Region VII Head Start Association
Awards & Scholarships

The 2010 NHSA Awards and Scholarships Guide recognizing services and achievements of the August 2008-June 2009 school year is now available for download on the NHSA Website.

The Region VII Parent of the Year Award and the Beating the Odds Award Winners for 2010 have been announced. Congratulations!

Beating the Odds Award

Pamela Plummer

Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska

Rutha Weatherl Memorial Parent of the Year Award

Charita Henderson

Central Missouri Community Action

The deadline for submission for all other 2010 regional award applications is Tuesday, December 15, 2009. Applications postmarked after December 15, 2009 will not be accepted.

NHSA provides more than 25 awards and scholarships that are valued at thousands of  dollars. These include Teacher of the Year, Parent of the Year, and an annual Corporate Award. Applications must be neatly printed or typed and fully completed. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please submit two (2) complete copies of each application as well as supporting documents and/or attachments. An applicant may apply for no more than one scholarship or award. Programs submitting awards applications must verify that they are NHSA program members.

Please contact the R7HSA office with questions regarding the regional awards application process.

2009 R7HSA Awards & Scholarships List

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