Grants and Scholarships

Coveted College Scholarships News

Hendersonville home-schooler a National Merit ScholarMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:42AMAudrey Ward is one of 10 home school students to receive one of the coveted scholarships that will help pay her way to Samford University in the fall.

College Basketball: Top Rising SeniorsSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:14PMIs it fair that when we think of the best college basketball players we judge them in terms of their NBA potential? If they are truly great they must be able to hang with the best of the best and leave early. Surely if they are still in college they must have a bleak professional future. Last season there were several juniors in the top 50 scoring list. Most of them are unknown though as they ...

Prep schools dominate GSAT scholarshipsSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:17AMTHE gap in performance between the country’s independent and public schools was highlighted with the release of this year’s Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) scholarship winners on Thursday.

Memphis all-star team seeks elite titleTuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:00AMIt's quiet outside Independent Presbyterian Church, but inside the church gym, Youth of Memphis Competitors Association basketball coach Jevonte Holmes is sweating and barking instructions at his 17-and-under Amateur Athletic Union team.

Quinn, Mathewson find breakfast of champions, shoot 62Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:23PMNot sure what Terry Quinn and Skeeter Mathewson had for breakfast on Sunday, but I'd like to know.Quinn and Mathewson ran away and hid from the second flight at the Paul McGowan Memorial Member-Guest Tournament at Elmhurst Country Club.Their two-round

College Football Recruiting 2012: Ranking the Top 10 Recruiting ClassesMonday, July 11, 2011 @ 1:32PMCollege football recruiting is in full swing right now as teams prepare for the kickoff of the 2011 season and attempt to pick up verbal commitments from prospects who will be the building blocks of their respective programs for the next four years. Some teams have already come close to completing their 2012 recruiting classes, while some others are off to a slow start, but realize they have ...

Masonic lodge to mark 175 yearsFriday, July 8, 2011 @ 6:01PMALTON - Franklin Lodge No. 25 AF&AM will celebrate its 175th anniversary with a celebration, rededication and catered dinner at noon Saturday, July 16.

18 complete licensed practical nurse programThursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:48AMSTERLING -- In an early evening ceremony held last Thursday in the Dorothy Corsberg Theatre in E.S. French Hall at Northeastern Junior College, the nursing program held a pinning and graduation ceremony for 18 nurses completing the licensed practical nursing program.

Ex-Pearl River standout James Gillum looks to cap off junior college careerThursday, July 7, 2011 @ 8:20AMRunning back selected to preseason All-America list