DSISD Summer Camp Expo
The Dripping Springs ISD Community Services Department will host a Summer Camp Expo on March 30, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The event will be held in the cafeteria at Rooster Springs Elementary.
Information on camps being offered this summer will be available. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet camp instructors and sign up to win door prizes. The first 100 children to enter the expo will receive a free T-shirt.
DSISD offers camps that encourage students of all ages to explore their passions. Arts/crafts, science, sports, computer-related activities, cooking, dance and many other topics are being offered.
Camp Venture is a full-day camp that runs from 7:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. throughout the summer. The day’s activities include playtime, arts and crafts, sport-based activities and more. Periodic field trips also are scheduled. Full-time and part-time (a.m. or p.m.) tuition options are available.
Registration fees are reduced by $10 if completed by May 19, 2017.
The DSISD Summer Camp Catalog is available at www.dsisdtx.us/DocumentCenter/View/284. It also is being sent home with elementary students on March 24.
WimDems offer $500 scholarship
Applications for the annual Jim Wright Democratic Educational Scholarship are now available to seniors graduating from Katherine Anne Porter School or Wimberley High School in 2017. Application forms can be downloaded from the WimDems website located at www.WimDems.org. Application Deadline is Saturday, April 15, 2017.
The scholarship is named for the late Jim Wright, who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Fort Worth for 34 years and served as Speaker of the House from 1987 until 1989. A much-beloved Democrat, Wright was known as the “pride of Texas and the nation.” He is remembered as a unifying leader who acted upon the courage of his convictions and never forgot Texas.
The Wimberley Democrats (WimDems) is an organization dedicated to educating its members and others on political issues concerning all Americans. We firmly believe education to be the means by which individuals can improve not only their own lives, but also contribute to society in diverse and tangible ways. WimDems offers this $500 award to a graduate of a high school in Wimberley without regard to religion, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or financial status.
Applicants need to fulfill the following:
1. Be a senior at Wimberley High School or Katherine Anne Porter School.
2. Plan to attend college or technical school the semester following his or her high school graduation.
The Application Packet must include:
1. A short essay detailing his/her views, opinions, and involvement (or planned involvement) in the Texas Democratic political process. Essay length limit: 250-500 words.
2. Three written references with contact information.
3. A one- page resume.
4. A transcript showing that the student has maintained at least a 3.0 GPA throughout his or her final two years in high school.
Completed scholarship applications should be submitted to:
Wimberley Democrats
c/o Jim Wright Democratic Educational Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 1866
Wimberley, TX 78676
PEC scholarships opportunity
As part of its ongoing commitment to youth and education, Pedernales Electric Cooperative is offering $100,000 in scholarships to eligible high school and home-schooled seniors in its service area. Applications for the 2017 school year are now available at pec.coop/scholarships. Scholarships will range from $2,500 to $10,000. The funds can be used to pay expenses at any accredited university, college, junior college, technical school or trade school. Recipients will be selected based on their applications, including an essay, academic performance, community involvement, extracurricular activities and financial need.
This year’s essay prompt asks students: What are some of the biggest challenges teenagers see in their community? What changes or programs would you implement to improve the community in which you live? PEC will also be offering a PEC Rodeo Team Scholarship that awards tools and full tuition to the Northwest Lineman College.
Each scholarship recipient must be at the 12th grade level through public, private or home-schooled education, and their parent or legal guardian must be a PEC member. Applications are judged by an independent panel. All scholarship materials must be submitted online by Friday, March 24. Learn more at pec.coop/scholarships.
