Scholarship/Financial Aid Applications for SY 2019-2020

Hafa Adai, the deadline for the 2019-2020 applications has passed and are no longer being accepted for this school year. Both the Extra-Curricular and Academic scholarships are selected on an annual basis.

For future applicants, the school suggests reviewing the qualifications and requirements in the documents attached below for guidance.

Pacifica Insurance is excited to announce that we’ve launched our annual Pacifica Art Contest.
We’d like to once again invite Mount Carmel School students to participate by submitting an original artwork using the slogan – “Faith & Hope Post Super Typhoon Yutu.” This year’s theme is dedicated to those who suffered and braved through Super Typhoon Yutu.
 
Similar to previous years, we will have two categories.

Category 1 is for ages 6 -11.
Category 2 is for ages 12 -18.

However, this year’s cash prize has been increased to $300! The winner of each category will be awarded the $300 cash prize and have their artwork featured in our upcoming marketing campaigns.
 
Deadline for artwork submission is October 21, 2019, by 3 pm. Artwork must be dropped to our 2nd-floor office located in Susupe.
 
To qualify, each artwork:

Indicate on the BACK: Full Name, Contact Info, Age, School Name
Dimensions: Should not exceed 11” X 14”

For more information, contact Samantha Sikayun by emailing samantha@pacificains.com.

Established in 1947, our Voice of Democracy audio-essay program provides high school students with the unique opportunity to express themselves in regards to a democratic and patriotic-themed recorded essay. Each year, nearly 40,000 9-12 grade students from across the country enter to win their share of $2.1 million in educational scholarships and incentives awarded through the program. 

The national first-place winner receives a $30,000 scholarship paid directly to the recipient’s American university, college or vocational/technical school. A complete list of other national scholarships range from $1,000-$16,000, and the first-place winner from each VFW Department (state) wins a minimum scholarship of $1,000 and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. Want to apply? Read the rules and eligibility requirements, then download and complete the 2019-20 entry form. All student entries must be submitted to a sponsoring local VFW Post by midnight, Oct. 30. 

For more information, contact Mr. Mariano Fajardo at 285-0613 or visit https://www.vfw.org/community/youth-and-education/youth-scholarships. 

Each year more than 132,000 students in grades 6-8 enter the VFW’s Patriot’s Pen youth essay contest. The national first-place winner wins $5,000 and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. The first-place winner from each state competes for national awards totaling $55,000, with each first-place state winner receiving a minimum of $500 at the national level. 

The essay contest encourages young minds to examine America’s history, along with their own experiences in modern American society, by drafting a 300- to 400-word essay, expressing their views based on a patriotic theme chosen by the VFW Commander-in-Chief. Want to apply? Read the rules and eligibility requirements, then download and complete the 2019-20 entry form. All student entries must be submitted to a sponsoring local VFW Post by midnight, Oct. 30.

For more information, contact Mr. Mariano Fajardo at 285-0613 or visit https://www.vfw.org/community/youth-and-education/youth-scholarships. 

Grab your art essentials because we (at the Division of Coastal Resources Management) need YOUR help to raise awareness about climate change and coral reefs! This year’s CNMI Coral Reef Initiative Calendar Art Contest is officially open, and students in grades 4th-12th from across the CNMI can submit their artwork now through November 25th that answers the questions:

• How does climate change affect CNMI' s coral reefs? 
• What are you doing to help coral reefs?  

For a complete list of contest rules, visit our website and download the student entry form. The entry form includes a website link and QR code to our Climate Change vignettes made just for you!

The application is also available to the right of this webpage. 

Mount Carmel School (MCS) is committed to ensuring that all persons have equal access to its programs, opportunities, and information resources, including those on its institutional website in accordance to the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

We apologize for any inconvenience as we work on bringing Mount Carmel School’s website into full compliance. For immediate assistance, please contact School Counselor Ms. Tobed Smith by email at tobeds@gmail.com or by calling (670) 234-6184.

If you wish to report an issue related to the accessibility of any content on MCS’s website, including a complaint about the accessibility of a document, form, or statement, you may do so by contacting MCS Director of Institutional Development Ms. Victoria Deleon Guerrero by email at v.dlguerrero95@gmail.com. In your email please include the following information:

1. The URL you are having accessibility issues with;

2. The accessibility issue you are experiencing;

3. Your name, phone number, and email address.

If you would like to file a formal grievance against the Mount Carmel School pursuant to the requirements of Section 504 and Title II, you may submit such grievance to Mount Carmel School President Dr. Galvin Deleon Guerrero, P.O. Box 500006, Saipan MP 96950 or email galvin.deleonguerrero@gmail.com.

You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) Office for Civil Rights. More information about filing a complaint with USDOE can be found at https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html.