Daviess County High School - Echoes Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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. ,.,,, .. ., FINHNCIHL HID FIGHT The 1980's have been dominated by a national sentiment of conservatism, the new llConservative Reaction. World- wide depression and rampant national inflation in America led to the election of a strongly conservative president and a conservative congress who created a conservative budget. This budget was designed to make cuts that would hurt at first, but benefit the country as a whole in the long run. ln 1982, we are just beginning to feel the twinges of pain from the cuts. One are congress deemed necessary to cut was student financial aid from so- cial security to students with a deceased parent unless the student was enrolled in college by the first semester of 1982. Unsuspecting seniors counting on this aid had to change their schedules to attend local colleges or forfeit the financial aid and possibly a college education. Sherri Heath, lahn Oldham, jennifer Owen, Tina Ferguson, Melissa Long, and Ronnie Abell all chose to take classes at Ken- tucky Wesleyan, Owensboro Business College, or Brescia. Sherri Heath, who attends OBC, felt the law was unfair. Other college bound seniors also dis- covered the financial aid their brothers and sisters received was cut Sr. Rosalin Thienamin, Financial Aid Director at Brescia College, explained that the gov- ernment provides financial aid in three categories: basic grants college work Sister Rosalin Theinamon, financial aid director at Brescia College, discusses Brescia's financial aid cut- backs. I liked it when I could assure a student his need would be met. l just can't do that now, Meeting College Costs often means applying for scholarships as Miss lane Stevenson explains. The Cates Young Scholarship is a local need-based scholarship for which many Daviess County Stu- dents are eligible. 2OB!FinanciaI Aid 1 f faifhs, .

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The 1981-82 ECHCDES staff would like to thank everyone who helped make this yearbook possible. H very special thanks goes to mrs. Judith Willen-our fearless leader . Thank you and Good Luck Class of '82! 'iw WW WM COW Www Qyklllffllfii EW iwwffwiw l Ollpll M ANE A0 gl fifujefnfpjife 5 0 0 . wlfgllffl EW M3534 WWW Wlcll - ' QQLDN? lp 0 Y7iff.i5fl 'i'5X U13 msphww

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Darwin Colston tries to decipher the federal Fi- nancial Aid Form which every college-bound senior must file. Miss Stevenson encourages all seniors to fill out the form even if they do not think they'Il be eligible for aid. Ronnie Abell attends Brescia College three days a week. Melissa Long attends Kentucky Wesleyan on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Sherri Heath takes night classes at Owensboro Business College. ' THE tai F HX study, and student loans. The govern- ment sends funds to the college, whose Financial Aid Director then decides how much each student will receive. This year Brescia's basic grant money was cut by 511000, and the college work study by 5500. On top of that the govern- ment has not yet decided how much its loan money will be cut, so she cannot guarantee sufficient loan funds for needy students. ln years past she had been able to assure students that financial aid for true need would come through. Now she cannot do that. However, as financial aid director of a small college, she can examine each student's situation and make awards accordingly. Many larger colleges have elected to make 'lacross the board cuts which in es- sence mean that every student's need will be undermet by a certain amount. From now on, she says, 'lstudents must take more responsibility for their own educations. Financial Aid! 209