CCS Families In the Know
Emergency Broadband Benefit Program 
Broadband services are being made available to families with limited or no broadband resources through the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, which gives low-income households a discount on internet services. The program, administered by the Federal Communications Commission.

Households may receive a discount of up to $50 a month for their internet bill. That rises to $75 a month for broadband service on tribal lands. Households may also receive $100 to buy a laptop, desktop or tablet through their internet provider. To enroll, visit https://getemergencybroadband.org/.

For more information visit the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program site at https://bit.ly/2RdyG6f.
Parents: Our Annual Update of Student Information will be coming soon. In order to be ready and to make the process easier, we encourage you to make sure that you have an active Parent Portal account set up. If you do not already have one, please reach out to your child’s school and ask to speak with the Data Manager who can assist you with obtaining the information you need.
POST-SECONDARY PLANNING / COLLEGE & SCHOLARSHIPS
 
NC Reach - College Scholarships for NC Colleges

Scholarships for NC 2- and 4-year Colleges 
Eligible students are legal residents of North Carolina eligible for in-state tuition rates.  
Those who have aged out of North Carolina foster care at age 18; or… 
Those who have been adopted from North Carolina foster care on or after their 12th birthday. 
 Exited from foster care to a permanent home through guardianship with the support of the Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program (KinGAP) 
Students may qualify through age 25. 
Eligible students should APPLY in the summer after high school graduation 
 
 
SAT and ACT Testing Dates This Summer
Will the UNC System and the Private Colleges offer test-optional for the college application season for the Class of 2022? That UNC decision is based on a vote by the UNC Board of Governors and each private institution advertises their test-optional policy. In the event that tests will be required as a component of the college application and scholarship requirements, students should consider testing this summer. Included is a link to the test dates, registration deadlines, cost and links to the registration tabs. Students should contact their high school counselor to seek a fee waiver to pay for the test. Fee waivers are based on family financial need. 
 
N.C. Scholastic Media Institute 
 
North Carolina Scholastic Media Association invites publication advisers, journalism teachers, high school students to the N.C. Scholastic Media Institute June 14th-16th. The North Carolina Scholastic Media Institute will be offered virtually June 14-16 through the UNC-Chapel Hill Hussman School of Journalism and Media. High school journalism students and their teachers are invited to enroll. Instructors will offer expertise in literary magazine, online news, newspaper, yearbook, photojournalism, design and broadcast news. Register through June 1st.  
  
Statewide student media contest entries for broadcasts, podcasts and online news sites are due May 15th. Yearbook, newspaper and literary magazine entries are due June 1st. Schools that submit to the contests will receive information on free registrations to the Institute. View more information on entering the contests. 
  
For more information, contact Monica Hill, Director of the N.C. Scholastic Media Association, at ncsma@unc.edu, or visit ncsma.unc.edu. 
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