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SPSF Hosts Style Show for Scholarships

April 06, 2016

Melony Ritter

Hot Springs, Arkansas – The Single Parent Scholarship Fund (SPSF) of Garland County will host the seventh Annual Style Show for Scholarships Luncheon April 14 at 11:30 a.m. at The Hills at Belvedere. style show modelsThe style show will include collections from Chantilly, Pink Avenue, Accessory Gallery, Grow, and Christi’s Boutique. Tickets are $30 per person and includes lunch courtesy of Special Touch Catering. The event will feature stories from two NPC students impacted by this scholarship and includes a silent auction, door prizes, and a cash wine bar. Proceeds will benefit the SPSC of Garland County. The SPSF of Garland County provides scholarships to men and women of Garland County who demonstrate financial need, are single parents and enrolled in a post-secondary educational course of study leading to a diploma, certificate, or degree. SPSF of Garland County scholarships encourage students’ success by providing financial assistance that can be used for transportation, child care, medical expenses, school supplies, books and fees, and housing.

SGA Hosts Spring Car Show for Scholarships

April 04, 2016

Melony Ritter

Hot Springs, Arkansas – National Park College (NPC) Student Government Association (SGA) will host a Spring Car Show April 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will take place in the parking lot of the Fisher Campus Center at 101 College Drive. This is the second annual car show event the SGA has hosted. Proceeds from the car show will benefit the SGA scholarship fund at National Park College.

GCSPSF Awards 2016 Scholarships

March 17, 2016

Melony Ritter

Hot Springs, Arkansas – The Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Garland County hosted a reception last week for students who were awarded a scholarship for the 2016 spring semester. The program was held in the Southside Student Center at National Park College. Recipients and their families were invited to attend. Dr. John Hogan presented opening remarks and several students shared their stories. The committee approved 17 students to receive the $750 scholarship award, totaling $12,750. Five of the students are first time recipients and all are full time students. 15 of the recipients attend National Park College and two attend Henderson State University.

Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Garland County Hosts Awards Reception

March 03, 2016

Melony Ritter

Hot Springs, Arkansas – The Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Garland County will host a reception Thursday, March 10 at 5 p.m. for students who have been awarded a scholarship for the 2016 spring semester. The program will be held in the Southside Student Center at National Park College. Recipients and their families have been invited to attend. Dr. John Hogan will present opening remarks and several students will share their stories. 17 students have been approved by the board to receive the $750 scholarship award, totaling $12,750. Five of the students are first time recipients and all are full time students. 15 of the recipients attend National Park College and two attend Henderson State University.

Oaklawn Foundation Awards Scholarship to Nursing Student

March 03, 2016

Melony Ritter

Hot Springs, Arkansas – National Park College (NPC) nursing student, Dulce Olivia Diaz was awarded a $1,500 scholarship from the Oaklawn Foundation for the spring semester. Diaz is 22 years old and the oldest of five children. She immigrated to the United States with her single mother as a small child. She is proud to be a first generation college student. Though her mother only completed a sixth grade education, she motivated Diaz to achieve her college degree. It is important to her that she set an example for her younger siblings and honor the sacrifices her mother made so she could pursue her dreams. Diaz has worked extremely hard to be successful in school while maintaining a full-time job to help with expenses. Once she began nursing school, the workload was too much and she had to reduce her work to part-time.

NPC Announces Van Davis Memorial Scholarship Awards

January 13, 2016

Melony Ritter

Hot Springs, Arkansas – The National Park College (NPC) Foundation announced the recipients of the 2016 Van Davis Memorial Scholarship today. Amanda Poole and Kelley Ryals were each awarded a $1,000 scholarship. Amanda graduated from Lake Hamilton High School in 2013 where she participated in concurrent credit classes through NPC. She credited Scholarship Coordinator, Matthias Elder with helping guide her through the scholarship process. Amanda hopes to complete a teaching degree so she can help students to “excel in life and prepare them for a better future.”

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