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District highlights scholarships and clarifies reduced-price meal/CEP application rules
Summary
CRCSD and partners promoted scholarship resources including the $500 Neon Dragon Tattoo Scholarship (deadline March 1) and reminded families at certain schools to complete the free/reduced meal application; district clarified that attendance at a CEP school does not automatically qualify students for other fee waivers.
The Cedar Rapids Community School District said it and the Cedar Rapids Community Schools Foundation are publicizing available scholarships for students and urged seniors to check the foundation—s scholarship page for deadlines and application links.
The episode highlighted the Neon Dragon Tattoo Scholarship, a $500 award for CRCSD seniors pursuing visual or graphic arts that requires a portfolio and an essay; the hosts said the application deadline is March 1. The podcast said funds may be used for art supplies or college courses that include art.
On school meal benefits, the district reminded families that students attending Maple Grove, Kennedy, Pierce, Taft and Viola Gibson should complete a free and reduced-price meal application at cedarrapids.familyportal.cloud if interested in benefits. The hosts noted that some CRCSD schools qualify for the federal Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), which provides breakfast and lunch at no charge, and cautioned that receiving free meals at a CEP school does not automatically qualify students for other school fee waivers; families must complete the education benefits form to access additional fee waivers.
The podcast provided the online portal address but did not list eligibility criteria for individual scholarships beyond the Neon Dragon Tattoo Scholarship.
