<h4><strong>Roncalli students, staff collect toys for the needy</strong></h4>
Roncalli High School students and staff collected hundreds of toys and books for needy children to open on Christmas.
Students and staff collected toys and books for children ages 12 and under.
<h4><strong>YMCA enrolling basketball players</strong></h4>
Your basketball loving youngsters can polish their skills in a winter basketball league.
Baxter YMCA is registering students for their winter basketball league that runs Jan. 14 to March 11.
Practices are one day a week, with games on Saturday.
Registration is done on a sliding scale based on income.
To register or to get more information contact Ashley Chitwood, youth and adult sports director, at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.
Register online at <a href="http://www.indymca.org/baxter">www.indymca.org/baxter</a>.
<h4><strong>$2,000 scholarships available to students</strong></h4>
Johnson County REMC is offering two $2,000 scholarships to high school seniors planning to attend an Indiana college or university. To be eligible, a recipient’s parent or guardian must be REMC members. Applications are available from high school guidance counselors, at the REMC office at 750 International Drive in Franklin and on the utility’s website, jcremc.com. Application deadline is Jan. 31.
<h4><strong>Scholarship available for aspiring teachers</strong></h4>
Students who want to become teachers and stay in Indiana can apply for a scholarship. The Commission for Higher Education announced the Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Program, offering up to $7,500 each year of college for students who commit to teaching in Indiana for five years after earning their degrees.
The scholarship is available to 200 students across the state who either graduate in the highest 20 percent of their class or earn a score in the top 20th percentile on the SAT or ACT. After college graduation, students must get a teaching license and teach in Indiana for five consecutive years. Applications will be accepted through Dec. 31.
Students interested in applying need to be nominated by a teacher and submit the nomination form to the Indiana Commission for Higher Education.
