COMPTON HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
"REACHING BACK TO MOVE FORWARD"
CHSAA 2010 Scholarship Applications Now Available
All Compton High School seniors are invited to apply for the alumni association's acholarships. The scholarships are awarded in three categories: Leader and a Scholar, Community Service, and the Most Improved. The submittal deadline is March 31, 2010. Click here to download the scholarship application.
Information on other scholarships is provided below the scholarship winners.
CHSAA Scholarship Winners
The Compton High School Alumni Association is pleased to announce that the following individuals were selected to receive scholarships:
LETTER FROM SCHOLARSHIP WINNER, VALERIE HERNANDEZ '09
Below is a letter sent via e-mail on 8/30/09 from Valerie Hernandez '09, winner of the "Leader and a Scholar" $1,000 scholarship from the alumni assoiciation:
Dear Compton High School Alumni,
This is Valerie Hernandez, the recipient of the "Leader and a Scholar" scholarship. I'm pleased to inform you that I've just returned from University of California, San Diego's (UCSD) OASIS Summer Bridge this past Friday. Due to that profound experience, I am sure of being ready for this next step in my life, the actual college life. I would like to say thank you for honoring me with your decision by awarding me with the scholarship. As requested, I've attached my proof of enrollment at UCSD. If any other information is needed, please feel free to request it as soon as possible.
P.S. expect updates on my journey through college.
Sincerely,
Valerie Hernandez
Other Scholarships and Financial Aid Available
If you have information on other scholarships available, please send the information to chsaawebmanager@gmail.com.
Harvard University Announcement
Harvard University announced over the weekend that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families will pay no tuition. In making the announcement, Harvard's president Lawrence H.. Summers said, "When only ten percent of the students in elite higher education come from families in the lower half of the income distribution, we are not doing enough. We are not doing enough in bringing elite higher education to the lower half of the income distribution."
If you know of a family earning less than $60,000 a year with an honor student graduating from high school soon, Harvard University wants to pay the tuition. The prestigious university recently announced that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families can go to Harvard for free... no tuition and no student loans!
To find out more about Harvard offering free tuition for families making less than $60,000 a year, visit Harvard's financial aid website at: http://www.fao.fas.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do or call the school's financial aid office at (617) 495-1581.
