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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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%
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5. 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%)

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

7. HCS Student Scholarships Came from a Variety of Sources

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

9. Scholarship Totals Have Steadily Increased

10. Average Scholarships Earned Per Student Have Steadily Increased

11. 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