Dates and deadlines

Quickly:

January 31, 2011

This is the deadline for current scholarship applications for both the Alumni Association and the Class of 71 Scholarships. Be sure to get your application in! All the info on how to get an application is on this blog.

May 7, 2011

This will be the date for the Alumni Association's annual Plant and Bake Sale at the Sedro-Woolley Community Center Annex. Details will be posted later and will also be in our newsletter. You'll want to pre-order!

July 9, 2011

This is the date for our most popular event, the All-Class Picnic at Riverfront Park! Information on pre-purchase of tickets will be posted later and will also be in the newsletter. But get this date reserved on your calendar and tell your friends!!

To become a member, send $10 for annual dues or $100 for a lifetime membership to:

Sedro-Woolley High School Alumni Association
PO Box 509
Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284

be sure to send along your e'mail address and your graduation year!

SWHS AA vocational scholarship applications due January 31, 2011

Right NOW is the time to apply for the Alumni Association's annual scholarship program! Our annual program awards multiple scholarships to SWHS graduates - from any year - who are pursuing vocational education. Here are the answers to the most frequently asked questions, taken directly from the application:

Sedro-Woolley High School Alumni Association - Vocational Scholarship Award

What is a vocational scholarship?
It is a financial award to aid a student interested in a 1- to 3-year course learning a trade or skill.

Who is eligible?
Any Sedro-Woolley High School senior who plans to go to a trade or technical school.
Any Sedro-Woolley High School graduate who needs further training in their vocation.

Note:
Those who plan for a 4-year college degree are not eligible and should not apply.

Are there academic requirements?
A 2.0 grade average or better is fine.

What qualifications are considered for this award?
Your history, your financial need, your school activities, your work record and your ambition are all important.

What are my chances for getting this award?
They're GOOD! Meet your application requirements and apply!

Where can I get the application forms?
The SWHS counselors have forms in their office in the school library.

Or, write

Sedro-Woolley High School Alumni Association
PO Box 509
Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284

and we will send your forms.

DEADLINE for submitting the application forms for funding your 2011-2012 school year is
January 31, 2011.
Your application must have reached us by that date for us to consider you.

January 2011 general meeting

Our January meeting will be on Wednesday the 26th, at 1:00 p.m., at the Sedro-Woolley Senior Center conference room. Normally our meetings are on the fourth Wednesday, but the last couple of months of the year are the exception. So now we're back to our normal schedule!!

Come on out to the meeting and learn about our plans for the year. Scholarship applications are pending, our annual plant sale will be in May, and the big blowout event of the year, the All-Class Picnic, is scheduled for July 9th!

Your 2011 dues are due now - our membership year is the calendar year. So send them in - better yet, pay in person at the January 26th meeting!

See you soon!