EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP (KEES) KEES is administered by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA). Students can earn scholarships for college or technical school by making good grades in high school. Scholarships are based on the students’ GPA for each year in high school and bonus awards are based on their highest ACT score achieved before graduating from high school. Students must have an annual 2.5 or higher GPA for the base amount of the scholarship and a 15 or above ACT score or equivalent SAT score for the bonus award. In order to qualify for KEES money, students must be enrolled in 5 credit courses per year. The scholarship can be used at any participating accredited public or private institution in , including community and technical colleges. More information can be obtained on the KEES scholarship by accessing the web site of Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority at . Grading Scale A = 90 100 – B = 80 89 – C = 70 79 – D = 60 69 – F = 60 A+ = 98 100 – A = 92 97 – A– = 90 91 – B+ = 88 89 – B = 82 87 – B– = 80 81 – C+ = 78 79 – C = 72 77 – C– = 70 71 – D+ = 68 69 – D = 62 67 – D– = 60 61 – F = 0 59 – McCreary Central High School
EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP (KEES) KEES is administered by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA). Students can earn scholarships for college or technical school by making good grades in high school. Scholarships are based on the students’ GPA for each year in high school and bonus awards are based on their highest ACT score achieved before graduating from high school. Students must have an annual 2.5 or higher GPA for the base amount of the scholarship and a 15 or above ACT score or equivalent SAT score for the bonus award. In order to qualify for KEES money, students must be enrolled in 5 credit courses per year. The scholarship can be used at any participating accredited public or private institution in , including community and technical colleges. More information can be obtained on the KEES scholarship by accessing the web site of Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority at . Grading Scale A = 90 – 100 B = 80 – 89 C = 70 – 79 D = 60 – 69 F = 60 A+ = 98 – 100 A = 92 – 97 A– = 90 – 91 B+ = 88 – 89 B = 82 – 87 B– = 80 – 81 C+ = 78 – 79 C = 72 – 77 C– = 70 – 71 D+ = 68 – 69 D = 62 – 67 D– = 60 – 61 F = 0 – 59 McCreary Central High School