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? Are you worried about the high cost involved in acquiring a college education? ? ABUSE Magazine is pleased to award a $500.00 Scholarship to a graduating senior with each issue we publish in your state! To qualify to win a $500.00 SCHOLARSHIP all you have to do is write an essay (600-800) words, double spaced about a personal encounter you or someone you know has had with ABUSE. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY: 1. You must currently be a senior in high school. 2. Your school must be in: Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. 3. You must have a GPA of 2.5 or better. 4. You must have plans to attend college or plans for a training program, JATC, Military, etc., after graduation. (the college CAN be in any state) Abuse as we all know has no boundaries. Abuse can be drugs/alcohol, mental, or physical abuse, how it is dealt with, what you learned from it, and what was right or wrong (in your own opinion) and about the way the incident or problem was handled. Scholarship essays are judged on the same criteria that essays written for a high school English class would be, i.e., thesis statement, supporting content, grammar, punctuation, etc... We are accepting essay submissions all year. Please mail your Essays, Official School Transcripts, Color Photo, (Please... No blurry or low quality photos) Name, Phone Number, Address and School Name To: ABUSE Magazine, LLC P.O. Box 44155 Boise, ID 83711 Still have questions? Call: 1-877-687-8172 Between 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Mon. - Fri. Note: All essays submitted are the sole property of the ABUSE Magazine, LLC and are subject to editing. The writer of the winning essay will receive the ABUSE scholarship and have his or her essay and photo published in the High School ABUSE Prevention Magazine and also on our website. abusemagazine.org | Illinois Spring/Summer 2014 | 5