The Application for the Heritage Hour-A-Day Study Club/Elenore Patricia Alexander Scholarship/Bursary or Memorial Bursary is awarded annually to African-Canadian students who are descendants (either parent) of the Underground Railroad. The opportunity to receive a trust fund is also available.
Applications can be received in the guidance office. The deadline is Sunday, August 9th, 2015.
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Thursday, April 23, 2015
W.O. Mitchell Writing Prize
Contest open to students entering the first of any English Major of Joint Honours program. You must have a 70% admission average. You must submit a copy of your secondary school transcript and 1 piece of written work. Prize is $1000 (to be applied to level one tuition at the University of Windsor)
Deadline is May 22nd 2015.
MAIL TO:
Awards Committee Chair
Department of English Language, Literature and Creative Writing
University of Windsor
201 Sunset Avenue
Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4
Deadline is May 22nd 2015.
MAIL TO:
Awards Committee Chair
Department of English Language, Literature and Creative Writing
University of Windsor
201 Sunset Avenue
Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4
Homer F. Plante Creative Writing Awards
These creative writing awards will be offered to senior high school students in Professor Plante's name.
Eligibility
This competition is open to all grade 12 students in Windsor and Essex County.
1. TWO prizes for best poetry ($100 for 1st place, $75 for 2nd) and TWO prizes for best fiction ($100 first place, $75 for 2nd).
2. Applicants may submit up to 5 poems and/or a work of fiction (fiction submissions may not exceed 4000 words).
3. All submissions must be unsigned, but should include the writer's name, address, year, and school in a separate sealed envelope enclosed with the manuscript.
4. Since no submissions will be returned, applicants should retain copies of their work.
5. If you are also applying to the W.O. Mitchell prize c/o the University of Windsor English Dept., please note that each contest requires original works. Contestants cannot submit the same article(s) to both contests.
Deadline: May 22nd, 2015
MAIL TO:
The Homer F. Plante
Creative Writing Awards
Department of the English Language,
Literature and Creative Writing
University of Windsor
401 Sunset Avenue
Windsor, Ontario
N9B 3P4
Eligibility
This competition is open to all grade 12 students in Windsor and Essex County.
1. TWO prizes for best poetry ($100 for 1st place, $75 for 2nd) and TWO prizes for best fiction ($100 first place, $75 for 2nd).
2. Applicants may submit up to 5 poems and/or a work of fiction (fiction submissions may not exceed 4000 words).
3. All submissions must be unsigned, but should include the writer's name, address, year, and school in a separate sealed envelope enclosed with the manuscript.
4. Since no submissions will be returned, applicants should retain copies of their work.
5. If you are also applying to the W.O. Mitchell prize c/o the University of Windsor English Dept., please note that each contest requires original works. Contestants cannot submit the same article(s) to both contests.
Deadline: May 22nd, 2015
MAIL TO:
The Homer F. Plante
Creative Writing Awards
Department of the English Language,
Literature and Creative Writing
University of Windsor
401 Sunset Avenue
Windsor, Ontario
N9B 3P4
Looking for a Summer Job?
If you live in one of the following postal codes:
N9B, N8Y, N8R, N9A, N9C, N8T
You are likely eligible for the Summer Jobs for Youth program. The representative from New Beginnings will be collecting completed applications TODAY (April 23rd) at lunch in the foyer.
N9B, N8Y, N8R, N9A, N9C, N8T
You are likely eligible for the Summer Jobs for Youth program. The representative from New Beginnings will be collecting completed applications TODAY (April 23rd) at lunch in the foyer.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Windsor Pride Counseling
Counseling services will soon be made available (by appointment) on a part-time basis for youth, parents, educators, etc.
If you are interested in this program, contact:
Bob Williams- 519-973-4656
Executive Director
If you are interested in this program, contact:
Bob Williams- 519-973-4656
Executive Director
Run for Rocky 5k 2015
Canada's 2nd national GSA and safer space summit, OUTShine 2015 will be held in Winnipeg, Manitoba from Friday May 15th to Sunday May 17th, 2015.
Sponsor a student to represent Windsor at the OUTShine conference in the spring of 2015. $500.
Sponsor a student to represent Windsor at the OUTShine conference in the spring of 2015. $500.
windsorpride Community Members
Become an annual member of the Windsor Pride Community in order to support the organization.
By becoming a member, you'll be supporting:
- Anti-Bullying Awareness
- Run For Rocky
- SchoolsOUT Program
- After SchoolsOUT Program
- 17 Gay-Straight Alliances in high schools
- Official Pride Community Guide to LGBTQ-friendly businesses in Windsor-Essex
- Business-to-Business Program (to be launched shortly)
- SAFE Schools Program
By becoming a member, you'll be supporting:
- Anti-Bullying Awareness
- Run For Rocky
- SchoolsOUT Program
- After SchoolsOUT Program
- 17 Gay-Straight Alliances in high schools
- Official Pride Community Guide to LGBTQ-friendly businesses in Windsor-Essex
- Business-to-Business Program (to be launched shortly)
- SAFE Schools Program
windsorpride GSA Summer Program
This program is a bi-weekly annual summer program designed for high school students in GSAs to get together and gain support for the following school year. Student develop leadership, mentoring, communication, and marketing skills so they can collaborate with local community resources and learn a comprehensive social/political history of the LGBTIQ.
For more info:
Windsor Pride Office: 519-973-4656, executive.director@windsorpride.com, 422 Pelissier St. Windsor ON, N9A 4K9
For more info:
Windsor Pride Office: 519-973-4656, executive.director@windsorpride.com, 422 Pelissier St. Windsor ON, N9A 4K9
Sherron Hogan Memorial Scholarship Fund
This scholarship will offer an annual scholarship (minimum of $5000) to be shared among successful applicants. The recipient will be chosen based on the following primary criteria:
- The student must have experienced the impact of cancer either personally or within his/her immediate family.
- The student must be graduating from a secondary school within Windsor/Essex.
- The student must be accepted and registered in a recognized post-secondary program.
- The student must have limited financial resources.
The application deadline is Thursday, April 30th, 2015.
Send completed applications to:
Sherron Hogan Memorial Scholarship Selection Committee, 1409 Drouillard Rd. Windsor, Ontario, N8Y 2R8
- The student must have experienced the impact of cancer either personally or within his/her immediate family.
- The student must be graduating from a secondary school within Windsor/Essex.
- The student must be accepted and registered in a recognized post-secondary program.
- The student must have limited financial resources.
The application deadline is Thursday, April 30th, 2015.
Send completed applications to:
Sherron Hogan Memorial Scholarship Selection Committee, 1409 Drouillard Rd. Windsor, Ontario, N8Y 2R8
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