Scholarships to Tri-State Students

By HUNG TRAN

The McDonald's Owners/Operators of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut recently unveiled a new scholarship program that will a ward $175,000 to students in the New York Tri-State area. Arching Into Education is an effort to help all high school students pursue their college dreams.

Arching Into Education offers three types of scholarships, including McDonald's Golden Arches ($1,000 to Tri-State residents planning to attend their first year of college), McDonald's United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Tri-State Scholarships (several $1,000 awards and one for $10,000 to a student demonstrating outstanding academic merit), and McDonald's GopselFest Music Scholarships ($1,000 and one $5,000 scholarship to students planning to major in music).

Students are selected on the basis of scholarship criteria. Applications are available at all McDonald's restaurants in the New York Tri-State area including local restaurants: in Norwood, 300 E. 204th St., 3430 Jerome Ave., 1625 Webster Ave.; in Fordham Bedford, 2614 Jerome Ave. and 372 E. Fordham Rd. The application deadline is March 31.

The Scientific Method

Visiting team Steven Choy, Alain Bernate and Jay Leblang
from Cardozo High School in show off their motorized contraption
which they named "Mission Possible".

Bedford Park's Academy of Mount St. Ursula held its regional
science fair on Saturday, Feb. 27. Pictured with Ursula principal
Sr. Mary Beth Read are Ursula students Deirdre Cosgrove (left)
and Caitlin Sullivan, who took third place in cell biology.

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