Region VI

Head Start Association

ARKANSAS • LOUISIANA • NEW MEXICO • OKLAHOMA • TEXAS

“Elevating Possibilities Together”

DIRECTORS • PARENTS • STAFF • FRIENDS

Region VI Awards and Scholarships

Attached is a list of 2007 Region VI Scholarship and Awards Recipients

Attached is a list of 2008 Region VI Scholarships and Award Recipients

Please click on the link below for the 2009 packet:

Region VI Head Start Association Booklet of Awards and Scholarships (Forms in Word)

Please share this information with staff, parents, former Head Starters and all volunteers.

Local Grantees should submit Region VI Scholarships and Awards to the State Head Start Association by July 15, 2009:

State	C/O	Mailing Address	Telephone/E-mail
Arkansas	Deana Howell	1400 W. Markham, Ste 406 Little Rock , AR 72201	(501) 371-0740 deanah@arheadstart.org
Louisiana	Barbara Pickney	P.O. Drawer 910 Opelousas , LA 70571-0910	(337) 942-9669/ Fax (337) 942-9875 bpickney@stlandryheadstart.org
Oklahoma	Sharon Horton	308 S. W. 2^nd Lindsay , OK 73502	(405) 756-1100 shorton2@windstream.net
New Mexico	Melina Romero	1400 Sudderth Drive Ruidoso , NM 88345	(505) 257-5025 melina.romero@regionix.org
Texas	Cinithia Melton	3954 Gannon Lane , Dallas , Texas 75237-2919	(972) 283-6427

State Associations should mail applications for Region 6 by August 7, 2009 to:

Region VI Awards and Scholarships

c/o Barbara Pickney

P.O. Drawer 910

Opelousas , LA 70571-0910

NHSA 2009-2010 Awards and Scholarships

Please click on the link below for the packet:

Will be available in June 2009 at www.nhsa.org

Please follow the instructions in this booklet in completing NHSA applications, which must be mailed to your State Association by August 7, 2009 where the selection process begins.

	State Association determines eligibility, screens applications according to criteria
	State Association mails applications with all certification to the address listed below by due date of September 4, 2009.

State Associations should mail applications for NHSA to:

Region VI Awards and Scholarships

c/o Barbara Pickney

P.O. Drawer 910

Opelousas , LA 70571-0910

Please read and follow instructions in completing all applications.

The Region VI Scholarships and Awards are given annually; therefore, each local agency can begin its selection process early and be ready for submission to the State Association long before applications are due.

NOTE: Previous recipients of Region VI Scholarships or Awards are NOT eligible.

Upcoming Events:

2009 Region VI Head Start

Annual Institute

The conference is scheduled for November 11-14 in Albuquerque, NM at the Hilton.

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or go to www.nmhsa.net

Region VI Board Meeting

The Region VI Board of Directors will meet on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 in Albuquerque, New Mexico . This board meeting will be held in conjunction with the Region VI Head Start Annual Institute. Our meeting will be held from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon at the Hilton Albuquerque Hotel, 1901 University Boulevard .

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