INTERNSHIP
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington is accepting applicants for its Future Healthcare Professionals Program for high school juniors interested in health-related (non-physician) careers. The 40-hour-a-week program will meet weekdays from July 14 to Aug. 8. Eight students will be selected on the basis of an interview, teacher/counselor recommendation, essay, experience and grade-point average. A stipend will be paid at the end of the program. Applications, which are due April 11, are available in high school guidance offices or at www.advocatehealth.com/goodshep. Call Renee Norberg at 847-842-4156.
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Buffalo Grove Garden Club is offering scholarships for local college-bound students who plan to study landscape architecture, ecology, environmental studies, agricultural studies, botany, horticulture and other related fields. Applications are available at www.bgparkdistrict.org. Click on the Information link, then Garden Club. Applications are due April 14. E-mail bmeca@comcast.net.
The Community Character Coalition of Elk Grove and Elk Grove Village are offering the Fallen Soldier Memorial Scholarship, based on citizenship. Applicants must be graduating high school seniors, residents of Elk Grove Village and U.S. citizens. One $5,000 scholarship and two $2,000 scholarships will go toward study at a four-year college or university, junior college, trade school or vocational school. Applications are available at Elk Grove, Conant, St. Viator and Driscoll High Schools or at www.ccceg.org. The application deadline is 3 p.m. April 11. The McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce is offering two $1,000 scholarships for the 2008-09 school year. Applicants must be a dependent or employee of a McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce member in good standing. Applications are available in local high schools and colleges, the chamber office at 1257 N. Green St. in McHenry and the following McHenry locations: Worldwide Traveler, 333 N. Front St.; McHenry Savings Bank, 353 Bank Drive, off Illinois Highway 31; McHenry’s Favorite Sport Center, 1210 N. Green St.; and Gary Lang Auto Group, 1103 S. Illinois Highway 31. Applications, which are due April 14, are also available at www.mchenrychamber.com.
The deadline has been extended to 3 p.m. April 18 for the Village of Schaumburg’s 15th Annual Community Scholarship Program. Scholarships will be awarded to qualified residents to pursue educational training, upgrading or retraining. Each scholarship, not to exceed $1,000, will be paid to an approved Illinois educational institution. Applicants must be a Schaumburg resident and demonstrate financial need. Applications are available at the Municipal Center or at www.villageofschaumburg.com/scholarship. Call the village president’s office at 847-923-4402.
BOARD MEMBERS
School District 54, based in Schaumburg, is looking for community members who are interested in serving on its District Citizens Advisory Committee, Advisory Council for District Initiatives or Budget Review Committee. Applications are due April 3. Call Sherry Douglas at 847-357-5038 or visit www.sd54.org/SD54/BoardCommittees.pdf.
Applications for a seat on the Harper College board of trustees will be accepted through April 4. Candidates must be at least 18 years old and live in Harper’s district. The term runs through April 2009. Send a letter listing your qualifications and why you would like to be appointed, along with a resume and three references with contact information to: Laurie Stone, Chairwoman, Harper College Board of Trustees, c/o Schaumburg Business Association, 1501 E. Woodfield Rd., No. 115N, Schaumburg, IL 60173.
