South Carolina Honors College Writing Contest

Cash Awards: $1000, $500, $250

All finalists will receive

• lunch with the judges and tours of USC Libraries' Special Collections
• autographed books by SC writers
• editing by professional and academic editors
• publication in a USC Press young writers anthology

Judged by

• Pat Conroy, New York Times best-selling author
• Marjory Wentworth, SC Poet Laureate

How to Enter

In 750 words or less, writing in any genre or combination of genres (essay, short story, poem, etc.), answer the following question:

"How should we improve the state of South Carolina?"

Eligibility

• Open to South Carolina high school juniors and seniors
• Must be a resident of South Carolina

Deadline: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2014

For more information, visit SCHC.sc.edu/writing-contest.

 

College Visits this Week

College Admissions Counselors from Anderson University and Bob Jones University will be at SFCS on Thursday, October 16th.  Stop by the Library during 7th Period to meet the representatives and learn about these schools.  (Bob Jones is bringing donuts!)

Also, don't forget to check out the Scholarships Page on the blog.  We update this page with scholarship opportunities all the time, and there is a lot of available money out there to help fund your college experience.  If you need more information about any of the scholarships, visit us in the Student Services Office, and we can help you out!

Watson-Brown Foundation Scholarship

The Watson-Brown Foundation, a Georgia nonprofit corporation, operates one of the larges college scholarship programs in the state.  Students from eighteen counties in Georgia and South Carolina are eligible to apply for the Watson-Brown Foundation scholarship, including Greenville county!

Individual awards range from $3000 to $5000 a year and are given on the basis of merit and need to students who attend 4-year, accredited, non-profit colleges.  Watson-Brown Foundation Scholars attend over 120 different colleges and universities throughout the United States.  Scholarships are renewable for a student's first four years of undergraduate education.

Students must complete and submit this online application by February 15, 2015.  The 2015-2016 Watson-Brown Foundation Scholarship Application is available on their website: www.watson-brown.org/scholarship.

EVERY Shannon Forest senior should apply for this scholarship!  This is a great organization and an amazing scholarship, and we highly recommend that everyone apply.

Please feel free to stop by Student Services for more information about this scholarship or with questions about the application process.