The briefs

Concert to benefit NIU scholarships

Prospect High School's Chamber and Varsity Choirs will perform a concert titled "…And the Light" at 2 p.m. Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights. A free-will offering will be collected, with all proceeds going to the NIU Feb. 14 Student Scholarship Fund.

For the past two years, Prospect High School choirs have participated in Northern Illinois University's Choir Day held in the fall. This event has given these Prospect High School students a chance to work directly with university faculty and NIU students, bringing the tragedy of the Feb. 14 events closer to home. Call Ken Whitney, (847) 718-5364.

St. Emily hosts fashion show

St. Emily's Women's Club is presenting this year's fashion show "Springtime in Paris" April 11 at the Cotillion in Palatine. Tickets are $40. Menu choices are chicken breast a la champagne or whitefish with lemon and butter sauce. Also includes special raffle, mystery raffle and split the pot. Fashions by Fashions with Flair. For tickets contact Darlene Malloy at (847) 577-2767. Deadline is today.

Sign up for softball leagues soon

The last chance to sign up teams for River Trails Park District summer softball leagues is April 10. Men's 16-inch leagues are Mondays, Tuesdays or Thursdays, women's 16-inch is Wednesdays and coed 14-inch is on Fridays. For details, call Vance at (847) 255-1200.

MacArthur alumni can get scholarship

The William P. Caputo Scholarship Fund will award a $1,000 scholarship to a District 23 graduate this June.

High school seniors who graduated from MacArthur Middle School in Prospect Heights and are going on to a university, college, vocational, technical or training school are invited to apply for the scholarship.

Applications are available at the college placement offices of Hersey, Wheeling, and Saint Viator high schools and online at d23.org. Submit applications to District 23, 700 N. Schoenbeck Road, Prospect Heights, IL 60070, to the attention of the Scholarship Committee by April 15.

The scholarship recipient will be selected based on academic performance or improvement during high school. No minimum grade point average is required. Applicants must submit a copy of their high school transcript, and write a short personal response to one of three essay prompts.

District 23 serves students in Prospect Heights and areas of Wheeling, Arlington Heights, and Mount Prospect.