The Lone Star College Foundation is sponsoring its annual Student Essay Challenge - with a $1,000 scholarship as the reward! Write no more than two (2) pages on the topic “How My Community College Experience has Influenced My Life”. The typed essay is due by 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 9, in the Office of College Relations (Building C, Suite 227), attn: DeAlva Engelhardt. Include a cover page with your name, address, phone number and e-mail. The essay should highlight and detail how your educational experience at Lone Star College has shaped and directed your life. Expressive writing style, grammar, form, and emotional impact are considered. A finalist from each Lone Star College campus will receive a $1,000 scholarship and will read his/her essay at the Chancellor’s Breakfast on Wednesday, January 26, 2011. In order to be eligible for the scholarship, students must have successfully earned their high school diploma or GED certification, and be enrolled full-time (12 or more credit hours) in credit classes at Lone Star College for the Spring 2011 semester.

For more information, contact Steve Scheffler at 936.273.7224 or steve.j.scheffler@LoneStar.edu.

LSC-Montgomery is located at 3200 College Park Drive, one-half mile west of Interstate 45, between Conroe and The Woodlands. For more information about the college, call (936) 273-7000, or visit http://www.LoneStar.edu/montgomery.
 
With more than 69,000 students in credit classes for fall 2010, and a total enrollment of more than 85,000, Lone Star College System is the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area, and the fastest-growing community college system in Texas. Dr. Richard Carpenter is the chancellor of LSCS, which consists of five colleges including LSC-CyFair, LSC-Kingwood, LSC-Montgomery, LSC-North Harris, and LSC-Tomball, six centers, LSC-University Park, LSC-University Center at Montgomery, LSC-University Center at University Park, Lone Star Corporate College, and LSC-Online. To learn more visit LoneStar.edu.