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| Course Selection Guide 2024-25 | DownloadPreview |
| Curriculum Guide 2022-23 - Final Version 2.0 | DownloadPreview |
MATTHEW FITZSIMMONS
GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT HEAD
SCHOOL COUNSELOR – GRADES 11-12 (A-L)
KASEY GRIBBLE
SCHOOL COUNSELOR – GRADES 11-12 (M-Z)
RENEE CHERNIN
SCHOOL COUNSELOR – GRADES 9-10 (A-L)
RACHAEL PALKO
SCHOOL COUNSELOR – GRADES 9-10 (M-Z)
JOSEPH TOTSKY
MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELOR
7TH & 8TH GRADE
LISA JACQUES
MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELOR
SCOTT WILLIAMS
EVERGREEN SCHOOL COUNSELOR
TARA MORCOM
EVERGREEN SCHOOL COUNSELOR
| Scholarship | Criteria | Due Date | Application Location |
| Pennsylvania JCI Senate scholarship | The Pennsylvania JCI Senate annually sponsors a scholarship for senior students who are residents of Pennsylvania. We will be awarding two $750 scholarships this year. The applications of these two recipients will then be forwarded to the United States JCI Senate Foundation for consideration to receive an additional national grant of $1500 for those students furthering their education at a college or university or $1000 for those attending a vocational or industrial school. In the last twenty years, more than 20 Pennsylvania Scholarship recipients have also received one of these national grants.
The scholarship application is available on the U.S. JCI Senate website. Go to www.usjcisenate.org and click on “Scholarship Program” in the top header/drop down box for the link to the application. |
January 17, 2025 | https://www.usjcisenate.org/index.php/scholarship-program
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| Grey Towers Legacy Scholarship | The scholarship is open to graduating public high school seniors with a 2.5 GPA pursuing a career in natural resources, science, economics, ecology, social science, and/or education at an accredited 2- year or 4-year university, community college, or technical school. The selected student’s continuing education enrollment can be full-time or part-time. To apply, the student must currently attend a public high school in one of the following counties:
o Pike County, Pennsylvania o Monroe County, Pennsylvania o Wayne County, Pennsylvania o Sussex County, New Jersey o Orange County, New York |
February 2, 2025 | See Guidance for details. |
| Society of Women Engineers – Lehigh Valley Professional Section Scholarship Program
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Since 2001 a major focus of SWE-LV has been to distribute scholarships for high school senior women who intend to major in engineering at their respective college or university. Scholarship funds are provided by area businesses and all of the work for administration of the program is provided by SWE volunteers. Evaluation is based on academic achievement, extracurricular and leadership activities, an evaluation form, and an original essay. A one-time award of up to $5,000 can be granted to the successful applicants. | February 2, 2025 | https://sites.swe.org/lehighvalley/application/
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| Elks National Foundation – Legacy Awards |
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February 3, 2025 | https://www.elks.org/scholars/scholarships/Legacy.cfm#WhoIsEligible
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| PACAC Scholarship | The PACAC Scholarships are for high school seniors graduating from PACAC member high schools. This scholarship is intended to support a student’s goal of continuing their education. There will be one (1) Scholarship awarded at the $1,500 level, and four (4) Scholarships awarded at the $1,000 level. The top recipient receives the $1,500 Scholarship in memory of one of our PACAC founding fathers, Benjamin James. The other four recipients receive a $1,000 Scholarship. These are one-time, nonrenewable scholarships. | February 3, 2025 | https://www.pacac.org/pacac-scholarship
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| Blair E. Caboot Memorial Scholarship | The Northeastern Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NPCTM) annually presents a $1000 scholarship to a deserving senior student from northeastern Pennsylvania. The scholarship is in memory of Blair E. Caboot, a past President of NPCTM and mathematics educator in the Abington Heights School District and Keystone College. The scholarship applicant should excel in mathematics in high school and have future plans in a mathematics-related field.
Eligible applicants must attend school in one of the following counties: Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Susquehanna, Sullivan, Wayne, & Wyoming. |
March 1, 2025 | https://sites.google.com/ctclc.edu/npctm/scholarship-information?authuser=0
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| Horatio Alger Scholarships |
Be a United States citizen |
March 1, 2025 | https://horatioalger.org/scholarships-and-services/undergraduate-scholarships/?utm_source=Mailchimp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=2024+US+-+Salesforce+Counselors+Email+%231+-+December+9%2C+2024
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| R.E.S.C.U.E. Benjamin B. Stone Memorial Scholarship | Established by the staunch environmental organization “Return Susquehanna County Under Ecology” to recognize Benjamin’s courageous and life-long efforts that both halted threatening pollution to our region and established the Susquehanna County Recycling Center. Provides two post-secondary scholarships to high school graduates who write a winning essay addressing his or her past environmental interests and accomplishments and describing future plans to protect the environment. The delegated selection committee is responsible for selecting the recipient in consultation with The Community Foundation. | March 15, 2025 | https://community-foundation.org/scholarships/
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| Wayne Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Nursing Scholarship | The Wayne Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is pleased to announce we are able to again offer scholarships to a graduating senior pursuing a career in nursing and living in the vicinity of Wayne Memorial Hospital. Applicants must be applying for fall admission to an accredited nursing program and be notified of their acceptance prior to high school graduation. The scholarship money is a one-time payment to the student and/or their college/university where the recipient is enrolled. Amount still to be determined. | March 20, 2025 | See Guidance for details. |
| The Vanessa Joy Van Gorder Memorial Scholarship | This $2,000 scholarship is open to high school seniors planning to pursue a career in education or environmental studies. | March 21, 2025 | See Guidance for details. |
| The Hideout Sons and Daughters of Italy Lodge 3010 Scholarship | The details are as follows:
1 scholarship is available for $1000 Open to any senior of Italian descent that is enrolled (by senior night) in a 4 year undergraduate program or an accredited vocational school or tech school program.
Candidates need to submit a letter of recommendation and an essay:
Letters and Essays can be submitted to Guidance. |
April 1, 2025 | See Guidance for details. |
| Men’s College Scholarship | The scholarship is designed to identify and reward outstanding high school seniors who have demonstrated an ability to excel in the fields of academics, extra-curricular school activities and community involvement. The scholarship is available to any male, graduating high school senior who is enrolling in a four-year undergraduate college program that commences in the fall. The scholarship is awarded through the Foundation for Fraternal Excellence, a registered 501(c)3 organization. Current or future membership in a fraternity is not required. | April 1, 2025 | https://foundationfe.org/highschoolscholarship/ |
| Perry/Westgate Memorial Scholarship | Amount of Scholarship $1000.00
Contest is open to any student entering a 2 or 4 year college under an agricultural, conservation, or environmentally oriented college curriculum. If there are any questions regarding the curriculum you plan to study, contact the office. Some examples would be Animal Husbandry, Agricultural Engineering, Aquatic Biology, Soil Sciences, Parks and Recreation, Forest Sciences, Agronomy, Wildlife Biology, etc.
STUDENT MUST BE ENTERING FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE IN CURRENT YEAR.
The contest is open to Wayne County students only.
There is no discrimination to race or sex.
The scholarship is for one payment of $500 the first year of college and one payment of $500 the second year of college. Payments will be made directly to the school that the winner is planning to attend. Before the second payment is made the winner will be responsible for submitting a copy of the first year transcript and a confirmation from the college that the student is still enrolled in a qualifying curriculum.
The application is to be completed to the best of the student’s ability.
One letter of reference must be included with the application. The reference may not be a teacher or family member.
A one page, double-spaced essay describing future goals and objectives must be submitted with the student’s application.
A transcript of the applicant’s educational record must be included.
The school’s guidance counselor or principal must sign the application for the contest.
The judging is completed using the application and material submitted, and how much the activities and information given pertain to the college curriculum that is chosen. |
April 4, 2025 | See Guidance for details. |
| The Lackawaxen River Conservancy Scholarship | The Lackawaxen River Conservancy Scholarship is open to all college-bound twelfth-grade students who
The amount of the award is $500. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
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April 7, 2025 | See Guidance for details. |
| Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Chapter 114 Scholarship | All that is needed is a 3″ x 5″ index card with:
– Senior’s name – Name of their parent/grandparent that is a Disabled veteran (and branch of service), – High school’s name – Name of intended college, university, trade school, or military plans, etc. and along with proposed major/specialty.
We were forced by regulation that the parent/grandparent must have been disabled (military service connected) in some way. We DO NOT need you to send military discharge paperwork, Veteran Administration proof, etc. sent. |
April 28, 2025 | See Guidance for details. |
| Pennsylvania American Legion Scholarships | Many different scholarships are available. | Check website for deadlines | https://pa-legion.com/programs/student-and-youth/scholarships-program/
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To schedule an appointment for working papers, please contact Mrs. Kim Field via email at kfield@westernwayne.org or by calling the High School Guidance Office at 1-800-321-9973 (Option #1).
