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Annually, 100 winners are selected for the $1,000 scholarships with 8 of them being selected for regional and national status – and the chance to win up to $12,000. The PLA program is sponsored by Herff Jones, Inc. and administered by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP). (For more information, go to www.principals.org/pla.) This year, a total of $125,000 in awards will be made through the PLA program, providing additional recognition and scholarship awards for outstanding student leaders. One hundred award winners with representatives from each state and territory will each receive $1,000, from which eight regional winners will be selected to receive an additional $500. Of these eight, a third place finalist will be presented an additional $3,500, for a total award of $5,000; a second place finalist will receive an additional $7,000, for a scholarship award of $8,500; and one national winner will be awarded an additional $10,500, for a total scholarship award of $12,000. The online nomination process is available by visiting www.principals.org/pla. The postmark deadline for nomination materials is Dec. 5, 2008. Winners will be announced during National Leadership week in April 2009. Herff Jones has funded the PLA program since 1988, contributing more than $3.5 million in scholarships to deserving high school seniors. Please join us in congratulating the past PLA Winners! Don't get scammed on your way to college. Protect yourself against scholarship scams by checking out information from the Federal Trade Commission. |