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CONSUMER EDUCATION
PROFICIENCY TEST: The state of Illinois includes in the requirement
for high school graduation that students take and pass a course in consumer
education or pass the state consumer education proficiency test. This
is a difficult test and few students pass it, but those who do will
not need to have the course in their senior schedules. This Test will
be given on Tuesday, January 27, 2009. Students may take the test
once during each school year until they are in consumer education class.
Students who are not currently enrolled in the class and who did not
take the October 2008 test are eligible as well.
Scholarship Opportunities
• The University of Illinois at Springfield is offering
scholarship opportunities for student. For rules, forms, and materials
visit uis.edu/lincolnforum/
• The Dekalb Elks #765 is offering the 2009 Most Valuable Student
Scholarship to students in the Dekalb area. Please see Mr. Lindley for
an application and visit www.elks.org/enf/scholars for complete details.
The deadline for this scholarship is January 9, 2009.
• The Illinois AMVETS is offering variety scholarship opportunities
to students in Illinois. Please visit www.ilamvets.org for additional
information and scholarship application. If you have any questions please
see Mr. Lindley. Applications deadlines for all scholarship are March
1, 2009.
• The Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of Illinois
are pleased to announce the continuance of their scholarship program.
Applicants need not be affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, but must be a resident of Illinois and a citizen of the United
States. Applications may be found at http://www.ioof-il.org. Applications
must be fully completed and postmarked BEFORE March 1, 2009. Please
allow ample mail time for delivery.
• The American Legion is offering scholarship opportunities. Please
visit www.legion.org and click on the scholarship link for some useful
information. For Illinois please visit www.illegion.org for scholarships
in the Illinois area.
• The Illinois PTA is offering scholarship opportunities. Please
visit www.illinoispta.org for more information.
• CISCO is offering scholarship opportunities. Please visit www.uca.org/committees/scholarship.asp
for more information.
• The PHI DELTA KAPPA Greater Northern Illinois Chapter is offering
scholarship opportunities to students who plan to enter into a teaching
career. Please see Mr. Lindley for application details.
• Senior females please visit www.deltakappagamma.org/IL for a
scholarship application and information regarding the Florence A. Cook
Scholarship grant. The deadline for this application is January 16,
2009.
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