Shelby County High School Counselor's Blog

Lhoist North America desires to support the community by offering a scholarship opportunity to graduating high school seniors.

The Lhoist North America Community Scholarship is available to students in the 2021 graduating class. A $1,000 scholarship will be granted to the student most deserving based on financial need, demonstrated moral integrity, involvement in outside activities and work ethics with a clearly articulated career goal.

A committee of Lhoist North America employees will select the scholarship recipient. Applications must be received in our local office no later than April 5, 2021. Students should mail or email applications and supporting documents to Emily Kelley’s attention at the address below.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Emily Kelley
Sr. HR Manager
East Lime Region

Lhoist North America
3309 Hwy. 31
Calera, AL 35040

O: 205.402.1517
M: 205.603.1615

emily.kelley@lhoist.com

Award Amount: $1,000

Deadline: June 30, 2021

Application: https://www.colvin-law.com/#scholarship

This Memorial Scholarship is established to honor the memory of our beloved mother Mrs. Ora Jones who passed away on March 30, 2011 from Congestive Heart Disease. Throughout her life she significantly impacted and influenced countless individuals by rendering sacrificial service. This scholarship is established with the following goal in mind: to help educate a child in order to motivate them to live out the principles modeled by our mother so that they can demonstrate a life of service by giving back and helping someone else along life’s journey.

Qualifications:

1. Must have an acceptance letter to either a 2 yr. or 4 yr. college or university.
2. Must have at least a 2.75 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale.
3. Must submit a 1000 word essay which depicts the importance of the scholarship and describe how they will use
   their education to give back to the community.
4. Must provide a cover letter with the following:
   a. Full name
   b. Address, phone number, email, and name of high school you will graduate from
   c. A brief biography about yourself

Deadline for entry: Friday, April 23, 2021
Scholarships awarded: $500-1,000 each
Applications may be uploaded to the Ora L. Jones Foundation website at http://www.orajonesfoundation.org

Each year the SCEA presents $1000 scholarships in two categories: student and member.  The student scholarships are awarded to graduating high school seniors who are children or grandchildren of SCEA members.  The member scholarship is awarded to an SCEA member who is furthering his or her career by seeking an advanced college degree in an education-related field. 

Attached are the applications for these two scholarships.  All guidelines must be followed correctly for the application to be accepted.  The completed packet of materials must be received by Friday, April 2nd at 3:00 pm.  No electronic applications are accepted.

These scholarships are only for active members of the Shelby County Education Association.  (Support personnel should contact Kenneth Dukes and/or Sharon Martin.) Please let Stephanie Triplett, at Oak Mountain High School, know if you have any questions.  

See the attached documents for important information for course selection for 2021-22!!! Be sure to select your correct grade level for the 2021-22 school year.

Shelby Emergency Assistance will be hosting a Career Choices seminar.

Tuesday, March 2
10:00 am – 11:00 am

Career Choices
~Identifying Your Work Values
~Identifying Your Skills
~Identifying Your Interests
~Aligning your career choice with your values, skills, and interests
~Job Categories
~Online Career Assessment and website

Emily Hines, M. ED.
Certified Workforce Development Professional
Alabama Cooperative Extension System
eah0047@auburn.edu
Office: 205-221-3392

Zoom registration link: https://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qcuqurDgoHtZBTTJwjy-advikOQDrxFn4

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