LITTLE ROCK — $800,000 awarded in scholarships
More than $800,000 in college scholarships have been awarded to date to about 350 Little Rock School District high school graduates who as young children attended “racially identifiable” elementary schools for three or more years.
The racially identifiable schools are those elementary schools that had a 90 percent or higher black enrollment.
Eligible students this year can receive a partial scholarship of $1,975 if they attended the school at least three years and a full scholarship of $2,820 if they attended the school for six years.
In the high school class of 2010, 111 students were eligible and 84 students were awarded the money.
The scholarship program is a provision of the “Covenant for the Future,” which was adopted by the Little Rock School Board in 2001, to show the district’s commitment to continuing school desegregation efforts after being released from federal court supervision.
The Little Rock district is committed to adding at least $100,000 annually to the scholarship fund through private donations or district funding through 2013.
More information on the scholarship fund is under the “Parents & Students” link on the district’s website: lrsd.org.
High school will hold open house
The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts will host an open house for prospective students and their families from 9 a.m. to noon March 12 at the campus in downtown Hot Springs.
Tours of the school will be available every half-hour beginning at 9 a.m. Students will have the opportunity to talk to current students and teachers.
The tuition-free school is one of 14 public residential high schools in the nation specializing in the education of advanced juniors and seniors. Enrollment is open to all Arkansas students who meet the academic criteria. Interested students should apply during their sophomore year of high school.
Students entering school in the fall of 2012 will get to live in the new residence halls currently under construction.
More information is available from the admissions office at (501) 622-5146. Pre-registration for the open house is available at asmsaspringopenhouse.eventbrite.com or the school’s website: asmsa.org.
Hendrix students’ costs to rise 7%
Most student costs at Hendrix College in Conway are set to rise nearly 7 percent for the 2011-2012 academic year, according to a schedule posted on the school’s website.
Tuition for a full-time student who started after fall 2009 will increase 6.9 percent to $33,930 for the academic year.
Residence-hall costs will increase 6.93 percent to $4,968. The cost of a 15-meal plan will increase 6.89 percent to $4,340.
Student activity fees for a full-time student will remain fixed at $300 a year.
Arkansas, Pages 16 on 02/27/2011