1. Class of 2017 Scholarship Update
Donna Clark
Coordinator, School Counseling Services
Leigh Ann Brown, Sheri Crigger, & Cedric Delbridge
District College Counselors
August 24, 2017

2. Huntsville City Schools Class of 2017 Excelled
Columbia High
4% increase in the number of students getting scholarships
One student with a Air Force Academy Military Appointment
Fine Arts scholarships are up by 100%
Grissom High
Current school total exceeds 2016 total by over $1 million
Increased over 200% in both Fine Arts and Other categories
Five full scholarships offered through JROTC programs; one student will attend USMA
Huntsville High
48% of students received at least one scholarship offer
Increased over 80% in athletic and business/technology/industry scholarships
Alabama’s first Global Citizen Year Fellow

3. Huntsville City Schools Class of 2017 Excelled
Jemison High
Current school total exceeds the 2016 total by 3%
Overall increase of 277% in Fine Arts scholarships
Athletic scholarships are up by 102%
Lee High
5% increase in the percentage of seniors receiving scholarships
45% increase in Fine Arts scholarships
One student received 12 scholarships from academic, athletic and from local organizations
New Century Technology High
67% of students received at least one scholarship offer
Over 250% increase in athletic, business/technology/industry and other scholarships
77% increase in fine arts scholarships

4. On Average, 41.5% of the 2017 Class Received Scholarship Offers
School
Number of Seniors
Number of Seniors Getting Scholarships
Percentage of Seniors Getting Scholarships
Columbia
176 49
28%
Grissom
416
178
43%
Huntsville
462
222
48%
Jemison 40
23%
Lee
164 66
40%
New Century 93 62
67%
Make a chart/spreadsheet: $$, # of seniors, # of seniors getting a scholarship, % getting a scholarship

5. HCS Scholarship Offers Came from a Variety of Sources
Academic Scholarships $41,820,290 (80.5%)
Athletic Scholarships $6,386,323 (12.3%)
Fine Arts Scholarships $976,959 (1.9%)
Gov’t/Military Scholarships $1,633,470 (3.1%)
Business/Technology/Industry Scholarships $149,450 (.30%)
Other Scholarships $1,008,423 (1.9%)

6. Scholarships Came from a Variety of Sources

7. The Class of 2017 Received Over $50 Million in Scholarship Offers
$ 51,974,915

8. Scholarship Offers Have Exceeded $50 Million for the Last Three Years

9. On average, Students in the Class of 2017 earned $34,952 per student in scholarship dollars!

10. Students Continue to Earn an Average Over $30,000

11. Our 2016-2017 Senior Counselors Were Instrumental in Helping Students Obtain Scholarships
Columbia – Janelle Jagielski
Grissom – Allison Hardt
Huntsville – Bob Watson/Lacrecia Waters
Jemison – Sabrina Oliver
Lee – Stephanie Goglin
New Century – Nancy Wolfe
HHS & NCTHS – College Counselor– Leigh Ann Brown
GHS & LHS – College Counselor – Sheri Crigger
CHS & JHS – College Counselor – Cedric Delbridge

12. We Are Proud of Our 2017 Seniors!