Class of 2016 Scholarship Update Donna Clark Coordinator, School Counseling Services Sheri Crigger & Cedric Delbridge District College and Career Counselors June 2, 2016

Huntsville City Schools Excelled in Scholarships for 2016 Columbia High Current school total exceeds 2015 by $1,102,862 One student has 15 scholarship offers Athletic scholarships are up by 600% Grissom High (176 seniors have received scholarship offers) Two student received three military academy appointments 12 National Merit Finalists 45% of the senior class has been offered at least one scholarship Huntsville High (193 seniors have received scholarship offers) Exceeded 2015 total by over $4.3 million One student attending USMA 4 National Merit Finalists

Huntsville City Schools Excelled in Scholarships for 2016 Johnson High Current school total exceeds the 2015 total by over $1.7 million Overall increase of 63% in scholarships Athletic scholarships are up by 1024% Lee High Academic scholarship offers are up over $1.4 compared to 2015 One student will attend USMA Prep School and will play football One student has received seven local scholarships New Century Technology High The current school total exceeds the 2015 total by $875,503 One Gates Millennium Scholar 47% of the senior class has earned a scholarship

40 Percent of HCS Graduating Seniors Have Been Offered Scholarships as of May 31, 2016 School Number of Seniors Number of Seniors Getting Scholarships Percentage of Seniors Getting Scholarships Columbia 221 52 24% Grissom 407 183 45% Huntsville 458 48% Johnson 156 47 30% Lee 203 70 35% New Century 68 32 47% Make a chart/spreadsheet: $$, # of seniors, # of seniors getting a scholarship, % getting a scholarship

HCS Student Scholarships Came from a Variety of Sources Academic Scholarships $44,184,495 (79.8%) Athletic Scholarships $4,099,366 (7.4%) Fine Arts Scholarships $831,150 (1.5%) Gov’t/Military Scholarships $5,624,306 (10.15%) Business/Technology/Industry Scholarships $79,350 (.15%) Other Scholarships $547,044 (1%)

HCS 2016 Graduates Set a New Record for Scholarship Offers $55,365,711

HCS Student Scholarships Came from a Variety of Sources

On average, students in the Class of 2016 earned $36,593 per student in scholarship dollars. This is the highest average on record!

Scholarship Totals Have Steadily Increased

Average Scholarships Earned Per Student Have Steadily Increased

Our 2015-2016 Senior Counselors Were Key to Helping Our Students Obtain Scholarships Columbia - Ruthie Whitman Grissom – Theresa Gurley & Erica Sidney Huntsville – Leigh Ann Brown Johnson – Audrey Smith Lee – Stephanie Goglin New Century – Nancy Wolfe CHS, HHS, & NCTHS – College & Career – Cedric Delbridge GHS, JHS, & LHS – College and Career – Sheri Crigger