 2011, 3:28pm

Scholarships available for single parents

More than 70 Counties seek applicants for Single Parent Scholarships

SPRINGDALE, AR (Nov. 21, 2011) - Single Parent Scholarship Funds throughout Arkansas have hundreds of scholarships for the Spring 2012 semester available for single parents in more than 70 of the state’s 75 counties. In particular, scholarships are abundant in Calhoun, Drew, Howard, Lee, Nevada, Phillips and Woodruff Counties.

The Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund (ASPSF) is the private, nonprofit corporation, which is the umbrella organization for county funds providing scholarships to single parents throughout Arkansas.

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