scholarships

Here's what's going on in school news in the ROMG area.

The Panthers, who play a schedule that includes several nationally ranked teams, are 12-4 and broke into The Baltimore Sun's Top 15 for the first time this winter. In their six years, all under coach C.J. Scott, they have never had a losing season and have sent eight players to college on basketball scholarships, and several others on academic scholarships.

News from schools in Baltimore County

Westminster American Legion hosts student oratorical scholarship program contest

McDaniel College announced it will offer a new $100,000 scholarship for high school seniors whose parent or guardian works full-time in K-12 education for admission in fall 2016, according to a news release from the college.

Six Howard County students were named as recipients of the 2015 Howard County Fair Association Educational Scholarships at the fair's annual stockholders' meeting on Oct. 27 at the dairgrounds.

Participating students must prepare a speech about some phase of the Constitution of the United States, emphasizing the duties and obligations of a citizen to the United States government.

Every year the Glenwood Lions Club awards scholarships to graduating seniors from Glenelg and Marriotts Ridge High Schools, the two schools in the closest proximity to the Glenwood area.

The deadline for all applications and supporting materials is January 15.

Two Carroll County Public Schools' students have been named Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program, which honors students who exhibit exceptional academic ability.

The 28th annual Howard Community College Columbia Classic Grand Prix, held Sept. 19 at Marama Farm in Clarksville, is Howard Community College's largest fundraiser. All proceeds go to the school's educational fund to provide scholarships for needy students. Since its inception nearly 30 years ago, more than $3 million has been raised through ticket sales, raffles and sponsorships opportunities.

Maryland Chapter AI of P.E.O. is holding a yard sale fundraiser at 235 Streaker Road, Sykesville, Sept. 12.

The Constellation STEM Scholars program will offer students from all around the Community College of Baltimore County an up-close look at the school's 5.1-megawatt solar project as it is installed this fall.

When Arbutus resident Brooke Ripley arrived at St. Paul's School for Girls as a freshman in 2011, she had no idea of the direction she was headed athletically. Eventually settling on rowing, Ripley is making waves on a University of Tennessee scholarship.

Launched by the Music in the Great Hall concert series, a new fellowship for pre-college level violinists, cellists and pianists offers scholarship, mentoring and performance opportunity.

Anne Arundel County education briefs

All winners are either members of CCFB or their parents/guardians are members and must be a full-time college student.

There are better ways to help Baltimore than free college tuition

Pentagon's bloated budget could yield the dollars to offer a college education to all

Scholarship program and Iran nuclear deal having something in common — utter foolishness

Creating a fund to allow city high school graduates to attend college free is an intriguing idea that merits further study

What would Baltimore look like if every city school graduate was promised a free college education?

This fall, as more than 20 million American college students prepare to return to campus, students who earned private scholarships should beware of a damaging practice in enrollment management known as award displacement.

Young women compete for $15,000 in scholarships.

Anna N. Teitt, of Finksburg, was recently awarded the 2015 Oscar Brothers Memorial Scholarship Fund Award.

Marriotts Ridge High School PTSA awarded four seniors a $1,500 scholarship in recognition of their commitment to the mission of Marriotts Ridge High School – exemplifying honor and excellence in all that we do. These students were chosen based on their essays describing their challenges and successes.

A $5,000 scholarship will be offered to Maryland youth who have/had a dairy project (any breed) and are enrolled in a 4-year college of agriculture program.

Franklin S. Gladhill, a Frederick County farmer who was a community leader whose philanthropic interests ranged from education and hospitals to scholarships and programs that promoted advanced agricultural education, died May 27 in his sleep at his Monrovia farm. He was 87.

Woodson was one of five students to be given $5,000 from the Ravens for school

Six scholar-athletes from the Baltimore area were among fourteen statewide honored at the Maryland Public Secondary Schools¿ Athletic Association¿s eighth annual Minds In Motion Scholarship Luncheon Thursday.

C. Milton Wright High School's Lauren O'Mara and John Carroll School's Tim Kutcher were named the female and male recipients of a $5,000 scholarship from the Al Cesky Scholarship Fund Wednesday evening.

Amanda Bilger says school has always come easy for her, but that doesn't mean she has breezed through Dulaney High School. Now a senior, she took the tough courses, helped the schools VEX Robotics Club qualify for three world competitions, sang in Dulaney's a capella chorus and tutored other kids at school. A newly named National Merit Scholarship winner, Bilger decided only at the end of April to attend Drexel University in Philadelphia in the fall. She has set her sights on a degree in

Taylor Bopp awarded $23,000 in merit-based scholarships from Lynchburg College in Virginia

NAIFA presents scholarship check to Carroll Community College

Fadojutimi and Hodge, both seniors, became the 76th and 77th recipients of the Charles Perry McCormick Scholarship. These two athletes were picked from a pool of 118 Unsung Heroes at 73 public, private, parochial and independent schools in the Baltimore area.

Caitlyn Battle-McDonald, a junior at Dulaney High School, was recently named a 2015 Carsons scholar.

he maker of a web application that helps students find college scholarships has won a business competition chaired by Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank.

Mark Evich, son of Jeffrey and Maureen Evich of Manchester, MD, has been awarded and has accepted a 4 year Army ROTC Scholarship to attend West Virginia University this Fall. The highly competitive scholarship pays full tuition & fees, an allowance for books, and provides a monthly stipend. After graduation Mark will be commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army for a 8 year service commitment. While at WVU Mark plans to dual major in History and Slavic and Eastern European Studies. Mark will be graduating from Delone Catholic High School in McSherrystown, PA this May. He ...

Seven $1,500 academic scholarships will be offered by The American Legion Gold Star Post 191 in Mount Airy.

When Tamara Medeiros lost her 16-year-old daughter in a car accident, she found a way to turn something tragic into an opportunity to help others. On March 20, she is inviting members of the community to join her in that effort by attending the Fashion for All Stages of Life fashion show and tea at the Career and Technology Center in Westminster.

Counties Four VFW Post 10076 of Mount Airy has announced its scholarship program

Hampstead Lionesses raise funds to help provide scholarships for NCHS students

The Rotary Club of Mount Airy will be awarding a scholarship again this year.