Suburban students get $1,500 scholarships

Consumers Cooperative Association recently announced the availability of six $1,500 scholarships for high school seniors graduating in 2009. CCA is the sponsor of Consumers Credit Union, with offices in Waukegan, Mundelein, Round Lake Beach, Gurnee and North Waukegan.

Any high school student scheduled to graduate next spring can apply for one of the scholarships. The applicant or a parent or guardian must be a Member of Consumers Credit Union for a minimum of one year to be eligible for the scholarship. Applications are available at all five Consumers Credit Union locations and online at myconsumers.org.

To be considered, applicants must submit a completed application along with a nonreturnable photo; the photos of the applicants who receive the scholarships will be featured in an issue of CCU's newsletter, The Reporter. Applicants will be evaluated based on academic performance, financial need and leadership abilities, including community involvement. Winners must notify CCA's Scholarship Committee of the school they will attend no later that July 15, 2009.

Interested applicants should include their official high school transcript through their junior year, along with a copy of their first semester grades from the current academic year. Deadline for applications is Feb. 1, 2009.

For more information about Consumers Cooperative Association's scholarship program, contact Karen Jarrett, CCU's human resources manager, at (847) 265-5517.