Career Center
About Our Career Center: Our Career Center is an integral component of the Guidance Department, and is the hub of post high school preparation for the school. It is a resource for information on everything from careers to colleges to scholarships. Students can receive information about careers, vocational schools, colleges, financial aid, and standardized testing. Students and their parents are encouraged to visit the Career Center often to take advantage of all of the resources it had to offer. The Career Center Advisor works with the students, parents, teachers, administrators and the community.
Additional Scholarship and Career Information
Scholarships SMC, CC, ChC | 2009 Horatio Alger Scholarship | | To be considered for this scholarship, students must be a full time high school senior and intend to pursue a bachelor’s degree at an accredited institution. You may start your studies at a two-year institution and then transfer to a four-year institution. Students must have financial need, preferably $50,000 or lower adjusted gross income per family, have a minimum GPA of 2.0 and be a US citizen. Applications are due by October 30, 2009. | Amount: $2,500 - $20,000 | Deadline: October 30, 2009 |
SMC, CC, ChC | Coca-Cola Scholars Program | | Applicants must be high school seniors, be a U.S. citizen, planning to pursue a degree at an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution and have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher at the end of their junior year. Children and grandchildren of employees, officers or owners of Coca-Cola bottling companies, The Coca-Cola Company, Company divisions or subsidiaries are not eligible. | Amount: $10,000 to $20,000 (250 awards – renewable) | Deadline: October 31, 2009 |
SMC, CC, ChC | Burger King Scholars Program | | Students must be a high school senior, maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher, work part-time an average of 15 hours per week, demonstrate financial need and plan to enroll in a two or four year college, university, vocational/technical school. Students do NOT have to be employed at a Burger King restaurant to be eligible for a scholarship. | Amount: $1,000 | Deadline: February 2, 2009 |
SMC, CC, ChC | Oh, the Places You’ll Go! College Scholarship Program | Oh, the Places You’ll Go! College Scholarship Program, c/o Random House Children’s Books, 1745 Broadway, Mail-Drop 10-3, New York, NY 10019 | Applicants must be a high school senior, must submit an original literary composition submitted in personal essay/memoir format, typed, double spaced and no longer than one page (500 words). Only one entry per applicant. Essay question: Dr. Seuss’s Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Delivers an important message about the chances and the troubles that life presents. Thinking about the book Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, what kinds of opportunities and challenges do you think your education will present in the future? | Amount: $5,000 | Deadline: February 15, 2010 |
SMC, ChC, CC | Wendy’s High School Heisman Scholarship | Archie Griffin, National Spokesperson, Wendy’s High School Heisman Award, www.wendysheisman.com | Applicants must be high school seniors, have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and participate in at least one sponsored sport. | Amount: $5 - $500 | Deadline: October 1, 2009 |
SMC, ChC, CC | 2009 Prudential Spirit of Community Award | | Applicants must in grades 9 through 12, has engaged in volunteer activity that has occurred at least in part after September 1, 2007, and complete online application form. | Amount: $1,000 | Deadline: October 31, 2008 |
SMC, ChC, CC | AXA Achievement Scholarship | | Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident, be a current high school senior who plan to enroll full-time in an accredited two-year or four-year college or university by fall 2010, demonstrate ambition and self-drive as evidenced by outstanding achievement in an activity in school, the community or the workplace and be recommended by an unrelated adult who can attest to the student’s achievements. | Amount: $10,000 or $25,000 | Deadline: December 15, 2009 |
SMC, ChC, CC | National Co-Op Scholarship | | Applicant must be a high school senior with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale and completed all the required admissions applications material and be accepted for the 2010-2011 academic year at one of the National Commission Partner Institutions (Drexel University, Johnson & Wales University, Kettering University, Pace University, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Cincinnati, University of Toledo, Wentworth Institute of Technology. | Amount: $24,000 - $30,000 | Deadline: February 10, 2010 |
SMC, ChC, CC | Washington Crossing Foundation Scholarship | | Competition is open to all high school seniors who are U.S. citizens and are planning careers of service to the United States in local, state, or federal government. Students must write a one page essay and be recommended by the high school principal or guidance counselor. Applicant must also submit transcripts and test scores. | Amount: $1,000 - $7500 | Deadline: January 15, 2010 |
SMC, CC, ChC | George Craggs Hopkins Visual Arts Scholarship Award | Lynne Morgan Smoot, 301-475-5511, ext 112 | Applicant must be a high school senior, resident of St. Mary’s County, have a GPA of 3.0 in art courses and GPA of 2.0 overall, two years in visual arts coursework (one year in upper level work), community service with fine arts emphasis, four letters of reference, submit personal essay, have two entries in the GFWC Women’s Club of St. Mary’s Youth Art Contest, submit resume, a picture and a short bio for a press release. Applicant must submit a portfolio with a total of 15 different pieces of artwork. Applications will be accepted for the following categories, painting, drawing, sculpture, or photography. | Amount: $5,000 (One to each public high school in St. Mary’s County) | Deadline: January 20, 2010 |
SMC. CC, Chc | Patuxent Dental Scholarship | Patuxent Dental Society, Heather Friedrich, Patuxent Dental Society, 27015 Erin Drive, Mechanicsville, MD, 301-884-7506, pdsdirector@hotmail.com | Applicant must be a full-time student enrolling in a full-time accredited school of dental hygiene or other dental care curriculum offering a course of student leading to the licensure as a Dental Hygienist or Dentist. Must be a resident of Maryland for at least one year. | Amount: | Deadline: April 15, 2010 |
SMC. CC, Chc | Maryland Commission for Women | | The MD Commission for Women, the MD Department of Education, and the Friends of the MD Commissin for Women are seeking recommendations of outstanding young women from MD, in grades 7-12. If you are interested in receiving a nomination, please bring Mrs. White a detailed list of community service and academic information. | Amount: | Deadline: February 19, 2010 |
SMC | Elks 2010 "Most Valuable Student" Scholarship | Merrie Beth Nauman, Elks Scholarship Chair, merribeth@gmail.com, 240-237-8596, 48297 Keel Drive, Lexington Park, Maryland 20653 | St. Mary's County high school graduate. Based on scholarship, leadership, financial need. Applications are available through the high school guidance office/career center. Fillable application available at www.elksshare.org/forms/2010MVSAApplicationFillable.pdf. Do not send application to address on the form. Please send to address listed above. | Amount: Various amounts awarded at local, state and national levels | Deadline: November 20, 2009 (deadline extended) |
SMC | KFC Colonel’s Scholarship | | Applicants must be high school seniors, maintain a cumulative gpa of 2.75 or higher plan to enroll in a public, in-state college or university, pursue a bachelor’s degree and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. | Amount: $5,000 (renewable for four years) | Deadline: Available December 1, 2009 through February 10, 2010. |
SMC, ChC, CC | Gates Millennium Scholarship | | Applicants must be African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American or Hispanic American, U.S. citizen, cumulative GPA of 3.3, enrolling as a full-time student in an accredited college or university, have demonstrated leadership through participation in community service, extracurricular or other activities, and meet the Federal Pell Grant eligibility criteria. Applications available online at www.gmsp.org. | Amount: | Deadline: Online submissions by January 11, 2010 at 11:59 ESP Paper submissions postmarked by January 11, 2010 |
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Who’s Our Career Center Advisor? Mrs. Chris White
Phone #: (301) 475-0215
E-mail: cmwhite@smcps.org Our Career Center Advisor: - Is available full-time in the Career Center to assist students in career and college research and works with individuals and groups of students in completing class assignments related to career research.
- Administer career assessment surveys.
- Meets with students and parents to provide college, career and financial aid/scholarship information.
- Meets with students individually and in groups to discuss college/career options.
- Provides registration information and practice materials for the SAT and ACT. Provides resources on college/career selection, financial aid and specific guidelines for exploring post high school options.
- Coordinates college, military, trade/technical visitation programs.
- Provide resources (books and brochures) for post high school career or educational options.
Available in the Career Center: - Scholarship information and applications
- College information and applications
- College visitations sign up and scheduling
- College information and lookup
- SAT/ACT preparation and information, Military recruiting, ASVAB and ROTC
- Provide student transcripts
Feeling out of the loop? Want more information?
We’d love to talk with you! Just e-mail Mrs. Chris White at cmwhite@smcps.org with you and your student’s name, along with your student's grade, and your phone number.
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