How do i help fund my college education or pay for books???
Answer: Financial Aid and Scholarships
Most scholarship money comes from the Colleges/Universities, please call their financial aid offices for more information.
All local, community-based, and North County scholarships are posted on the Family Connections website.
Please either visit the link to the right OR go to http://connection.naviance.com/northcountyhs
Sign in using your student’s login (email address) and password (student’s id number).
Scholarships are listed under the “College” tab, at the bottom of the screen under “scholarships & money”, then click on “scholarships list”.
Please use the categories as much as possible. The scholarship info will note if the scholarship is available to download, in the counseling office “file” or if you go to the website to apply/download their application.
One scholarship that all seniors can do is the “Local Scholarship”. Make sure you return it to Miss Singer in the Counseling Office before the deadline.
Please remember:
1. The more scholarships you apply for, the better your odds of being awarded money.
2. Make sure your FAFSA is completed before March 1st to qualify for federal funds.
3. If you need an official transcript they must be requested at least a day before you need them from the Counseling Office Secretary.
4. Check out Maryland’s Higher Education Website for more scholarships/grants at
http://www.mhec.state.md.us/financialaid/osfamdcapslive.asp
5. See who your elected officials are from www.mdelect.net and determine if you qualify for the scholarships they offer. Your FAFSA must be completed to qualify.
Click here to go to our FAFSA information page.
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Don’t forget to check out our North County Alumni Scholarship(this is for current seniors) www.nchsalumnischolarship.org Due March 31st!!!!
**Check out Fastweb.com for many more scholarships not offered on our website.**
Stay tuned for the date of the Class of 2014’s Awards Night
Scholarship Money/Awards:
Many of our students are recieving college acceptance letters along with scholarship money; please email Miss Singer, [email protected], and bring your paper work to the Counseling office with the details. It is important for us to know EXACTLY how much our students are being offered even if the money is not going to be used(ex. you are not attending that college.)
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Class of 2012,
As North County grows we are seeing amazing growth in scholarship awards, congratulations Class of 2012 on earning over 10.8 Milliion Dollars in scholarships this year.
• A total of 103 seniors won 312 scholarships from schools and/or independent scholarships
• 46 students won a total of $492850 at the Senior Awards Ceremony alone.
An amazing class to bring our school from $7.1 Million last year to $10.8 this year.
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Class of 2011,
a big Congratulations goes out on earning over 7.1 Million Dollars in scholarships this year.
• 97 Seniors are getting scholarship money to help afford either a 2 or 4 year college, university or technical school.
• 14 Seniors were offered a FULL RIDE to at least one School
• 145 students applied to 41 different Colleges/Universities
• More than 80 Students were honored at the NCHS Awards Ceremony bringing in over $80000.
A special thanks goes out the the Counseling Department, Teachers & parents for all your help in the Scholarship process we couldn’t have done it without you.