Here are a couple of sites that help you with financial planning for that car, insurance, college or life.

Volunteer and community service opportunities:

Hanna Billington, Connections Mentor Coordinator, is actively looking for High School students who would be willing to mentor younger elementary students after school. Of particular need are Tamworth students. Contact Hanna at 447-2350 or Hanna@mwvschooltocareer.com.

Students needed to help babysit for children of parents who are attending Parenting programs. See Betsy Gemmecke for further information. Betsy@mwvschooltocareer.com

Volunteers Needed to Staff Temporary Children's Museum at Mt. Cranmore Volunteers can help greet visitors to the museum, help at the art project table and break down and load exhibits (Oct. 31st). Shifts are usually 2-3 hours, but we are flexible. To volunteer, you must be at least 15 years old, comfortable greeting the public and around children."Museum To You" will be open Wednesdays ­ Fridays 9am ­ 3pm; Saturdays 9am ­ 1pm from October 5th - 29th and will be located at Mt. Cranmore Ski Resort.
  For more information, please contact "Museum To You" Coordinator Paula Rais, at (603) 436-3853 or prais@childrens-museum.org

Below is a listing of current scholarship programs for your interest. Contact the guidance department for local listings.

1. BELL LABS FELLOWSHIPS FOR UNDER REPRESENTED MINORITIES http://www.bell-labs.com/fellowships/CRFP/info.html
2. Student Inventors Scholarships http://www.invent.org/collegiate/
3. Student Video Scholarships http://www.christophers.org/vidcon2k.html
4. Coca-Cola Two Year College Scholarships http://www.coca-colascholars.org/programs.html
5. Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships http://holocaust.hklaw.com/
6. Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships http://www.aynrand.org/contests/
7. Brand Essay Competition
8. Gates Millennlum Scholarships (major) http://www.gmsp.org/nominationmaterials/read.dbm?ID=12
9. Xerox Scholarships for Students http://www2.xerox.com/go/xrx/about_xerox/about_xerox_detail.jsp
10. Sports Scholarships and Internships http://www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html
11. National Assoc. of Black Journalists Scholarships (NABJ) http://www.nabj.org/html/studentsvcs.html
12. Saul T. Wilson Scholarships (Veterinary) http://www.aphis.usda.gov/mb/mrphr/jobs/stw.html
13. Thurgood Marshall Scholar! sh! ip Fund http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/sk_v6.cfm
14. FinAid: The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid scholarships) http://www.finaid.org/
15. Presidential Freedom Scholarships http://www.nationalservice.org/scholarships/
16. Microsoft Scholarship Program http://www.microsoft.com/college/scholarships/minority.asp
17. WiredScholar Free Scholarship Search
18. Hope Scholarships &Lifetime Credits http://www.ed.gov/inits/hope/
19. William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students http://www.apsanet.org/PS/grants/aspen3.cfm
20. Multiple List of Minority Scholarships http://gehon.ir.miami.edu/financial-assistance/Scholarship/black.html
21. Guaranteed Scholarships http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/
22. BOEING scholarships (some HBCU connects) http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/educationrelations/scholarships
23. Easley National Scholarship Program http://www.naas.org/senior.htm
24. Maryland Artists Scholarships http://www.maef.org/
25. Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship (for AA students in South Florida) http://www.jackituckfield.org/
26. Historically B! lack College & University Scholarships http://www.iesabroad.org/info/hbcu.htm
27. Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students http://www.beanactuary.org/minority/scholarships.htm
28. International Students Scholarships & Aid Help http://www.iefa.org/
29. College Board Scholarship Search http://cbweb10p.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/html/fundfind01.html
30. Burger King Scholarship Program http://www.bkscholars.csfa.org/
31. Siemens Westinghouse Competition http://www.siemens-foundation.org/
32. GE and LuLac Scholarship Funds http://www.lulac.org/Programs/Scholar.html
33. CollegeNet>! '> s Scholarship Database http://mach25.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/M25/index
34. Union Sponsored Scholarships and Aid http://www.aflcio.org/scholarships/scholar.htm
35. Federal Scholarships &Aid Gateways 25 Scholarship Gateways from Black Excel http://www.blackexcel.org/25scholarships.htm
36. Scholarship &Financial Aid Help http://www.blackexcel.org/fin-sch.htm
37. Scholarship Links (Ed Finance Group) http://www.efg.net/link_scholarship.htm
38. FAFSA On The Web (Your Key Aid Form &Info) http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
39. Aid &Resources For Re-Entry Students http://www.back2college.com/
40. Scholarships and Fellowships http://www.osc.cuny.edu/sep/links.html
41. Scholarships for Study in Paralegal Studies http://www.paralegals.org/Choice/2000west.htm
42. HBCU Packard Sit Abroad Scholarships (for study around the world) http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/packard_nomination.html
43. Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities http://ccmi.uchicago.edu/schl1.html
44. INROADS internships http://www.inroads.org/
45. ACT-SO bEURoeOlympics of the Mind> ">B Scholarships http://www.naacp.org/work/actso/act-so.shtml
46. Black Alliance for Educational Options Scholarships http://www.baeo.org/options/privatelyfinanced.jsp
47. ScienceNet Scholarship Listing http://www.sciencenet.emory.edu/undergrad/scholarships.html
48. Graduate Fellowships For Minorities Nationwide http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/list.phtml?category=MINORITIES
49. RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS AT OXFORD http://www.rhodesscholar.org/info.html
50. The Roothbert Scholarship Fund http://www.roothbertfund.org/schol