Make the Most of Your Summer - Think Scholarships

Many students look forward to a relaxing summer term: no more reading, homework, tests or projects. However, the slower pace of summer can lead to boredom for some students. Don't let this happen to you! One way you can make the most of summer is to learn more about scholarships for the upcoming year. Below are a few places you can look for scholarships.

LWIT's Financial Aid
LWIT's Financial Aid webpage has a wealth of information on scholarships. Scholarships from the local, state and national level are presented in a list A-Z. In addition, the LWIT Foundation Scholarships can be found here. 

Opportunity Grant Scholarship
This is a grant program from the state of Washington. It is designed to help low income students in high demand pathways reach their educational and employment goals. Check to see if you are eligible.

theWashBoard.org
This site connects Washington students of all types with Washington scholarship providers….for FREE. Enter some information to complete your profile and let them find the scholarship opportunities that fit.

EducationGrant
This site has scholarship opportunities presented in various categories like private companies, for unusual situations, for those in the military, for non-traditional students, and for minorities.

If the deadline for a scholarship you found has already past, don't worry. Most scholarships are available annually. So, save the scholarship name and be prepared to apply for it during the next cycle.

Positive Affirmation for the Month of July

    

I never, ever, give up!

Boy Band Teaches us the Meaning of Bye, By, Buy

In the year 2000, screaming teenage girls could buy the hit song “Bye Bye Bye” by the boy band, ‘N Sync. (In case you don’t remember the song, click here.)

Did you see what happened in that sentence? There were three different spellings for a word that sounds exactly the same! However, those different spellings give each word a very different meaning.

The word “buy” means to purchase. If you wanted to buy ‘N Sync’s CD, you could buy it on Amazon or iTunes for a few dollars.

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The word “bye” means to say farewell. The lyrics of ‘N Sync’s song say, “I know that I can’t take no more, Ain’t no lie I want to see you out that door, Baby bye bye bye.” Whoever they are singing this song about, they no longer want to have this person in their life, so they are saying farewell or goodbye to them.

The word “by” has several meanings. It could mean near (e.g. I live by the shopping center.); or beyond (e.g. He drove by the college.); or the means of getting through or along (e.g. She came to America by boat.). In our music example, the song “by the boy band, N’ Sync” means the band wrote the song.  

Thanks for reading this blog. Bye!