Scholarships and Financial Aid
Hello Students and Parents/Guardians!
Scholarships will be made available to Seniors in a variety of ways. Scholarships will be posted to our Google Classroom and on this page. A student may also request a hard copy of any of the scholarships listed below. Please contact me with any questions or if you need additional assistance.
Please note the following procedures as you select those for which you wish to apply.
Local Scholarships for 2020-2021 School Year
Elk's Lodge Most Valuable Student -- $4000 - $50,000
Living Proof Scholarship -- $500
Big Gator Fireworks Scholarship -- $250
Certa Law Group Scholarship -- $1,000
Kenny and Krystal Shipps Scholarship -- $1,000
Hagan Scholarship -- up to $48,000
MSBA Scholarship -- $1,000 *November 13 deadline* **Leave Name BLANK!**
AGCMO Trade School/College Scholarships -- $1,000 - $2,000
Masonic Scholarship Fund of Missouri -- $4,000+
Certa Law Personal Injury & Wrongful Death Scholarship -- $1,000
Cass County Health Foundation Scholarships
Dr. Darrell "Jack" Holley/ MUSIC Scholarship -- $2,000
Evergy/ Haines-Weber Scholarship -- $6,000
Hawthorn Bank Scholarship (Business or Finance) -- $1,000
West-Central Missouri Association of School Administrators (for education majors) -- (Instructions) (Application)
Grand River Lodge Scholarship -- $550
Cass Regional Medical Center Scholarships
Cass County Retired Teachers Association -- $300
Edwin V. and Louise Perdue Scholarship
Pat Baier Memorial Scholarship -- $1,000
Bates County Youth Advocacy Council Scholarship -- $1,000
Drexel Public School Foundation Scholarship
Bates County Youth Advocacy Council Scholarship -- $1,000
Citizens Bank Scholarship -- $500
Nationwide Scholarship Websites
Free Application Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
FAFSA Assistance
College Budgeting Assistance
Guide to College
Unsure of what to expect on the path to college? Here is a wonderful guide to help assist you as you plan for the next step!
Missouri Department of Higher Education Resources
A+ Program
The A+ Scholarship Program provides scholarship funds to eligible graduates of A+ designated high schools who attend a participating public community college or vocational/technical school, or certain private two-year vocational/technical schools. To learn more about if you are eligible contact Mr. Shipps.
Access Missouri Program
Access Missouri is a need-based program designed to be simple to understand, provide predictable, portable awards, and increase access to your school of choice. Your financial eligibility is determined by your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) as calculated through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Bright Flight Program
The Missouri Higher Education Academic Scholarship Program is a merit-based program that encourages top-ranked high school seniors to attend approved Missouri postsecondary schools.
Kid's Chance Program
This scholarship is available to children of workers who were seriously injured or died in a work-related accident covered and compensated by workers' compensation. A serious injury is one that led to a paid settlement or judicial award and is verified with information from the Missouri Division of Workers' Compensation.
Marguerite Ross Barnett Memorial Scholarship
This need-based scholarship was established for students who are employed while attending school part-time.
Minority and Underrepresented Environmental Literacy Program
This is a scholarship designed to assist academically talented minority and underrepresented individuals pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in an environmental course of study that will lead to employment in a field that is clearly environmentally related.
Public Service Officer or Employee's Child Survivor Grant Program
This program provides tuition assistance to certain public employees and their families if the employee is killed or permanently and totally disabled in the line of duty.
Wartime Veteran’s Survivors Grant Program
These grants are available annually to children and spouses of Veterans whose deaths or injuries were: a result of combat action or were attributed to an illness that was contracted while serving in combat action, or who became 80 percent disabled as a result of injuries or accidents sustained in combat action since Sept. 11, 2001.
