Indian Creek kindergarten roundup open online

TRAFALGAR — Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United School Corporation and Indian Creek Schools will host kindergarten registration online for the 2020-21 school year. Forms are available at indiancreekschools.com.

Students will be assessed at a later date and required to provide a birth certificate issued by the state/county of birth.

Students must be at least 5 on Aug. 1, 2020, to participate in the 2020-21 kindergarten program. A waiver may be requested for students who turn 5 between Aug. 1 and Oct. 1 by contacting elementary principal Keith Grant at [email protected]. The waiver will be determined during the kindergarten assessment.

If are unable to fill out this electronic Google form, email Grant at [email protected] to request a paper registration form.

State extends FAFSA filing deadline 

The Indiana Commission for Higher Education has extended the filing deadline for the 2020-2021 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) beyond the state’s original April 15 deadline. The extension is intended to ensure as many Hoosiers as possible can access financial aid in the coming academic year in the midst of challenges presented by the coronavirus.

Students who did not file the FAFSA before the April 15 deadline are encouraged to submit the form at FAFSA.gov as soon as possible. The Commission will consider students who file past the original deadline, however, limited funding is available on a first-come basis.

The extension applies to the 21st Century Scholarship and the Frank O’Bannon Grant. There is no FAFSA deadline for Hoosiers applying for the Next Level Jobs Workforce Ready Grant.

File the FAFSA at FAFSA.gov. Learn how to create a Federal Student Aid ID here and visit LearnMoreIndiana.org for more resources, including the information needed to file.

CRC closed, but still offering some services

The Career Resource Center of Brown County is currently closed to the public but still offering the following:

• Device and WiFi access
• Printing, copying and faxing
• Resume help
• Career coaching
• Virtual and distance learning for high school equivalency.

One-hour SCORE webinar and business consultations are available by phone and email. Call 812-988-5880 to schedule an appointment. For SCORE webinars, visit score.org/live-webinars.

Work One offices are also closed, but information is available online at in.gov/dwd/19.htm.

Evening classes for certified nursing assistant certification will meet Mondays through Thursdays, 5 to 9 p.m. for seven weeks beginning June 1. The class is free to those who qualify.

Call 812-988-5880 for more information.

Student member needed on state commission

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Commission for Higher Education is seeking applicants for a student commission member, who will be appointed by Gov. Eric Holcomb. The term will be July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022.

The student member is a full voting member of the Commission for Higher Education, a 14-member coordinating body for the state’s public post-secondary education system. Aside from the student member, the commission consists of one faculty representative, one representative from each of the nine congressional districts in Indiana and three at-large members.

To qualify, a student may be a full- or part-time undergraduate or graduate student and must be enrolled through the spring 2022 semester at an Indiana public higher education institution and live in Indiana.

Candidates for the student member position must submit applications, letters of recommendation and a signed agreement to serve by Friday, April 17. A committee will review applications and notify those who will be selected for in-person interviews by Friday, May 1.

More information is available at in.gov/che/4874.htm.

Enrollment open for 21st Century Scholars

Applications for the 21st Century Scholar program are being accepted. The program offers income-eligible Hoosier students up to four years of paid tuition at an eligible Indiana college or university after they graduate from high school, dependent upon financial need.

In middle school and high school, scholars are connected to programs and resources the help them stay on track for college and career success.

Applications must be received by June 30 of the student’s eighth-grade year. Scholars pledge to graduate with a Core 40 diploma and cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.5. They also pledge to abstain from illegal drugs and alcohol and illegal activities.

For more information on requirements for the program, visit scholars.in.gov.