SHINE Homeschool Group, located in the Minford, Ohio area, is the first area homeschool group to establish a scholarship endowment fund at the Scioto Foundation. Misty Bailey, spokesperson for the SHINE group, said the scholarship fund gives preference to students who are members of SHINE but other homeschool students may apply. Interested students may apply […]
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The Scioto Foundation has announced the creation of the new Sharon Musser Scott Nursing Scholarship Fund, established by the Portsmouth native who has served the local area as a nurse and nurse educator for many years. To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must be a graduate of a Scioto County or neighboring county
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The Scioto Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of the Constance Burns Ackerman Memorial Scholarship Fund, created by her husband Marion Ackerman in memory of his wife of almost 57 years. To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must be a graduate of Portsmouth High School and plan to major in education. Preference
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The Scioto Foundation has announced the establishment of the new Just a Kid from Sciotoville, Katie Stapleton Scholarship Fund, created by Lori Stapleton Jenkins along with family and community members in the Sciotoville area. Set up as an Acorn Fund, the new scholarship will award $500 next year to a student from Sciotoville who doesn’t
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Written by Kay Bouyack The Scioto Foundation has announced the establishment of the Carolyn Locher Memorial Scholarship Fund created by Carolyn’s grandchildren Keely McGraw and Kyle Locher to honor the beloved West Portsmouth resident and long-time Washington-Nile School bus driver. The Carolyn Locher Memorial Scholarship is designated for the benefit of a student of Portsmouth
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Written by Kay Bouyack The Scioto Fou ndation is pleased to announce the establishment of the new Melanie Ogg Memorial Scholarship created by her family in memory of a woman who inspired and taught many people in the Portsmouth community. To be eligible for the new Melanie Ogg Scholarship, a student must be a graduate of Portsmouth
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Below is a newspaper clipping from the Portsmouth Daily Times published August 2, 1985. Since the mid-1980s, the Dorothy Knost scholarship committee has been awarding worthy music majors thousands of dollars. Last year the committee awarded 12 students a total of $34,000. This year, the committee will have $38,200 available to award. Graduates from a
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Written by Kay Bouyack The Scioto Foundation is pleased to announce the creation of the Niccole Chandler-Wright Memorial Scholarship, established by David and Debra Nourse Chandler to honor their daughter who lost a battle with cancer when she was 29 years old. A teacher at CAO Head Start, Chandler-Wright passed away on May 22, 2021.
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Attention students who are planning on attending college in the fall! The 2024-25 FAFSA is now open. You can fill out the application here: https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa Reasons why you should fill out the FAFSA: • Lets you know what type of aid you are eligible to receive • Some colleges require a completed form even for
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Written by Kay Bouyack The Scioto Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of a new $500 scholarship created by Dru and Bryson Canter, two brothers from Ironton, Ohio, in memory of their grandmother. The Sherry Canter Memorial Scholarship is the third scholarship set up through the Scioto Foundation by youth in the Scioto County
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