Dollars for Scholars has cash for grads

Dollars for Scholars has cash for grads

Arlington Dollars for Scholars has announced scholarships for graduates from the Arlington School District are now available on-line at www.arlingtondfs.org. There are several scholarships with specific criteria and some without any specific criteria.

Applications must be postmarked by June 1. Mail to Arlington DFS, PO Box 43, Arlington, WA 98223. For more informaton call Valerie, 360-435-6707.

School retirees offer scholarships

June 15 is the deadline to apply for the Sno-Isle Unit 22 of the Washington State School Retirees Association's $1,000 scholarship to a prospective teacher. Candidates must be residents of Snohomish or Island counties, or enrolled in a four-year Washington university and accepted into a department of education. Applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Selections are based on transcripts, leadership, activities and essays. For information and an application, call WSSRA at 425-347-2719.

VFW offers $1,000

Arlington's Veterans of Foreign Wars 1561 has announced that four $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to some deserving seniors. Applications are available from Arlington Post Commander, William Morse at 425-232-8453

"This will be the fourth year for this post to award scholarships," Morse said.

"It has been a very humbling experience for us with the tremendous accomplishments of these young people."

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