(LONGVIEW, Texas)— The LeTourneau University Department of Theology is offering two scholarship opportunities for high school seniors who want to attend classes at LeTourneau University in the fall.  To compete for the new scholarships, high school seniors must apply for acceptance to LETU (applications will be available on site) and must be graduating in Spring 2012. These scholarships are exclusive to this department, and are offered only during the dates and times listed below.

Scholarships will be offered at voice and instrumentation tryouts beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, in the S.E. Belcher Jr. Chapel and Performance Center on the LETU campus in Longview.

Students auditioning must provide their own accompaniment (iPod, CD, pianist) and will sing (or play) in front of a panel of judges. Students will be free to leave after auditioning their songs. Scholarships will be awarded according to talent and need.

Nationally recognized speaker Brent Scarpo will speak of on the subject of alcohol on Monday, Feb. 27, beginning at 7 p.m., in the Apache Rooms of Rogers Student Center, on the Tyler Junior College main campus.

The program is open to the public and there is no admission charge.

Scarpo’s acclaimed presentation, "Last Call" addresses one of the top issues on college campuses. According to a USA Today, 30% of all college freshmen deaths were contributed to alcohol or drug overdose.

"Last Call" is an audience engagement presentation that looks at how alcohol affects a college campus and its surrounding community.

Scarpo will share with the audience his experiences of having to make that "last call" to a parent, friend or loved one when alcohol serves its final round on a student's life.

Released by Texas Association of Business:

The apparent unwillingness of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to take a firm stand on setting uniform standards for new end of course exams should be troubling to the Texas business community.

“I’m concerned that the state is setting up the process to be a failure,” said Bill Hammond, President and CEO of the Texas Association of Business. “Putting a test out there with no uniform grading standard and with no uniform standard on how that test should be counted towards a final grade is just asking for the system to fail.”