The Simon Property Group offers college money for local students.
The Limerick Post reported today that Simon Property Group, Inc. the owner of the Philadelphia Premium Outlets, is offering $1 million in college scholarships to students that live within 50 miles of a Simon mall. The Simon Youth Foundation, a non-profit division of the management company, offers scholarship money for at-risk students who plan to attend an accredited college, university, vocational or technical school. Students can win a one-time, $1,400 scholarship. One student out of all the applicants will also win an "Award of Excellence", which is a $2,500 scholarship renewable for up to three years. Scholarship recipients are evaluated on academic performance, leadership skills, school and community activities, and financial need. …
Alumni news from Spring-Ford High School.
Spring-Ford graduate Ryan White has gone back to school to train for a lucrative survey engineering field. He had four years of experience in land surveying locally, but decided to attend Penn State University Wilkes-Barre for higher education. White also recently received a $2,500 scholarship from the Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors for his work at Penn State. White was interviewed briefly for an article in the Times Leader: Third-year student Ryan White saw an opportunity to enter a field able to boast relatively sound job security – even in a poor economy. However, having worked as a surveyor for almost four years, White lacked the license needed to become a decision-maker in the field. A surveying engineer earns between $70,000 …
2:37 pm on Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Great Job, Ryan !!! You are a shining example for SF youth to find a career niche to be passionate about. Your family must be so happy and proud for you. more ›
Track & Field/Cross Country Runner Joe O'Such commits to Duquesne University
A young man by the name of Joe O'Such, a freshman, decided to go out for ninth grade baseball a short time ago. Four years later, a senior now, O'Such has decided to sign a commitment to run both track and field and cross country at Duquesne University. O'Such has received an athletic and academic scholarship to attend and will enter into a prestigious nursing program, which will be his major area of study. "I think he’s changed a lot since his freshman year," said his winter track head coach Danielle Stauffer. "He came in unsuspecting. The dedication he’s displayed over the years. The fact that I know he runs in the summer twice a day and prepares for the cross country seasons now. Deciding to run cross country, when he came out for …
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This year's event will take place at the end of March and will benefit both Spring-Ford and Pope John Paul II students.
For the past 11 years, the Spring-Ford Chamber of Commerce has worked in cooperation with the Spring-Ford Area School District to put on Spaghetti Fest - a community fundraiser dinner that works in tandem with the school's spring play, to raise money for scholarships to area students. In the past, two Spring-Ford students would receive $1,000 scholarships from the event. However, with Pope John Paul II coming to town in the 2010-11 school year, the Chamber decided to give two more students the opportunity - now awarding two students from Spring-Ford and two students from PJPII $1,000 scholarships. The event will take place on March 30 at Spring-Ford High School's cafeteria from 5-8 p.m. Cost to attend is $7 for adults and $5 for children …
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Stephen Eickhoff
12:45 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Funny you say that, because they approved the hiring of two officers yesterday. more ›