April 11, 1992 EL UVALDE TIMES Page 13 Scholarly Advice By Cynthia Ruiz McKee and Phillip C. McKee, Jr. This column will describe some opportunities available to students involving private schools and testing. The first program A Better Chance, helps place academically talented and highly motivated minority students in private secondary schools throughout the nation. This program locates scholarships to pay for tuition, room and board at private prep schools in the northeastern portion of the United States. At times, the program also provides the funds for travel to and from the school and a clothing allowance. Any interested student or parent may write to: A BetterChance; 419 Boylston Street; Boston Ma 02116. ' The Falcon Foundation provides a limited number of scholarships which partially cover room, board, and tuition at selected preparatory school. Students selected by prep schools for a scholarship must be able to pay for transportation to and from the school and for clothing, laundry, and other personal expenses at the school. Students selected must be highly motivated student whose high school education didn’t adequately prepare them for entrance into the U.S. Air Force Academy. Students must be at least 17 years of age and under 22 years old; unmarried; good moral character; good physical condition; at least 5 feet 6 inches and not over 6 feet 8 inches: and have 20/20 vision. student has outstanding academic and leadership abilities. Deadline for submitting all information is May 1. To write to this program: Falcon Foundation Scholarships; 5450 Tech Center Drive, Suite 405, Colorado Springs, Co. 80919. There is a National Engineering Aptitude Search, sponsored by the Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS), Inc. which conducts a testing program in science and mate to determine a student’s aptitude and qualifications towards engineering at the college level. It doesn’t replace the ACT or SAT exam. It doesn’t provide any scholarship money, but some colleges will use the NEAS scores in the selection process for scholarship awards. NEAS testing is open to students in grades 9 through 12, who are interested in an engineering career. Testing is usually in February and March. For information write to: Junior Engineering Technical Society; 1420 King St. Suite 405; Alexandria Va 22314. All three of these programs are worth investigation if a student is interested in attending an Ivy League college, the U.S. Air Force Academy, or majoring in engineering. In the first two programs, the student will board at specific schools. Students must realize they won’t be able to come home except on major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Spring Break and summer). All of these programs are open to both female and male students. If you’ve got a question or a comment, please write to us at: Scholarly Advice % El Uvalde Times P. O.Box 691701, San Antonio,Texas 78269-1701. En Español Para la gente que prefiere usar Español, les voy a dar un breve sumario. Hay varios programas para ayudar a estudiantes buenos a prepararlos para el colegio o el U.S. Air Force Academy. También hay una prueba que a saber si tiene la aptitud para ingeneria. Si hay alguien que tenga una pregunta en Español, escribanos al periódico y les podemos dar la contestación en Español por el periódico o les podemos dar una contestación personal por Quality Service Fiesta Bakery & Cake Shop Ahora tenemos tortillas de harina hechas fresquesitas diariamente! New! We now have flour tortillas made fresh daily! 118 S. High 278-1056 638 S. Getty 278-7827 Con el tiempo y un ganchito Voy a tener mi ranchito. Community pride starts with neighborhood pride. Keep your yard clean and beautiful! | Wentz-lower 5íiop i 278-2583 Cynthia Ruiz McKee obtained her B.S. degree with a double major in Biology and History with a minor in Chemistry from Texas A & I University. She attended graduate school at North Carolina State University. Phillip C. McKee Jr. attended the University of Texas at San Antonio. Cynthia is a Uvalde native whose family moved to Vir- ginia in 1965. It was there she met and married Phillip. In 1989, while searching for scholarships for then-son, they founded College Resource Materials. Their son was offered over $342,000 in scholarships during his high school senior year. Since then, they have assisted students of all types and ages across the country in finding scholarships to attend college. Qfincaid ‘Restaurant Downtown -Across the Courthouse Enjoy Our Lunch Specials! Monday-Saturday 6 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday 6 a.m. - 3 p.m. Banquet Room •Club Meetings •Receptions •Children's Parties (We have delicious pizza!) Licensiado JERRY D. EVANS AND ASSOCIATES •Ley Criminal •Testamentos •Divorcio/Custodia •Accidenntes-Caidas y Lastimadures •Daños de nacimiento •Reclamos de aseguranza •Ttratamiento medico perjudicial Se habla español-No se cobra por consulta incial-pida información 126 N. East-Ste 126 278-33 31 ^^Jo^certifiedjbjMth^exa^Bd^^ega^gecializfltior^