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The stage is set for the first Miss in America Scholarship Pageant scheduled for August 19, 2006 in According to Junda Morris-Kennedy, one of the event’s organizers, plans are in the works to present the Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Academic Achievement Award in honor of the Liberian president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, who fought through many obstacles to gain the position she has today. “We want our young women to know that with this education and this kind of determination, they too can be all that they ever dreamed of being,” says Morris-Kennedy.

The goal for this pageant year is to raise awareness amongst women, specifically Liberian women, about Ovarian Cancer. In the past 5 years, we have seen so many Liberian women lose their battles to Ovarian Cancer because they were diagnosed too late. They were not knowledgeable about symptoms of ovarian cancer and when they finally went to the doctor, the cancer had spread extensively and they were beyond the point of cure. » Read more after the jump →

a recent graduate from Augustana College, has been awarded an NCAA post-graduate scholarship. Johnson was a model of excellence in both the classroom and on the field of competition during his career with the Vikings. He was a four year letterwinner in both track & field and cross country, running for veteran head coach Paul Olsen. He was one of just 29 male athletes honored this spring by the NCAA.

Johnson made a stirring comeback from a leg injury that sidelined him for what should have been his senior season in 2005. Instead, he came back and capped off his career with a third place » Read more after the jump →

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Thousands of students spend precious hours writing essays, assembling portfolios, or pulling creative stunts in attempts to win a chunk of the $3.2 billion in scholarships handed out annually by private charities, companies, and service organizations.

But judges from those contests say the vast majority of them waste their time and suffer rejection because they ignore a few simple rules:

l Check your spelling and grammar before you send in your entry. Judges in the Op Loftbed $500 essay contest have said they throw out as many as half of all entries based on bad spelling or » Read more after the jump →

It was probably one of the last arm wrestling competitions County Court Judge Tyrie Boyer would have with his stepson, R.J. Nemeyer, before he heads off to college — or at least the last one Boyer figures to win.

“It took everything I had in me,” said Boyer, after squaring off with Nemeyer.

But the larger battle for Boyer and his wife, Lori, will be saying goodbye. Nemeyer is headed to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with one of the best scholarships in the nation in tow. Earlier this year, the Bolles School graduate was awarded the Morehead Foundation scholarship, the only Florida graduate to do so. » Read more after the jump →

he Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF), the nation’s leading organization supporting Hispanic higher education, has awarded scholarships totaling $25.3 million to Hispanic students for the 2006-2007 academic year.

“I am elated that our organization can provide so many Hispanics with the hope and the resources to follow their dreams to go to college through the generous support of corporate partners, committed individuals and private foundations,” said Sara Martinez Tucker, HSF President and CEO.“ These HSF Scholars represent a new wave of Latinos who will serve as the future leaders of America.”

The $25.3 million represent scholarships awarded through various HSF programs sponsored by » Read more after the jump →

By Frank Bolanos

Mr. Frank Bolanos is a member of the Miami-Dade School Board

If the Newark, New Jersey school board decided to issue “Little Black Sambo” as a third grade reader, how would that largely African-American community react?

Famed progressive educator Carl L. Marburger posed this question in 1974, when he said controversial schoolbooks in rural West Virginia showed the public school system’s “astonishing insensitivity to local cultural values.”

Those aggrieved local folks endured the insults, catcalls and jeers of the liberal elite until Marburger, a self-described liberal’s liberal, spoke up and gave them pause. Today, the Miami-Dade school board and I are being accused of censorship for our efforts to remove from school libraries “Vamos a Cuba,” a children’s book that paints a false and distorted portrait of life in communist Cuba. » Read more after the jump →

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects the growth of the Qatari economy in 2006 at 18.7 per cent, says H E Yousef Hussein Kamal, the Minister of Finance and acting Minister of Economy and Commerce.

In an interview with the July edition of ‘Qatar Today’, the minister, while reiterating that Qatar’s gross domestic product (GDP) will double by 2011, said: “Incidentally, this year, the IMF estimated the growth of Qatar for 2006 to be almost 18.7 per cent.”

As to why the idea of setting up the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) was mooted, he said: “We know there are good opportunities for these financial institutions to be located here in Qatar to serve us, but also to serve the region, and in due course cater internationally.”

“We will provide the same environment as in say London, New York or Hong Kong, but at less cost,” the minister added. » Read more after the jump →