Headed North Scholarship Fund
Mission Statement
Scholarship Fund supplements activity fees and uniform costs for individual students in grades K-12 who demonstrate a need for financial assistance in order to participate in after-school activities. Students must live or go to school in the Shawnee Mission North attendance area to qualify.
Research Says...
- Students who participate in after-school activities have better academic performance, attendance and attitudes.
- Students who participate in after-school activities have lower dropout rates and are less likely to use drugs.
- After school activities teach valuable lessons in citizenship, teamwork, discipline, and leadership.
- ACT (American College Test) says the ONE predictable indicator of post high school success is a student's involvement in activities.
Other Benefits
- Time management
- Higher self-esteem
- Essential life skills
- Social opportunities
- Problem solving
- Analytical thinking
- University applications
Low-income students participated less than their high-income classmates. This participation gap is a concern, especially if activities can be the means of bringing at-risk students more fully into the school community, thereby increasing their chances of school success.
How Can You Help?
Make a donation to Headed North Scholarship Fund, which is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization providing funding for Shawnee Mission North area students to participate in after-school activities.
- 48% of SM North area elementary kids are on free/reduced lunches.
- 54% of Hocker Grove students are on free/reduced lunches.
- 48% of SM North students are on free/reduced lunches.
- 50% of all SM North area students are on free/reduced lunches.
