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Scholarship Application Deadline Extended
Regional Office of Education Foundation offers eleven scholarships to Lake County high school seniors
GRAYSLAKE, IL – The Lake County Regional Office of Education Foundation, Inc. has extended the deadline for scholarship submission to June 1, 2020 in response to the coronavirus community health emergency.
The Foundation will award eleven (11) scholarships of $1,000 each to eleven deserving 2020 Lake County high school seniors.
The Board for the Foundation has asked each Lake County high school to submit one outstanding student’s name for consideration to be considered for one of the eleven awards.
Completed applications should be submitted by June 1, 2020. The applications will be carefully considered, and awardees will be selected by June 15, 2020. A committee for the Foundation is in place to review the applications after submission. Students interested in applying can contact their own district superintendent for a scholarship application.
“We believe that every child should have an opportunity to be successful every day, and extending the deadline allows for greater opportunity for our scholars.” said Roycealee Wood, Foundation President and Regional Superintendent of Schools.
The mission of the Lake County ROE Foundation is to support and enhance existing Lake County ROE programs (i.e., Regional Safe School Program & Attendance in Truancy Outreach Programs). In addition, the foundation provides scholarships to Lake County high school students to support their post-secondary academic studies and career goals.
“With many scholars and their families experiencing increasing challenges due to the pandemic, alternative financial support is paramount in making higher education and career goals a reality,” said Christine M. López, Foundation Board Member.
In the past, the foundation awarded ten scholarships to Lake County high school seniors that went on to attend the following institutions of higher education: College of Lake County, Dartmouth College, DePaul University, National Louis University, Northwestern University, Notre Dame University, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, University of Minnesota, University of Wisconsin – Madison, and the University of Wisconsin – Parkside.
About the Regional Office of Education Foundation, Inc
The Lake County Regional Office of Education (ROE) Foundation, Inc., a 501 (c) (3) organization, has been established to address the critical needs of the youth of Lake County, Illinois. The
mission of the Lake County ROE Foundation is to support and enhance existing Lake County ROE programs (i.e., Regional Safe School Program & Attendance in Truancy Outreach Programs). In addition, the foundation provides scholarships to Lake County high school students to support their post-secondary academic studies and career goals. Unique in its scope, the Lake County ROE serves over 134,000 students in 45 School Districts, 217 Public Schools, two Special Education Cooperatives, one Technology Campus, one Alternative School, and three Charter Schools.
