Scholarship Opportunities

Get an early start on requesting letters of recommendation. I would suggest asking teachers as early as possible in the school year. When asking, provide them with a copy of your resume to aide them in creating a very personal recommendation. If you are a member of a church, seek out your pastor or youth pastor for a letter. If you are employed, ask your employer for a recommendation.

This is due in Mrs. Pinner's office February 23, 2024. Applications will be available in November. I will add a link as soon as it is finalized. When available, make sure all parts are included:

• Completed application

• Resume

• Recommendation letters from at least 2 teachers (Must provide teachers a resume when asking them to write a letter for you)

• Recommendation letter from employer (optional)

• Essay

• One Official High School Transcript

• SAT/ACT Scores

• Required Signatures

FAFSA Night will be scheduled sometime in December or January, depending on when the form opens. Make sure that you submit the FAFSA to the school of your choice. This is the ONLY way to get Pell Grants, and colleges will not award you scholarship money if they do not have a FAFSA on file for you. Use your parents' 2022 tax information to complete the FAFSA at https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa.

If you have apply to more colleges after you complete your FAFSA, make sure you log back in and edit the section where you chose the schools to send your information to. Also, once you have made your school decision, you will need to either ACCEPT or DECLINE the monetary offers that have been made to you. Just because you qualify for grants or loans does not mean you will automatically receive them; do your part to communicate with the Financial Aid Office at the school of your choice to ensure that you have the funds in place to cover your college expenses.

We are working hard to get every one of our seniors to apply to at least one college. When you get your acceptance letters in the mail, OPEN THEM and READ THEM. Colleges award some students scholarships based on merit, meaning, your class ranking or GPA fall into a category that they consider worthy of a scholarship. So, they will offer you money to join their student body simply for applying to their college. Generally, there are directions given from the university as to how to accept these scholarships. If you have any questions about how to receive the merit scholarships that have been offered to you, call the Financial Aid Office at the school that has awarded the scholarship to you.

Please be diligent in checking for scholarships available from the schools that you want to attend. Double check the deadlines! There is absolutely no leniency on deadlines with colleges. You must be accepted to a school before applying to the scholarships that they offer. Here is list of scholarship information from various schools where previous students have applied:

Angelina College

Blinn College

Dallas Baptist University

Houston Baptist University

El Centro College

Kilgore College

Lonestar Institute of Technology

Mary Hardin Baylor

Northeast Texas Community College

Northwestern State University

Oklahoma Baptist University

Stephen F. Austin State University

Texas A&M University

Tyler Junior College

UT Tyler

(Updated weekly)

East Texas Community Foundation Scholarships (opens January 2024)

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (opens Feb 2024)

Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation

Hagan Foundation

Nacogdoches Republican Women's Scholarship

Ducks Unlimited

East Texas Federal Credit Union Scholarships

Urgent Doc Scholarship

Shelby Savings Bank

Texas Farm Bureau (Opens Dec 1)

Ray Stoesser Memorial Scholarship (Ag Majors)

State Fair of Texas

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

Daughters of the Republic

Bright Foundation

Nacogdoches American Legion Post 86

Nacogdoches Rotary Club

Badders Law Firm

Nacogdoches Junior Forum

Nacogdoches Board of Realtors

Nacogdoches County Go Texan

The Texas Telephone Association Foundation Scholarship

2024 CDL (Commercial Drivers License) Scholarship Application

2024 Stacy Spurr Memorial Scholarship

2024 Aggie Moms Club Scholarship

2024 Nacogdoches County Farm Bureau

2024 Deep East Texas Cooperative

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US Dept. of Education

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Chireno ISD School Counselor

Email: sandi.pinner@chirenoisd.org
Website: www.chirenoisd.org
Location: 901 Main Street, Chireno, TX, USA
Phone: 936-362-2132
Facebook: facebook.com/PinnersPricklyPress
Twitter: @SBlessed76

Chireno ISD offers career and technical education programs in programs of study. Admission to these programs is based on admission standards. It is the policy of Chireno ISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap in its vocational programs, services or activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. It is the policy of Chireno ISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or age in its employment practices as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. Chireno ISD will take steps to assure that lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and vocational programs. For information about your rights or grievance procedures, contact the Title IX / 504 Coordinator Heather Hagle, M. Ed. at: 936-362-2132 or heather.hagle@chirenoisd.org.

Chireno ISD ofrece programas de educación profesional y técnica en programas de estudio. La admisión a estos programas se basa en los estándares de admisión. La poliza de Chireno ISD es no discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo o discapacidad en sus programas, servicios o actividades vocacionales y brinda igualdad de acceso a los Boy Scouts y otros grupos juveniles designados según lo exige el Título VI. de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, según enmendada; Título IX de las Enmiendas Educativas de 1972; y la Sección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973, según enmendada. La poliza de Chireno ISD no discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, discapacidad o edad en sus prácticas de empleo según lo exige el Título VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, enmendada; Título IX de las Enmiendas Educativas de 1972; la Ley de Discriminación por Edad de 1975, enmendada; y la Sección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973, según enmendada. Chireno ISD tomará medidas para garantizar que la falta de conocimientos del idioma inglés no sea una barrera para la admisión y participación en todos los programas educativos y vocacionales. Para obtener información sobre sus derechos o procedimientos de queja, comuníquese con el Coordinador del Título IX / 504 Heather Hagle, M. Ed. al: 936-362-2132 o heather.hagle@chirenoisd.org.