Taylorville Community Credit Union is looking to remind area high school seniors in Taylorville, Hillsboro, Litchfield, and Pana that the deadline to apply for their scholarship program is Friday, October 11th. Any senior student from the area high schools mentioned, that plans to pursue their secondary education at a trade school, community college, or university, is eligible to enter.

The TCCU scholarship program will award eight students total, two students from each of the four schools, with $1000 each towards continuing their education. Taylorville Community Credit Union’s President, Will Perkins, says registering is easy. To register, interested students will need to provide their name, a quality photo, and a completed parental permission form.

The selection process will heavily involve community members by them just simply shopping at one of the many participating local business. Each $10 spent at one of these locations will earn you one vote to use towards the senior student of your choice. The maximum number of votes allowed per purchase is 100 points or $1000 spent. This selection process will start in mid-November and will continue through February 28th of 2025.

Scholarship recipients will not be announced until the end of this current school year in May of 2025. For more information on the scholarship program, visit www.TCCU.org.