Scholarship News

Monthly Scholarship List

Central’s Scholarship Procedures

1.      Central’s local Scholarship list starts every October. In the beginning most scholarships are national online searches. At this time most seniors are applying for college and any institutional scholarships that they meet the eligibility requirements.  

2.     The majority of the scholarships will be on the list from December and run through March. The list will get bigger throughout the school year. 

3.    The list itself is just a brief description of each scholarship. Any scholarship that is a local scholarship or that is brought to the counseling office’s attention is added to the list.

4.     If there is a website available, it is listed so the student can investigate further if needed as well as print out the application or apply online.

5.     The list is updated at the beginning of each month when new scholarships are added and expired ones are removed. The list will also be posted on the school’s website and is linked above under Monthly Scholarship List. It will be posted in the Class’s google classroom for seniors that is ran by Miss Lohman. 

6.     The Committee to Support Central currently acts as a steward for the following scholarship funds. These scholarships are each awarded annually to deserving C.C.H.S students in order to assist them in their post-secondary pursuits & objectives. The CSC supported scholarships will be spread out on the monthly list starting in January. They will not be available until posted on the list. 

•      The John Westendorf Memorial Scholarship

•      The Blake Thole Memorial Football Scholarship

•      The Silver Cougars Educational Scholarship

•     The Kathy McCoy Memorial Scholarship

•      The Purple-Illini Scholarship

•      The Cougar Pride Scholarship

•      CCHS Alumni Scholarship

•       Allen Warnecke Memorial Scholarship

•       Luke Korte Memorial Scholarship

•       Jake Arter Memorial Scholarship

•      "Speedy" Benhoff Memorial Scholarship 

•        The Kevin Meyer Leadership Award

•        Brennan Schroeder Memorial Scholarship 

7. Other scholarships that are Central specific scholarships through organizations other than the Committee to Support Central. These will also be spread out on the monthly list starting in January. 

• Central Community Education Association (CCEA)

• Swing for Sydney & Sydney Irizarry Memorial Scholarships

• Breese Lions Vince Chawgo Memorial Scholarship

• Clinton County Electric Scholarship

8.      The list is by no means all-inclusive as there are new scholarships that are developed every year. Please remember that you should never have to pay money to assist you in finding scholarships. Parents should always check with your place of employment to see if there is a scholarship through the company. 

9.     If there are ever any scholarships available for underclassmen, they are put directly in the daily announcements for all students.