Monthly Update


	Scholarship Deadlines August 1, 2005 - Deadline to apply for the NSHSS/Presidential Classroom Scholarship: Application This is a $750 college scholarship competition for NSHSS members who have attended an NSHSS program. November 30, 2005 - Deadline to apply for NSHSS Academic Scholarships online in the member area of the website. See information at www.nshss.org/scholarships NEW Scholarship - Projects Abroad http://www.projects-abroad.org/ December 31, 2005 - Deadline to apply for free Projects Abroad program scholarship. Projects Abroad and The National Society of High School Scholars have teamed up to offer a scholarship for up to a three month placement in any of Projects Abroad's 16 destination countries, including but not limited to Russia, Peru, South Africa, China, and Thailand The scholarship is open to any member of the NSHSS-- for more information see www.nshss.org/scholarships "We are excited to continue expanding our relationship with the NSHSS - it is a pleasure to work with an organization that shares so many of our values. We both believe that young people can play a positive role in the world, encourage development in one another, and push themselves to remarkable levels of maturity and insight. All that they need is a chance to do so." -Tom Pastorius, Vice President of Projects Abroad. Please visit FastWeb to search for more scholarships. The members-only site of the NSHSS also has other scholarship resources.

	Academic Paper Winners 2005 We are pleased to announce this year's Academic Paper Award winners. We received hundreds of outstanding entries, and these recipients made the final cut. Topics ranged from literature, to philosophy, to history, to stem cell research and more. Congratulations to our 2005 winners.

	NSHSS thanks all outgoing Student Council for their advice and support. We are happy that four of our most active members have agreed to stay on as college mentors: Kinbo Lee, UCLA; Anya Rasulova, Brown; Katherine Van Schaik, Harvard: and Shambrekia' Wise, the University of Arkansas. Our 2005-06 Student Council will be introduced in the summer edition of the "Scholar's Journal," a back-to-school issue which will be posted next month.

	Mihiri Tillakaratne, a class valedictorian at Grover Cleveland High School in Reseda, California, has agreed to share her graduation speech with our membership. She is also a recent recipient of an NSHSS Academic Paper Award. She is has just left for Sri Lanka for volunteer work and will be attending Harvard in the fall. Graduation Speech Mihiri Uthpala Tillakaratne June 23, 2005 Here we are, about to start the rest of our lives. Look at us, we're adults, and we're going to go out there and get into all sorts of wonderful mayhem. But you know what? It won't be easy there will be obstacles. Life is going to throw so much at us. And there are times when the obstacles we have to face may feel too great for us too handle. There may be times when we don't know what to do. We can't go on Google to find the answers. We have to be our own search engines. We have to be the navigators of our own lives, and steer ourselves through the problems, no matter what. Click here to read more...

	Check out NSHSS partners For more information on NSHSS partners and member benefits they provide, please visit our Partners Page. My College Guide My College Guide, a publication geared toward high-ability, college-bound high school students who have just begun their college search. The publishers will provide members of NSHSS with a free copy, either in a print or electronic format, of its next edition upon request. Members can begin their college search now by exploring the My College Guide web site at http://www.mycollegeguide.org/ and by requesting FREE college information online at: http://www.mycollegeguide.org/request. There is plenty of useful advice including senior pitfalls, college advice from admissions professionals, and planning for all aspects of college life.

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Austin Johnson Afton, Tennessee Chuckey-Doak High School
"When we show our respect for other living things, they respond with respect for us." -Arapaho proverb

Judith Imperial Bensalem, Pennsylvania Bensalem High School
"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe." - Anatole France

Trisstar Oliver Lithia Springs, Georgia Lithia Springs High School
"Women are not inherently passive or peaceful. We're not inherently anything but human." - Robin Morgan

Alexandria Schofield Dearborn, Michigan Edsel Ford High School
"Never leave your room without a 'smile,' but if you do, you better go back and get it."

Carin T. Van Dyke St. Charles, Iowa Interstate 35 High School
"Make the most of what you have. It is later than you think."

Save big now through August 15, 2005! Take advantage of our hottest savings of the year on cool, official NSHSS wearables (including our new "Class Act" T-shirts), recognition items, collectibles, gifts, and more. Plus, receive a free NSHSS notepad and an NSHSS decal with each order. That's $7 in free items with each order! Visit our Member Store - NSHSS Scholar's store - and check out our selection of new t-shirts and recognition items, available only to members. Shop in the member section of the web site or print out an order form


	Scholar's Think Tank The Voice of Youth "The Scholar" -- Who will win a free ride to college? Question: If given the opportunity, would you compete on a reality TV show for a college scholarship? Click the red check mark to answer. Last month, we invited students to take a little time from busy summer schedules to check out "The Scholar," a new reality TV show in which 10 star students from disadvantaged backgrounds compete for a full college scholarship and to vote on the likely winner. To catch up on the competition and contestants, visit http://abc.go.com/primetime/scholar/index.html. Our members this past month picked contestant Amari to win, followed by a 3-way tie among Alyssa, Melissa, and Scot. "The Scholar" finale aired on ABC on Monday--and the winner is Melissa. Congratulations to NSHSS member Hasani Wheat, of Kennedy High School in Cleveland, Ohio, who won a free t-shirt in a drawing of those who correctly guessed the winner.