June 30 scholarship deadline for eligible eigth graders

Graduating seniors in the Quincy School District who have been working since middle school to prepare for college, will be among the first students eligible to receive financial assistance through the state’s College Bound Scholarship Program.

The College Bound program provides an opportunity for students, who might not otherwise consider attending Washington state colleges because of the cost. The first of more than 100,000 students who signed up for the program since its launch in 2007 will graduate high school this spring and start entering college in the fall.

A major drive is under way no...