National Charity League offers scholarships

The Newport Chapter of the National Charity League will award

scholarships ranging from $500 to $2,000 to senior girls based on

financial need.

The qualifications are:

* 2.5 grade-point average or above

* not be a daughter of a National Charity League member or a

Ticktocker

* be registered as a full-time college student this fall

* have attended a minimum of two years of high school in the

Newport-Mesa Unified School District

* be a U.S. citizen

Applications are available in the counseling offices of each of the

Newport-Mesa Unified high schools and should be postmarked by Friday,

April 12.