School Events

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

Feb. 24: Public school district budget meeting, Homer High School library, 5:30 p.m.

Scholarships

• American Legion Auxiliary scholarships are available for any high school seniors: Auxiliary Presidents Scholarship, $1,500, due March 1; American Legion Richard D. Johnson, $1,000, due March 30; American Legion Auxiliary Unit 16, $500, due April 10.

The following are for Legion family members only: Auxiliary Non-Traditional Scholarship, $500-$1,000, due March 1; Merrilyn Stock Scholarship for continuing students, $500-$1,000, due March 30.

Scholarship requirements include grade point averages of 2.0 to 4.0. Pick up applications at high school counselors’ offices; Kachemak Bay Campus, Kenai Peninsula College-University of Alaska Anchorage; Connections; or American Legion Post 16 in Homer. Contact Darlene at 235-6789 or the Legion at 235-8864.

• Homer Electric Association scholarships are available to high school seniors from each of HEA’s three districts, and adults wishing to continue their education. The deadline for submitting an application is 5 p.m. Feb. 27. Applications are available at homerelectric.com, at HEA offices in Homer and Kenai and at Kenai Peninsula schools.

• Kenai Borough Employees Association is accepting applications for four scholarships of $500 each. The scholarships are available to all 2015 borough graduates, including public, private and home schools. Applications and instructions are available from high school counselors or at borough.kenai.ak.us. Applications must be delivered or postmarked by March 27. Applications can be mailed or delivered to at the Kenai Peninsula Borough, KBEA Scholarship Committee, 144 N. Binkley St., Soldotna, AK 99669.